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Autumnal Equinox Ahead

Posted on September 19th, 2014 | Inspiration, Seasonal Content, Work - Life Balance

What is the Autumnal Equinox? The September Equinox, also known as the Autumnal or Autumn Equinox, is set to take place on Monday, September 22, 2014 at 7:29 PM PDT. On this day summer officially turns [ … ] Read More

Job Titles vs. Work Environment

Posted on September 12th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Guest Blogger, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, News

My two-bits worth on Job Titles vs. Work Environment ….. PLEASE – we have heard enough – no one wants to work with Rock Stars, Ninjas, Gurus, Aces or Warriors! Workforce.com agreed to my reposting their [ … ] Read More

Managing from the Middle

Posted on September 5th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Team Building

The Middle Makes it Happen In just about everything – life, work, and politics — the middle is extremely complex. Being in the middle of the business can be a difficult place. “Middleness” is particularly challenging when [ … ] Read More

Goodbye August, Hello September!

Posted on August 29th, 2014 | Inspiration, Job Search, Seasonal Content, Work - Life Balance

Goodby August, Hello September! This long weekend represents a number of things to a variety of people. It is the kickoff to the month of September and will have you thinking about things that have [ … ] Read More

Have you Hugged Your Boss Today?

Posted on August 21st, 2014 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, HR Related, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Seasonal Content, Team Building

The third Friday of each August is “Hug Your Boss Day.” This year Friday, August 22nd will highlight workplace relationships, build awareness of the employee/boss relationship and value the importance that managerial style affects employee job satisfaction and wellbeing. [ … ] Read More

The Mark of a Great leader

Posted on August 14th, 2014 | Career Advancement, Goals, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Self Management

Years ago, when most organizations were based on the hierarchical business model of the Industrial Age, a great leader was one who was unemotional, rational, even mechanistic. Those days are gone. Today’s leader, especially one who is [ … ] Read More

Super Natural BC – Canada Starts Here

Posted on July 31st, 2014 | Inspiration, Seasonal Content

BC Day Civic Holiday: Monday August 4th, 2014 The first Monday of August is a Canadian public holiday commonly referred to as Civic Day or the August long weekend. The name “civic” holiday came about because [ … ] Read More

Employees as Online Celebrities

Posted on July 18th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Guest Blogger, HR Related, Technology Today

Alexandra Samuel explores employees as online celebrities in a recent Wall Street Journal article: Co-branded employees can raise tough questions about how to contain their online activities—and how to compensate them. It also isn’t easy [ … ] Read More

Here comes the Summer Solstice – first day of summer!

Posted on June 19th, 2014 | Inspiration, Seasonal Content

Summer 2014 officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on Saturday, June 21st, 2014 at 3:51 am Pacific Standard time. This Saturday the sun will be at its most northern point in the sky so this day [ … ] Read More

Friday the 13th… what’s all the fuss about?

Posted on June 12th, 2014 | Inspiration, News, Seasonal Content

We can never escape a year without a Friday the 13th. This year we will have Friday the 13th in June and next year we will have the maximum – three days of mystery – February, [ … ] Read More