I just came back from holidays and for the first time in a while I’m actually feeling refreshed! I don’t know about you, but usually when I take time off, I don’t feel like I have enough time to truly detach from work and rest. By the time I’ve settled into to vacation mode, the…
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Tales from a Self-Diagnosed Speak To Thinker
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I was recently facilitating a training session, when a participant brought up a concept about how people process information. She said that most people generally fall into one of two categories 1) Speak to Think or 2) Think to Speak. Hearing this concept verbalized something I knew to be true but had never put…
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Opportunity Knocks Softly: Unlikely Career Opportunities
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Opportunity rarely arrives with a neon sign pointing to the next step, especially when it comes to careers. While I’m a fan of being strategic and applying for work that you are passionate about, I also recognize it isn’t a luxury that everyone always has. The trick is not to miss out on an opportunity when…
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Why is Leadership the Only Way Up?
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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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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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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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