“Well, some of us are born great, some of us achieve greatness and some of us get it as a graduation gift” – this is what the late Robin Williams used to say. But indeed, with the popular focus on the high potentials and future leaders, many organizations neglect the non-genius amongst us, leaving it… Read more »
To Your Health – A Guest Blog by Ann Dowsett Johnston
Ann Dowsett Johnston, author of Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, is the CEO of Pine River Foundation. Co-founder of the National Roundtable on Girls, Women and Alcohol, she is also an award-winning journalist and a founding member of Faces and Voices of Recovery. A wonderful woman who has privileged us by writing… Read more »
Organizational Culture – What it is and how you might assess it
“Culture eats strategy for lunch.” – Peter Drucker Organizational culture is a term that widely receives attention, yet one that may not be completely understood by many. This blog addresses the much talked about idea of culture and explains what culture is to organizations. It will help you start to think about your organization’s culture,… Read more »
The Quest for Simplicity
The approaching holiday season, as always, puts me in a more introspective mood than usual. In preparation for the New Year l look back at the days gone, people met, events lived. The year 2014, for me, is marked by the Quest for Simplicity. My life, like the lives of many people around me, has… Read more »
Mindfulness: What is it really? – A Guest Blog by Meghan Kirwin
Meghan Kirwin – Founder of the Kirwin Group is a remarkable woman, whose life mission is to make the world a better place. A fellow Kili climber, and a truly happy person, Meghan is deeply passionate and continuously studying the science of positive psychology. In this guest blog she focuses on mindfulness. A topic that… Read more »
Releasing the Transformational Power of Women in Leadership
Releasing the Transformational Power of Women in Leadership. Slash that. Unleashing the Power of Women in Leadership. A blog by Edyta Pacuk. I always feel privileged to be a partner of the Management Research Group (MRG) based in Portland, Maine. This wonderful group of psychologists and statisticians has kept me on my toes since… Read more »
How to Make Mentoring Work for You – A Mentor’s Perspective
As a follow-up to our previous blog on Mentoring, this blog will focus on the mentoring relationship from a mentor’s perspective. As previously defined, mentoring consist of a pair of individuals working together in order to achieve specific objectives for skills growth and development. It is meant to be a balanced partnership requiring equal commitment… Read more »
In Memory of Don McQuaig
“Leaders cast long shadows. If you don’t like the results you are getting – look carefully in the mirror. Every time I have done so…inevitably I found that I was the source of the problem. That is both the sobering reality and a huge opportunity.” – Don McQuaig, President, MICA Each of us can look… Read more »
Engagement 2.0 – Engagement of Employees in the Future – A Guest Blog by Thorsten Eger
We are privileged to post a guest blog from our client Thorsten Eger, Vice President of Human Resources at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada, whose perspectives on employee engagement we highly value. We hope you enjoy the read and look forward to your comments. Engagement 2.0 – Engagement of Employees in the Future By: Thorsten Eger Recently,… Read more »
If You Are Losing Good People – Look At Their Managers
Grim, grim is my note today… do not despair though… there is hope! It is simple. A strong manager is one of the main reasons why people stay, perform and are engaged at work. Buckingham and Coffman said it a while ago – “so much money has been thrown at the challenge of keeping good… Read more »
