How to Rise Above Gossip
Seth Godin, as he does, wrote a great blog post about office gossip. Eleanor Roosevelt – allegedly – said that “great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” People talking about people is often referred to…
Three Workplace Lessons from Canada Day Celebrations
All across the country, people are celebrating our nation’s birth today. Eclectic parades are rolling down streets from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Sidney, British Columbia. Folks are firing up their barbecues and grilling premium Alberta beef. Kids are screaming around…
Gender Equality in the Workplace
When it comes to re-imagining gender equality in the workplace, where does the onus lie? Women have been making gains in education for years – more women than men currently enroll in college and university, and a higher percentage of…
How to Understand and Engage Introverts
Full disclosure, I’m an extrovert. My lovely, talented and tolerant wife, Michelle, claims that she’s an “amnivert” but is probably an introvert (we’re all a bit of both, right?) – in fact, Michelle absolutely has a suitcase full of books.
The Engaging Workplace
Believe it or not, people, most Canadians spends more time at (or on the way to/from) work than at home with family. It’s not just the actual 35 or 37.5 or 40 or 70 hours at work with colleagues to…