There are so many factors to take into account when you are looking to hire the right person. Depending on the position you are hiring for, technical skills may be at the top of your list. Looking to replace a leadership position? Then you may be looking for a candidate with the ability to mobilize … Read more
You take the time to plan out all the details. You want to make sure nothing is missed. Then, stuff happens. Sometimes, no matter how prepared you are, things don’t go as planned. So, what do you do next? Get disappointed and give up? Or use your new environment to plan your next step? I … Read more
When faced with upsetting news, how you do react? Are you curious and keep digging in for more information in order to find a solution? Or, do you just pretend the problem doesn’t exist and try to avoid risks? When my Dad had his major stroke back in 2000, he went into a coma … Read more
Everyone is faced with struggles at one or many points in their life. How you react during these struggles will determine how quickly and how often you rise up above your difficulties and achieve success. Your Mindset is the key fact in the Psychology of Success. When I was in the 5th grade, I was … Read more
If you want to renovate or just simply put up a picture, where do you turn to? Probably your toolbox. Your toolbox is usually your go to place to help you get started on any home renovation project. When we are dealing with our Personal Development, we all have our own “Personal Toolbox”. What you … Read more
We all have a power within us. A power that can build or destroy. Words have that power. They have a strong impact in our daily lives and though once they are spoken, they can no longer be heard, their echoes can be imprinted on our minds or in our hearts. Was there ever a … Read more
We have often heard of someone in the media as becoming, “an overnight success”. The truth is that if you do the research, you will learn the truth. The secret is that there is no real overnight success. When you dig deeper, you realize that there was hard work that was often done before this … Read more
My day last Thursday started off by finding out that the company I worked for cut 10% of its head office employees, including 3 of my colleagues who lost their jobs. After the shock, came a variety of emotions. There was a feeling of loss for my colleagues who throughout the years had become my … Read more
I am all for some healthy competition. In my career, I have often measured my performance against others as a yard stick to determine how I am doing. I have strived and reached number one with several of the companies I have worked for. When I left HBC, I was the number one KPI ranking … Read more
There is the type of leader that we are, and the type of leader that we would like to be. How do you bridge the gap? I have had several conversations with managers and leaders who have tried to convince me that lack of time is the reason why they didn’t have a development conversation … Read more