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2020 Holiday Business Books
Pierre Battah
  • Dec 18, 2020
  • 5 min

2020 Holiday Business Books

In these decidedly unusual times, we are more aware of our friends and neighbors, and family members, who run a small business. Retails s...
BOOK LAUNCH and LEARNING EVENT
pierrebattah
  • Sep 18, 2020
  • 1 min

BOOK LAUNCH and LEARNING EVENT

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How Leaders Intervene Effectively
Pierre Battah
  • Sep 2, 2020
  • 2 min

How Leaders Intervene Effectively

Photo by unknown author is licensed under CCBY In the previous newsletter we looked at focus and how distractions (especially the self-in...
Don’t Let Distraction Cost You the Race
Pierre Battah
  • Aug 18, 2020
  • 3 min

Don’t Let Distraction Cost You the Race

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA “Stay focused, stay focused,” said the measured, unhurried voice of the race engi...
A Lesson in Situational Leadership at 4800 Meters
Pierre Battah
  • Jul 31, 2020
  • 4 min

A Lesson in Situational Leadership at 4800 Meters

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA I’m delighted to bring you an alpine leadership lesson that due to space constrai...
Unleash Your Creative Depths: Write a Business Book Part II: The Question Is “How?”
Pierre Battah
  • Jul 22, 2020
  • 4 min

Unleash Your Creative Depths: Write a Business Book Part II: The Question Is “How?”

In case you missed Part I of this two-part blog, my first book Humanity at Work is to be published on September 8. In Part I, I shared so...
Unleash Your Creative Depths: Write a Business Book Part I: The Question Is “Why?”
Pierre Battah
  • Jul 13, 2020
  • 4 min

Unleash Your Creative Depths: Write a Business Book Part I: The Question Is “Why?”

My first book Humanity at Work is to be published on September 8. It is a great feeling, although I never received the kind of editorial ...
Your Summer Reading 2020
Pierre Battah
  • Jun 23, 2020
  • 2 min

Your Summer Reading 2020

While business books may not be everyone’s antidote to the ongoing pandemic, I’ve prepared my annual summer reading list with our new wor...
 Leading Through Uncertainty
Pierre Battah
  • Jun 4, 2020
  • 5 min

Leading Through Uncertainty

As I sat down to write this blog post, I was visited by the ghost of Charles Dickens. Well, not the spectre, but certainly the words that...
Leading from Home during a Pandemic
Pierre Battah
  • Apr 15, 2020
  • 3 min

Leading from Home during a Pandemic

Part Two: Leading at a Distance In the first part of this “working from home” blog, we looked at what it means to work from home and prov...
Working from Home during a Pandemic
Pierre Battah
  • Mar 24, 2020
  • 3 min

Working from Home during a Pandemic

Part One Canadians are working from home in unprecedented numbers. For a small number of employers and employees, this is business as usu...
What Employers Can Learn About Onboarding from a Classy High School Goalie
Pierre Battah
  • Mar 10, 2020
  • 3 min

What Employers Can Learn About Onboarding from a Classy High School Goalie

It was just another day at the office as T.J. Sullivan strapped on his goalie pads in the dressing room. His teammates were going through...
Workplace Problem Solving: 7 Steps To Follow
Pierre Battah
  • Apr 5, 2019
  • 3 min

Workplace Problem Solving: 7 Steps To Follow

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” - Albert Einstein A January 2018 survey of business l...
To Share or Not to Share Emotions @ Work
Pierre Battah
  • Mar 11, 2019
  • 3 min

To Share or Not to Share Emotions @ Work

“There’s no crying in baseball”, that famous quote from the late Penny Marshall’s movie A League of Their Own may apply to a baseball mov...
Asking for Help @ Work...and anywhere else too!
Pierre Battah
  • Jan 30, 2019
  • 2 min

Asking for Help @ Work...and anywhere else too!

The Gramercy Tavern is a famous New York city landmark, but it is also known as a special ops site for the culinary world. It is not unus...
The 9 Must-Read Books From 2018
Pierre Battah
  • Dec 20, 2018
  • 3 min

The 9 Must-Read Books From 2018

Like most years, my compelling business books of 2018 contain accomplished authors from a wide variety of backgrounds. Co-CEO’s of a succ...
My 2018 Summer Reading List
Pierre Battah
  • Jun 27, 2018
  • 3 min

My 2018 Summer Reading List

It's one of my favorite times of the year when I get to share my picks for summer reading. No romance or mystery novels just an impressi...
Workplace Superstitions, Rituals and Habits
Pierre Battah
  • Apr 16, 2018
  • 3 min

Workplace Superstitions, Rituals and Habits

Albie’s annual visit to the tax accountant is usually enjoyable enough but this year, discovering how superstitious accountants can be, m...
Balancing Relationships and Results at Work
Pierre Battah
  • Mar 19, 2018
  • 3 min

Balancing Relationships and Results at Work

Ari and Sydney are both struggling in their jobs. Everyone who knows and works with Ari marvels at Ari’s effortless social skills, demons...
Should You Be Asking More and Better Questions? Five Key Takeaways
Pierre Battah
  • Jan 23, 2018
  • 3 min

Should You Be Asking More and Better Questions? Five Key Takeaways

Kathleen’s (not her real name) first performance review as a new team leader in a national not for profit organization didn’t go as she h...
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