“At 24, I haven’t had many years in the work force, but like many of my peer and associates, I often hear about the dissatisfaction of work … Rethink Work…
How to change your career in 2017
Realizing that a job (or industry) isn’t for you, and deciding to make a change, can be very difficult, especially as you get older. Here’s the thing, though, if you’re…
Solving the leadership bandwidth problem
Leaders at all levels are under stress to meet crushing demands with limited resources to deliver. Could it be that the solution to the bandwidth problem is lying in plain…
Career advice millennial workers would give their younger selves
As a millennial, you are a part of a generation that makes up close to 40 per cent of the Canadian work force. And while a tough job market might…
How hobbies can make us better in the workplace
Happiness makes us better at our jobs, makes us more productive, resilient and less likely to burn out. We’re more drawn to happy people – in both our personal and…
The increasing demand for entrepreneurial managers
My colleagues and I interviewed nearly 100 inventors of revolutionary products and services, as well as founders and CEOs of game-changing companies – people like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Intuit’s…
Employees with soft skills are key to success
As a business leader, if you’re focused on cultivating hard skills at the expense of soft skills and emotional IQ, you’re doing it wrong. Identifying employees with the right soft…
How to foster a coaching culture at your workplace
How effective are you as a coach to your employees? One factor that can positively or negatively impact employees’ engagement is their relationship with their direct manager. The collection of…
Why you didn’t get the job
This may be the toughest question of them all. You went to the interview (or likely a series of interviews), they all seemed to go well, the people you met…
Why you should seek a mentee
Most of what we hear about mentorship focuses on the importance of having a mentor. I want to share a different perspective, one that I have benefited from over the…