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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

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

Pedal Power – Bike to Work Week

Posted on May 23rd, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Inspiration, Personal Success, Seasonal Content

National Bike to Work Week 2014: May 26 – June 1 Next week is National Bike to Work Week and Friday is Bike to Work Day. The intent of these annual events is to encourage people [ … ] Read More

Managerial Courage – Can you be an effective leader without it?

Posted on May 20th, 2014 | Goals, Guest Blogger, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Self Management

Managerial Courage I have been a human resources executive for many years and the one skill or attribute that continues to be a derailer for leaders is the “lack of managerial courage.” This may not be [ … ] Read More

How Fearless Are You?

Posted on May 5th, 2014 | Goals, Guest Blogger, Inspiration, Personal Success, Self Management

Fearless Image: Geof Sheppard (Own work) How Fearless Are You? How fearless are you? Every person has some type of fear inside of them. You may be worried or scared about performing well at work. [ … ] Read More

Why is World Health Day Important?

Posted on April 7th, 2014 | Goals, Inspiration, News, Seasonal Content, Self Management

Held each April 7th, World Health Day is a campaign globally recognized and sponsored by the 193 World Health Organization (WHO) country members. What is World Health Day? World Health Day isn’t all about hand-washing and [ … ] Read More

Pretty in Pink: It’s Cherry Blossom Time

Posted on April 3rd, 2014 | Inspiration, News, Seasonal Content

Vancouver’s 8th annual Cherry Blossom Festival will run from April 3rd to 28th this year. The city is famous for its thousands of cherry trees lining many residential streets and public parks. This annual celebration of transient [ … ] Read More

It’s Laugh @ Work Week!

Posted on April 1st, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, HR Related, Inspiration, Management Concepts, News, Seasonal Content, Team Building

For one week each year the world celebrates Laugh at Work Week – a week dedicated to having fun at work and recognizing the business value of humor and laughter. Appropriately, the week begins on April [ … ] Read More

1st Day of Spring & 2nd International Happiness Day

Posted on March 18th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Goals, HR Related, Inspiration, News, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Self Management

Thursday, March 20th, 2014 is a day for double celebration. This year, in the northern hemisphere, the Spring / March Equinox falls on the same day as International Happiness Day. For those of us in Vancouver Spring, spring [ … ] Read More