Author Archives: nhadmin

Surviving The Times

During the past year, we have seen a lot of ups and downs in the economy and this has resulted in cut backs, reduced income for companies and organizations, and lots of stress for many. Survival seems to be the key word for many. Many are often tempted to crawl into that cave or dark… Continue Reading »

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A Positive Attitude

This month I want to focus on self-success. We are often our own worst critics and this can in turn lead us to be down on ourselves. It can affect work performance and lead to leadership and worker issues. How often have you made a mistake and then beaten yourself up for it? Often we… Continue Reading »

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Are You Relevant?

People often talk about resolutions and their commitment to those resolutions. I heard a saying the other day about resolutions- they are a promise made to yourself that lasts for about 30 days! So what resolutions are you going to be making to your company or organization in 2016. In these trying financial times, there… Continue Reading »

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Think Of The Potential

I recently heard Stewart Muir from Resource Works speak and he gave us some great words of wisdom: “ When we watched the major underdog in the British soccer league win the league championship, we all learned a lesson on how to accomplish what people will think of as impossible. The coach stated that he… Continue Reading »

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The Light At The End Of The Tunnel

When I look and hear what is going on economically at the moment, I often ask people of there are things that they can do to make their business or themselves better during these times. I attended the 2016 Community Awards in Fort St John recently and watched as a large number of people and… Continue Reading »

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Surviving These Times

In these challenging economic times, it is sometimes hard to focus on the future rather than the present. Many are challenged financially and organizationally as external forces put pressure on you. The key thing in dealing with these forces is to realize that some are beyond your control and you are going to have to… Continue Reading »

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The Sometimes Forgotten Software

During the past few months, I have been constantly on the watch for ideas to make office life more exciting and inclusive. This can be a big challenge especially in large multi-story offices where staff are often isolated from each other either by different stories in the building or by long and complicated office configurations…. Continue Reading »

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The Business Continuity Plan

As we start another year, recent events over the summer including fires, storms, etc. the idea of having a business continuity plan hovers in the background. Mother nature seems to be on a rant in the past year and many communities have experienced man and nature made disasters. It is time that everyone invested in… Continue Reading »

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Accountability

As I travel around, many of the discussions I am hearing are on accountability by organizations, companies and employees. Many organizations and companies have discovered that they should have been more diligent in ensuring that accountability ranks high in oversight of everything to do with the organization and company. This involves accountability with respect to… Continue Reading »

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Stress

I attended a presentation this month on stress in the workplace. It was interesting to reaffirm that stress in the workplace can result in high absenteeism; health issues, and have an overall impact on performance by all employees, including managers. Having experienced this myself as a senior manager, it is something that everyone in the… Continue Reading »

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