The sales and holiday shopping has started!! There are so many unique and one-of-a-kind gifts to be had. Pick them up locally, in Cabbagetown for all your upcoming events!

When in the neighbourhood, stop in for a treat, drink, or meal in our fabulous eateries and restaurants.

BUSINESS SUCCESS

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BUSINESS ADVICE OF THE WEEK

from OpenView Labs

Great Leadership: 10 Ways to Be Great and Be Prepared

Any growth process includes the inevitable stumbling blocks. Leadership growth is no different.

1. Believing that it can't happen to you

Every leader needs to be aware of things that might prevent, delay, or stop growth. To do this, you need to start with a couple of basic insights: that leadership growth is not inevitable and that certain things can stop or derail it. In too many cases, leaders are unable to figure out what’s blocking their growth, because they’re in denial about the need to do so.

2. Ignoring the usefulness of mistakes

Mistakes are necessary for growth. They are signposts on the learning journey. I worked with a client who was experiencing a series of difficult and upsetting events, and he wanted to move past them as quickly as possible. When you find yourself feeling low about your leadership, don’t push it into the background. Rather, embrace the opportunity for growth, reflect on how to avoid similar potholes in the future, and learn how to scramble out of the next pothole a bit more adroitly.

3. Refusing help

We all need help in order to learn. For a variety of reasons, usually rooted in personal insecurity, many leaders refuse help. Use a coach and commit to your development. (An excellent resource on leader “derailment” is the Center for Creative Leadership.)

4. Not asking for the right things

Are you assuming a new leadership role? If you have a boss or a board you need to answer to, you have a limited window in which to come up with a plan and ask for what you need. A fine article by Harvard professor Linda Hill (“Becoming the Boss”) emphasizes the need to “create the conditions for your own success.”

5. Not letting your team do its job

This blocker has many names: micromanaging, control freak, inability to delegate, etc. True leadership requires the ability to create and maintain an environment where others can succeed. This means you have to get out of the way and let your team do its work.

6. Lack of functional credibility

If you are leading a functional group, you must have enough expertise in that function to be credible--especially in a new role or with a new team. People become quite uneasy when a leader does not understand the fundamentals of the work.

7. Lack of leadership process credibility

In a broader leadership role, expertise in every function is not possible or needed. What is needed is the highly competent execution of the leadership process, such as selecting the team and organizing and defining goals, priorities, decisions, resources, accountability, and options. Leaders must keep the wider view in balance.

8. Not enough courage to let go of yesterday’s tools

When leaders use less functional expertise and more leadership expertise, they engage in the psychological act of setting down the tools of the past and picking up new tools for the present. This process can be difficult. It requires courage, and not everyone succeeds. (Karl Wieck’s article “Drop Your Tools” is a fascinating study of this phenomenon.)

9. An inability to face the power dynamics of leadership

Many leaders are uncomfortable with the power they hold over others. The pressures of this responsibility can cause even good leaders to hold back from fully embracing their role. If you are uncomfortable with your higher status as a leader, you must face this unease and learn to use power effectively and ethically.

10. A good memory. Too good

Leaders need to forget a great many things. A really bad day must give way to trying again in the morning. Many mistakes by others must be treated as forgive-and-forget. Issues that can distract and misdirect are best ignored. Sometimes, the best things to remember about leadership growth are what needs to be forgotten in order to move forward.

Brian Evje: Brian is a management consultant with the organizational effectiveness practice of Slalom Consulting and an advisory board member ofAstia, a global not-for-profit dedicated to increasing women's participation in high-growth businesse

*BIA MEMBER & CABBAGETOWN BUSINESS

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ADVERTISE WITH JAZZ.FM 91 FOR YOUR GIFT CERTIFICATE!

Our neighbour, Danny Marks reminds of of Jazz.FM 91's pledge drive this Saturday Night.

Danny is offering an AMAZING deal of free ads for the entire 4 hour program to all who take advantage of the Cabbagetown Special.

Donate a Gift Certificate (tax deductible) from your business as part of our Cabbagetown Love Package.

Any Gift Certificate is welcome. Danny will mention your business, our neighborhood & the upcoming Christmas Carol Event.

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NEW CABBAGETOWN CAFE HIGHLIGHTED ON BLOG.TO

IT`S JENNY ESPRESSO BOUTIQUE opened recently on Gerrard. It`s a beautiful space with all your cafe needs!!

Here`s their recent announcement by blog.TO: http://www.blogto.com/announcements/2012/11/mylk_uncookies_re-opens_with_new_name_ownership/

Also, have a look at It`s Jenny`s profile: http://www.blogto.com/cafes/its-jenny-espresso-boutique-toronto

We know the folks at the Children`s Book Bank, and the Parliament St Library just around the corner commented how glad they are to have a nice place to go again.

CONGRATULATIONS & WELCOME FROM THE CABBAGETOWN BIA, AND ALL YOUR NEIGHBOURS!!

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CABBAGETOWN COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE (CCAC) BENEFIT CONCERT

Support the Arts!! This SATURDAY join the fantastic performances by some of Toronto`s finest performers, in support of The CCAC.

JOIN THE GREY CUP MANIA @ THE BEN WICKS RESTAURANT

LABOUR OF LOVE MAKES GIFT BUYING EASY!!

`Tis the season! Their Christmas window is up at Labour of Love, and the shop is stocked up with all the Christmas essentials! Drop by to see what they`ve chosen for you this season!

DON`T FORGET: THE CYC & NUMBER 9 EVENTS......

CYC CELEBRATION!

Don`t forget CYC`s Celebration on Thursday, December 6th. RSVP now, and join in the fun!

PARTY HARDY WITH NUMBER 9 RECORDING STUDIOS

While Number 9 understands that some places have had to wait for another few days before being able to play Christmas music, N9 got to make plans for our holiday shindig NOW. The invitations will be going out shortly, and space is limited, so please RSVP by the 25th of November to ensure that you can attend. Food, drink, and entertainment will be supplied!

Note that this year Number 9 has chosen a bit of a different way to give back to the community. For 2012, they've chosen to partner with the Children’s Wish Foundation to help raise funds for their program. Guests attending this year’s Number 9 Holiday Celebration are being asked to purchase “Christmas on Seaton Street” for only $20. This is very special seasonal album that George Rondina has worked on at the studio over the past year in conjunction with some of Canada’s best musical talent. All proceeds will go to the Children’s Wish Foundation.

Number 9 hopes to see you all there!

Visit online: Number 9 Recording Studios Toronto

222 Gerrard Street East, Cabbagetown, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 2E8

Tel: 416.348.8718 | Fax: 416.348.9668 | Outside GTA: 1.855.998.6799

Email: info@number9.ca