Our organizational structures tell us that after a certain point, if we want to advance in our careers, we have to become a Manager. But the reality is not everyone is meant to lead people. There is nothing simple about people leadership. It’s one of the hardest gigs out there. Sure, for some (very few…
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The Worst Kind of Sandwiches
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Leadership
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Have you ever heard that kid’s song by Fred Penner: “Sandwiches are beautiful, sandwiches are fine, I like sandwiches, I eat them all the time.” I’m totally with Fred on this one. My top favorite sandwiches are the classic PB&J followed closely by PB, banana and honey (don’t knock until you try it) but there’s…
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My Favourite Improv Rule for the Workplace
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Leadership
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I’ve been thinking a lot about how individuals on teams build trust with one another. This is something I want to explore as a part of team training I am working on. Recently, my colleague Brad suggested I look up the rules of improv acting for some ideas. Talk about teams that need to strongly…
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Engagement Surveys: Yes, They’re Worth It! Here’s How to Make Them Less Painful
In my last post I talked about some of the things that suck about traditional employee engagement surveys but also highlighted their importance. To recap, employee engagement surveys often suck because they are a tedious, have poor or inaccurate response rates and often don’t result in any change. On the other hand, employee engagement surveys…
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Engagement Surveys: Are They Worth It?
There’s been a lot of hate going around about employee surveys recently. People complain that they are long-winded and tedious, ask irrelevant and non-specific questions and at the end of the day don’t result in any change. Unfortunately, this is often true… HR departments spend a great deal of time administering surveys and analyzing the…
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Making Peace with “Happy Feet”
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Our office is designed with a contemporary-but-historic concept, all exposed beams and character. And I love it. It’s inspiring, colourful, warm and creative. The downfall is that sometimes we hear things from the other floors, and in my case, it’s who I can only imagine is an aspiring drummer that I have nicknamed “Happy Feet.” Happy Feet sits…
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How to Win (Or Lose) Credibility Through a Simple Email
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HR Trends
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Every time we communicate with someone at the workplace one of three things happens – we maintain the relationship, we build on the relationship, or we destroy the relationship a little (or potentially a lot). This is true for everyone, but especially for Leaders. Being intentional about what you say and how you say it…
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How You Doin’? – Smooth Advice to Pick-up your Job Search & Recruitment Game
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Recruitment
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Valentine’s Day is on the way and so for all you job seekers & singles, lovebirds & dream-job finders this one is for you 😉 I have a problem. You know that work “hat” that is hard to take off? That piece about you that is a little too ingrained at times and creeps its…
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Intentional Networking for Non-Schmoozers
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HR Trends
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I hate the thought of schmoozing. Going out of my way to develop false relationships with people I don’t really care about on topics that I’m not interested in with the goal of obtaining someone’s money is the epitome of time wasted. That’s a level of flakiness that’s best saved for a toaster-strudel. What I’ve…
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