Maybe It’s Time to Fire Your Boss
Introduction Recently while coaching two new clients I was reminded of how critical having a good boss or supervisor is to an employee’s career success. Both of my clients are [...]
Overcoming Networking Anxiety
Introduction Networking. Depending on who you talk to the word conjures up a variety of emotions, everything from excitement through to fear, loathing and trepidation. Numerous writers and business professionals [...]
Activity Generates Success
“Activity generates success”. Those three sage words of advice were the first I received on my first job after graduating from Queen’s University in August 1978. I was offered a [...]
Re-Thinking Employment Equity
Introduction In one of the Human Resources classes I teach one of my students recently asked the following question: Why, after more than thirty years since the passage of Canada’s [...]
Consistency Matters
Introduction Consistency matters in today’s workplace. I was reminded of this fact the other day as I opened the Sports section of my newspaper and reviewed the NHL hockey standings. [...]