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Work, Value & Meaning

Posted on August 13th, 2015 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, HR Related, Inspiration, Personal Success

Is meaningful work more than simply job satisfaction? I think I’d have to answer that with an overwhelming -YES. How often do we use the terms ‘meaning’ or ‘meaningful’ when speaking about the activity we spend [ … ] Read More

Job Hopping – Strategic or Problematic?

Posted on July 16th, 2015 | Career Advancement, Employee Retention, Goals, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Personal Success, Self Management, Work - Life Balance

Job Hopping – What does it mean in today’s business world? Job hopping is a term that means different things to different people. Why? Because it can depend on industry, situation, generation and/or decade. Generically, most people [ … ] Read More

Sacred Cow Disease

Posted on July 3rd, 2015 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Self Management, Team Building

What is a sacred cow? “Sacred cow” is an idiom based on the understanding of how highly regarded cows are in Hindu culture. In Western culture the “metaphorical” sacred cow may be individuals, institution organization, business [ … ] 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

Leading in Dangerous Times

Posted on May 21st, 2015 | Career Advancement, Guest Blogger, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Self Management, Team Building

Some may argue that in today’s world, leading is always dangerous – whether it is as a first time manager promoted within their exisiting company, or as a new manager hired to work in a new [ … ] Read More

Soft Skills are Hard Necessities

Posted on May 7th, 2015 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Inspiration, Personal Success, Self Management, Team Building

People underperform because they lack soft skills. Regardless of profession, industry or niche, every role occupied by every person requires two very broad categories of skills – hard skills and soft skills. Technical skills and Non-technical skills. [ … ] Read More

Soft “How Well You Fit In” Skills

Posted on April 30th, 2015 | Career Advancement, Employee Retention, Goals, Hiring Talent, Leadership Matters, Personal Success, Team Building

Soft Skills Determine the ‘Fit’ that Impacts Careers Soft skills are those personal qualities, habits, characteristics, traits and attitudes that are not traditionally taught in schools or even on the job. Many successful people have developed [ … ] Read More

Category Archives: Personal Success

Biking This Week – Healthy Cities & Healthy You

Leading in Dangerous Times

Soft “How Well You Fit In” Skills

Create the Calm & Kill the Stress

Year of the Sheep (Goat & Ram)

Random Acts of Kindness Week