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Image Credit: Lindsey Turner There is perhaps none amongst us who hasn’t hit the “send” button just as our eye caught the name of an unintended recipient—an email with serious implications for our career, or with a typo that has us blushing. (I do recall a few of these from my own emails when still […]

Every now and then I hear from a client who jumped from the proverbial frying pan into a fire. And sometimes it’s even a senior level client – a Director of H.R. comes to mind. Promised executive-level strategic planning the new hire found herself handling recruiting day in and day out. Is there any way […]

A colleague – let’s call him Paul, a Toronto-based head hunter who has many years’ experience sourcing outstanding candidates for world-class corporations, shared his formula for early success in a new position. “I tell clients to lay low at first, absorbing the vibes, seeing who’s who in the zoo. That way they intuit the power […]

We hear a lot about bullying these days. Much of it concerns bullying at school, but this disturbing activity doesn’t stop once we leave high school – it can happen in the workplace as well. It helps to define what bullying is and what it is not. It is not a one-time only clash, it […]

We all know that having a goal is critical to actually achieving that goal – purposeful action is faster, smoother, more effective than a haphazard “let’s see if it works”! That’s not a secret. And yet, how many people give their job search critical thought and planning? It actually doesn’t have to be a complicated, […]

Do you ever wonder why one person appears to climb the career ladder with ease and another barely clings to one rung? Many factors come into play in building a career that satisfies both players — the employee and the employer. This short list of the very best tips might identify one area that you’ve […]

Job hunters seldom appreciate a hard truth: they are in sales. The product that each job hunter is pitching is, of course, “me, myself, and I,” a hard sell for many of us! Sales in general can be a difficult field, except for those natural born sales-types. The ones who can chat up a recluse, […]

Business Success the Bushido Way When people think of the word ‘Bushido’ they think Japanese warriors – strong, tough, regimented, unforgiving and loyal. However, the word ‘Bushido’ is known to incorporate the following traits: honesty, justice, heroic courage, compassion, sincerity, honour, duty, loyalty and courtesy. Maintaining the credibility of this code of conduct was most […]