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Multitasking – Fact or Fiction?

Posted on August 21st, 2018 | Corporate Culture, Goals, HR Related, Management Concepts, News, Personal Success, Self Management, Technology Today, Work - Life Balance

The term Multitasking became popular in the early days of computer programming. Operating systems were developed that made it possible for computers to process more than one thing at a time. Multitasking, in a more general [ … ] Read More

New on the Job? First Days

Posted on August 20th, 2018 | Career Advancement, Guest Blogger, HR Related, Inspiration, Personal Success, Self Management

How to Adapt Quickly to a New Job at a New Company First days are always something we dread. From your first day in kindergarten, down to those palm sweating interviews while looking for work. And [ … ] Read More

Victoria Day: Only in Canada you say? Pity.

Posted on May 18th, 2018 | News, Seasonal Content, Work - Life Balance

Canada Britain Flags Here comes the Victoria Day long weekend! Many Canadians do not realize that Queen Victoria’s birthday on May 24th is NOT observed internationally. Our Commonwealth sister countries celebrate the current Queen’s birthday in [ … ] Read More

When do the Irish Shenanigans Start?

Posted on March 15th, 2018 | Inspiration, Interesting Trivia, Seasonal Content, Work - Life Balance

Irish and non-Irish alike celebrate March 17th throughout the world. Originally dedicated to the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day has today evolved into a more secular celebration of heritage, including parades, festivals, and gatherings [ … ] Read More

What Makes a Good Leader?

Posted on March 8th, 2018 | Career Advancement, Guest Blogger, Leadership Matters, Personal Success, Self Management

How Do You Know if You Can Be a Good Leader? It’s not always easy to gauge whether or not you’re ready to lead. As the old saying goes, “leaders are made, not born.” Amidst problems [ … ] Read More

Chinese New Year – Year of the Dog

Posted on February 15th, 2018 | Inspiration, Interesting Trivia, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Self Management, Work - Life Balance

The 2018 Chinese New Year begins on Friday, February 16th. And the party continues until March 2nd. This is the longest holiday in the Chinese calendar – almost 15 days. A number of years ago Chinese New [ … ] Read More

Review. Evaluate. Plan.

Posted on December 7th, 2017 | Career Advancement, Goals, Inspiration, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Self Management, Work - Life Balance

Taking Stock – The Year in Review It’s true. The 2018 calendar year is right around the corner – so much sooner than you may have thought. Will you be spending the next three weeks thinking [ … ] Read More

Happy 150th Birthday Canada!

Posted on June 30th, 2017 | Inspiration, Interesting Trivia, News, Seasonal Content, Work - Life Balance

Canada Day, Saturday, July 1st, 2017, marks a significant moment in the History of Canada. Call it Canada 150 or simply 2017. It is our 150th birthday!! The major themes for this year’s day of Confederation are [ … ] Read More

Administrative Professionals Make Offices Work

Posted on April 21st, 2017 | Employee Retention, HR Related, Inspiration, Management Concepts, Seasonal Content, Team Building

April 23rd to 29th is Administrative Professionals Week and their special day of celebration is Wednesday, April 26th. Better book your lunch reservation now. Administrative professionals are those individuals who are responsible for administrative tasks and [ … ] Read More

World Health Day and Depression

Posted on April 7th, 2017 | Employee Retention, Inspiration, Seasonal Content, Work - Life Balance

April 7th is World Health Day and marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization. World Health Day isn’t all about hand-washing and healthy eating. This year it is about addressing a silent killer [ … ] Read More