Productivity & Time Management

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

Breathe Easy: 3 Transformational Tips to Reduce Stress at Work

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

It’s no secret that stress can be incredibly damaging to your health and wellbeing, and yet, few of us take proactive steps to reduce stress at work (which inevitably impacts our personal lives, too). In a world that’s faster paced and more connected than ever before, it’s no surprise that an increasing number of professionals are struggling to balance demanding job responsibilities, hectic schedules and constantly evolving technologies. It’s also no surprise that it’s taking a toll on individual health … 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

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

Uncover Lost Profits in 6 Steps – The Power of Strategic Business Units

by FocalPoint Business Coaching of Canada on August 6, 2019 with No Comments

We’d all probably agree that diversifying your company’s product lines or service offerings is a good idea, but there’s also a risk that accompanies multi-product/multi-service business models. It can be become incredibly challenging to maintain a clear view of what’s working (or not) when it comes to individual products/services, so it becomes harder to make well-informed, targeted decisions. That’s where Strategic Business Units come into play. The concept of Strategic Business Units (SBUs) centers around the idea that each product … Read More

Achieve Your Goals Faster with the Guaranteed Success Formula

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

There’s no doubt that, at some point in your professional journey, someone has stressed the importance of setting goals – and rightfully so. Well-crafted goals are essential for getting you from where you are today to where you want to be in the future. However, if you’re like most of us, you can probably point to multiple times where you set some goals but lost track of them in the weeks that followed. It’s time to shift your mentality from … Read More

Sales Techniques: Applying the 80/20 Rule to the Sales Process

by FocalPoint Business Coaching of Canada on July 3, 2019 with No Comments

Often, when we talk about sales techniques, we explore concepts like “closing techniques” or “overcoming objections.” And while these are incredibly important for sales success, there’s a foundational skill that has an even greater impact on your ability to thrive in sales: time management. As a salesperson or sales manager, you know that your time is your most precious resource – but you likely also have experienced that feeling that there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to get … 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

KWINK Analysis: How Top Business Leaders Leverage Zero Base Thinking

by FocalPoint Business Coaching of Canada on June 12, 2019 with No Comments

Have you ever wondered what ‘success secrets’ today’s top business leaders have learned that the rest of us haven’t? If you are like most of us, it can feel as though they are able to accomplish more with their 24 hours than we’re able to – but we can’t figure out why. The (not-so) secret? They put a great deal of work into developing their time management strategies, including zero base thinking. Zero Base Thinking & Letting Go of the … 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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