Welcome to the November edition of our newsletter! Winter is here - we now have snow. There is always something magical for me about the changing of the seasons. As one season ends, a new one begins, and each brings with it different transitions. This year, we put the sailboat and dock away in the snow - that is a first for us!
A team that involves a dog! While speaking at the Atlantic Human Resources Conference in September, we stayed at the Chocolate Lake Best Western hotel in Halifax and we were fascinated by their innovative approach to teamwork and business development. This hotel has a four legged team member - a chocolate lab named Cocoa, who is the official greeter at the hotel.
Chicken Soup for the Soul - Volunteering From the Heart
In early October we had the pleasure of attending the Success Principles Workshop and had a private meeting with our mentor, Jack Canfield, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series. I presented Jack with a signed copy of his own book since the story I wrote titled "Volunteering from the Heart", was published in the new Chicken Soup for the Soul book, "What I Learned from the Dog" - this was definitely a highlight! Toby and Charmaine also enjoyed a highly successful book signing event at Chapters bookstore in Sherwood Park. We figure more than 85 people stopped by! Thank you all for your support. Toby’s website is now online - www.tobytales.com.
Buy Your Tickets Now –“Align Your Passion, Purpose & Power for 2010!”
Saturday, January 16, 2010, Debra Kasowski & Charmaine Hammond are hosting a full day event with Janet Attwood! Janet Attwood is the New York Times Best Selling Author of The Passion Test- The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Destiny and she is coming to Edmonton January 2010! Contact Chris at 780-464-3828 for more information on the event, sponsorship, how you can be involved, and to purchase your tickets. The VIP event on Friday, January 15, 2010 will also feature musician and song writer Justin Hines and a meet & greet with Janet Attwood. Tickets are a great Christmas gift for friends and family and are also a wonderful way to recognize and invest in your employees.
I recently read The Encore Effect by Mark Sandborn. Sandborn talks about the pyramid of possibility, which is such an important concept in teamwork and business. If you were to draw an inverted pyramid, here are the words that Sandborn states would go in the pyramid (starting from bottom to top): Potential, purpose, passion, principles, persistence, and personalization.
I constantly hear how clients and colleagues are overwhelmed by email and paper! Several ideas for managing paper that were shared with me (and that work) are:
I attended a workshop in September with Patricia Fripp, a renowned and expert speaking and presentation skills coach and speaker. The event left me with many valuable reminders. When you have a presentation to make, whether it be to your colleagues or your clients, here are a few pointers that will serve you well:
Charmaine and colleague Michele Luit's article "The Care and Feeding of your Team" was featured in the Fall 2009 HRIA Network Magazine. Click here to read the article.
Charmaine is writing the book On Toby’s Terms-A Story of Life, Love and Purpose, to be published in 2010
