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Create a Mentor Culture for January

Posted on January 8th, 2016 | News

Create a mentor culture this month – January is National Mentoring Month. Originally created in 2002 by the Harvard Business School, the month of January is dedicated to promoting a culture where people mentor others for [ … ] Read More

Work like a Dog Day

Posted on August 4th, 2015 | Corporate Culture, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, News, Seasonal Content, Team Building, Work - Life Balance

Tuesday, August 5th is Work like a Dog Day. Work like a Dog Day honors and recognizes the hardest working people among us. The fact that the day is celebrated on August 5th suggests that we [ … ] Read More

Geeks Unite on July 13th

Posted on July 10th, 2015 | Inspiration, News, Seasonal Content, Team Building, Work - Life Balance

Let that Geek Flag fly—it’s Embrace Your Geekness Day! Did you and the geeks in your life know that Monday July 13th is Embrace Your Geekness Day? This day celebrates that little bit of geekiness in us [ … ] Read More

Biking This Week – Healthy Cities & Healthy You

Posted on May 22nd, 2015 | Inspiration, News, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Self Management, Work - Life Balance

Will you be biking next week? Monday, May 25th kicks off National Bike to Work Week. In BC this year, the week of May 25th is also the first ever Bike to School Week. Bike to [ … ] Read More

All Fools Day kicks off April

Posted on April 1st, 2015 | Corporate Culture, Inspiration, News, Seasonal Content

April Fool’s Day or All Fools’ Day, as it is sometimes called, is celebrated on April 1st every year. Despite having no official recognition and an uncertain origin, April 1st has long been observed as a [ … ] Read More

Warning Signs an Employee Needs to be Let Go

Posted on March 26th, 2015 | News

Know when to hold, know when to fold Every manager at some point in their career (and most likely more than once) comes to a point where they have to face to music – know when to [ … ] Read More

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

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

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

The Merge into Next Year

Posted on December 19th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Guest Blogger, HR Related, Leadership Matters, News, Team Building

The end (of the year) is near & we are (almost) ready to merge into 2015 The year is almost over and there are many things to reflect back on. Right now I’m focused on a [ … ] Read More