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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

Diwala, Festival of Lights

Posted on October 22nd, 2014 | Inspiration, News, Personal Success, Work - Life Balance

Celebrated across the world Diwali (Dīvali, Dīpāwali, or Deepavali) is the biggest, brightest, most spectacular and sparkling event in the Indian calendar. In Canada the celebrations will begin Wednesday, October 22nd. Diwali is a Sanskrit word meaning “an array [ … ] 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

The Mark of a Great leader

Posted on August 14th, 2014 | Career Advancement, Goals, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Self Management

Years ago, when most organizations were based on the hierarchical business model of the Industrial Age, a great leader was one who was unemotional, rational, even mechanistic. Those days are gone. Today’s leader, especially one who is [ … ] 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

April 16th – National Stress Awareness Day

Posted on April 14th, 2014 | Career Advancement, Goals, News, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Self Management, Work - Life Balance

RELAX – April 16th is National Stress Awareness Day and it falls smack-dab in the middle of National Stress Awareness Month. April 16th is the day to assess the personal, family and work place stress that exists [ … ] 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