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9 Must-Read Leadership Books to Level Up Your Business
As a business owner with a voracious appetite for learning, I have read countless leadership books about all things business strategy and management. The best leaders I run into as...
Leadership Book Club: Who: The A Method for Hiring
“I’m happy hiring good enough team members.” – Said no great business leader. Ever. Yet so many leaders have no idea how to attract and recruit top talent. Have HR...
Impact Mapping: One of the Best Ways to Motivate Employees
Great businesses start with a purpose. Helping each member of your team understand how the impact they create is linked to your purpose is one of the best ways to...
“Help, We’re Too Busy!”: Going Beyond Time Management to Focus on Business Projects That Matter
Have you ever found yourself marvelling at how busy you are with day-to-day operations in your business? Or maybe you’re too darn busy to even notice how busy you are!...
Stop Wasting Golden Networking Opportunities: Why a Company-Wide Elevator Pitch is a Must and How to Craft Yours
Are you guilty of wasting golden networking opportunities? If you don’t have a fine-tuned elevator pitch for your company, the answer is probably yes! Luckily, there’s an easy solution. Whether...
Want to Drive Business Productivity? Make Time for Quarterly Rocks
Let’s say you’ve finished your annual planning session. You’ve developed your strategic priorities, worked on your culture, and designed the execution plan for this quarter to drive business productivity for...
How to Recognize Core Values in Real Time
A few weeks ago I starting an Annual Planning Session for a client. I reached into my backpack and pulled out a large bag of candy. For those of you...
Level Up Your Team: How to Assess Performance and Drive Employee Development
Do you shudder at the mention of an employee performance review? I do. We’ve all heard about how important it is to do them. And we’ve probably all experienced how...
A One-Word Mindset Hack
I was in a boardroom full of project managers discussing the challenges around managing construction projects. At some point, we were discussing key performance indicators – always a contentious subject,...
Show Me the Money! How to Improve Your Cash Conversion Cycle
Have you ever imagined yourself rolling around on a bed full of money? For entrepreneurs, an even sexier version of that fantasy is having all that cash available to spend...
Accountability vs. Responsibility: How to Multiply Employee Potential Instead of Squandering It
In most organizations, when trying to create clarity for employees, the first thing that business owners want to do is to write job descriptions that go into great detail about...
Leadership Book Club: Turn This Ship Around
Imagine being given command of a nuclear submarine. What an outstanding opportunity! Now make it a submarine that you know nothing about, and has the worst record in the Navy....
Scale Your Business by Scaling Up Your Leadership
When you start your business, you’re the center of everything. As it grows, you hire some people to help you out. As the business grows, the number of helpers you...
Strategy vs. Strategy Execution: Which is More Important?
A couple of years ago, I was contacted by a large business looking for a business strategy consultant to help them with strategic planning. One of the first things out...
Why Cash Flow is the Key to Business Growth
For any business, cash is the fuel for growth. If you run out of cash, it’s not like Monopoly. You don’t get to pass Go; you don’t get to collect...
How Business Owners Can Tap into the Power of Peers
For many business owners, building your business is a lonely journey. You may not be able to talk to your staff about the challenges you’re encountering with the business, and...
Say Sayonara to Vision and Mission Statements and Do This Instead
In traditional strategic planning, you always start with a vision and a mission. The vision is a lofty goal you’re looking to accomplish, while the mission is supposed to describe...
How to Run Valuable Weekly Meetings That Don’t Suck
Let’s face it – no one likes meetings. But done right, running a weekly meeting with your team can help drive accountability and results. And when that happens, everyone wins....
4 Ways to Create a Culture of Accountability in Your Business
Accountability. It’s a word that gets thrown around a lot in the business world. It’s always surprising the number of people who aren’t quite able to articulate what accountability means....
5 Mistakes Leaders Make When Creating Goals for Their Strategic Plan
There are common traps that business leaders fall into in setting the goals for their strategic plans. Every single client I have worked with as a business strategy consultant runs...
How to Create Big Goals to Inspire Your Team
Ever wondered how to get your team to rally around a common goal and be incredibly motivated to work towards it? The secret lies in choosing the right goal and...
What is Business Strategy?
If you had to come up with a definition of strategy without looking it up, chances are you’d define it as something along the lines of the moves you need...
What to Do When You Graduate from Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)
If you’ve implemented EOS within your business, you’ve built a great foundation for success…but graduating from EOS doesn’t mean that it’s time to sit back and relax. On the contrary,...
The Pros and Cons of a Business Coach vs a Business Consultant…and Why it Matters
For several years, I was a strategic consultant helping clients transform their businesses. Far too often I would go in and introduce changes and improvements to make the business grow...
Growth Accelerator for Small Business
I’m really excited to formally launch the Growth Accelerator for small business. While I love working with mid-sized businesses, this program is a passion play. Like many of you, I’ve...
Six Key Questions Every Business Needs to Answer
If you’re looking to build a healthy, scalable business, the first thing you need to do is create clarity. Patrick Lencioni’s book The Advantage is a great primer on developing...
Learning Community: How to Develop Level 5 Leaders in your Business
A GOOD TO GREAT® EVENT – HOW TO DEVELOP LEVEL 5 LEADERS In partnership with the Growth Faculty, we are delighted to offer you $50 discount to A Good to Great® Event withJim...
Building High Performance Teams with Patrick Lencioni
HOW TO PURPOSE-BUILD TEAMS AND BOOST PERFORMANCE TO SUCCEED IN A POST-PANDEMIC ENVIRONMENT The trend of businesses relying on great teamwork to create a high-performance culture was accelerated by the global...
How to create a vivid 3-year vision for your business (that you can actually achieve)
I was recently speaking with a business owner about the future of his business. When asked, she told me (confidently), that they would be a $30 million dollar business with...
The power of small incremental improvements
What if you could make a 1% improvement this quarter? How would that impact your business? If you applied it to revenue, a $10mm annual revenue business makes an extra...
How to systematize your business
If you want to scale your business, no matter its size, one of the most important things you can do is to systematize it. I don’t mean you need to...
Learning Community: Turning the Flywheel with Jim Collins
CREATE MOMENTUM FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH In partnership with Growth Faculty, we are delighted to offer you $50 discount to Turning the Flywheel, a 2.5-hour live and interactive virtual event with Jim Collins. Align your...
Learning Community: Impact Players by Liz Wiseman
Join us as Liz Wiseman author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers, discusses her new book: IMPACT PLAYERS: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact (due...
How to Handle the Brilliant (but Toxic) Jerk
Putting up with brilliant jerks is one of worst things you can do for your organization. We have all known several of them: they’re amazing at their job, but they...
Learning Community: How to multiply the genius and productivity of your team
What’s the difference between a leader that gets 200% productivity and another who gets less than 50%? One is a multiplier, the other a diminisher. We’re doing something really special...
How to Get the Right People in the Right Seats
Stardate 41153.7. We’re on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. The bridge crew efficiently works away at their functions. When a crisis emerges, they’re seamless at solving the problem. If...
How to Hire the Right People
Filling a position is like taking a multiple choice exam. If you don’t study and prepare, you are likely to get some of the answers correct just from guessing. The...
Learning Community: Culture in Strategy with David Friedman
How strong would you say your culture is? Is it enough to handle all the challenges we’re going through? COVID? Back to work? What about the great resignation? Join us,...
Why ‘Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast’ is WRONG
At a talk earlier this year, Jim Collins opened by informing us that Peter Drucker was wrong. I’m sure thousands of HR/Culture people had a heart attack on the spot....
How to Create the Right Core Values for your Business
A few years ago I was called into a large business that was having problems with its culture. While waiting for my meeting I noticed a beautifully framed set of...
Building an Inclusive and Diverse Culture
Building an inclusive and diverse culture is vital, and more simple than you think It’s time to rebuild. Your business just survived a global pandemic and you’re rebuilding for an...
Learning Community Book Club: Never Split the Difference
We don’t negotiate with terrorists. (Yes, my young girls would be considered terrorists, and I lose constantly) We don’t negotiate with terrorists. (Yes, my young girls would be considered terrorists,...
How to Create a Strong Corporate Culture
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” – Peter Drucker Your culture defines who you are as a company. If you want to build a great company, attract (and retain) rockstar employees,...
What is a Business Coach (And why every CEO should have one)
It’s lonely being a CEO. You’re juggling the demands of your company, family and personal life, all while trying to maintain some semblance of sanity. You’re constantly pulled in 1000...
How to Create a Book Club in Your Business
One often overlooked element of a strong culture is that people learn and grow together. This is especially important at a small business, where the team is often involved in...
How Do You Define a Great Life
‘Living a great life is doing what you love with the people you love.’ – Jim Collins The Jim Collins quote above is a deceptively simple statement, but undeniably impactful....
How to Eat an Elephant
How Do You Eat An Elephant? Have you ever had a task list so massive that you simply didn’t know where to start? The overwhelm paralyzes you from getting any...
The Importance of Disciplined Execution
29% I was recently at a client’s quarterly planning session, leading them through their review of the last quarter. It was rather shocking. They had lots of wins, several misses...
Learning Community Recap: The Advice Trap
The Advice Trap by Michael Bungay Stanier is a personal favorite of mine. When I first read it last year my mind reeled – it was so easy to read,...
Learning Community Book Club: BE (Beyond Entrepreneurship) 2.0
30 years ago Jim Collins began a journey to discover what made great businesses. Along the way, he wrote a number of books that line shelves of leadership and business...
Developing a Giving Mindset
We get by with a little help from our friends. Many hands make light work. A community is like a ship in which everyone must be prepared to take the...
Dave Cavan has found his perfect role in industry
It has been said that luck is the intersection of preparedness and opportunity. An opportunity has come my way recently providing one of those intersections that I’ve been preparing for...
Learning Community Book Club: The Advice Trap
How would your life change if your team didn’t look to you for all the answers? Wouldn’t it be nice? Last year I read Michael Bungay Stanier’s “The Advice Trap”,...
Learning Community Recap: Limitless by Jim Kwik.
In January, our learning communities met to share lessons learned from Limitless by Jim Kwik. We picked this as our first book as it lays a fantastic foundation for our...
January #WisdomWednesday Roundup
Each week, I write a quick hit of “wisdom” on Wednesdays and post it to linkedin. I admit, I *LOVE* the short form, low maintenance writing style. Have your idea,...
Learning Community: Learn from Jim Collins – The Roadmap to Greatness
Align your leadership team with the most significant thought leader of our time. As a part of the Incrementa Learning Community, you can save $50 on tickets. See best-selling author...
Important Work or Busy Work? Leaders Should Focus on Growth.
Every leader has important work and busy work to do. Important work is made up of the items that push you and the business forward. It should take you out...
Clutch Rates Incrementa Top 15 Business Consultants of 2020
The Incrementa Family is proud to be named one of Clutch’s top 15 Business Consultants in 2020. Our team is excited to be recognized for providing our clients the tools...
Executive Leadership Opportunity: Gravitas Impact Global Leadership Summit
A healthy and successful 2021 is on the top of everyone’s wish list this new year. Renewing your commitment to learning and growing is a concrete way to start making...
How a part-time CFO can help you level up
An often-overlooked role in smaller businesses, a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) could make the difference in meeting your goals in the coming year. A company needs all manner of money...
Shannon Pearson’s new role in Industry
As they say, the only thing that is constant is change. (Actually, it was Heraclitus who said that). I want to share that I’ve decided to make a significant change. It’s a...
Organizational charts mean nothing if roles aren’t defined
It’s not uncommon for companies to have organizational charts. But here’s the catch: organizational charts mean nothing if roles aren’t defined. The illusion of power Most people ask for an...
19 questions to jumpstart your strategic COVID-19 review
So much has happened in 2020. Your first strategic planning session of 2021 should include a deep discussion about the lessons learned over the past year, how COVID-19 has shaped...
It’s time to reframe strategic planning
You know your company can and should be doing more. There are opportunities out there. Goals to achieve. You need a strategy. But could the entire idea of creating a...
Understanding anger and overcoming it
A red face, increased heart rate, tense expression, vocal tone changes—we’ve all seen it, experienced it, done it. Anger is a relatable emotion. However, just because we can relate to...
Dealing with negative self-talk
“I am such an idiot” “I can’t do it” “I’m not good enough” Several of the leaders I’ve been working with have issues with negative self-talk. At first it was...
The importance of taking time off
If you’re like most folks, taking time off from work hasn’t been a priority in 2020. Perhaps you had to postpone a trip, and decided to work through your scheduled...
The League of Superhero Service Providers: Nov 2!
Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of businesses? The League of Superhero Service Providers … Join us on Monday, November 2nd, for our latest awesome networking event. Get...
Why IT strategy is vital for business growth
Special thanks to guest author, Mark Olsson of MacGregor-Olsson Consulting Just about every business today relies on information technology (IT). In fact, most rely on IT to the extent that...
7 tips for freelancers navigating pandemic pricing pressures
Special thanks to guest author, Kirsten Anderson, Integrate Play Solutions If budgets have been cut back recently, should we lower our prices? If clients are scarcer now, should we adjust our pricing? If...
Communication 101: the importance of reframing
I recently took a course in mediation. What an eye opener. Watching my instructor masterfully manage a conversation in a way that I’ve never seen made me abundantly aware of the skill it takes to guide...
Preparing for the second wave: how to create a COVID-19 contingency plan
With little doubt about a second wave of COVID-19 hitting us in the fall, there’s no time like the present to start preparing. Use this window to reflect on the...
3 ways to manage anger at work
There are at least 27 distinct human emotions. We’re dynamic beings who are meant to feel, even challenging and not so nice emotions. The common emotion I support clients with working through is also one of...
Fun & conversation: the secret sauce of connected remote teams
Special thanks to guest author, Kirsten Anderson, Integrate Play Solutions It felt like a bucket of ice water had been thrown in my face, waking me up to the grim reality of the...
Online Workshop: Shift to Thrive Fall 2020
It’s time to Shift to Thrive We believe there is a better way for business owners to achieve their goals. A way that doesn’t involve creating a thick strategic plan...
How to create a culture of accountability
Accountability is defined by the Oxford Canadian Dictionary as being “the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.” What does that look like in a business? Doing what you say...
In crisis, cash is king: how best to manage it
Special thanks to guest author, Brant Friesen, CPA, CA, Performance Management Director, Rise Advisors Managing your company’s cash position is critical. Running out of cash can spell immediate disaster for...
Mini book review: The Advice Trap by Michael Bungay Stanier
The Advice Trap is the follow up to The Coaching Habit, my favourite book on transforming your leadership through being more of a coach. Like The Coaching Habit, this book is fast...
What I wish I knew when I started my entrepreneurial journey, part three
Our third and final in the series of what I wish I’d known when I started my entrepreneurial journey wraps with advice on using your resources, creating clarity early and...
What I wish I knew when I started my entrepreneurial journey, part two
If you missed last week’s post, the first in our series of entrepreneurship advice, no sweat—it’s here. But don’t let that stop you from diving in! Enjoy past two in...
What I wish I knew when I started my entrepreneurial journey, part one
What better day of the week (#TBT!) to roll out a three part series featuring advice from successful entrepreneurs on what you wish they’d known when they started their entrepreneurial...
How to: managing cyber-risk in your organization
Special thanks to guest author, Dominic Vogel Many small and midsize organizations are stuck in mid-1990s thinking. Not about their business strategy per se but specifically that they think that...
Speed dating for consultants and service providers: June 24!
As many of you know, the family at Incrementa runs a LOT of events for our community. It’s fantastic getting so many opportunity to connect, learn and grow together. Our...
The future of sales in a post COVID-19 world
153 days ago, on January 1, 2020, we couldn’t have imagined this. All of this. A global pandemic like we’ve never lived through. And yet, here we are, in a...
Why there’s no better time to give and receive than during a crisis
It’s not unusual to have had, or still have, a scarcity mindset. The COVID-19 pandemic is an experience unlike any other in our lifetime. But instead of asking yourself what...
Getting back on track: Your COVID-19 Agile Growth Checklist
“Move forward, even if the plan isn’t 100%” – Mike Knapp Sometimes, good enough is good enough. We’re all figuring this out together and it’s not uncommon to feel the...
Webinar Series: Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis Week 3 – Thrive!
Survive, Adapt, Thrive A webinar series for navigating the COVID-19 crisis The crisis of our generation is here. Its impact is creating chaos in every community and business. According to...
Q&A: Learning from your customers during a global pandemic
Sales team strategies and plans continue to evolve amid COVID-19 but one truth remains: there’s no better time to truly connect with your customers. Connection looks different, quite literally, through a screen, but it’s not...
Manage change like a champion by leaning into your corporate values
Change management is no stranger to me. Ideally, change is managed in a controlled environment with all variables considered. This ensures change is sustainable and effective. But in times like...
Webinar Series: Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis Week 2 – Adapt!
Survive, Adapt, Thrive A webinar series for navigating the COVID-19 crisis The crisis of our generation is here. Its impact is creating chaos in every community and business. According to...
Volunteer to help fight COVID-19
Special thanks to guest author, Stacey Cerniuk of Annex Consulting Introducing Annex Helps Annex Helps connects volunteers with front-line organizations that desperately need assistance. And we need you’re help. Specifically,...
Webinar Series: Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis Week 1 – SURVIVE!
Survive, Adapt, Thrive A webinar series for navigating the COVID-19 crisis The crisis of our generation is here. Its impact is creating chaos in every community and business. According to...
36 tools, tips and resources to get you started as a facilitator
There comes a time in almost everyone’s career where they have to take a big step—run their first meeting, training program or brainstorming session. As a strategy and execution coach,...
For your viewing pleasure: business resources readily available on Incrementa’s YouTube channel
It’s never going to win a Golden Globe, or even be binge-worthy like your favorite Netflix show, but Incrementa’s YouTube channel is here! The Incrementa family is regularly posting bite-sized...
Your people: the first and last line of cyber security defence
Special thanks to guest author, Michael Argast Your team members are the most important investment you can make in cyber security. All the fancy firewalls, advanced malware detection, threat intelligence...
How and why you need to double down on communications
With everything that’s happening this crisis—the remote work, social isolation, and roller coaster for your business, it’s vital that we double down on communications and connection with our team. This...
4 ways to reduce overwhelm
In these uncertain times, I’m hearing the stress in people’s voices as they crack over the phone and it shows in their faces over video chat. We’re in uncharted waters...
COVID-19 support resources
We’re in the worst crisis the world has seen more than a generation. The mass spread of COVID-19 is impacting everything and when we emerge from this the world will...
The importance of leading with empathy through a pandemic
Being in conversation with many business owners and employees over the last few days I believe there is one thing we all share on some level: uncertainty. Some are uncertain...
How to plan for pandemics, disasters and the zombie apocalypse
For many of us, this is our first experience at a pandemic, and we (and our businesses) are not prepared. We’re having to learn as we go. That’s okay-nobody is...
Where to find the most valuable business networking in the Fraser Valley
Please note that this event has been postponed due to COVID-19. We’ll provide updates as we’re able. The Fraser Valley Breakfast Club. Heard the phrase? If yes, we know you’re...
How to leverage employee and customer feedback
If you’re looking to make your business great, it’s important to build a process to gather feedback from your two most important stakeholder groups: your employees and your customers. Employee...
Take advantage of free money: why applying for business grants should be your number one priority
Special thanks to guest author, Stephanie Sang Highly likely conversation heard and had by our very own Grant Angel, Stephanie: “Grants aren’t a priority right now.” – Business owner “Might...
How to ensure your strategic business goals align with your cyber security measures: Mike Knapp on Cyber Monday
Our very own Mike Knapp was recently featured on Cyber Monday, a Conversations That Matter podcast all about keeping safe and staying diligent online. As written by the show’s hosts, “Mike...
Incrementa’s Lower Mainland events look ahead January-June 2020
Please note that these events have been postponed due to COVID-19. We’ll provide updates as we’re able. With January behind us and a new decade officially underway, we’re gearing up for...
Presentation problems: 3 ways to take back the room when on stage
Back in the fall, I was asked to speak at a full day conference in Vancouver. Little did I know that the speaking engagement would have me in both a...
What an annual planning session looks like
The team at Incrementa (un)consulting recently had our annual planning session. Early with our clients, we go through a lot of material, getting a first pass on many key elements...
Should I become a consultant?
For the last 20 years, I’ve “lived the life”. I’ve been self-employed as a consultant. I charge ridonculous rates to tell people what they already know, spend my afternoons having coffee...
3 ways to keep top talent & reduce turnover: how to highlight career opportunities and hold onto human capital
Special thanks to guest author, Sofia Arisheh It can be a tough market attracting the best talent to our organizations, but it’s a whole new ball game trying to retain...
How to make 2020 your decade
2020 is here. It’s more than a new year, it’s a new decade. An opportunity to boldly set forth and make it your decade. Where do you start? With a...
The Fraser Valley Breakfast Club 2020: Creating true teamwork & trust
Join us for our third round of the Fraser Valley Breakfast Club! Incrementa (un)consulting and Upskill Consulting collaborate to bring the Fraser Valley Breakfast Club to life bi-monthly helping to...
Year in review: your top 5 favourite Incrementa (un)consulting blogs
With the year closing out, we’re recapping our top blogs, as voted by you. Here’s the content that you visited the most. 1. Introducing Incrementa (un)consulting Together, we celebrated the launch...
Top 5 questions asked (and answered) when selling a business
Special thanks to guest author, Axel Christiansen “They’re ready to retire, or to move on to a new challenge, but those who come to us to sell their businesses aren’t...
Mini book review: The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek
In April of 2019 I had the opportunity to see Simon Sinek speak about his upcoming book. I’d heard Sinek speak a handful of times before so found myself tuning...
How to be okay with doing the right thing when it doesn’t feel so right
We’ve all faced a tough decision—the one where you know the right thing to do won’t come easy. Termination Demotion. Delivered less than stellar feedback. No instead of yes. Tough...
How do I make time for important tasks? Creating space in your schedule to move the needle on top priorities
When I started my first business, I was very busy. Busy serving customers and busy putting out fires. I was in heaven. But with all this busyness came a major...
What is the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program (SR&ED) and how can I take advantage of it?
Special thanks to guest author, Bikram Johal What is SR&ED? The Government of Canada’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program (SR&ED or SRED) is a tax incentive program...
Accelerating business growth with technology
Originally published by my coaching organization, Gravitas Impact. A system of success “At its core, a fully functioning business is basically a set of systems and processes.” – John Jantsch,...
A mile a minute: business lessons learned from my coach during a day at the racetrack
My name’s Mike, and I’m a car guy. A while back I had the privilege of taking my car for two days of track racing. The experience was intense, and...
Book review: Growth IQ: Get Smarter About The Choices That Will Make Or Break Your Business by Tiffani Bova
Here at Incrementa, we share a book a quarter. Each of us chooses one book, we read it, then share our thoughts. I chose Tiffani Bova’s, Growth IQ: Get Smarter...
What in the world is a BHAG and why do I need one? Crafting your big, hairy, audacious goal
Strategic planning is all about looking to the future. During the process, we focus on three time horizons: 1 year – What you’re doing execution planning for 3-5 years from present day – What you’re developing your...
Mini book review: Switch: How to change things when change is hard by Chip and Dan Heath
Managing change is one of the most important things we can do as leaders. Change is a hairy problem. People don’t like change, even if it’s good for them. It’s...
Is intuition the little known path to success or is it a telltale sign of weak leadership?
Special thanks to guest author, Pascale Hansen “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and...
Addicted to content? 3 tips to make it even more valuable with automated sharing
I admit it. I’m an addict. I’m utterly addicted to… content. It’s not Reddit that I’m addicted to either. It’s business content. I’m constantly reading, learning and finding ways to...
Stressed out by your coworker? Three tried & true secrets to settling workplace tension
We’ve all been there. Tension comes in many shapes and sizes, and can be so thick, you could cut it with a knife. A disagreement with a coworker that started...
How to hold productive one on one meetings
One on one meetings (1:1s) are one of the most important tools in your leadership toolbox. These meetings are the ultimate opportunity to set a clear shared vision and expectations,...
How to: motivating teams, maintaining results and managing emotional stress in the workplace
Emotional stress. It’s not part of work but it doesn’t disappear when the work day starts. So how should leaders manage teams with varying life experiences and stress levels while...
What causes chronic procrastination and can there be an upside to it?
Special thanks to guest author, Pascale Hansen “Hard work often pays off after some time. Procrastination pays off immediately”. There are several definitions of procrastination, however I’ll use the neutral...
Mini book review: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
I recently found myself making an unexpected road trip. Little did I know, the 6+ hours of driving would reward me so richly. As always, my road trips are spent...
Exit this way: sell your business with confidence
You’ve dedicated years of your life to building a successful business. Now, the time’s come to sell. Most entrepreneurs have never sold a company so the process can be unfamiliar,...
Speed dating for service providers event recap
Networking is one of the realities of business. It’s all about meeting new people and finding opportunities to provide service and be of value. Over time, conversations can lead to...
Ask Incrementa (almost) anything
Our brand promise is (un)consulting—providing you, and your team, the tools, knowledge and support needed to make your impact. To do this, we take the role of teachers, coaches, and...
Incrementa’s UNO: white water rafting event recap and a lesson on team alignment
Last week the Incrementa team brought together 20+ of our clients and strategic partners for an impactful lesson in team alignment. We value the incredible people our events bring together and the shared...
How does workplace conflict benefit teams, innovation and the bottom line?
It’s one of those easier said than done ideologies, but taking steps toward embracing healthy, resolute workplace conflict has been proven to create empowered, long-term employees, inspire innovation and improve...
How do I solve my cash flow problems? Invoices, both sides of the coin
When it comes to getting paid and paying up, are you a bully, victim or both? Today, a big customer finally paid his invoice—three weeks late! One of the biggest headaches that small...
Banish SPOTS forever! How to create a strategy & execution plan that works
Join Mike Knapp as he hosts Banish SPOTS forever! How to create a strategy & execution plan that works, an event hosted by The How-to Group. In it to win...
Three strategic planning myths we’re busting
A few weeks ago, we told you about the parts of a strategic plan. This week, we’re sharing three strategic planning myths—and we’re busting them. Strategic planning. It’s defining a direction...
Why bother with respect in the workplace? 3 ways to change perspective for greater respect among the team
Respect. Why bother?! I bet that got your attention. I’ve experienced a number of work environments—ranging from weak to intolerable, from crisp white collar to shades of blue. My passion...
Can you define the four parts of a strategic plan?
Ask a room full of business owners about their experience around strategic planning and you’re sure to hear some sad stories and more than a few nondescript chuckles. A company decides it...
Corporate eulogy: what would your business be remembered for?
2020 is looming and for your business, it’s not looking good. Your doors are closing for (insert heart wrenching reason here) and it’s last call. What would those near you—your...
Introducing Incrementa (un)consulting
When we started Incrementa just over 4 years ago, we knew we were building something different. Over the years, it became very clear that we weren’t just building different; we...
Book review: They Ask, You Answer by Marcus Sheridan
With a core value of, “learn, grow & apply”, the Incrementa team gathers for a quarterly book review. The team’s made up of avid readers so the decision to read...
Welcome Dave Cavan, Growth Strategist
With 2019 comes a new face to the Incrementa Team, Dave Cavan. We’ve known Dave for years, through is time with Syspro Canada. We knew he’d be a great fit...
Looking to add to your conference wish list? Read our EntreLeadership Summit 2019 recap & review
If you’re not learning, you’re not leading. This message was repeated by just about every speaker over the course of the EntreLeadership Summit earlier this spring and it’s something I...
SMarketing: sales + marketing event recap
Incrementa’s latest Breakfast Club event, Smarketing, took place on April 9. The event gathered nearly 30 people in downtown Vancouver for a morning of fine food, sales and marketing tips...
Incrementa Breakfast Club: SMarketing
April 9, 2019 7:30 am to 9:30 am Incrementa Breakfast Club: SMARKETING The art (and science) of transforming your company through unleashing the growth you’ve always envisioned April 9th 2019,...
Incrementa live: unleash the untapped power of brand and culture
September 25, 2018 7:30 am to 9:30 am Brand should not be a marketing exercise. Done right, it’s the strategic definition of who your business is and why it exists....
World password day
You probably know there’s a national cheeseburger day (Sept 18), talk like pirate day (ARRRR! Sept 19) and national donut day (June 1) – but did you know about World...
Increase your productivity with focus time
There are several universal rules for people: death, taxes, and that “busyness” will fill every available minute. Email, Slack, social media, unproductive meetings all contribute to that busyness. With all...
3 steps to reducing overwhelm
This is a guest blog post by Todd Kane, President of Evolved. It seems like there’s never a shortage of things to do. How though, can you organize the endless...
Leadership lessons from unexpected places
Some of the best leadership lessons I have been lucky enough to receive have come from the most unexpected places. My children and my pets. From my kids, I have...
Look deeper to find your next A players
We all want a team of A Players working for us. You know, the kind that drives the business forward, improves your culture, and are the picture of your next...
4 steps to managing conflict
Posted on December 19, 2017 by Shannon Pearson. | Leadership, People. Picture this…. Employee (raised voice): “There is STILL favoritism from certain managers to certain employees. You said you were...
Dragons, accountability and corporate culture
“When you first got here we thought you were a dragon! That you were going to destroy us!” This is one of the best comments I’ve ever received from a...
Achieve business success with focused Fridays
We all have a massive to-do list inside us that never gets done. Important things. Strategies, processes and methodologies, new products, templates. Projects that could change our business success. When...
The role of emotions in business
We’ve all heard a version of it. Don’t have emotions in business. While many consider it a best practice, I would like to offer an alternative thought… Emotions in business...
The secret ingredient to create trust in the workplace
At work, we depend on one another to be consistent and dependable. Both are very important attributes to building trust in the workplace. But what about when a person is...
Another brick in the wall: my thoughts on integrity
For many years, I was a banker. I worked in many locations, carrying out many roles, in areas of high trust and integrity. Although it shouldn’t, when a scandal in...
A disengaged culture: 5 things that will create it
I have not met a leader in business who has purposely created a disengaged culture or workforce, but I have met many who have created one without realizing it. The...
The goals of IT strategy
Traditionally, IT has been seen as a cost center. An area that companies dump money into and receive no measurable results. What if I told you it doesn’t have to...