Author Archives: nhadmin

I was recently asked what my goals for 2014 were and I automatically went to the standard ones- lose weight, keep fit, etc. But I also started thinking about what my business goals were and this led me to thinking about my 2014 business plan. What did I want out of my business for this… Continue Reading »

Have you ever had the experience of having a problem to solve and you just can’t resolve the issue? This happens every day to millions of people and some just give up, “buy another one instead of fixing it”, or they time a time out and focus on something else before going back to the… Continue Reading »

Marketing yourself in this job market is sometimes very challenging despite the high demand for many skills. University graduates often find themselves taking a long time to find a job and a lot of that has to do with how they are marketing their own skills. Here are some tips to help you along with… Continue Reading »

One of the more consistent messages I also heard over the summer is that there is a lack of both workers and volunteers to meet the growing demands of employers and society. Edward Stanford sent me some great comments at the end of May and I want to share some of them with you: “We… Continue Reading »

One of the huge issues facing organizations and business these days is finding suitable employees to get the job done. Everyone is facing challenges in this matter and it does not look like it is going to get better in the future. So what are you doing to make yourselves look more attractive to future… Continue Reading »

I have just spent a week in Scotland and had a chance to observe and good and not so good customer service by airlines, car rental company, hotels, restaurants, etc. The best service we received was by the waiter who looked after us most mornings with a great smile, sense of humour and excellence service…. Continue Reading »

As we head into spring and summer and are planning our field or summer projects, have you checked out some tools that may be available to you or are you one of those organizations or individuals who do so by the seat of your pants? Project management and planning is one of the keys to… Continue Reading »

As you recall, my topic for last month was about managing stress especially around email at work and at home. This month, I want to provide some reminders from last year and some new ideas on how to manage stress at work and at home. So let’s first focus on work: How many of you… Continue Reading »

Welcome everyone to 2013. It is that time of year when we renew or create those resolutions that are only good for one month at the best as we tend to fall back into old habits rather quickly. So here are some ideas for keeping resolutions this new year: Make sure that any resolution you… Continue Reading »

I recently attended a conference and was fortunate to attend a lecture on “understanding energy”. What I heard from a speaker from the University of Calgary on how people form opinions and then how those opinions get transferred forward was very interesting. Lesson #1 People need to understand the meaning of words or phrases when… Continue Reading »