A Perspective on the Direction of Leadership Skills Training
A Perspective on the Direction of Leadership Skills Training I’ve been a trainer of some sort for most of my working life, first as an engineer and later as a [...]
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04, 2019
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03, 2019
Perfectionism, Stress and Failure
Perfectionism, Stress and Failure Continuous improvement is critical in creating a culture that engages and enhances employee strengths and talents. Striving for employee or personal perfection in contrast may have [...]
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02, 2019
Leadership Development: How Small Steps Become Big Leaps (Book Summary: Atomic Habits)
Leadership Development: How Small Steps Become Big Leaps (Book Summary: Atomic Habits) Before, during and after training sessions, in coaching conversations, and while observing others and taking stock of my [...]
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01, 2019
Maintaining Self-Care and Positive Customer Focus in the Face of Difficult Situations
Maintaining Self-Care and Positive Customer Focus in the Face of Difficult Situations Imagine two line ups: one for gratitude and the second, complaints. Which one is longer for your company? [...]
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12, 2018
Showcasing Leadership in the Environmental Movement
Showcasing Leadership in the Environmental Movement How about this for an actual job ad: Job description: No pay, long hours, hard work, dangerous conditions, extreme weather. Warning: No whiners, malcontents, [...]
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11, 2018
A Better Model of Measurement for Learning and Development
A Better Model of Measurement for Learning and Development Learn about a better model of measurement for learning and development initiatives from Kwela Principal, Nic Tsangarakis, through his interesting article [...]
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10, 2018
The Decline of Performance Management Rating Systems
The Decline of Performance Management Rating Systems The September 19th issue of the Canadian HR Reporter Weekly published an interesting article on current performance management practices and trends. Kwela Principal, [...]
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09, 2018
Say It! Be Courageous and Move Beyond Communications 101
SAY IT! Be Courageous and Move Beyond Communications 101 My Skype phone rings for my August ‘6 questions performance management’ meeting with one of my bosses, Nic. My nervous energy [...]
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08, 2018
Hiring People With the Right Abilities (Seeing Past ‘Disability’)
Hiring People With the Right Abilities (Seeing Past ‘Disability’) A while ago, I attended an interesting seminar on the benefits of hiring “disabled” workers. I had a particular curiosity in what [...]
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07, 2018
Emoticons or Begone? (Business Writing Tip for Thought)
Emoticons or Begone? (Business Writing Tip for Thought) Emoticons in Business Communication? or WhatsApp, Texting, Messenger and many other tools are replacing Email, phone and face-to-face conversations in personal communication. This [...]