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The Most Successful People Spend 10 Hours a Day on These 6 Things
Successful people fascinate us. We are intrigued by how they live and how they achieve success. So, we study their habits and best practices. In studying the time management techniques of successful people like Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffet and Albert Einstein, serial entrepreneur Michael Simmons discovered a common practice these high performers shared. He calls the practice,…
Read MoreCorporate Canada needs to take an active role in dismantling anti-Black racism
For many Canadians, the last few months have been a personal and collective reckoning on #antiBlackracism. Black Canadians have long raised their voices about systemic bias in our systems. But society as a whole had not truly listened or fully understood that by characterizing incidents as one-offs or not reflective of who we are as…
Read More9 Things That Have Absolutely No Business Being on Your LinkedIn
Given that 90% of recruiters report regularly checking LinkedIn, it’s no surprise that how well-optimized your profile is can mean major things for your #jobsearch. But it’s not just about strategically adding the right things to your profile — it’s about leaving off the wrong things, too. Below, here are nine things that should absolutely not
Read More12 Sneaky Interview Questions That Are Designed To Trick You
We want to start by offering the following reassurance: nine times out of ten, employers aren’t formulating #interview questions with the express purpose of tripping you up. They’re asking for information that can legitimately help them come to a hiring decision, and they have nothing to gain from blindsiding you with a “Gotcha!” just for…
Read More5 Rude Emails You Send Without Realizing It
Even the most likeable and well-mannered among us can still look like jerks in an #email. Writing an email that comes across just like you do in person is a fine art. During a conversation, you adjust your tone, facial expression, gestures and posture in order to fit the mood of what you’re conveying. You…
Read More#Zoom calls and productivity apps are great, but nothing can replace heading back to the #office
As kids head back to school, many workers are now anticipating a long-awaited return to our offices in the coming weeks. For introverted colleagues, that may be a bit of a bummer, as many of you have thrived at home. Among more extroverted colleagues, it can’t happen soon enough. Organizations have learned plenty about supporting…
Read MoreOn the issue of climate change, we are choking
The viscid layer of smoke that had draped itself over much of southern British Columbia has slowly begun to dissipate thanks to a blast of cool Pacific air. The air quality was so bad in Victoria, Vancouver and surrounding environs on the weekend and into Monday – the air ranked among the worst in the…
Read More11 Things Highly Confident People Never Do in Interviews, According to Hiring Experts
Confidence won’t — and maybe shouldn’t — always get you ahead at #work. But in the space of an #interview, specifically, showing a healthy amount of self-assuredness can’t hurt. People who are confident in their interviewing skills have learned overtime that certain behaviors and language can stand to undermine you as a candidate. Below, here are 11…
Read MoreIt was 19 years ago when our office team was glued to the radio in disbelief…….
19 years ago on – September 11, 2001, groups of attackers boarded four domestic aircraft at three East Coast airports, and soon after takeoff they disabled the crews, some of whom may have been stabbed with box cutters the hijackers were secreting. The hijackers then took control of the aircraft, all large and bound for…
Read MoreThere’s no way to go back to the way things were – so how are we moving forward?
Before #COVID19, the future of #work or “new world of work” referred to a different approach to getting work done, mostly due to the exponential acceleration of technology. Many organizations and thought leaders have been preaching the need to work differently for years, in order to capitalize on the opportunities afforded by these new #$technologies.…
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