Bonus: Medium-by-Medium Cheat Sheet Medium Strengths Best For Paper Books Deep focus, tactile engagement, less distraction Complex or technical material that requires retention E-Books Portable, searchable, and easy to annotate […] The post The Science of Retention: Learn Smarter, Not Harder appeared first on Bellrock ..read more

What questions are you asking your team right now? Let’s discuss – email me at tlandes@bellrock.ca. For more on strategy and leadership, do a deep dive here. The post Strategic Thinking in Uncertain Times: Thriving When the World Is Shaking appeared first on Bellrock ..read more

Need help getting your time (and your team) back on track? Bellrock offers business leaders a unique perspective on strategic challenges. Let’s talk about strategies tailored to your leadership style. […] The post Stop Drowning in Your To-Dos: Practical Coaching Tips for Busy Managers appeared first on Bellrock ..read more

Bellrock offers business leaders a unique perspective on strategic challenges and provides management training to take companies to the next level. They also facilitate a mean process flow workshop. Our […] The post Process Flow Diagrams: Streamlining Operations and Boosting Efficiency appeared first on Bellrock ..read more

Bellrock offers business leaders a unique perspective on managing employee performance. Our purpose is to unleash potential, developing life-long relationships and raving fans. To talk about how AI can work […] The post AI Prompts Simplified: Essential Tips to Improve Your Work appeared first on Bellrock ..read more

Scaling a small business is like climbing a mountain. Just when you think you’ve reached the peak, you realize you’re only on a foothill. The view behind is stunning, but […] The post The Leadership Tightrope: Balancing Inclusion and Efficiency in Strategic Planning appeared first on Bellrock ..read more

Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) are structured tools used by managers to help underperforming employees. The primary goal of a PIP is to give the employee every possible chance to succeed in the role. It ensures expectations were clearly set and provides support, facilitating measurable improvement in an employee’s performance and aligning them to the company’s standards and expectations. It also helps with the guilt of, “did I do enough to help them?” In small business, managers sometimes use a PIP to protect against any legal action should they be looking to replace an employee. This is ..read more

Having worked with hundreds of small businesses over the course of this century, we’ve come to some anecdotal conclusions on both why strategic plans don’t get implemented (dusty slide deck, anyone?) and ways to mitigate these risks. Our definition of a small business is a company that has been around for at least a couple of years and has at least ten but usually not more than 100 employees. They’ve made it through the first “valley of death” and have learned that what got you here won’t get you there. They know they must change and decide they need a strategic plan to do it. In these establi ..read more

Companies run on teamwork. That’s why performance measurement is such a fraught topic – it’s rare for an individual to legitimately take 100% credit for the work that was produced. From electrical contractors to engineering firms, from marketing agencies to retail stores, success is not merely a product of individual brilliance, but a collective effort orchestrated by a cohesive team. And most of the people working in those organizations have had a lot of exposure to teams. They played sports as kids, did team projects at school…isn’t it odd then, that we are so bad at the basics of teamwork ..read more

Your sales process should never start with the receipt of an RFP. To reliably bring in business, particularly from new clients, you must begin the sales process long before you write the proposal. When you know a prospect very well, you can tailor your response to their RFP in a way that few competitors can and even fewer bother to do. Writing a customized response takes just as long as picking through past proposals to find previously written pieces that sort of apply, so it makes sense to customize each proposal to its specific audience. But this process only works if you get to know th ..read more