Scary Premise: It’s a Training Problem
I have had the privilege of running training departments in large multi-national organizations, where I had the responsibility of delivering training strategies that mirror company [...]
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Oct, 2014
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Oct, 2014
7 secrets for control freaks: how to let go
I’m not a control freak, but I do like things done a certain way. Ok, so maybe I am just a wee bit of a [...]
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Oct, 2014
Are you an Email Warrior? How to clear your inbox – and keep it that way.
I regularly see people with email in-boxes that are bursting at the seams. They have a mixed bag of things to do, items to ponder, [...]
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Sep, 2014
Creating a ‘To Do’ List for Kids
The labour day weekend feels like New Years Eve to me. After years of school, my mind is programmed to fall into a new routine [...]
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Sep, 2014
So you are now a people manager…
In organizations, people manager is a privileged position that many aspire to, and few are prepared to excel at, not because they are not competent, [...]
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Sep, 2014
Why should we bother clearing out our email inbox?
Email has a bad rap these days. Many people struggle to stay on top of the incoming avalanche, yet alone worry about clearing out the old [...]
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Jun, 2014
Manager Proof Your Office
The memory of a brutal 2014 Canadian winter is beginning to thaw in our minds. We put snow shovels in the garage, misplace our car [...]
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Jun, 2014
The Stress-Busting Pre-Vacation Checklist
My husband and I have four young children and we have to come to accept that a bit of chaos is inevitable at home. But [...]
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Jun, 2014
Have Kids? Tips for Getting Summer off to an Organized Start
It happens every year! We leave for a vacation right after our kids get out of school for the summer. The last days of school [...]
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Mar, 2014
What is your backlog sweet spot?
The Sweet Spot I arrived at my favorite coffee shop this morning and there were three people waiting in line. I didn’t give this a [...]