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Norm Adams
Aug 21, 20236 min read
How was your time off?
If you haven’t taken a holiday from your small business this year, what’s your plan? I ask because I’ve yet to meet a business owner who con
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Dave Fuller
Apr 13, 20233 min read
Are Immigrants Better Entrepreneurs?
Recently I have been able to rub shoulders with a number of immigrants who are interested in buying businesses and who are interested in...
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Dave Fuller
Feb 16, 20232 min read
When Did Accountability Become an “Offensive” Word?
Recently I was invited to speak at a zoom meeting with leadership professionals from across North America. I was talking about the...
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Dave Fuller
Dec 22, 20223 min read
Managing The Transition Zone
As a distraction from business, I competed in triathlons for a number of years. While I was never really competitive, one of my most...
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Dave Fuller
Sep 29, 20222 min read
If your Company Doesn’t Have Goals, Do You Have a Problem?
For many years my company floated along without concrete goals and then one day I came across a sign that said “Double your Sales”. I...
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Dave Fuller
Dec 30, 20214 min read
Setting New Year's Resolutions? There is a better way! Name the Year!
As a child at this time of year I remember my parents and their friends gathering at New Years and talking about their New Year's...
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Dave Fuller
Nov 25, 20212 min read
5 Reasons Why Most Strategic Planning Fails and What You Must do if You Want Yours to Succeed!
Imagine spending days in a room with people you may not care to know that well and then finding out later that it was all a waste of time...
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Dave Fuller
Aug 26, 20212 min read
How Burned-Out Are You? Burnout is The Upcoming Leadership Crisis!
If you are in a leadership position and feeling burned out, you are not alone! It seems that weekly I am hearing from leaders who are...
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Dave Fuller
Aug 12, 20215 min read
Taking Family Out of Family Business
In early 2000, I had to fire my wife from our business. The business, a start-up, was struggling, and my wife was involved in running one...
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Dave Fuller
Jul 29, 20214 min read
5 Leadership Lessons from the Tokyo Olympics
My Olympic fascination started in 1976 when the summer games took place in Montreal. As a 12-year-old I was glued to our black and white...
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Dave Fuller
Jul 8, 20213 min read
3 Things Every Business Needs To Do To Improve Sales (But They Don’t)
Debra was flustered. She had taken over a business with the intent of growing it but had come to the realization that increasing the...
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Dave Fuller
Jun 30, 20212 min read
Incremental Change is the Key to Success!
Help is a word that is foreign to many entrepreneurs, and so when I get a phone call and the caller verbalizes that they need help, I...
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Dave Fuller
Jun 24, 20213 min read
Don’t Let Your Job Define Who You Are!
Norm was a faller! For three years, Norm fell big trees in the wilds of British Columbia. Norm was so good at falling trees that he could...
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Dave Fuller
Jun 10, 20214 min read
What You and Your Business Can Learn From Strava
My cycling buddies have been using Strava for years to track their rides. Strava, for those of you who are unfamiliar with it, is a phone...
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Dave Fuller
Jun 3, 20213 min read
The Tourism Rebound, Are We Ready?
Canadians are ready for the borders to be re-opened and will be flocking to sun destinations this winter like never before. The number of...
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Dave Fuller
May 27, 20214 min read
5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Start or Buy a New Business?
Weekly we get people reaching out to us at Pivotleader to get some advice on whether or not they should diversify their current business...
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Dave Fuller
May 20, 20214 min read
Buying or Selling a Business? How Much Is a Company Worth?
The current economic climate has changed the way that business owners think about their businesses. While we had worked with companies...
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Dave Fuller
May 13, 20213 min read
Are You Setting Yourself Up for Failure?
A client of mine was buying a new business. The company they were purchasing had been successful, however as a result of the effects of...
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Dave Fuller
May 6, 20214 min read
Does Your Boss have this Deadly Problem? E.D. is a crippling disease for many organizations!
“I need your help” were the first four words out of John’s mouth when I walked into his office recently. “We are starting a new business...
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Dave Fuller
Apr 30, 20213 min read
Should You Control or Surrender Your Future?
Early last year, I received a call from Sergey Shchepotkin asking if I would be his assistant coach for the University of Northern...
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