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Trouble With a New Boss? Learn to Manage Up!
A version of this article was first published at the Globe and Mail Careers section. See my Globe columns here. And a VIDEO: Bad Boss? Learn to Manage Up! Having a tough time adjusting to a new boss? Too much micromanaging? Not getting enough guidance? Feeling...
(Webinar – free): Finding Ease in Times of “Crazy Busy”
According to a recent Globe and Mail study, 59% of Canadians feel stress out and unable to manage the pressure, and as a result they are less satisfied with work, less productive, and less healthy. Hmmm. That's no fun. Further more, 67% say their current job...
Webinar (free!) – Leadership-ability
NOTE: This Webinar Recording is now available (free) to listen to. (UPDATE: Nearly 12,000 people registered for this event!!) I've been invited again to be part of the CPA Webinar series. The organizers generously make these webinars available to anyone who would like...
12 Year-end Reflection Qs: What Went Well? And more….
UPDATE (December 10, 2020) -- a brand new set of questions are coming sooooon! Want in? Make sure to check back at my website -- or better yet, sign up for my newsletter and get them delivered right to your inbox. You'll be first in the queue to get them. --- Now...
Focus + Flow: Hard Work But Without the Struggle
This article is reposted from my first blog (TGIMworklife). It was first written in January 2007 and was one of the first posts in that brand new blog. You can read the original version here if you like. A slightly revised version follows below. P.S Who knew back...
Newsletter Subscribers: Important Anti-Spam Info
UPDATE (July 2017): The post below was written in 2014. All that you will read is still applicable today (July 2017). Please do take a moment to read this so you understand how I operate when it comes to adding people to my list. --- On July 1st, Canada’s Anti-Spam...
Work 2.0: Managing the New Career Paradigm
If Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz was managing her career today I think she would immediately recognize that things have changed. I mean really changed. As Dorothy might say "Toto, we're not in Kansas any more". There's been a paradigm shift these past few years and...
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