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Leadership is about getting results. The whole point of leadership is to produce outcomes that didn’t exist before. And those outcomes are much more likely to happen when the leader and those being led are fully committed to making those outcomes happen. That commitment has to start with the leader.   ...

Closing say-do gaps: A say-do gap is the difference between what we say and what we do. They are everywhere and exist for all of us. So what's the big deal you might be thinking? The issue with say-do gaps is very simple. They erode trust. If someone says one thing...

IN my last article CEO Dos & Don’ts in a Recession (CEOWORLD magazine) only weeks ago the perennial economic prognosticators had the U.S. economy headed for tough times as soon as this fall and into 2023. Why? As the Federal Reserve Bank raises short term interest rates to stem inflation,...

You should be aware that a recruiting agency's most important aim is to help both employers as well as job searchers in finding the ideal candidate for openings. However, did you realize that working with specialised recruiters like Best Practice Biz can be very advantageous to your entire business, not just hiring...

Former Senator Frank Church once stated, “I never knew a man that took a bedroll into an Idaho mountainside and slept there under a star-studded summer sky who felt self-important that next morning.” As a native sixth-generation Idahoan, I know this feeling after spending many nights under those same stars....

I want to start this article with a very simple, yet powerful question…What would you do with an extra 30 minutes every day to do with whatever you wanted?  Would you spend that time with your children, with your spouse, with your best friend? Would you take that time and...

In the increasingly complex environments most businesses are working in, adapting and flexing in response can often be a market winning strategy. To do this in a friction-less way, a culture where teams can step into positive debate and challenge of the status quo is the game changer. A positive...

To be clear, I’m not referring to the military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution. Instead, I am writing about a company based in Barrie, Ontario, whose 2,300 employees work to enhance everyday living for people in 69 countries across the globe.    At the end...

There is ongoing tension right now in the world of customer service. Customers rightly have expectations they will receive the goods or services they have purchased or been promised, yet labour shortages are impacting service delivery. According to recent Treasury data 12 percent of the labour force are staying home...

As the working world leans ever-more digital, cybersecurity needs to be at the top of every company’s concerns. Cybercrime is estimated to cost over $6 trillion a year currently. With the working world now heavily focused on work-from-home and hybrid working solutions, your employees have become one of the most...