Things Not Better Left Unsaid: The Importance of Employee Feedback
It is sometimes said that employees don’t leave the company they work for; they leave the managers they report to. Not surprisingly, manager behaviour is [...]
Creating a Productive Sleep Cycle
Are you so overwhelmed by everything you have to do, you do not have enough time to sleep? Is it time to reverse your sleep [...]
3 Habits to Kick in 2016
January is classic for New Year’s resolutions. Although sadly, a good chunk of these are forgotten by February. Research suggests only 8% of us actually [...]
Lessons Learned from Top Stories in 2015
As the year wraps up, we find ourselves reflecting on the past 12 months. Many productivity and leadership lessons came out of the top stories [...]
Take Time to Think
“Summertime and the living is easy” George Gershwin/DeBose Heyward Once again the summer has slowly arrived to the true north strong and free. To reward [...]
Conducting a Meeting
As a people manager, you are responsible for far too many things to be great at them all. This is perhaps why there are thousands [...]
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 [...]
The Only Best Practice to Leadership is Understanding That There Isn’t One…
There are probably 3 teachers that stick out in my memories as 'great teachers'. They weren't just adored by me, but by many a student [...]
Managing Priorities – Paramount for Every CEO’s Success
Every great organization requires a strong strategic plan and the discipline to stay committed to the plan. Every successful CEO is the keeper of this [...]
What’s Your EQ?
Carole Greentree. You don't know her but I consider her to be one of the most instrumental leaders in my career who I had the [...]