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5 Steps To More Meaningful Meetings

Death by Meeting’ is not just a catchy book title, it is truly how some people live their professional lives! It is time to stop the madness and get on with meaningful meetings and work that truly matters. I have outlined 5 simple steps to help you instantly have more effective and meaningful meetings at […]

Patrick Lencioni Ticket Giveaway Contest Winner

The time has come to announce the winner for my Patrick Lencioni Ticket Giveaway Contest! The guru of healthy team dynamics is coming to Calgary on Thursday, April 18th and I bought 2 extra tickets to share with you. All contest entrants shared a paragraph about their experience of healthy teams in the context of […]

From Average To Awesome – My Journey

I think transparency is key to building trust in relationships. This little blog is a window into my business growth as an Entrepreneur. I hope those of you building a business are encouraged to be strong and press on! You may also want to watch my last blog on Building a Scalable Business. I would […]

Bringing Out The Best In Your People

I am getting curious about all the companies that say they have the best people. How do they know? This is a really subjective statement and there is not way of knowing. If they are basing it on the salaries they pay, congratulations! My question is, “What are you getting for that?” Sports teams have […]

Forget Finding The Best Coach, Be The Best Client

If you are looking for a coach, great! If you think that ‘perfect’ coach is going to have you being ‘all that’, bad. YOU do the work and YOU will get the results. Change is not about the Coach doing the work or being accountable. It is about YOU being the best client!

The Generational Leadership Gap

More than ever, long standing companies are being faced with the Generational Leadership Gap. The Baby Boomers that founded the company and have run it successfully for decades are having difficulty reaching the younger generations to continue their legacy. With over 10,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 every day in Canada, business leaders must be willing […]

Aly’s Patrick Lencioni Ticket Giveaway Contest

I am ecstatic to tell you that Patrick Lencioni, the guru and father of healthy, high-performance teams is coming to Calgary on April 18, 2013! And this means… another amazing contest with opportunity to learn, be inspired and discover how to uncover your awesome this year! As one of the first 70 people globally to […]

Perspective Is Everything!

I am sharing my personal experience of being in The Dip, that place between point A and point B where the results are not yet reflecting a change in mind set and behaviours, in spite of really hard work. This is the place where fatigue almost always shows up and unless you are properly armed, […]

Celebration Is The Key To Inspiration And Motivation

I am always surprised how many coaching clients are at a loss to find accomplishments and milestones to celebrate, yet have all the time in the world to talk about what is not done, still needs to be fixed and things that are stressing them out. In fact, we need to spend more time on […]