Preparing for the Holidays Like a Pro
The Holiday Season is supposed to be a time for celebration and fun. I want to relax and have fun during the holidays. But some [...]
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Nov, 2014
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Nov, 2014
Finishing Strong: 8 Tips for Avoiding Delays Driven by Others
The end of the year will be here before we know it and we all have some projects we’d like to wrap up before the [...]
18
Nov, 2014
Short-Term Deadlines: The Secret to Higher Quality, Timely Work
On the surface, long-term deadlines appear to be absolutely necessary for busy professionals. However, what if they were simply an invitation to procrastinate? Without the [...]
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Oct, 2014
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
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 [...]
7
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 [...]