Have Fewer Regrets About Your Career Scott Wain knows something about professional regret. After graduating from college in 2000, he got an entry-level job in car sales, and by his mid-20s, he was earning six figures as a sales manager at a Honda dealership in London, Ontario. Life was good. But by 2008, Wain was […]
Are You Being the Leader You Want to Be? With many managers reporting that they are feeling burnt out, it's no wonder even well-respected leaders like former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden are finding it hard to be the leaders they want to be. After mustering the energy to cut through the red tape […]
How To Know If You're Burning Out Does burnout just mean feeling really stressed all the time? Not exactly. I like this general definition of burnout, coined by a group of German researchers in an article in the journal Burnout Research: "an exhaustion of the organism which is caused by work stress." I've been teaching […]
Effective Ways To Prepare Your Career For The Future How will your career progress in the following years? What will happen to the industry and company you work in as time goes on? While we can’t possibly predict the future, we know that we live in turbulent, rapidly changing times. If your knowledge or experience […]
Find The Keys to Happiness If someone asked you which of the following choices would make for the most pleasant train ride possible which would you choose-spending your commute keeping to yourself or striking up a conversation with one of the unpredictable strangers in the seat next to you? Many of us would choose to […]
Small Life Changes That Develop Into Atomic Habits Have you heard the phrase "process determines progress?" What it boils down to is that focusing on small, incremental changes is what matters most to achieving big results. That goes for habits, as well, says James Clear, author of Atomic Habits. Tiny changes to your daily routines […]
How to Beat Burnout In 2019, the World Health Organization updated its definition of burnout, classifying the consequences of chronic workplace stress as a legitimate syndrome. A 2021 survey by Indeed.com found that 52% of employees felt burned out as the pandemic wound down, versus 43% before it began. Are you feeling burned out? Here […]
Why Personal Growth Boosts Business Achievement You've probably heard it said that the greatest investment anyone can make is in themselves, and this is unquestionably true. Certainly with respect to business, before you can effectively engage in anything or with anyone, investing in yourself is mandatory. This process can consist of reading and attending … […]
Resolutions To Change Your Work Environment In January, lots of us will commit to making changes at work or in our careers. Unfortunately, most of us will feel like failures by March. Here are five effective strategies for changing your workplace and your career in ways that are likely to last until this coming December […]
Developing Good Habits Can Improve Your Productivity The correlation between habits and productivity is a strong one. Habits are the small, consistent actions that we take on a daily basis, and they can have a big impact on our ability to be productive and successful. By understanding the role that habits play in productivity, and […]
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