Why Hiring IT Talent in Canada Is Tougher Than Ever — and How Trust Solves It
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Why Hiring IT Talent in Canada Is Tougher Than Ever — and How Trust Solves It Summary: Hiring IT talent in Canada is harder because of a widening skills gap, fierce competition, and misaligned expectations. Warm Steel Consulting connects leaders with verified, battle-tested professionals through …
7 Leadership Habits That Quietly Destroy Trust and How to Rebuild It
7 Small Habits That Quietly Destroy Leadership Trust By Andrew Netschay — Founder, Warm Steel Consulting and Enter The Leader Summary Leaders rarely lose their teams through one major failure. They lose them through small, repeated habits that weaken credibility and emotional connection. This post …
Tough Conversations Are a Mirror: Leadership Under Pressure
Meta Description Tough conversations reveal a leader’s true skill under pressure. Learn how to shift from avoidance to decisive, emotionally intelligent leadership. Leadership Gets Real When It Gets Uncomfortable Tough conversations are where leadership communication gets real.They strip away titles, polished language, and good intentions …
What’s in Your Trophy Case?
💡 How do you emotionally prepare for a high stakes negotiation? 💡How do you deal with the stress of delivering a presentation to your executive team? You build a Trophy Case 🏆 Here’s an example that has served me well. During my years as a …
How Many Tough Conversations do You Have in a Day?
Have you ever considered how many tough conversations you have in a typical day? Some days, it seems like an endless series of negotiations and meetings. How do you think you’ve been handling them? Could you do better? As soon as I start feeling my …
Top 7 Traits of Highly Effective Project Managers…and How to Hire One
Hiring a Project Manager is a critical decision for any organization aiming to execute complex technology initiatives successfully. This role not only requires technical acumen but also demands exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and adeptness in managing both resources and risks. As businesses become increasingly reliant …
De-Risking Recruiting
Finding and hiring the right candidate is challenging. Even after all the background and reference checks are done, it may be take months to realize your new hire isn’t a fit. 🔍 Interviewing Tip: Asking About Challenges 🌟 Question: “Describe one of the toughest days …
Has Collaboration Left the Building?
Have you ever met with a business partner or vendor that continued to quote terms from the contract you had just signed? Did you leave that meeting feeling optimistic about the project or the vendor? From personal experience, every time a vendor has quoted a …
Heavy Metal Connections
I recently returned from a trip to Montreal where I attended two Metallica concerts with my son (his first rock concert!). This post won’t be a review of the shows ( they were awesome! 😁😁😁) The city was buzzing for days before the concerts. I learned …
Great Contracts or Grief?
What’s the point of this post? Everyone from Sales through to Operations benefits from well written Statements of Work. How I learned this lesson A few years ago, while working on a large transformation project, I attended weekly stakeholder meetings where members of our project …
