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"She then took the opportunity to apprise prospective new employers of her job skills. If any of you know of a good opening out there, let me know. I am smart, hard working, concientous and friendly." This seems like an innocent enough statement made by someone who is keeping her options open regarding new employment opportunities. Except it was a press conference held by the recently suspended Director of Municipal… Read More »Would You Buy A Used Car From This Person?

When they do not want something or they are trying to make a point why do people feel a need to sometimes be rude, nasty and downright offensive? A point in case happened at the weekend, my wife was away and I was on Daddy duty so I took my two kids to Niagara Falls for the day – my son had seen the aviary earlier in the year and… Read More »I Hate My Job!

I was really pleased to be included in an article that appeared in todays Career Connection section of The Toronto Sun entitled "Professional Coaches at the Top of Their Game" – which was a well written article covering the development of coaching and what to expect. Hopefully it will continue to raise the awreness of the general public toward coaching and mentoring.

How soon in to a new job are you able to assess what you have gotten in to and then be confident in making some key decisions? If you are the new CEO of Hewlet Packard the answer is around 90 days – after 3 months on the job Mark Hurd has announced this morning 14,500 global job cuts at HP – about 10% of the workforce. The tech fallout… Read More »The First 90 Days

Came across this story today, reminded me of when my brother went for a job as a money teller for the post office in the UK. One of the interview questions was "If someone came to your window with a gun and demanded money what would you do?" My brother answered – Gulp! Wish I had taken the day off! Give them the money! Here's the other way: Let's hope… Read More »How Far Would You Go For Your Employer?

So no great surprise to most that Kendra won tonights Apprentice, the last show of this program is always such a let down and lacks some of the 'drama' that the rest of the show offers. Tana really blew it in the final task with the way that she treated and spoke about her team – there was no way after that, that Trump was going to hire her –… Read More »The Apprentice

What does your tagline say about you? Is it clear and understandable by a 12 year old, or are there more buzzwords in it than a party political statement? A survey of top executives by the staffing firm Accountemps has identified the top most annoying buzzwords currently in use – although thankfully by the very nature most fall out of use quickly, such as: – A project that is 'on… Read More »Are You Buzzing The Right Words?

At the Career Masters Institute conference in Denver that I went to last week there was a lot of talk about the continuing changes in the 'new world of work' and how people need to continue to adapt and be flexible to the challenges that lie ahead. This is not the world of work that my father knew – 43 years working – 2 years with one company and 41… Read More »Thanks Dad!

Sometimes at the end of the week you reflect on getting much done, making some headway in new directions and really feeling like you make a difference. Other weeks you feel lucky to have struck a couple of items off the 'To Do List' without adding too much else on it. And then there are the times when its all confirmed that what you do is the best thing you… Read More »It Makes It Worthwhile