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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Recognizing Boredom
Everyone knows what boredom feels like but can you recognize it in others? Your productivity and achievement depend on your ability to keep people motivated and moving forward. Are you sure you know what the signs are? Continue reading
Getting Hired Faster
Are your employment search practices working for you or against you? Read this post for tips that may help you get that job offer more quickly. Continue reading
Posted in Career, World of Work
Tagged employment, Job hunting, job search, Manners, Recruiter, resume
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The art of creative postponement
Creative postponement. Such a soft and fluffy euphemism for the evil word procrastination. I can think of many addictions that are less harmful than this one. And yes, procrastination can be an addiction. Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Self Management
Tagged Procrastination, Procrastinators Anonymous, time management
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Is corporate loyalty dead?
My opinion: No. And yes. Lay offs, downsizing and increased competition may have bred a new cynicism but there is a silver lining. I see a generation of workers who are ready to take responsibility for their careers. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Corporate performance, Employer Branding, High Octane Performance
Tagged best practice, employment, Loyalty, motivation, Work
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Genius Level Leadership
This post is an introduction to a new Robin Sharma podcast. How can you resist a title with the word genius in it? Continue reading
Building strong teams
Hiring is an art. Even with an elevated unemployment rate great talent can be an elusive find. Someone from Right Management that I respect a great deal said to me recently: ”You not only have to find a person with the … Continue reading
Posted in Employer Branding, High Octane Performance, Productivity
Tagged employment, Hiring, Onboarding, Right Management
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Remembrance Day thoughts
Remembrance Day is a holiday in Western Canada. Most businesses are closed giving us time to think about how we have handled conflict in the past and the sacrifices families have made. Whatever our thoughts or position on war let’s focus on gratitude and … Continue reading
3 Ways to Build Talent Bandwidth
What have you done recently to stretch the capabilities of your team? Piling on more work doesn’t count. I’m talking about challenging people to think and achieve in new and different ways.
Posted in Corporate performance, High Octane Performance, Leadership, Management, World of Work
Tagged Business, Cross-functional team, Leadership, Management, team
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