Build Winning Teams
Teams are undoubtedly the greatest asset of any company. It only makes sense that building teams be viewed as a top priority. It is by selecting, hiring and assembling the right people, followed by...
View ArticleGet Your Irish On – March 17th
Top o’ the mornin’ to ye Lads and Lassies and the rest of the day to ‘me self! Are ye Irish perchance? If ye aren’t – not to worry because the Irish believe – “Everyone is a little Irish on Saint...
View ArticleWarning Signs an Employee Needs to be Let Go
Know when to hold, know when to fold Every manager at some point in their career (and most likely more than once) comes to a point where they have to face to music – know when to hold, know when to...
View ArticleAll Fools Day kicks off April
April Fool’s Day or All Fools’ Day, as it is sometimes called, is celebrated on April 1st every year. Despite having no official recognition and an uncertain origin, April 1st has long been observed...
View ArticleBiking This Week – Healthy Cities & Healthy You
Will you be biking next week? Monday, May 25th kicks off National Bike to Work Week. In BC this year, the week of May 25th is also the first ever Bike to School Week. Bike to Work week is an annual...
View ArticleCanada – Red, White and Proud
Canada, the world’s greatest country, is celebrating its 148th birthday on Wednesday, July 1! AND our flag was 50 years old this spring! Canada Day is a celebration of Canadian nationalism, heritage...
View ArticleGeeks Unite on July 13th
Let that Geek Flag fly—it’s Embrace Your Geekness Day! Did you and the geeks in your life know that Monday July 13th is Embrace Your Geekness Day? This day celebrates that little bit of geekiness in...
View ArticleWork like a Dog Day
Tuesday, August 5th is Work like a Dog Day. Work like a Dog Day honors and recognizes the hardest working people among us. The fact that the day is celebrated on August 5th suggests that we just might...
View ArticleCreate a Mentor Culture for January
Create a mentor culture this month – January is National Mentoring Month. Originally created in 2002 by the Harvard Business School, the month of January is dedicated to promoting a culture where...
View ArticleHappy Family Day Long Weekend
Monday, February 8th, 2016 is Family Day Family Day is celebrated on the 3rd Monday of February in other parts of Western Canada, however British Columbia stands on its own where it’s honored on the...
View ArticleTALENT FLEEING VANCOUVER
Why is talent (the young candidate in particular) choosing to leave the most beautiful city on the planet and moving away? This is a very unfortunate reality in the Vancouver lower...
View ArticleInternational Mother Earth Day
Flickr Image: WallsTalking.org There is no Planet B Each April 22 the world honors International Mother Earth Day. Earth Day is a globally celebrated holiday that often extends into Earth Week – a...
View ArticleNational Mentoring Month – Plans & Strategies
January is National Mentoring Month. Originally created in 2002 by the Harvard Business School, January is dedicated to promoting a culture where mentoring is the focus. A New Era of Mentoring...
View ArticleHappy 150th Birthday Canada!
Canada Day, Saturday, July 1st, 2017, marks a significant moment in the History of Canada. Call it Canada 150 or simply 2017. It is our 150th birthday!! The major themes for this year’s day of...
View ArticleVictoria Day: Only in Canada you say? Pity.
Canada Britain Flags Here comes the Victoria Day long weekend! Many Canadians do not realize that Queen Victoria’s birthday on May 24th is NOT observed internationally. Our Commonwealth sister...
View ArticleMultitasking – Fact or Fiction?
The term Multitasking became popular in the early days of computer programming. Operating systems were developed that made it possible for computers to process more than one thing at a time....
View ArticleEarth Day 2020 – The 50th!
Each April 22nd the world honors International Mother Earth Day. This year is exceptional for two reasons. Earth Day 2020 is the 50th Anniversary of the celebration and we are keeping our distance at...
View ArticleLabour Day 2020 is a Different September
Many things may be different this year, but the one thing that will never change is the changing of the seasons! September is one of those months of transition and if you follow numerology, it is a...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....