TheShiftConference

Connect your business to new opportunities in the Oceans, Technology, and Cultural Tourism Industries at Connect NL. September 26-28. Register today! Learn, network and grow your business. #ConnectNL eventbrite.ca/e/connect-nl-t…

“We’ve all made the future of our region brighter by being here at this conference ” @kristahan @GrantThorntonCA @sym_designs #TheSHIFT_AC

The LEGO competition intensifies #TheSHIFT_AC

“When you cannot define your problems by number and impact on your business, you don’t yet understand it. You may be able to understand the challenges you face, but you don’t understand the problem.” Merv Symes @sym_designs #TheSHIFT_AC #Execution

Yesterday's chat on the importance of immigration was profound. Immigrants have great ideas, skills and resilience. How can we attract and RETAIN them? #TheSHIFT_AC @TareqHadhad #LaylaRahmeh @SmartSkinTech

"The single most important skill of a good business person is the ability to craft and ask compelling questions. Let them self-discover they need you." #theSHIFT_AC @EricAtSandler

“In most businesses, when all is said and done, usually more is said than done. In high performing organizations, more is done than said.” Merv Symes @sym_designs #TheSHIFT_AC #Execution

“Every time I execute i should have an improved business, better results and owners. If I am not getting all three I am probably not doing it right.” Merv Symes @sym_designs #TheSHIFT_AC #Execution

David Doucette from Roynat Capital talks to owners about the business friendly bank and funding growth. #TheSHIFT_AC

Christian Hall @HallmarkLab speaking about starting the long journey of Performance Excellence: Revenue was growing but bottom line didn’t change. They worked IN the business and had a reactive mgmt style. They decided to make their company the best it could be. #TheSHIFT_AC

After two years of Performance Excellence @AVGroupNB are growing at 6-7% (previously scraping by at 1-2%) and employee engagement has more than doubled (92%) Ashley Irvine speaks about his journey at #TheSHIFT_AC @sym_designs

“Be humble, be curious, have perseverance and be positive” David Savoie Acadian Construction on the journey of Performance Excellence #TheSHIFT_AC

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Every business we are in involved in requires risk. Even doing nothing is a risk. Leah White @GrantThornton #TheSHIFT_AC

Leah White @GrantThornton has the crowd standing for chocolate. I love this risk taking exercise. #TheSHIFT_AC

'One of the toughest things we need to do is hold back on features and benefits and instead, seek to understand. In doing this the prospect can discover on their own that they need what you have.' Eric Fry @sandlerhalifax #TheSHIFT_AC

‘People buy for their reasons not ours. We don’t find that out if we do all the talking. Use the 30/70 rule. Listen 70% of the time.’ Eric Fry @sandlerhalifax #TheSHIFT_AC

"We need to get to the advisor level relationship with our client vs. a vendor relationship where I am quoting and hoping (a race to the bottom)" Eric Fry @sandlerhalifax #TheSHIFT_AC

“Trying to convince and tell a potential customer about products and services takes away value. We need to act, think and sound different.” Eric Fry @sandlerhalifax #TheSHIFT_AC