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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about why the majority of performance reviews are a waste of time. If you've ever sat through one, you'll likely agree with my position.

This isn't to say that performance reviews are inherently bad. All that executives and managers need to understand is how to mak Read More

Every manager has one of them - that employee who doesn't quite seem to get it. Time after time he or she is unable to meet your performance expectations.

The big question is, how do you get a perennial underachiever to transform into a great team contributor? Read More

We're well and truly into the fall season here in Canada, which means a few things:

Thanksgiving is around the corner (sorry to all of you in the US who have to wait until November); it's hockey season; annual performance reviews are coming up shortly :(

For the majority of employees, perfor Read More

If you are a new entrepreneur looking for networking tips, there is plenty of advice out there to choose from. But what if you are *really* not good at networking, or you just don’t like it, period? Here are four networking tips for entrepreneurs who don’t enjoy networking. Read More

So much of life is about managing expectations.

If I showed up at your doorstep and said that I'd be taking you to the best restaurant in town, you'd be pretty disappointed if we ended up at McDonald's.

If I showed up at your doorstep and said that I'd be taking you to the most disgusting eat Read More

Yesterday, the Conference Board of Canada released a study showing that Canadians took an average of 9.3 sick days in 2011. That amounts to over $16 billion in lost revenue.

While the financial costs of absenteeism can be staggering (see above), there are greater long-term costs that leaders ne Read More

The tragic events in Nairobi this weekend are a stark reminder of the reality we now face - terrorism can strike anytime and anywhere. One minute, people were spending their Saturday morning shopping, relaxing and working; the next they were being gunned down mercilessly.

While nobody could ever Read More

As a young boy, I remember my mother telling me to eat until I was satisfied, and no more. What she was trying to get across was that eating to the point of satisfaction was better than eating in excess. Satisfaction was the best thing for me, which was hard for a kid to understand as they stared a Read More

Looking to infuse some life and energy into your employees? Check out these superb talks and put their lessons into action. Read More

This past weekend, Nina Davuluri was crowned Miss America, the first Indian-American to achieve this feat. However, moments after her win, a slew of criticism began to spread across social media, most of which would be categorized as racist abuse.

In the days following her victory, the new Miss Read More