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Herding Cats or Managing People?

Posted on September 27th, 2019 | HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Self Management, Team Building

The expression “Herding Cats” seems to resonate with most people – so much so that December 15th has been designated as Cat Herders Day. This day has been assigned to recognize those of us who are well [ … ] Read More

What Makes a Good Leader?

Posted on March 8th, 2018 | Career Advancement, Guest Blogger, Leadership Matters, Personal Success, Self Management

How Do You Know if You Can Be a Good Leader? It’s not always easy to gauge whether or not you’re ready to lead. As the old saying goes, “leaders are made, not born.” Amidst problems [ … ] Read More

National Mentoring Month – Plans & Strategies

Posted on January 6th, 2017 | News

January is National Mentoring Month. Originally created in 2002 by the Harvard Business School, January is dedicated to promoting a culture where mentoring is the focus. A New Era of Mentoring Traditionally, mentoring meant matching senior [ … ] Read More

Happiness has its own International Day

Posted on March 18th, 2016 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Self Management, Team Building, Work - Life Balance

The International Day of Happiness (also known as Happiness Day) is celebrated throughout the world on the 20th of March. Expect to see thousands of people taking [ … ] Read More

Fun @ Work Makes Good Business Sense

Posted on January 28th, 2016 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, HR Related, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Seasonal Content, Team Building

This year Friday, January 29th is designated as “Fun @ Work Day”. This unofficial day of merriment is celebrated on the last Friday in January each year. Why Fun @ Work? The origin of Fun @ [ … ] Read More

Develop People with Stretch Assignments

Posted on January 21st, 2016 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts

This blog is not about justifying why it is important for companies to conduct or provide ongoing training programs. Yes, there are many excellent training strategies and approaches that organizations can into their corporate employee programs that [ … ] Read More

New Year Resolutions

Posted on December 30th, 2015 | Goals, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Work - Life Balance

Tradition has taught us that each New Year is about promise, excitement and (dreaded) resolutions. Some people are tremendously successful with keeping their resolutions up until at least February 1st . A few may maintain them [ … ] 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