Spring has sprung – finally. Cleaners everywhere know the drill: flip the mattresses, clean the cupboards and shampoo the carpets. Springtime is also a good time for you to clean out and sort your office. It’s a great time to get rid of all those useless things that simply get in the way, and may,…
Let me guess. You want to get in shape, lose weight and be less stressed in 2018. Perhaps you want to quit smoking or spend more time with your friends and family. A desire to shake things up and score some self improvement points is something that nearly ½ of us strive for at this…
By now you’ve been through the holiday scramble and likely your thoughts have turned to the year ahead. For many, it is a time to take stock of their lives and the year that was. With the New Year staring them straight in the eyes, many will be looking at their careers, assessing the good,…
Your ability to perform and be effective is often dependent on how you are feeling. We’ve all had days where, despite our best intentions, the neurons are simply not firing and it’s a struggle to accomplish mental tasks. Then there are days where tasks seemingly fly off the to-do list. We wonder why we waited so…
Here in the US Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Soon many of us will be taking time to acknowledge what we’re grateful for. Then, after the weekend of feasting, we’ll go back to not thinking too much about gratitude. But gratitude, practiced daily, has powerful effects on our physical health, psychological well-being, our relationships…
You may have come across those who think that leadership is an innate skill. Yes, for some, it appears to come easier, but the truth is, like many other skill sets it can be coached and learned. Too many of us though disregard this fact and hold on to the myth that we are simply…
I recently returned from a Brains On the Beach, or BoB, event in Shanghai. BoB is a program which brings together some of the brightest minds from learning and development, consulting, coaching and marketing from around the globe to compete in formulating a solution for a real client with a real problem in 2 days.…
I’ve spoken about this in the past: that there seems to be an unnatural schism between two very interdependent realms, as if they were completely separate. I’m talking of course about the hard-nosed world of quarterly earnings reports, beating growth expectations, and focusing on the bottom line. The other sphere involves the growing awareness of…
Despite all the warnings, across North America it appears our jobs are continuing to get the better of us. Rising levels of stress and off-kilter work life balance is exacting a pretty harsh toll. Despite billions lost to absenteeism, turnover, disability, insurance costs, workplace accidents, violence, workers compensation, lawsuits and the costs related to replacing…