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10,000 Hours

After 10,000 hours, many of our assets, including cars and equipment, have significantly depreciated in value with the exception of one: our people. Our people are our greatest asset and the best thing you can do is to invest in them. Sign them up for LIVE2LEAD today!  
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Law Of Attraction

By being better ourselves, we will naturally attract better people around us. This is the Law of Attraction and it applies to our businesses as well. An investment to better yourself and the people around you is an investment in your most important asset. Register yourself and your team for LIVE2LEAD today!  
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CHIK-FIL-A

“If we become better, our customers will demand we become bigger.” – Truett Cathy   The above statement is what has inspired and has led Chik-fil-A to become what they are today: The Miss Congeniality of fast food beauty pageants. The Chik-fil-A restaurant chain has become extremely well known for their second-mile service, so much so that they have won one of the most prestigious awards that they could. According to a study conducted by restaurant industry magazine, QSR, the fried chicken joint’s employees are more polite with their customers than the employees of 14 other national chains. How? Put
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The Power of a Great Quote

Quotes are something that we must all recognize and appreciate. A single, inspirational set of words can go so much further than one may anticipate it to – hence their importance. Quotes can help people in varying ways, as each hold a different meaning in the eye of their beholder. With respect to leadership, frequent words of encouragement will not only boost the morale of your team, but will no less make you feel like a better person – a strong leader. Create a quote list. Invite people to “subscribe”, in a sense. Guaranteed you’ll notice a ripple effect: your
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The Checklist Manifesto

When you have an idea that you’d like to explore, or are about to complete an important task(s) do you keep track of its completion? Its successes? Its opportunities? The significant value of utilizing a checklist is something that can often be forgotten about or considered beneath our capabilities. Why bother with a checklist if everything is already mapped out for us in our minds? Wrong. And I’ll tell you why. Kudos to Kevin Pattison at the TPS Group in Sudbury, ON for recommending that I read “The Checklist Manifesto”. If you have yet to hear of this incredible book,
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Sudbury and Ottawa 2016 Live2Lead Speakers

LIVE2LEAD Ottawa is a half-day, leader development experience designed to equip attendees (executives to new supervisors and entrepreneurs to teachers) with new perspectives, practical tools and key takeaways that will teach them how to become exceptional leaders. People that attend will learn from these world-class leadership experts and will be primed to implement a new action plan and start leading when they get back to the office (or the home). LIZ WISEMAN Researcher, executive advisor, speaker, and President of the Wiseman Group Liz Wiseman teaches leadership to executives and emerging leaders around the world. She is the President of The
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