Eileen Bistrisky

VIMFF 2019 Closing night

2019-03-12T23:17:43.453000Z

https://youtu.be/qT2VYlnqCKQ

This was me kicking off closing night of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF), where I re-capped highlights of the festival, and continued the message of inspiring adventurous thought and action for the betterment of people and the planet. I talked about some of what inspired me during the festival; from Liv Sansoz and her 82 4,000m peaks in the Alps, to David & Harry Crerar and Bill Maurer and 80 peaks on Vancouver's North Shore. I encouraged the audience to find their own literal or figurative mountain challenge. I urged everyone to say "yes" to opportunities to connect with mountain legends such as the ones that happened earlier in the week with Doug Robinson and Kelly Cordes. Finally, I introduced one of my own climbing inspirations, Sasha DiGiulian whose message around her Canadian 5.14 Big Wall Trilogy is so in alignment with everything that I had been talking about all week. When not helping businesses with their profitability & growth, or exploring mountains myself, I volunteer for a number of organizations including being Chair of VIMFF. VIMFF celebrates outdoor adventure and mountain culture through film, photography, presentations, and workshops. VIMFF brings communities together and creates a platform for the exchange of ideas and experiences between filmmakers, artists, outdoor enthusiasts, and the public.

VIMFF 2019 Opening Night Welcome

2019-02-27T21:20:26.122000Z

https://youtu.be/txsSVeuDPLU

When not helping businesses with their profitability & growth, or exploring mountains myself, I volunteer for a number of organizations including being Chair of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF). VIMFF celebrates outdoor adventure and mountain culture through film, photography, presentations, and workshops. VIMFF brings communities together and creates a platform for the exchange of ideas and experiences between filmmakers, artists, outdoor enthusiasts, and the public. Friday night was the kick-off to this year’s festival which runs until Sunday. This was my opening night welcome to inspire adventurous thought and action for the betterment of people and the planet. I give a shout out to some of my VIMFF colleagues who have inspired me, like Brent & James from Mind Vs Mountain and talk about some of the inspiring experiences I have had, such as camping underneath the aurora borealis outside of Yellowknife, and going to the Lillooet Ice Climbing Festival.

How Founders Can Build Better Teams | Team Empowerment

2019-02-20T23:40:18.719000Z

https://youtu.be/pO3V9To-xSU

✔️SUBSCRIBE✔️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOMBGxhNWIlwY-K47U1tfNg/videos?sub_confirmation=1 Is your business taking off? Then it’s time to think about team empowerment! In this video, I talk about the importance of teamwork in an organization. Building an effective team lets you work more efficiently and get more accomplished, which in turn grows your business. In the beginning stages of your business, you as the founder probably filled every role yourself. It was your great idea and your entrepreneurial spirit that led to the creation of your company. Although you may have done the initial work to put your business together, you can benefit from help going forward. Here’s where the importance of teamwork in an organization comes in. To encourage the expansion of your business, you have to shift some of the responsibility that you’ve shouldered from the start. The transition can be difficult. You may be reluctant to share the workload or to put results into the hands of others. Instead of holding onto control for dear life, let others take the lead and demonstrate their own expertise. Your team members are skilled in areas where you may be weak. As your team members efficiently tackle their assigned tasks, you’ll be free to focus on the particular work that you do well. When you practice team empowerment, you’re no longer alone in looking out for your business – you get a dedicated group of highly capable people who are also responsible for your success. What’s the importance of teamwork in an organization? What’s the value of team empowerment? Here is what effective teamwork by an empowered team looks like: Dedicated, motivated team members who make unique, valuable contributions and are collectively invested in outcomes.

Making Ideas Happen - How To Get Traction

2019-01-30T22:53:45.322000Z

https://youtu.be/ovlDQuLm5i4

It can be tough to get traction when you want your business to grow. In this video, I talk about the importance of adjusting your mindset when you’re invested in making ideas happen and moving ahead. The early days of your business are exciting – they’re filled with entrepreneurial spirit, the creative juices are flowing, and everyone seems to embrace a turn-on-a-dime mentality. But all that great brainstorming can amount to nothing unless your business works to implement its ideas. To increase business, it’s necessary to turn your abstract concepts into concrete products or services that you can then offer to the marketplace. How do you get traction to implement your ideas instead of letting them languish? Put systems and structures into place. Establish a set of procedures and best practices that can guide you in getting things done. Spend some time and energy on action rather than thought. Here’s where the mindset of your entrepreneurial business leaders comes into play. Many creative types feel stifled by the routine nature of day-to-day operations. They are more interested in pursuing whims and are afraid to miss out on new notions. They’re less concerned about making ideas happen and might even stand in the way. The solution is to broaden the mindset of your business to include both creativity and productivity. You can get traction for growth if you divvy up responsibilities -- free up the thinkers to do what they do best, while you trust a dedicated team of go-getters to take ideas and run with them. Expanding your mindset is the first step in making ideas happen, and the first of six ingredients for profitability and growth that I’ve identified in my free eGuide, Beyond the Plateau. You can download it here: https://www.effectiveconsulting.ca/free-eguide-six-ingredients/

Why Aligning A Team's Values Improves Decision Making In The Workplace

2019-01-02T21:06:34.142000Z

https://youtu.be/UMgQMriuCgc

This video discusses why identifying and aligning a team’s values, vision, and mission improves decision making in the workplace. Alignment is very important when it comes to business growth. In order to get everyone to move in the same direction, you need them to understand the company's core values and have a clear vision of the goal. There are a number of steps necessary to achieve alignment, such as collectively taking stock of how things are, asking how things should be, brainstorming and compiling ideas, and planning for implementation. When you establish a vision that takes into consideration the ideas of your team members, you have a better chance of achieving that vision. Everyone contributes, the ideas are compiled, and the aligned team is invested in a common goal. Aligning a team’s values empowers decision making in the workplace as everyone can be trusted to act with the company’s best interests in mind. It can also help organizations that have lost sight of a common vision. ════════════════════════════════ DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE EGUIDE: ► https://www.effectiveconsulting.ca/ ════════════════════════════════ ✅ SUBSCRIBE ✅ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOMBGxhNWIlwY-K47U1tfNg?sub_confirmation=1

How To Develop a Strategic Plan For Profitability And Growth

2018-12-19T21:37:24.250000Z

https://youtu.be/1fllz8zyYdE

FREE DOWNLOAD: How to develop a strategic plan to grow your business - https://www.effectiveconsulting.ca/ Business Consultant Eileen Bistrisky and team help Canadian and US companies grow through strategic planning, value and mission development, and Virtual Strategy Officer services. If you'd like to learn the six ingredients that will help take your business to the next level, download the free eguide today! Since 1992, Effective Leadership Consulting has helped clients to achieve their objectives by: ✓ Facilitating organizational growth ✓ Helping to increase profitability ✓ Improving operational effectiveness ✓ Fostering clarity of vision, effective communication, and empowerment ✓ Helping clients define and achieve SMART objectives ✓ Sharing effective leadership strategies ✓ Help and guidance with how to develop a strategic plan #HowToDevelopAStrategicPlan #StrategicPlanning #BusinessConsulting

How to Improve Company Performance and Achieve Sustainable Business Growth

2018-12-05T21:53:43.055000Z

https://youtu.be/zBkJJ6t88Ho

If your business has hit a plateau, this video will help you to figure out how to improve company performance and achieve sustainable business growth. Don’t forget – for full step by step guidance you can download my FREE eguide here: https://www.effectiveconsulting.ca/free-eguide-six-ingredients/ So, how do you overcome the dreaded business plateau? Well, one important ingredient (one of the six ingredients from my free eguide) is FOCUS. Here’s how you can begin to focus on the correct actions that will move your business forward. 1) Assemble your decision-makers and take stock. Where is your business right now in comparison to your strategic objectives? It’s important to be honest and look at this in an impartial way. 2) Create an anonymous survey. Ask your team for their thoughts on how to improve company performance, for example, what projects would they like to work on? Can they pinpoint any areas of inefficiency? What activities do they feel offer the highest potential for growth? 3) Go through all responses and find patterns and themes in their answers. 4) Show everyone that you acknowledge their opinions in a special focus session. Guide everyone through projects and growth ideas and draw up their thoughts. Whilst doing this it’s important to remember that there are no right or wrong answers. Within all this newly compiled data will be golden nuggets that, if implemented will help you to achieve sustainable business growth. List your options and criteria in a matrix and assign values as to how each option meets each criteria. Ranking and prioritizing each objective helps to keep everyone focused when they are prioritizing their work moving forward. Remember to set strategic objectives and follow up on them. Hitting these objectives will ensure your team feel a sense of pride and satisfaction, and that will take your company a long way! Don't forget that focus is just one of my six Ingredients for how to improve company performance and achieve sustainable business growth when you’re in a slump. To learn about the other five ingredients check out my free eguide and subscribe to my channel for more videos!

Eileen Bistrisky

2018-12-02T08:39:48.805000Z

Effective Leadership Consulting | Eileen Bistrisky | Vancouver, BC, Canada

Eileen Bistrisky MBA, CSEP, CMC, ECPC, ACC
Effective Leadership Consulting Ltd.
Vancouver, British Columbia V5H 3Z7
Canada
Phone: 604-218-0256
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Website: https://www.effectiveconsulting.ca/

Entrepreneur/Adventurer/Consultant MBA, CSEP, CMC, ECPC, ACC When not adventuring in the wilderness both locally and abroad, I strategically lead impactful, socially-responsible organizations. I am the President & CEO of Effective Leadership Consulting, and a Certified Management Consultant helping leaders empower teams to profitably benefit people and the planet.

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