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Get Your Irish On – March 17th

Posted on March 16th, 2015 | Corporate Culture, Inspiration, News, Seasonal Content, Team Building, Work - Life Balance

Top o’ the mornin’ to ye Lads and Lassies and the rest of the day to ‘me self! Are ye Irish perchance? If ye aren’t – not to worry because the Irish believe – “Everyone is a [ … ] Read More

International Women’s Day – March 8th

Posted on March 6th, 2015 | Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Seasonal Content

This Sunday, March 8th, the world will be celebrating the 104th International Women’s Day (IWD). The following week is intended to give the world an opportunity to review what progress has been made over the last 12 months [ … ] Read More

Employee Appreciation

Posted on March 4th, 2015 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Seasonal Content, Team Building

March 6th is Employee Appreciation Day! This year, Employee Appreciation Day falls on Friday March 6th. Since 1995, the first Friday of March has become the day when businesses celebrate their employees by showing special and sincere appreciation for all [ … ] Read More

Build Winning Teams

Posted on February 26th, 2015 | Guest Blogger, Hiring Talent, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, News, Team Building

Teams are undoubtedly the greatest asset of any company. It only makes sense that building teams be viewed as a top priority. It is by selecting, hiring and assembling the right people, followed by motivating, mentoring, [ … ] Read More

Year of the Sheep (Goat & Ram)

Posted on February 18th, 2015 | Inspiration, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Work - Life Balance

Year of the Sheep (Goat & Ram) Although Asian cultures have adopted the Gregorian calendar for practical and business purposes, the most important day around the world continues to be the first day of the first month [ … ] Read More

The Business of Romance – Valentines Day

Posted on February 13th, 2015 | Inspiration, Seasonal Content, Work - Life Balance

This year, February 14th, Valentines Day, falls on a Saturday – this won’t happen again until 2026! Some people think Valentines Day is the most romantic day of the year. Other’s not so much. Some may dismiss it as [ … ] Read More

Random Acts of Kindness Week

Posted on February 9th, 2015 | Corporate Culture, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, News, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Self Management, Team Building, Work - Life Balance

February 9th – 15th is Random Acts of Kindness Week. This unofficial holiday is increasingly being celebrated around the world – for good reason! RAK is intended to encourage daily acts of kindness for a [ … ] Read More

World Cancer Day 2015 – Not Beyond Us

Posted on February 4th, 2015 | Inspiration, Seasonal Content, Technology Today, Work - Life Balance

World Cancer Day is acknowledged around the world on the 4th of February each year. This year’s theme is “Not Beyond Us”. I believe I can say with great confidence that each of us looks forward to the day when [ … ] Read More

Seniority or Superiority?

Posted on January 22nd, 2015 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Team Building

For many years a management custom has existed within many private sector companies described as the ‘next in line’ philosophy. This refers to an employee promotion practice primarily based and created by seniority. Pre-2000 I worked [ … ] Read More

Leaders vs. Managers

Posted on January 15th, 2015 | Career Advancement, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Team Building

Leadership vs. Management – is there really a difference? Throughout my career I have heard many business people say that leadership is just an advanced form of management. It is not. Leadership and management are distinct concepts [ … ] Read More