by Patti Blackstaffe | Feb 12, 2013 | Communication, Culture, Leadership, Management, Team, Training
Whether you have 10 people walking in the door for work or 1000, they all bring with them their dreams, hopes, values, frustrations, problems and their desire to make their career the best it can be. People bring with them every experience they have ever had, and...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Feb 5, 2013 | Communication, Culture, Leadership, Management
Be willing to do the work, not play the victim of circumstance Working in Organizational Development (executive coaching and change management) is my passion. I love situational, character and behavioural development within an organizational environment. I...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Jan 28, 2013 | Culture, Leadership, Team
Have you ever noticed when a really catchy song comes on the radio, you can’t help but tap a toe, hum or even sing along? For me, it is when a song from my late teens and early twenties comes alive. There is something about reminiscing back to a time of personal...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Jan 21, 2013 | Culture, Leadership, Team
Ideal: Everyone wants to work for a great team and to give credit to a great team – that’s most people’s workplace utopia. Reality: Human dynamics, competition and workplace conflict make it difficult to know just where credit and responsibility are to be shared. Here...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Jan 18, 2013 | Leadership
At the end of January we will be celebrating our 5 year anniversary as a business! On January 29th, 2008 Strategic Sense Inc was incorporated and what a ride it has been. Keep in touch and follow us as we make plans to celebrate our 5th year! ...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Oct 31, 2012 | Conflict, Leadership, Training
It may not be today, it may not be tomorrow, but liars do get caught. The thing about lies is that they are unsustainable. Eventually, someone begins to catch on, investigate, corroborate and vet the lies. When a person tells enough of them, it is too hard for the...
