April 15, 2016
“We’re Not Here to Have FUN!”
Your dream comes to an abrupt end with the alarm clock’s screech, and your heart sinks. You have a long commute to face, but that’s not all.
April 12, 2016
What Qualities Do You Look for in a Leader?
“Managers are people who do things right, leaders are people who do the right thing.” – Warren Bennis, author and leadership…
April 5, 2016
Step Off the Sidelines & Get Into the Game!
Ever watch a professional football game on television? The head coach paces back and forth along the sidelines, delivering plays, processing information he receives through…
March 28, 2016
I, Robot: A Glimpse of the Future
Androids, cyber criminals, and ingenious scientists who push the limits of knowledge are mainstays of science fiction. But little by little, they’ve been moving…
March 25, 2016
Is Imitation the Sincerest Form of Flattery?
Have you ever experienced the sting of someone stealing your idea, passing it off as their own, and enjoying more success from it than you…
March 18, 2016
Leadership? I think I’ll Pass the Buck!
As a “whippersnapper” doing the rounds of job interviews after leaving school, I brimmed with over-confidence as I sat opposite potential employers and regurgitated…
March 15, 2016
What’s the Secret of a Happy Team?
It’s a manager’s dream to work with a happy, engaged and motivated team. But happiness is so subjective, and people’s motivations are so varied,…
March 7, 2016
Will They Stay or Will They Go?
What keeps you in your job? It might be the regular paycheck, interesting work, the camaraderie, or maybe a sense that you’re contributing to…
March 4, 2016
Under Pressure!
©iStockphoto/danikancil Coping under pressure. What a topic for me to post about – today of all days! I’ve just returned to work after a nasty…
March 1, 2016
The Sharing Economy
Divergent views of the new Sharing Economy abound. Award-winning social entrepreneur Benita Matofska describes it as a “socio-economic ecosystem” benefitting all suppliers and buyers. “Human…
February 26, 2016
Break the Rules… Sometimes!
“Use your initiative.” How many times did your teacher say that to you at school? Or perhaps it was a university professor’s…
February 19, 2016
It’s Not the End of the World
When I first started school at five years old, I used to get upset when things didn’t seem to go my way. If I tripped…