Ascend: Our Blog
Ascend contains carefully crafted articles that are the map and compass to your success. Enjoy the view from the top!
Middle Management - Model The Way For Elsie
For the first article of 2025, Anna picks a saucy topic - the role middle management has to play in getting work done. Middle management are supposed to be the engine of the company that keep it running but often in especially in large companies, middle management can be where projects die. Anna talks about how motivating the middle management is critical to a company’s success.
Is it Time For a Career Coach
As we get close to wrapping up 2024, Anna talks about the benefits of career coaching, Career coaching goes beyond just solving problems one might encounter in the workplace. It can prove to be a catalyst to that turbocharges your ambition and helps you achieve your career goals. In this article Anna gives us 5 case studies and also touches on how to choose the right career coach for yourself.
What Can The Renaissance Teach Us About Personal Branding
Anna delves into the Renaissance era and draws lessons from a truly revolutionary period of time that are still ver much applicable in today’s corporate world.
Sales Gotta Sell: A Lesson in Personal Branding and Small Business Success
As we near Black Friday and all the special deals and promotions in every store front, Anna talks about how success of small businesses depends on fearless sales. If your business solves a clear problem, mention that. Always leave a call to action at the end of your pitch and other such golden nuggets are discussed in this article.
Understanding Stress Response: Navigating Integration Challenges at the Workplace
Anna talks about the different types of stress responses displayed by individuals especially those in a diverse and multi-cultural work place in Canada. Learn about what to look for and how to address them while being empathetic to your team.
Lest We Forget …. Again
Remembrance Day in Canada is observed on November 11 each year. On this solemn day, Anna takes time to reflect on all the people who have sacrificed their lives for Canada - from our soldiers on the front line of war to our indigenous citizens and remind us that ours is a nation that was built on loss.
You Might Write a Haiku
As we head into the winter, Anna Garleff talks about how Seasonal Attention Disorder can affect our performance and provides some tips on how we might combat it.
Being Human - Pretty Intense
As we continuously evolve as human beings, Anna talks about how coaching can help us become the next best version of ourselves so we can continue to add incremental value in our work, family and community.
How S*** Really Gets Done
Navigating corporate red tape to get work done can be daunting. Anna talks about how to navigate that and gives us other helpful tips on how to get work done especially when faced with technology, interpersonal or budget challenges.
Mastering Cold Calls: Practical Strategies for Introverted Entrepreneurs
In this article, Anna Garleff gives us 6 very successful tips of not just navigating but mastering the cold call out reach to grow your business. Sales is a business critical function and cold calling may be a good source of new leads.
The Power of Tenacity: Pursuing Success with Resilience and Readiness
A true leader understands the importance of taking risks and then making sure they end up paying off. Failure is not an option. Anna cites various successful leaders and how the power of tenacity helped them get where they are in their careers.
How To Spot A True Leader
True leaders can inspire their team to deliver larger than the sum of their parts. True leaders are a rare breed. In this article, Anna talks about some of the ways you can spot a true leader.
Just One Chapter
Anna Garleff talks about the impact correspondence school had on her professional life. From active listening to learning about different cultures, it was just one more illustrous chapter in her career.
Feeling Undervalued? Here’s What You Can Do
Anna Garleff talks about how to navigate the familiar yet unpleasant territory of feeling undervalued at work. In this article, she delves into the reasons and possible solutions one can adopt to deliver and communicate value.
Can the Word “Should” Be Your Secret Weapon
Anna talks about the essence of ghostwriting and what makes a good ghostwriter. It’s not just about the written word, but the research that goes into a piece, understanding industry terminology and capturing tone of voice that are a hallmark of an excellent ghostwriter. Read on to learn more
Stop Believing in Fantasy Funnels
The Marketing funnel is dead! What? No it’s not, it has just evolved. The way people buy today has changed. it includes multiple touch points across various platforms and brands before a decision is made. The way we evaluate our marketing and sales activities should reflect the intricate details of the user buying journey.
Inspiration Can Come From an Empty Page
Anna talks about the power of writing - right from inspiring creative ideas to improving productivity by maintaining simple to-do lists.
3 Practical Steps to Ace Your Interview
In this article by guest blogger Jyotsana, she shares her experience with interviewing as a newcomer to Canada and provides a simple framework newcomers and other Canadians can use to help navigate their next big job interview. Read on.
USP or UVP? The Shortest Route to YES
In this article Anna talks about the differences between UVP and USP and the art (or science?) of convincing someone to say YES.
The Case of the Spineless Tyrant and the Lazy Gen Z
Is Gen Z the most misunderstood generation living today? In this article, Anna talks about some of the preconceived notions of Gen Z and how business owners can get the best out of Gen Zers in the workforce through leadership, communication and empathy.