Organizations we work with here at Powerful Life Consulting (PLC) are scattered around the globe, providing wide array of products and services, yet they face similar challenges - people challenges. In order to build strong organizational structure or company, you MUST focus on people. Focusing on product or processes will only work if you have ... Read Full Article »
Powerful Leadership: Where To Begin?
Starting a new leadership position can be both, exciting and frightening experience. What you do during your first days will contribute to your success or failure in a new role. Following are key strategies to help you understand where to begin as leader so that you win the game. 1. Take time to get to know your direct reports Schedule time with ... Read Full Article »
How Are You Holding Up?
Daily pressure. Expectations. Overwhelm. Responsibility. Challenges. People. Opinions. Business. Personal preferences. Family challenges. And much more. Balancing others' expectations, professional choices and personal life can be tough at times. And somewhere behind fancy clothes, big house and recognition in community you know that things are not ... Read Full Article »
5 Tips When Starting Your Own Business
When you are considering starting your own business, there are many things you need to put in place. From choosing the right product/services for the right audience, to developing a strong business plan and getting just enough funding to get you through tough beginning stage. Let's look at the key components of building a strong foundation for ... Read Full Article »
Top 7 Leadership Tips For Small Business Owners
Some entrepreneurs are surprised when I mention that the success of their company lies in their own leadership strengths. Many times they are so focused on improving their business, financial, sales and other skills that they completely forget that people buy from those they know, like and trust. They miss that the #1 reason why employees quit is ... Read Full Article »
4 Proven Strategies To Succeed In Turbulent Times
How's business? Are you flying up high in the clouds or are you hustling to shift things around for you? No matter where you are today, we all face uncertainty and disruption at one point or another. This is exactly where a lot of businesses in Ontario are these days. With all the changes at the provincial and federal level, many are grasping ... Read Full Article »
How Businesses Succeed
Some time ago I published an article revealing top 7 reasons why businesses fail and some of our readers were asking me to reveal the other side of the equation - what helps businesses succeed. As an entrepreneur who is eager to build a thriving business myself, I am passionately reading about this topic, learning from the best out there, trying ... Read Full Article »