Feeling stumped about what you need to do to improve the motivation of your team? Turns out, it might not be what you do…..but what you say that makes all the difference. According to this article by 99U.com tweaking your wording to … Read More »
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Tips For Motivating Your Team
As entrepreneurs we all know one of the greatest keys to our success is building a high performing team. It’s crucial to get all the right people on the bus and in the right seats with complimentary skillsets. But that’s only half the battle. Once you have the … Read More »
Reasons to Share The Wealth
“Similar to most entrepreneurs who are starting for the first time, you will have a big challenge: You don’t have the money to pay someone to work with you full-time, so you decide to hand out shares. Imagine where your … Read More »
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Tagged entrepreneurship, finance, Institute B, rewards
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Rewards That Won’t Break The Bank
“Giving your employees money, and the freedom for them to spend it on whatever reward they choose, might sound like the recipe for a happy and more productive workplace. But evidence from an array of scientific studies says otherwise. Individual … Read More »
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Tagged entrepreneurship, Institute B, rewards
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Why You Should Let Your Ego Win
iB Perspective: We love this HBR article written by Derek Lidow because it talks about the importance of digging deep to understand what motivates you and why embracing those desires is so important. It is our most primal desires that … Read More »
Paying Attention To Your Attention Span
Upworthy released the source code for the system it uses to measure user-engagement, focused around attention minutes. Upworthy made headlines in early February when it announced the shift away from prioritizing pageviews, instead seeking to identify how much attention users … Read More »
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Tagged Darrell Kopke, Institute B, MANAGEMENT, measuring engagement
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What Do You Tolerate?
Oranj Fitness, an emerging chain of fitness studios in western Canada, was founded in 2008 to elevate the level of fitness and inspire communities to boogie together. A studio will run 120 or so group fitness classes per week of … Read More »
Let Your Ears Do the Talking - How Good Managers Listen
No matter where you stand in the world of business—whether you’re already on top or you’re just trying to break in—some skills are infinitely valuable at any level. One such crucial skill seems simple, but still is dismissed or forgotten … Read More »
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Tagged Institute B, leadership advice, MANAGEMENT, MBA Minute
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Purpose Is Good. Shared Purpose Is Better
Customers are no longer just consumers; they’re co-creators. They aren’t just passive members of an audience; they are active members of a community. They want to be a part of something; to belong; to influence; to engage they want it … Read More »
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Tagged Company Culture, corporate values, HBR, Institute B, Mark Bonchek, Responsibility, shared purpose, societal value
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Why Firing Your Top Individual Is The Best Thing You Can Do For Your Team
“A team should never be confused with a group of people who simply happen to work together”. That gem of wisdom was given to me by friend and mentor Evan Renaerts, a renowned coach, facilitator and mediator who is an … Read More »
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Tagged accountability, audacious results, breakdowns, business advice, Business in Vancouver, Company Culture, Dragon's Den, Institute B, Joel Bakan, leadership, Mark Brand, Responsibility, Rik Klingle-Watt, Sandra Odendahl, Sharad Khare, Teamwork, W. Brett Wilson
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