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LEAN ON YOURSELF NOT ON DATA10/30/2019 We cannot be overburdened by what the society wants us to do, what the school or the future work sector we want to work for wants us to be, or the future employer we are targeting wants us to have. Amazon didn't even ask us, the consumers if we want to buy things online. They just did it!
The industry data and the employer preferences are mere signals, either we can allow it to shape our actions or allow ourselves the latitude to create our own path way. Organizations with boiler-plate plans, visions, and mission statements are suffering from lack of originality for the sake of being in the 'in' group. This is at the expense of their own business value. Use your best judgement knowing that you have these data in front of you and can have more data if you so choose. There will be more data by the way I end this blog! I was in an Advanced Data Analysis course last year and it made me more assured that data will not make us think better. It will make us think less! It is us, humans who will interpret and use the data to have a best-guess of what is to come. We have our senses, our experiences, and life-long learning, and appreciation for practicality to guide us. Before AI and machine learning, we used a lot of those and our wisdom carried us through. Now, there is so much noise we can't have the silence we need to think and meditate on our situations. Do we want data to do the thinking for us or give the data its rightful place- as part of the tools in our modern toolkit?
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DEBUNKING WOMEN'S MENTORING MYTHS10/28/2019 My article was featured at the Canadian Women's Foundation blog website featuring women mentoring myths and the joy of finding the right mentor without the baggage we attach to it.
Enjoy the read! https://www.canadianwomen.org/blog/womens-mentorship
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DON'T FORGET TO BRING ENTHUSIASM10/25/2019 Seriously? Yes, this has followed me throughout my career. Any time you bring that added enthusiasm in all your conversations, which I would do most of the time, things just fall into place.
I remember when I was working in a government organization, they were hiring for the HR Director. I heard it was quite an intense process. I heard who eventually landed with the job. She was brimming with a lot of enthusiasm and she stood out from the competition. Enthusiasm is contagious, so it says. All things being equal in intelligence, experience, knowledge, competencies, the next step is who has a lot of energy and enthusiasm for this job/business? That is one defining quality that can really create a huge difference.
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WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS IN STRATEGY?10/23/2019 Just completed my presentation at the annual CSAE Conference here in Vancouver. Lots of learning, networking, and building up the Canadian association sector's assets.
At the end of my speech, there is always something for everyone. Well, when all else fails, the right diagnosis can lead you to the right solution.
If you haven’t failed, you might done so cautiously that you have not done at all, then doing so might be failing by default- JK Rowling
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THE VALUE OF SILENCE10/21/2019 I have never talked about silence yet in the context of business and in organizations. Silence is as powerful as the words we speak. Learn to use it intelligently.
Silence during conversations is a sign of real power. Not trying to fill the void and overpower the other person.. No trying to put words into their mouths... Not anticipating the negative thereby undermining your efforts... Not being tentative, uneasy, and ready to compromise... Just plain silence, creates the conditions to ask the right question. Let the ideas simmer until it is ready. When words are not enough, silence is the best expression. When it is ready, it is time to act. How are you doing with silence?
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LET THE CUSTOMER BUY10/16/2019 There are major shifts happening in the sales world.
Call it buyers' empowerment. Before they even call or make inquiries, they are already familiar with what you offer, scouted around for the best price, quality, and features, asked around for feedback and comments, and almost always ready to buy. What sales and marketing folks forget is that, instead of ramming through all the features, benefits, and salient points of your services and products, they need to ask the buyer, these probing questions: 1. Why did they come to them? 2. Who they consulted/checked first? 3. What are they looking for outstanding value? as it relates to need Once you know the answers to your questions, you can create an irresistible offer that is incomparable from all the places they had visited/consulted. Emphasize what owning the product or service will have on the quality of their lives or relationships or health or status. Don't forget people buy, not based on logic, but on emotions.
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TIME AND EXECUTION10/14/2019 Last week, I met two service providers and had a chat about business. Both of them have admittedly, that their businesses were not doing particularly well.
One cited the lack of clients, while the other one cited the lack of time for the delivery. Obvious to their situation, it doesn't take time to figure out that both of these professionals lack the awareness of their own marketing effectiveness or just plain effectiveness. Time is also a silly excuse considering that this is not an avocation but a fully operational business. Lack of time to market and get in front of your customers means that you have decided that doing other activities are important than that. Period. Lack of client means one thing: you are lacking the activity that will attract, convert, and retain those clients that are precious for your business to grow. You can control these variables: time, talent, and available resources. If you are, not then either you have given up, have inadequate strategies, or you are not executing those things that you know you should be doing. Check yourself in the mirror.
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GIVE THANKS!10/11/2019 This is the time of the year when we give thanks for all the great things that we are having.
Find a person to thank for, be specific about how he/she made a difference in your life, and lift him/her up in prayer, kind words, and encouragement. Pay the kindness forward to another person who needs support. We all need each other more than we think.
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IT'S NOT YOUR BOSS' FAULT10/9/2019 If you stop assigning blame, instead finding the cause and then finding the right solution, then the organization or your life will be in much better shape.
It's not your boss' fault. Everyone in the organization can make a difference and can play a vital role in keeping everyone accountable, responsible, responsive, and connected. Holding one responsible for the culture, success, failure, or missteps of the organization is too unfair. Yes, there are paid employees but at the end of the day, there is no culture, success, failure, or misstep that is brought about by a lone gun man. There is no higher power conspiring against you either. What can you do right now to make your workplace (change it if you want) better than it was yesterday? Do your part!
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There is a vast number of non-profits and start-up companies in the galaxy looking or searching for financial resources to enable them to do what they want to do.
Director A said: Well, we don't know what the government will do next, we just have to wait and see! Director B said: We don't know what the government will do next, we will go ahead despite the uncertainty and forge a strong future so we can mitigate these vacillations. Who do you think has a better fighting chance getting out of this stronger, better, and more successful? All about mindset, my friend. When every one is trying to defend their previous standing, those that are willing to invest in a longer term sustainability will have the likelihood of actually making it. |
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