--- title: Execution Insights | Western Canada's Execution Authority (29) description: Practical execution insights for Western Canadian mid-market leaders — frameworks, tools, and lessons from 30 years of helping leadership teams turn strategy into results. 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Just one, but it has to really want... ![Tim O'Connor](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/912278597882c6a76d74e56d9e7c4f56-Nov-03-2021-12-15-20-42-AM.png) Tim O'Connor January, 17 2019 [![](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concensus-decisive-300x224-1.png)](https://blog.unleashresults.com/consensus-versus-being-decisive-when-to-do-which) - [Business Planning & Strategy](https://blog.unleashresults.com/tag/business-planning-strategy) ### Consensus Versus Being Decisive – When to Do Which The Sergeant who took me under his wing when I was a wet-behind the ears second lieutenant once... ![Tim O'Connor](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/912278597882c6a76d74e56d9e7c4f56-Nov-03-2021-12-15-20-42-AM.png) Tim O'Connor January, 17 2019 - [Business Planning & Strategy](https://blog.unleashresults.com/tag/business-planning-strategy) ### Voice of the Customer John Spence once again strikes a chord for me when it comes to building successful strategy. If... ![Tim O'Connor](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/912278597882c6a76d74e56d9e7c4f56-Nov-03-2021-12-15-20-42-AM.png) Tim O'Connor January, 17 2019 [![](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/comm-mistakes-300x223-1.png)](https://blog.unleashresults.com/communication-mistakes-and-their-fixes) - [Business Planning & Strategy](https://blog.unleashresults.com/tag/business-planning-strategy) ### Communication Mistakes (and Their Fixes) Many managers I’ve met think they’re better at communicating than they really are.... ![Tim O'Connor](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/912278597882c6a76d74e56d9e7c4f56-Nov-03-2021-12-15-20-42-AM.png) Tim O'Connor January, 17 2019 [![](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/JS-SFC-2.jpg)](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hiring-a-players-with-john-spence) - [Business Planning & Strategy](https://blog.unleashresults.com/tag/business-planning-strategy) ### Hiring “A” players with John Spence Hiring is one of the most important processes for small business leaders. The value a great... ![Tim O'Connor](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/912278597882c6a76d74e56d9e7c4f56-Nov-03-2021-12-15-20-42-AM.png) Tim O'Connor January, 17 2019 [![](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Story.png)](https://blog.unleashresults.com/whats-the-story) - [Business Planning & Strategy](https://blog.unleashresults.com/tag/business-planning-strategy) ### What’s the Story One of my family’s favorite movies is RV starring Robin Williams. In it the hero Bob Munro,... ![Tim O'Connor](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/912278597882c6a76d74e56d9e7c4f56-Nov-03-2021-12-15-20-42-AM.png) Tim O'Connor January, 16 2019 [![](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/referable-300x224-1.png)](https://blog.unleashresults.com/becoming-referable) - [Business Planning & Strategy](https://blog.unleashresults.com/tag/business-planning-strategy) ### Becoming Referable Any business leader will tell you that referrals and word-of-mouth introductions are the most... ![Tim O'Connor](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/912278597882c6a76d74e56d9e7c4f56-Nov-03-2021-12-15-20-42-AM.png) Tim O'Connor January, 16 2019 [![](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/uncomfortable-199x300-1.png)](https://blog.unleashresults.com/getting-uncomfortable) - [Business Planning & Strategy](https://blog.unleashresults.com/tag/business-planning-strategy) ### Getting Uncomfortable All business leaders recognize the need for change. The world is just moving too fast to even... ![Tim O'Connor](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/912278597882c6a76d74e56d9e7c4f56-Nov-03-2021-12-15-20-42-AM.png) Tim O'Connor January, 16 2019 [![](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cxo-1.png)](https://blog.unleashresults.com/strategy-to-execution) - [Business Planning & Strategy](https://blog.unleashresults.com/tag/business-planning-strategy) ### Strategy to Execution It’s a common pattern: a firm’s leadership or executive team holes up for one or two full days... ![Tim O'Connor](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/912278597882c6a76d74e56d9e7c4f56-Nov-03-2021-12-15-20-42-AM.png) Tim O'Connor January, 16 2019 [![](https://blog.unleashresults.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/art-of-listening-300x263-1.png)](https://blog.unleashresults.com/the-art-of-generous-listening) - [Business Planning & Strategy](https://blog.unleashresults.com/tag/business-planning-strategy) ### The Art of Generous Listening One of the keys to business execution success is the art of generous listening. 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