5 Reasons Why Feeling Happy Depends on Your Viewpoint
While many of us are probably happy to have survived the year 2020, many people…
Unslumping: Insights from Dr. Seuss About Managing Change
Change occurs at 3 levels of our lives: societal, organizational, and personal. The world news…
Presenting Project Information Part 2: Strategy
In the first part of this two-part article, bia™ Senior Associate Dave Paradi, shared some…
It’s Good to Be Grateful
With the traditional Thanksgiving holiday approaching this weekend in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday…
Presenting Project Information Part 1: Timelines
Many project managers and leaders regularly give presentations to their team, peers, and executives. In…
How Quality Professionals Can Manage Risk
Quality Risk Management Quality doesn’t exist in a silo. It impacts every part of an…
Strategic Planning for Organizational Success
Let us take you through the process of developing a strategic and business plan that…
Why It’s Good to Show Employees Appreciation at the Holiday Season (And year-round)
I recently read an interesting article written by Jacquelyn Smith, staff writer at Forbes magazine, …
Why Mindfulness is Gaining Popularity in Our Frantic World
The practice of mindfulness meditation is gaining popularity in the business world. It's gained interest…
4 Remarkable New Innovations That Will Transform Our Lives
As you know, the rate of change is increasing as technological advances sparked by innovation…
New Trends in Leadership
Leading companies are changing the way that they are doing things in response to competitive…
How to Make Meaningful Resolutions that Stick
To make your new year's resolutions stick the latest thinking says that you must let…
Operational Metrics You Should Consider
“If we don’t measure what we’re doing, we’ll never know the outcome of our…
Savouring the Moment Leads to Well-Being
Today’s pace of doing as much as possible in as little time as possible has…
Measuring Your Organization’s Performance
To effectively measure your organization’s performance you need to eliminate a “silo” approach to measurement…
How to Drive Innovation by Creating a Lion’s Den
If you are looking for an engaging and fun way to spark innovation among employees…
Leadership that Inspires
Great leadership doesn’t mean you have to have a dynamic, outgoing personality. Some great leaders…
Facilitating Peace in Work Conflicts
Conflict is inevitable both at work and in personal life because different people often have…
Dealing with Conflict
Conflict is inevitable both at work and in personal life because different people often have…
Staying Motivated When Things Aren’t Going Your Way
What helps you stay motivated when you’re struggling? What’s something positive you try to keep…
5 Things Remarkable Leaders Do to Succeed
Remarkable leaders have a vision and are able to use strong critical thinking skills to…
Why Gratefulness is Good for You
As we enter the autumn season and celebrate Thanksgiving, it seems appropriate to focus our…
Applying Zen Principles to Leadership
We all know that successful leaders delegate effectively, communicate clearly, coach and mentor their staff…
Coaching is the New Direction for Performance Management
The ideal process for managing performance is one that successfully motivates and supports staff to…
Five Actualizers for Success
Success is an elusive and time sensitive condition that is usually not a constant. Yet…
Lessons from Steve Jobs
Somewhere out there, there is life outside of work. And death has a powerful way…
How To Slow Down a Tempo That’s Out of Control
One of the top trends in society and culture is that everything is “speeding up.”…
Using Influence to Achieve Extraordinary Performance
Being able to create win-win situations in business and in personal life depends on one's…
The Power of Critical Thinking
Whenever we have a problem to solve or an opportunity to realize, how do we…
20 Stress Reducers
Get enough sleep. If necessary, use an alarm clock to remind you to go to…
3 Leadership Opportunities to Improve Organizational Performance
Many organizations struggle to meet the challenges of optimizing performance. How should they measure performance?…
Dealing with Confrontation
While the holiday season is a time for joy and peace, too often it just…
Creating a Total Performance Management™ System
Our unique Total Performance Management™ System is designed to capture and assess all employee efforts…
Top Ten Ways to Relax During Tense Negotiations
1. Count from ten to one. 2. Breathe deeply. 3. Write a "venting" note, but…
How to Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions
Why is it that so many of us do not achieve our New Year's resolution…
The Power of Listening
There seems to be a growing realization of the importance of solid listening and communication…
Shedding Light on Skills Inventory
Overview Many leaders are caught up in the day-to-day operations of their department and are…
The Power of Appreciation in Leadership
Each of us has probably, at some time or another, felt the effects of appreciation…
Leadership – Take a 360-degree Look at Yourself
This is a story about a woman named Josephine and her leadership blunders. One day…
Dealing with Conflict in Project Teams
Team conflict is challenging for project leaders but it is not necessarily bad. Conflict can…
AIM for Life Balance
Scientists are warning us that our busy lives are making us sick and costing our…
Working Simpler Can Help When You’re Overwhelmed
How many of us experience crazy days? You know, those days when you are working…
Three Things We Can Learn about Leadership from “The Queen”
There are times when, despite our best intentions, nothing can prepare us for what is…
Presentation Lessons from Al Gore
Let’s face it - presentations are a way of corporate life today. Therefore doing them…
Emotional Intelligence Sets Leaders Apart
There are too many examples of poor leadership in the workplace, from within all levels…
A Report on the Importance of Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance is about creating and maintaining supportive and healthy work environments, which will enable…
Savvy Organizations are Developing Leadership Talent with Special Projects
One of the most effective developmental practices to develop leaders is to assign them special…
Boosting Your Productivity in the Summer
For those of us in the northern hemisphere summer is finally upon us and over…
