Author Archives: Reema Patel

Does this sound familiar? You get into work early with the intention to start to fire off some emails before heading into your first meeting. You grab a coffee and before you start, your colleague comes over to talk to you about their weekend, and then your assistant walks in to have you approve some […]

Have you ever finished a day at work, absolutely exhausted but puzzled as to why? Your workload hasn’t changed drastically, and your routine has been consistent. You suddenly realize your tiredness was a result of you dealing with your co-worker, who droned on and on about how everything is wrong. Sometimes the most energy-consuming part […]

We all know a “Yes” person. That person who feels the need to say yes in order to be a people pleaser. They want to be liked by their colleagues. They will work late, take on an extra job of responsibilities, take on tasks beneath or beyond their skill level all with the aim to […]

Did you know that on average we spend 45% of our communications time throughout a day just listening to others[1]?  Compare that to speaking at 30%, reading at 16% and writing at a mere 9%. With almost half our time engaged in listening, the same study points to the fact we actually only retain 25% […]

At the end of every year, I send out a “Reflection Questionnaire” to my all coaching Clients to take some time to think about their past year and plan with intention for the following year. I don’t like to call them New Year’s resolutions, because let’s be honest, resolutions are often broken. Studies show that […]

Over the years, I have had leaders across Toronto approach me for leadership or executive coaching for various reasons.  The first question I start with is – what is the challenge you are trying to work through and where would you like to be at the end of our coaching session. The challenges have ranged from […]

Imagine you’re in a room with a team of executives and one of your product engineers has brought you an innovation they are excited about. The year is 1970 and your company makes 35mm film and your engineer is bursting at the seams to showcase to you their idea for digital cameras. The team decides without […]

When Inc Magazine set out to profile up-and-coming entrepreneurs in their first printing, they featured Steve Jobs, who was in the process of launching Apple at the time. While companies like IBM were still working on computers for enterprises, Jobs had a vision – putting computing devices in the hands of ordinary people. 40 years […]

At one point or another in their career, everyone asks themselves: ‘is this really what I want to do for the rest of my life?’ It could be out of a moment of frustration, or perfect clarity that they are meant to do something more. I’ve really enjoyed aspects of consulting, but when asking myself […]

Let’s for a moment imagine all of the major organs of the body as Directors of a company, You Corp. Each one manages a key department – Circulation, Respiratory, Digestive, Skeletal…you get the picture. You as the CEO of You Corp. have a vested interest in making sure all of these Directors work beyond their […]