We are now back and posting. . . we had an attack a few weeks ago on our web site at 1-Focus and ended up with malware that caused all sorts of problems and embarrassment.  Our columns on the left and right are still a little messed up but you can still read the posts.  We did [...]

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I grew up in a time when children didn’t have to bring their candy home from Halloween and have it checked.  And while I was told not to talk to strangers or take candy from anyone, I was instructed to go to a policeman if I was in trouble.  So it is not surprising that [...]

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You have to have a strong ego to write blog posts that are well read by others (who have their own opinions) and then read all the comments.  Two days ago, I took exception to the term “uncoachable” that Marshall Goldsmith used in a recent in his “Ask the Coach” segment in HRB: “How to [...]

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1-Focus International is pleased to announce the creation of the Transition Club.   Our particular passion is assisting leaders and organizations learn how to navigate the waters of merging businesses, departments and teams while ensuring that they continue to grow and sustain vibrant and united organizations.  Our vision is to inspire thousands of individuals and organizations to grow. [...]

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The Economist last week had an article entitled “Sympathy for the Boss“.  It is a poor title for an interesting piece based on some of the findings of Steve Tappin and Andrew Cave in their book “The Secrets of CEOS: 150 Global Chief Executives Lift the Lid on Business, Life and Leadership”.  Are we really suppose to [...]

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Imagining The Future and Moving from What is To What Could Be
Sorry, it appears that Sketchcast has not been operational since August 2008. 

This short visual helps clients understand in simple terms the steps to go through from creating a new goal or vision and how to get there in a planned and managed manner.
1. First the Dream [...]

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At 1-Focus International, we have created a sustainability framework that integrates and honors large scale and individual change processes.
In the spirit of sharing knowledge with others about these various large scale change methodologies, I bring your attention to the process known as a “Wisdom Council” developed by Jim Rough who also coined the term that [...]

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By guest writer Mary Jo Asmus, President, Aspire Collaborative Services
High achievers may exhibit what George Parsons and Richard Pascale have described in Harvard Business Review as “Summit Syndrome”. We notice this phenomenon when an employee with an outstanding career becomes stagnant; or worse, she may sabotage her career by initiating unproductive arguments, failure to [...]

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On November 21st my good friend Doug Jordon was ever so kind as to include me as on of this four facilitators in an interesting consultation in Toronto on “Addressing the Technical Skills shortage – Attracting and Integrating Technically Trained Immigrants into Canada’s Labour Force” hosted by The Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT).

I [...]

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Sandy and I arrived home from Edinburgh yesterday after presenting at the International Association of Facilitators. Based on our White Paper: Leading Cross Cultural Re-engagement: Creating Post Merger Identity. We were very pleased with both our simulation and the caliber of those who chose to participate. It was full of emotion and [...]

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