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Creating your Leadership Community

Posted by Megan Price on Jul 17, 2020 10:52:37 AM

Anyone who has been a leader knows it can be a very lonely job. It’s challenging to find people you can trust to share ideas with or vent frustrations before solving problems, and you certainly can’t share your thoughts with those you lead.

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Tags: Women In Business, StartUp | ScaleUP, Innovative Mindsets, Culture, HR CNNX

A is for Appreciation

Posted by jesse on Jul 1, 2020 11:36:49 AM

One of the natural stages of human development which is quite normal is self-centredness.  Those of you who have children are likely quite familiar with the toddler who believes that the world revolves around him – he is at the centre of all things.  You, of course, know this to be untrue, but the toddler must discover, as he grows, that there is considerably more to his world and the world in general.

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Tags: Women In Business, Professional Development, Culture, HR CNNX

Stakeholder Connections Strengthen Performance

Posted by jesse on Jun 29, 2020 2:06:41 PM

Many businesses are thriving in spite of the major challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic through increased stakeholder connections that strengthen worker and customer commitments, resulting in greater company performance. One common thread among companies that are weathering the storm most successfully is an authentic and integrated commitment to purpose larger than profitability or growth. Indeed, in the last financial crisis, Certified B Corporations were 63% more likely to survive than other businesses of similar size.

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Tags: Social Innovation, StartUp | ScaleUP, Business Implications, SBX NOW & NXT, C-Suite CNNX, B Corp, HR CNNX

Mindful Leaders & How To Become One

Posted by jesse on Jun 25, 2020 7:54:06 AM

In previous posts, we’ve explored the challenges we’ll face in the next 10, 20 or more years. Technology is eating the world and changing things at breakneck speed. That’s all fine, but we need the tools to keep up.

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Tags: Professional Development, Culture, C-Suite CNNX, HR CNNX

5 Tips for Stepping into a Leadership Position

Posted by jesse on Jun 21, 2020 5:13:21 PM

So you want to take on a leadership position as your next step. As a top-contributor, it’s something you’ve long eyed as a goal but aren’t quite sure the best way to make sure you’re equipped when the time comes. More than a quarter of managers said they weren’t ready to lead others when they stepped into their role, according to CareerBuilder

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Tags: Professional Development, Culture, C-Suite CNNX, HR CNNX

Empathy: Really Getting It

Posted by jesse on Jun 18, 2020 10:54:04 AM

If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone say that good leadership requires empathy, I’d be a rich man. As a buzzword, it’s easy to throw around. However, I find it can be difficult to really understand and even harder to put into practice.

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Tags: Innovative Mindsets, Professional Development, Culture, HR CNNX

The Legal Brief: COVID-19 Stage Two Reopening Updates & ESA Amendments RECAP

Posted by Mackenzie Fennell on Jun 18, 2020 9:23:52 AM

Stage two of reopening the economy has commenced for the Province of Ontario, however, the criteria and modifications that are needed to do so may be unclear to many.

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Tags: COVID-19 Resources, Business Implications, SBX NOW & NXT, C-Suite CNNX, HR CNNX

Progress | Contributing to the Solution

Posted by jesse on Jun 11, 2020 4:34:27 AM

To feel a sense of purpose and a sense of progress in life is key to feeling happy, connected and productive.  But in a time when physical distancing is expected and many have either lost their job or are attempting to maintain productivity working from home, how can we achieve that all important sense of progress? By contributing to the solution!

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Tags: Women In Business, Professional Development, Culture, HR CNNX

Taking Responsibility | Me Myself and I

Posted by jesse on Jun 6, 2020 7:33:54 AM

Taking responsibility for your actions’ – something most of us heard at one time or another from our parents.  Whether we were avoiding our homework, skipping class or fabricating some story about where we were, the lesson to learn was always, take responsibility for our actions.  What our parents did not say was – take responsibility for your emotions – and that is where the real communication growth is.

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Tags: Women In Business, Professional Development, Culture, HR CNNX

Quarantine Quarrels

Posted by jesse on Jun 1, 2020 6:33:05 AM

Though this may come as a shock – men and women respond to stress very differently.  Okay, likely that is absolutely no shock at all, but what does it mean in this unprecedented time where stress levels are increased and so is the amount of time we spend together as families.  It means Quarantine Quarrels are inevitable.

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Tags: Women In Business, StartUp | ScaleUP, Professional Development, Culture, HR CNNX