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All about that Base (Hard & Soft Skills Mix)

Posted on April 23rd, 2015 | Career Advancement, Goals, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Self Management, Team Building

The Right Mix of Soft Skills + Hard Skills One of the biggest challenges facing companies today is the skills gap. Is this gap limited to a short supply of technical skills? Accounting? Law? Technology? [ … ] 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

Mentoring Matters & Mentoring Works

Posted on January 5th, 2015 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, Inspiration, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Self Management

HAPPY NEW YEAR! The subject of my first blog of January 2015 honours National Mentoring Month (NMM). Created in 2002 by the Harvard Business School, the month of January is dedicated to promoting mentoring. Originally aimed [ … ] Read More

The Year in Review

Posted on December 4th, 2014 | Career Advancement, Goals, Inspiration, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Self Management

Taking Stock – The Year in Review I don’t mean to scare you, but 2015 is right around the corner – maybe sooner than you think. Whether you will be spending the next three weeks thinking [ … ] Read More

Leadership Courage: Your Formula For Success

Posted on September 25th, 2014 | Career Advancement, Goals, Guest Blogger, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Personal Success, Self Management

It has been said that to be courageous, one must possess optimism, passion, realism and the ability to take action. Business today requires a significant amount of courage – more so than ever before – the [ … ] 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

Category Archives: Career Advancement

Leaders vs. Managers

Mentoring Matters & Mentoring Works

The Year in Review

Leadership Courage: Your Formula For Success

The Mark of a Great leader

April 16th – National Stress Awareness Day

Create Your Own Success in 2014!