Forward Looking Business Training

  Travel, like meetings, can be either productive or ineffective depending on the how and why; this has been an issue long before, and will continue long after the Pandemic. While touch base discussions and information sharing on video is quick, effective, and efficient, events such as strategic planning, team building, and leadership development are far more effective when in person. I have experienced these types of situations both on video and in person, and can say for certain many critical issues were resolved during physical presence, and some during the hours after the office was closed. I believe we will return to times of physical presence, but with a better appreciation of the how and why. What do you think?

  During one of my marketing classes in 1995, the professor insisted the Customer was always King. However, over the years I have seen cases where this did not hold true; and today, you will find with more oligopolies, the supplier is in the driver’s seat. Comment and share your experience with this.

  Do you believe you are not a Leader? Do you think Leadership development is just for the boss' favourite? We are all Leaders, but some of us just don't know it! Regardless of whether we are a supervisor or not, we all play a Leadership role one way or another:  a teacher leads his students, a psychologist leads her patients, an accountant leads his clients, and a rookie policewoman leads the people she attends to. If formal Leadership experience is something you require to take that next step, consider volunteer work! Coaching sports, leading a scout troop, and guiding an excursion are all Leading! En excerpt from our Forward Looking Guide: Lead by Example:  Amazon.com: Daniel W Elliot CPA CGA: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle ‘You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss and failure into success.’ (Napoleón Bonaparte)   Leaders must be able to look forward, envision potential opportunities, anticipate challenges, and develop strategies to en...

  Are your employees surprised by their performance evaluation? If so, you may need to reconsider your orientation process. Setting written objectives, providing training, continuous feed-back, and warning of consequences are critical steps to ensuring your time and money were appropriately invested… as well as theirs! Whether it be an employee or practicum student, we should go into the relationship with the intention of succeeding. Forward Looking Solutions offers Operational Guides on Amazon Kindle, as well as on-line courses at Udemy. We are also available to work directly with you to help you Look Forward and find the solution. Excerpt from our Forward Looking Guide: Select for Success: Redirection There will be occasions where an employee is not meeting expectations and needs redirection; this could be in the form of additional training and support or may require other measures such as behavioural adjustment. It is paramount that you provide the necessary actions immediately ...

 Do you have something you need to learn and are struggling with it? Videos and books are fine, but sometimes you just need to have a conversation. In addition to our on-line courses and books, we are available to have the conversation.  We are availiable in person and on-line through video platforms to help you with operational and administrative challenges. Write to us at forwardlookingsolutions@gmail.com and we can set up a time and place to talk.

Old guys with years of experience have a lot to share! Those who have flown a desk and swung a wrench have even more! My name is Dan Elliot, and I am a Professional Accountant with over twenty years of front-line experience in administrative, mechanical and emergency services environments.   In addition to being an Accountant at the Comptroller level, I served as a military aircraft mechanic, and worked as an operations manager with a vocational training program in the penitentiary system, where we manufactured goods for re-sale as part of this important reintegration program.    I also served as a volunteer fire-Fighter and search and rescue member, where I achieved the rank of Captain in the fire service, and Search Manager and Team Leader in Search and Rescue. I combine my education and experience to provide you a rounded approach to mentorship and teaching. In addition to being available for in-person and on-line training and coaching, I have a number of Forward L...

  Are you one of the many leaders who are making decisions based on emotions versus facts? Are you weeding through the abundance of information and only using what is relevant? If you are making decisions which will affect the lives of others, you owe it to them to ensure you have all the relevant information. Our Forward Looking Guide on Leadership discusses decision making and is available on Amazon Kindle.  Amazon.com: Daniel W Elliot CPA CGA: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle Enclosed is an excerpt from that guide: ´Your ability to solve problems and make good decisions is the true measure of your skill as a leader.’ (Brian Tracy)   Whether the problem be an operational issue or ethical dilemma, leaders must be able to analyze the situation using all available reliable relevant information, and make a resolution. In some cases the advise of experts may be required, but in the end the leader must make the final decision and be accountable for the outcome. ...