Managers Need To Learn How To Lead. The other night, we ate out at a restaurant. I ended up waiting ten minutes, watching while various waiters wander by. When it became clear that no one was going to help me, I went to the hostess and asked if my server would be with us soon. [...]
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Main Reason Why Our Employees Are Not Effective
Posted on 11 September 2010.
Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Sarkari Speaks10 Comments
Penticton Ironman With My Niece and Nephew
Posted on 06 September 2010.
I feel so bad that I took away one of the most precious moments away from my niece and nephew. Natasha and Zal had not stopped talking about the triathlon we did together. So I decided to take them to the Penticton Ironman Triathlon. There were two parts of this twelve hour event that I [...]
Posted in Business, Children/Youth, Sarkari Speaks3 Comments
My Brother In Law Talks A Lot
Posted on 03 September 2010.
I just spent the day with my brother-in-law. We ate out and then ran a few errands. All in all, it was just a typical day except for that everywhere we went, my brother-in-law took some time to talk to people. He talked to the waiter at the restaurant, he made chit chat with the [...]
Posted in Business, Relationships, Sarkari Speaks3 Comments
Single Mothers Are The Most Effective At Delegation In Your Business
Posted on 30 August 2010.
Having Zal and Natasha stay with me for the last three weeks has been a truly memorable experience. We did a lot of fun things and shared some very important moments. However, I can’t deny that it was difficult. After all, I’m not used to playing full-time parent to two growing children. It’s time intensive [...]
Posted in Business, Children/Youth, Entrepreneur, Sarkari Speaks14 Comments
My Physiotherapist Reminded Me Of The Most Important Thing About Business
Posted on 12 August 2010.
Going to the doctor can be stressful, full of uncertainties and vague possibilities. It’s hard because most of us go to the doctor to find out things we can’t figure out on our own. We have to put our faith completely in the doctor, trusting our very health to his/her expertise and knowledge. My recent [...]
Posted in Business, Health, Leadership, Relationships13 Comments
My First Half-Ironman In Oliver
Posted on 11 June 2010.
5 days of training, a weeks rest and I was ready to take on the challenge of my first half-Ironman in Oliver. There I stood with over a 1000 competitors, nervous, overwhelmed but excited. Excited to walk into a situation where I know the only way I will finish is to dig deep within and [...]
Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Inspirational, Relationships, Sarkari Speaks41 Comments
The Biggest Error You Can Make In Launching Any Strategy For Your Product Or Service
Posted on 07 February 2010.
I recently discovered that I had made one of the biggest errors one can make when forecasting any strategy for your product or service. When it comes to our products or services, we are more attached to the value of them then our own clients are. That being said there are times that there is [...]
Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Marketing and Branding, Sarkari Speaks1 Comment
How Do I Turn My Brand Into A Movement & Give It Life?
Posted on 27 January 2010.
What is the difference in creating a brand like Coca-Cola and one for your everyday entrepreneur? My parents moved into a new community just prior to me visiting them during this holiday season. Every time we walked by a new neighbor, my mom would introduce me. “This is my son, he is an inspirational speaker [...]
Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Marketing and Branding, Sales15 Comments
My Christmas Eve On The Streets Of Vancouver
Posted on 01 January 2010.
This year my Christmas Eve was filled with more adventure than I ever expected. Infact, this is my 4th year spending Christmas Eve on the streets and it has always been the greatest life lessons but never have I faced such adventures. My last great awareness experience taught me the valuable lesson of respect in [...]
Posted in Business, Inspirational, Relationships, Sarkari Speaks20 Comments
Creating A Corporate Strategy Without Paralysis By Analysis – Igor Ansoff
Posted on 10 December 2009.
One of the most critical elements of growing a business for the long term is knowing how to strategically plan for or make decisions about the future. Igor Ansoff born 1918 in Russia is considered the grandfather of Corporate Strategy. Igor identified 4 standard types of Corporate Decisions – Which I believe stand the test [...]
Posted in Business, Leadership, Sarkari Speaks4 Comments
Hurry Up And Make A Decision Already – Understanding Personalities
Posted on 07 December 2009.
The majority of our day is spent trying to communicate our message or to understand the relevance of a message from others. The question we need to consider is how many hours a day do we waste in frustration and ineffectiveness because we do not seem to be able to get on the “same page” [...]
Posted in Business, Leadership, Relationships, Sarkari Speaks7 Comments
My Surf Board Taught Me The Most Critical Lesson
Posted on 30 November 2009.
What a perfect moment I experienced today. We were sitting on our surfboards waiting for the next magical wave as the sun was blaring on our sore muscles. Just as I thought to myself of jumping into the water to cool my body off, we started to experience sun showers. And than there it was [...]
Posted in Business, Inspirational, Relationships, Sarkari Speaks13 Comments
Okanagan – Kelowna Event Everyone Has Been Waiting For
Posted on 29 September 2009.
There are so many networking events in Kelowna that one can easily get lost within them all. It almost becomes a habit of showing up, meeting people, changing cards having some appetizers and then forgetting it all until the next one. Last week I experienced what networking is all about. I attended the OBRG event [...]
Posted in Business, Relationships, Sales3 Comments
Little Birds Will Always Lose Fortunes in this Market.
Posted on 19 May 2009.
I just got lectured by a little bird. We were sitting on the patio on a beautiful day in Scottsdale Arizona having lunch. Actually it was about 104 deg. but the water misters were right above us so it felt like the perfect day. During the end of our lunch we started noticing a few [...]
Posted in Business5 Comments
Can I Live Without My Blackberry?
Posted on 07 June 2008.
Technology can be our best friend as well as our worst enemy. I remember when Paul walked in with his mini briefcase. We all sat there with amazement as he unzipped the case and plugged in the first Motorola cell phone into the power pack that lay within the brief case. At that point in time [...]
Posted in Business, Leadership16 Comments
Fairmont Hotels Hurt my Feelings
Posted on 29 May 2008.
It is ironic how people in the service industry at times haven’t a clue about what service really means. so many seem to be clueless about how the little things that they do and say have the greatest impact in their business. We all know that in our personal relationships it is all about the [...]
Posted in Business, Sales0 Comments
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