A Fix to Stop Employees from Being Miserable

A Fix to Stop Employees from Being Miserable

According to a new Gallup report, 60% of workers report being emotionally detached at work and one in five say they are miserable.  So, what’s the solution? Gallup CEO Jon Clifton says, “The real fix is simple: better leaders in the workplace.  Managers need to...
Great Lessons Learned From Failing

Great Lessons Learned From Failing

While lessons can be gained from succeeding, they can also be gained from failing.  Either way, the most important takeaway is to apply your ‘lessons learned from past activities in the future. The following tips emerged in a recent Reddit thread from people who have...
Top 10 List for Best Work-Life Balance

Top 10 List for Best Work-Life Balance

According to a new report, only one North American city is in the Top 10 List for Best Work-Life Balance. Ottawa, Canada, comes in at number seven in a sea of European and Scandinavian cities: Oslo Bern Helsinki Zurich Copenhagen Geneva Ottawa Sydney Stuttgart Munich...
Top Tips to Squash Meeting Madness

Top Tips to Squash Meeting Madness

Donna McGeorge, author of The 25 Minute Meeting: Half the Time, Double the Impact, has some great tips to improve the dreaded meetings madness.  You know what I’m talking about.  Meetings with no agenda, meetings that don’t start or stop on time, meetings with too...