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Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at the closing ceremony in celebration of the completion of a mentoring program for The Association of Change Management Professionals – Toronto Chapter. Mentoring had been something that took a different shape along my path so the hesitation to speak on something that didn’t take form in the traditional sense was strong. […]
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Have you ever made a bad career decision and later realized, “what was I thinking?” Well, there was a point in time I thought these kinds of decisions often happened in the form of career moves when moving from one company to the next. I didn’t think they can also be choosing roles within your company you could later regret. […]
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When we’re first learning something, over time and with experience we’re expected to get ‘better.’ Practice makes perfect as they say. Yet we’re bound to develop bad habits and blind spots. Whether it’s driving, playing a sport or riding a bike. We let some of the ‘best practices’ we’ve learned fall through the cracks. Not because we’re trying to be […]
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This past week I attended a mentoring event held by NEW where we discussed diversity in a multi-generational workforce. Such an important topic since by 2020, 50% of the global workforce will be made up of Millennials aka Gen Y. These conversations have been percolating slowly but surely, and it’s clear that identifying ways of working together and adapting to […]
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Leadership is one of my favourite topics to discuss and write about and one that has many definitions and perspectives. Thought leaders such as Simon Sinek, Brené Brown and Tony Robbins to name a few have all shared their definition of what leadership is and in some cases (not always) it’s influenced by personal experience good or bad. One of […]
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When’s the last time you were in transition? Some of you might be in one right now! And if you are – I congratulate you. Even in what may seem tough or challenging, there’s inevitably something better around the corner or already on its way to you. What if you could go through your transition or whatever change you might […]
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The risks we take in our lives are often a direct measure of how willing we are to step outside our comfort zone. The risk of being seen. The risk of being judged. The risk of not being liked. The risk of failing. The risk of the unknown. The list goes on and on. Yet, we rarely consider the successes […]
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Coming off a long weekend celebrating Thanksgiving here in Canada, my heart is full of gratitude. For so much really. This year has been a whirlwind of change, entering a new chapter in my life, letting go, learning, expanding, sharing, growing and so much more. It’s been transformational, to say the least, and continues to be – and with no […]
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Emotions and workplace or corporate are often not seen in the same sentence unless we’re talking about emotional intelligence. There’s this instant response that the two don’t mix and emotions simply don’t belong in the workplace. Yet, over the years, we’ve had emotional intelligence courses and workshops of the like become increasingly popular. Not because we’ve become more accepting of […]
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You have a daunting task ahead of you, I get it. In the digital era where technology is changing not only the way we do business but how we communicate and preparing for future workforces, HR’s value has only increased in organizations. Or has it? As an HR leader, not only are you responsible for coming up with strategies that […]
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