Apr 20, 2017 | Communication
Telepathy, mind control, pre-cognition, clairvoyance, x-ray vision – where would our superheroes be without their superpowers? If you’ve ever dreamed of being a superhero – someone powerful, who people look up to – today’s your lucky day! You...
Feb 26, 2017 | Leadership
Setbacks and hard knocks will happen at one time or another. What makes some people able to bounce back more quickly than others? How do people get back up when they’ve been knocked down? How do you separate home and work stress and not allow negative stress...
Jan 24, 2017 | Soft Skills
During a recent performance appraisal workshop one of the attendees offered up the following scenario and was asking for some advice: I have an employee in my department who consistently turns work in late. I’ve told him what needs to be done. Why can’t he just...
Jan 8, 2017 | Retention, Training
2017. It’s an introspective time, where we look at what habits need to be curbed and where we can improve in our lives. For companies, the first quarter of the financial year is typically the time when human resources departments regroup and rethink strategies....
Nov 18, 2016 | Communication
As the older sibling in my family, I often acted out, which was just my way of getting attention from my parents. More often than not, my parents would simply scold me and tell me, “You should be setting a good example for your brother.” Over time, this...
Nov 1, 2016 | Soft Skills
Everyone has heard a boss utter these words at some point, “I don’t care how you do it, just get it done!” This phrasing delivers a very task-oriented mindset to an employee. It tells the employee that they are getting paid to merely perform a defined function. If the...
