The great resignation is something that people around the world are talking about. Not only are baby boomers retiring, many people who...

George has a small manufacturing plant that he bought 6 months ago. George bought the company because it had good revenue and came with...

“We just can’t find anybody qualified to do the job for us” is a line that I hear repeated regularly lately in working with clients. It...

The relationships we have with suppliers are often critical to our success in business. However, most business owners and managers don’t...

We were walking by the Vancouver airport recently and an employee was standing outside of the Plaza Premium Lounge greeting by passers...

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...

John reached out to me because he had heard we were able to help leaders like him reduce their stress and have better outcomes. John’s...

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...

If you have been in a leadership position, you have probably gone through a time when you didn’t feel very effective. Perhaps it was a...

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...

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...

After a couple of years of pandemic stress, business owners are pondering their next steps. You might be an owner who has decided that...

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...

Debra was flustered. She had taken over a business with the intent of growing it but had come to the realization that increasing the...

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...

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...

It was Sunday afternoon when I went over the handlebars of my bike, bent my front wheel and landed on my head. My son Caleb wasn’t...

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...

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...

Weekly we get people reaching out to us at Pivotleader to get some advice on whether or not they should diversify their current business...