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 [...]
10 Communication Principles Effective Leaders Embrace
Strong leaders know effective communication fuels their success. It is single-handedly the most critical way to engage people to achieve outstanding results. Despite its power, [...]
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 [...]
Unconventional Ways to Boost Productivity
In my home town, just north of Toronto, the hot sunny days are finally here. Life definitely changes as we shed our winter layers and [...]
Overwhelmed
It is very interesting when you ask employees how they are feeling in their jobs in the world of doing more with less, one word [...]
Relax. Reflect. Revisit.
The holiday season has arrived and highly productive people are being asked to take a well-deserved break. The notion of not traveling to your workplace [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]