Archive for February, 2011

2010 was a blur with the addition of Jenna Frost to the team and a year of exciting events and marketing on behalf of our clients. November was one of the busiest months on record for ED with taking he lead in Alberta’s Cancer Day of Action, hosted by the Campaign to Control Cancer. Volunteers spent the afternoon meeting with MLAs and with Alberta’s Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky to encourage awareness about a National Catastrophic Drug Coverage program for all Canadians.

ED also worked along side the Rotary Club of Edmonton Sunrise’s to take Dancing for the Kids to a new level when the talented show production team at Invert 720 stepped up to the plate. Inspired by Dancing With the Stars, local business celebrities competed in a friendly ballroom dance competition in support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Edmonton and Rotary’s programs. Congratulations to CTVs Brian Mudryk for taking home the Mirror Ball Trophy.

Also in November, Erin Rayner was thrilled to be awarded one of the Top 40 Under 40 by Edmonton’s Avenue Magazine. Being recognized, as one of the Top 40 Under 40 was an amazing experience from receiving the nomination to celebrating at the Alberta Art Gallery. “Keeping the news a secret from August until November was the hardest secret I’ve had to keep in a while!” says Erin.

With the start of 2011 ED is already ‘packing its bags!’ for the Rotary Club of Edmonton Sunrise’s Annual Planes Trains and Auctionables in support of the Tourette Syndrome Foundation. This year, the is hoping for some luck from the Irish since the event falls on St. Patricks Day. What would a St Paddy’s day be without signature drinks and an Irish themed menu?! Tickets are $100 and still available at www.planestrainsandauctionables.com

On May 4th 1000 business leaders, educators and students will descend on the Shaw Conference Centre’s Hall D for Junior Achievement’s Alberta Business Hall of Fame Gala  . This evening honors outstanding, community-minded entrepreneurs in northern Alberta, while raising funds for the organizations’ many business and leadership programs. Order your tickets at www.albertabusinesshalloffame.com

You want to be influential in the workplace. You want clients to refer you. You want to be heard… Then learn to love.

At ED we share Tim Sanders’ philosophy that love in a business setting isn’t about inside jokes, nicknames or extra-long hugs. Author of Love is the Killer App, to Tim Sanders Bizlove is “intelligently and sensibly sharing your intangibles with your bizpartners, in an act of selfless promotion of the growth of the other.”

And what are your intangibles? Simply put, they are your knowledge, your network and your compassion.

Knowledge represents all that you’ve learned, are learning and continue to learn that is relevant to your bizpartners. Knowledge is an easy asset to acquire, it is simple to facilitate and the resources are endless. Accumulate knowledge with the intention of sharing it with others, enabling them to profit from what you’ve learned as much as you do. Bizknowledge is an intangible that lasts forever, and is not easily forgotten.

Your Network is your web of relationships, everyone you meet that could benefit from everyone else that you meet. “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” to a large degree is true. Imagine the impact of connecting two contacts in your network in a meaningful way, informing them why you thought they should meet and why they would be valuable to one another then disappear without the expectation of reciprocity, and allow them to form their own bond What makes networks so powerful is that when you begin to share yours, it increases exponentially. In other words, the more valuable bizpeople you meet and introduce, the more valuable bizpeople you’ll meet and introduce.

Compassion in the workplace simply means allowing oneself to be human, to connect on a personal level with empathy and warmth. Writes Sanders, “By expressing your compassion, you create an experience that people remember. And when people remember you, it’s good for your business.”

Sanders says that business love isn’t just about being nice though -it’s about being smart too. Acquire and share knowledge with bizmates – people you’re interested in helping succeed. Develop relationships that are relevant to your business and personal goals. Extend compassion to everyone, but don’t let bizmates walk all over you.