by Patti Blackstaffe | Jan 21, 2009 | Business, Communication, Gratitude, Leadership, Management, Uncategorized
“A chicken doesn’t stop scratching just because worms are scarce.” ~Anonymous I love this quote, in fact this weekend on Twitter that quote received the most replies of any quote I sent out. Why? Perhaps it speaks to us about the current economic...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Jan 12, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Management, Training, Uncategorized
Are you a leader, or emerging leader in your craft or technology? It’s not enough to be very good at what you do; leadership requires a whole lot more of you. Having spent a good many years in technology, and a little more than 5 years in a global IT company, the...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Jan 3, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Management, Training, Uncategorized
You know who they are and they suck the wind right out of your sails, by the time they leave the room you are left depleted and feeling down. Energy is like that, it’s transferable and we humans are energy sponges, soaking up every ounce of energy coming our way. ...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Dec 30, 2008 | Gratitude, Leadership
Farewell to 2008. Welcome, 2009. It was a fantastic year this year, much learned and great beginnings for my entire family. I wanted a chance to share a little story with you. We had a very different Christmas this year, as a family we pledged not to buy presents for...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Dec 28, 2008 | Business, Communication, Customer Service, Gratitude, Leadership, Management, Uncategorized
Top Ten Lessons from 2008 It has been quite a year of change for Strategic Sense; change highlights the adaptive skills inherent in every individual and business! From the tail-end of a boom in Calgary to the significant change in business due to a recession, many...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Dec 19, 2008 | Business, Communication, Leadership
Before I get into details about part two of our “Change the World” Series, I wanted to share an observation. Since I started blogging, I’ve learned a great deal about the interests of our readers, for one. I wanted to throw into the Christmas season a...
