You Chart the course; we light the way

Keep it simple wherever you can.

How many times have you been in a meeting and wondered, “What the heck am I doing here? Why are these other people in this meeting? And what is the purpose of this discussion?” How often are you trying to make a decision and realize that there are too many factors or too many stakeholders involved?

At Bright Wire, we believe in navigating complex situations and finding a way to make them as simple as possible.

As a leader, it is your role to help your people quiet the noise, which will help your team become more efficient and productive. Here are three strategies to implement today to drive results through simplicity.

In a city as dynamic as Calgary, our most valuable resource has never been oil. It has always been the talent and work ethic of leaders and teams across our city fueling the economic engine. Now, more than ever, it is important to invest in these people to enable innovation to invest in these people to enable innovation and growth to chart the course for what comes next.

Be resilient. That has been the message since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adapt, pivot, sustain; these have become rallying cries for business leaders
over the past nine months. Resilience may have gotten us this far, but at Bright Wire, we believe it’s time to consider what comes
after resilience.

Whether you are at the top of your leadership level, top of your game, or the top of your salary ban, reaching the proverbial “top” can come with the need to refresh and refocus to continually achieve your personal commitment to excellence. In our most recent Forbes article we offer four simple and impactful strategies that’ll help you mitigate career stagnation and ensure continued satisfaction over the long-term

That intangible but palpable first quarter feeling — bringing a renewed sense of purpose, direction and focused energy — is even more pronounced this year. It is built from optimism.

Optimism is a state of mind, an emotion, a perspective — and it is also a choice. Leaders who choose optimism by asking what’s possible, build resiliency and sustain the momentum and vigor of the Q1 feeling long after March 31.

Whether you are at the top of your leadership level, top of your game, or the top of your salary ban, reaching the proverbial “top” can come with the need to refresh and refocus to continually achieve your personal commitment to excellence. In our most recent Forbes article we offer four simple and impactful strategies that’ll help you mitigate career stagnation and ensure continued satisfaction over the long-term

Resiliency is the ability to bounce back and maintain focus and energy during uncertain times. When entrepreneurs bounce back it’s usually to a strong place, armed with new insights and looking at new opportunities. Entrepreneurs are comfortable in ambiguity (even if they don’t like it) and their resilience and leadership endurance comes from a place of confidence. They have the ability to anchor to this confidence in adaptation, create comfort in ambiguity and accept that decisions will be made with imperfect information.

In honour of Calgary’s Small Business Week, we’ve reflected on the journey Bright Wire Leadership has taken as a growing Calgary-based company. We’ve assessed what entrepreneurial skills and capabilities have help us reach even higher and provided guidance on how leaders can leverage these practices.

The Stay Conversation: A method for keeping your high-performing talent today and for the long term.