Leadership Development | FocalPoint Canada

A-Players in Business: Preserving Your Status

by FocalPoint Business Coaching of Canada on October 24, 2019 with No Comments

We all know that a motivated employee can be an impactful driver in the workplace. This motivation isn’t just found in the C-suite. We see motivation whether you have an entry-level position, have logged multiple years at a company, or are the owner/CEO. If you are an A-player running your business, you can’t focus solely on your motivation; you need to inspire motivation in your employees as well. With lengthy to-do lists each day, some leaders lose sight of what … Read More

Managing Interruptions: Try These 5 Practical Time Management Strategies

by FocalPoint Business Coaching of Canada on October 10, 2019 with No Comments

As a business leader, it’s extremely likely that you’re being pulled in many different directions – often away from the tasks you’re trying to accomplish. So many of our clients have reported that they often arrive at the end of the workday only to find that they’ve barely put a dent in their to-do lists. If that sounds familiar, you aren’t alone. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. Ultimately, you can maximize your productivity by implementing any number … Read More

A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Success Strategies

by FocalPoint Business Coaching of Canada on August 28, 2019 with No Comments

It’s pretty safe to say that every business leader (and up-and-coming professional) wants to succeed in their role – but that doesn’t happen by accident. If you’ve looked around and wondered if others knew some “success secret” that you simply aren’t privy to, you aren’t alone. The truth of the matter is that those high-producing, goal-achieving colleagues have likely put a great deal of thought into their success strategies. Getting Started: The 7 Success Principles In a recent post, we … Read More

How to Be a Better Leader – Say Goodbye to These 3 Management Habits

by FocalPoint Business Coaching of Canada on August 21, 2019 with No Comments

There’s no denying that there’s been a change, an evolution, in the business world – especially when it comes to the relationship between an organization and its employees. As employees’ needs, values and expectations shift, employers are increasingly recognizing that they must adapt to the modern workforce if they’re going to attract and retain top-quality employees. One element of that adaptation is welcoming opportunities to help each manager be a better leader. Why Leadership Styles & Management Habits Matter We … Read More

Effective Leadership: 5 Ways to Help Employees Be Their Best

by FocalPoint Business Coaching of Canada on August 13, 2019 with No Comments

A manager’s job is a hundred times easier when his or her team operates like a well-oiled machine, but that level of teamwork and engagement doesn’t happen by accident. Effective leadership centers around the ability to unleash the potential of each team member – to coordinate their skills and channel their enthusiasm in a way that maximizes the team’s productivity. If you don’t innately understand how to do this, have no fear – you aren’t alone. Effective leadership skills are … Read More

The 2 Most Overlooked Secrets to Customer Satisfaction (and Employee Engagement)

by FocalPoint Business Coaching of Canada on July 10, 2019 with No Comments

From small business owners to CEOs of global corporations – we’re all searching for ways to develop a growing, loyal base of customers. After all, logic says that the more satisfied customers you have, the better your bottom line will be. And, while that’s not wrong, this type of anecdote doesn’t provide any answers to the question on all of our minds: how do I maximize customer satisfaction? Back in 2001 – when Continental Airlines was transforming from one of … Read More

4 Core Employee Needs & Their Role in Employee Engagement

by FocalPoint Business Coaching of Canada on June 26, 2019 with No Comments

It’s probably safe to say that most business leaders understand (at least anecdotally) that there’s a direct link between employee engagement, individual productivity and the company’s overall success. Strategies for increasing employee engagement attempt to bridge the gaps between these three elements, so your employees become more invested and fulfilled, your teams achieve their goals more consistently and your company delivers more efficiently on its promises. In their 2017 State of the American Workplace report, Gallup estimated that only 33% … Read More

Simplify Employee Reviews: 6 Steps for Effectively Tracking Performance

by FocalPoint Business Coaching of Canada on May 8, 2019 with No Comments

Despite the growing push towards using on-going coaching conversations to promote a more engaged workforce, annual or semi-annual employee reviews continue to be a key tool for many organizations who aren’t ready to make the transition. Preparation for this formal process often feels tedious, and both managers and employees often find the resulting discussion to be uncomfortable. But it doesn’t have to be! Most often, preparing for employee reviews feels tedious because most of us don’t have a record of … Read More

The Coaching Mindset: 5 Steps for Becoming a Highly Effective Manager

by FocalPoint Business Coaching of Canada on May 1, 2019 with 2 Comments

The most critical function of your company’s management team is to help employees and staff strategically navigate the workload – systematically completing tasks and achieving goals. That means that your organization’s success is largely dependent on each manager’s ability to maximize the productivity of their subordinates. By teaching supervisors about the difference between a managing versus coaching methodology and embracing a “coaching mindset” throughout your organization, you’ll find that you’re not only building a team of highly effective managers, but … Read More

Decoding DISC Assessments & Building More Productive Teams

by FocalPoint Business Coaching of Canada on April 17, 2019 with No Comments

An increasing number of business owners, CEOs, and senior managers are embracing the transformational impact of behavioural assessments for achieving goals related to more successful hiring practices, more cohesive internal teams, improved communication patterns and more. DISC Assessments (by TTI Success Insights®) are one of those powerful tools – designed to help you objectively assess and navigate individual behaviours and preferences in order to build the highest performing teams possible. What Are DISC Assessments? The DISC Assessment is an inventory … Read More

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