One of the most important steps you can take as a leader is to facilitate collaboration within your team. Here are 5 steps you can take that will improve team communication, reduce conflict, build trust, enhance relationships and create a more positive work environment. 1. Provide team building opportunities. Poor […]
Management
Primal Leadership – A Book Summary
Primal leadership takes center stage in this book. This concept goes beyond the set of conventional competencies on the making of a leader. Beyond bottom line figures, this book takes a leap forward with the concept of primal leadership through a keen and in-depth understanding of emotional intelligence and its […]
Identifying Risks to Software Projects
Threats to software development projects are often minimized or overlooked altogether because they are not as tangible as risks to projects in other industries. The risks are there though and just as capable of derailing the software development project as a project in any other industry. Most project managers in […]
Staff Development – How to Coach Your Employees for Success
Is Coaching the New Management? World-class athletes, public performers, indeed winners in nearly every profession, know that without the right coach, they won’t perform at their peak. Executive and management coaching has increased in popularity in the business world, with many prestigious companies implementing coaching programs for their executives, managers, […]
The Jack Bauer Guide to Leadership–10 Lessons for Leaders from “24”
I’m a confessed “24 Fanatic”. Given the choice between going out on the town and watching Chloe’s Personality Disorder – I’ll take Chloe and CTU hands down. As the 24 seasons have unfolded I have thought more than once about the lessons that 24 has for today’s business leaders running […]
Remarkable Project Managers – Frank Crowe
The Hoover Dam was originally known as the Boulder Dam lies on the Colorado River, near the border between the states of Arizona and Nevada. The dam was named after U.S. President Herbert Hoover who acted as sponsor for the project as both Secretary of Commerce and later as President. […]
How Leadership Affects Culture and Culture Affects Leadership
There has been so much written on leadership that there is very little I can really add. Leaders should be story tellers, communicators, holistic, strategic, encouraging, creative, conservative, risk taking, ethical, competitive, inspiring, and a whole host of other attributes that are too numerous to mention. There are 940 books […]
The Basics of Taxation and How a Tax Planning Lawyer Can Help
With all the different types of tax, it’s no wonder people would regularly consult with a tax planning lawyer to help them strategize how to minimize their tax liability. In Canada, taxes, tariffs, and duties are collected by different levels of government to fund their programs and services. The three […]
