After last week’s successful job fair in Mississauga, one of the team members sent the rest of us the following 30-second speech from Bryan Dyson, the former CEO of Coca Cola. It is so powerful that I just had to pass it on. Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five…
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Do Your Management Skills Need Improvement?
One of the “special dates” marked on my blogging calendar for March is “Improve Management Skills Month.” I haven’t been able to find any information about the origins of this event, but it did inspire me to write a series of posts last year which, in my humble opinion, are well worth reading again. Essential…
Striving for Balance in 2011
Last week I shared some of my personal challenges with work-life balance, so it only seems right that I follow up with what I plan to do about it. For Christmas, my stepson gave me a calendar called Office Time-Killers: Sneaky Ways of Slacking Off. My initial reaction was that he doesn’t know me very…
All Work and No Play…
Like many of you, I sat down a year ago to identify what I wanted to achieve in 2010. I was very happy with the direction my business was going and felt it was time to shift my priorities to my personal life. When you really love your work, you often need to be reminded…
Work-Life Balance Survey Results
Several weeks ago, I asked my readers to take part in a survey consisting of two questions: In a typical week, how many hours do you spend on work-related activities (including travel time)? In a typical week, how many hours do you spend on leisure activities? (Watching TV doesn’t count!) Today, I’m going to share the…
Just Jan on Monday Morning
Instead of a regular post today, I have several unrelated things to share: Work-Life Balance Survey – For those of you who missed last week’s post on The Importance of R&R, I’ve posted a link to my survey at the top right side of this screen. There are only two questions, so please take a…
The Importance of R&R
With today’s busy lives, it can be challenging to find time for hobbies or other recreational pursuits. For most people, weekdays are for work, and weekday evenings are filled with scheduled activities such as night school, volunteer work, children’s sports, and so on, meaning that the weekend is the only time available for work around…
