Posts from the ‘Leadership Development’ Category

  • Canada’s Technology Triangle (CTT)

    Canada’s Technology Triangle (CTT)

    February 8th, 2012 | Blog, Leadership Development | Mike Pearce | No Comments

    Canada’s Technology Triangle (CTT) is a non-profit organization that looks to attract foreign investors and business opportunities to the Kitchener-Waterloo Region. We have previously talked about CTT’s Business Expansion Objectives; however, we did not completely cover all of the Canada Technology Triangle’s beneficial attributes. The CTT offers a wide variety of other services and valuable [...]

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  • Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium

    Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium

    January 11th, 2012 | Leadership Development | Bernadeen McLeod | No Comments

    Capitalizing on Industry Experience Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) is currently Canada’s largest not-for-profit consortium for the manufacturing industry. EMC offers their members the opportunity to partake in innovative training programs and events that are dedicated to the sharing of best practice knowledge relating to various sectors of the manufacturing industry. Learn Industry Tricks & [...]

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  • Strengthen Your Willpower to Change Habits

    Strengthen Your Willpower to Change Habits

    November 14th, 2011 | Leadership Development | Chris Casemore | No Comments

    We have all been here: you would like to change something about yourself, but because of time, stress, or other external factors, it seems impossible. In actuality, the problem might just be your perception of these barriers and your willpower to overcome them. We as humans find comfort routines and repetition, making those bad habits [...]

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  • Klok: Time Management Tool

    Klok: Time Management Tool

    November 11th, 2011 | Leadership Development | Chris Casemore | No Comments

    Even though work consumes 1/3 or more of an average employee’s day, it is often hard to fit all of our responsibilities into an 8-hour workday. Time management can be a key tool to allow you and your team to maximize productivity and make the most out of every workday. There are several time management [...]

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  • York Technology Alliance

    York Technology Alliance

    October 25th, 2011 | Blog, Leadership Development | Bernadeen McLeod | No Comments

    If you are a technology company and looking for connections with 10,000 leaders and influencers in this cluster in Central Ontario, then this dynamic member community may just be what you have been looking for. The programs offered through memberships provide knowledge transfer about trends and issues facing our sector and region, with solutions to [...]

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  • Conduct Better Brainstorming Sessions with Mind Mapping Tools

    Conduct Better Brainstorming Sessions with Mind Mapping Tools

    October 24th, 2011 | Leadership Development | Chris Casemore | No Comments

    Innovative ideas are a bi-product of thinking outside the box. Brainstorming is an essential method for creating new ideas and thinking in a different way, but it’s not always easy to get into the fringe of conventional ideas and explore new thoughts and methods. Mind mapping software helps immensely with brainstorming, providing a shareable visual [...]

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  • Meetin.gs – Free Meeting Planning, Management, & Recording Software

    Meetin.gs – Free Meeting Planning, Management, & Recording Software

    October 4th, 2011 | Leadership Development | Chris Casemore | No Comments

    One of the 5 Essential Skills for Business Success is “organization”. However, in today’s fast-paced workplace, it is getting more and more difficult to organize, plan and carry out an effective meeting. For example, when scheduling meetings, it is difficult to find a time for everyone to meet, especially in large groups. Tools like Meetin.gs [...]

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