Repost Technology has made it possible for a situation that didn’t exist a couple of decades ago: working with strangers. In a new culture of remote work, collaborating with coworkers in another city has become more commonplace. This situation can be comfortable for some people; awkward for others. As these situations occur more often, itContinue reading “How to Create an Inclusive Culture with Remote Teams”
Category Archives: Work Skills
What Foods Would You Like to Make
Food loves company. For a recent company get-together, we experienced an Iron Chef-like competition. In case you haven’t heard of that show, it’s a competition in which you must use a key ingredient to make a recipe. In our case, the company was divided into teams, and each team got an ingredient to create anContinue reading “What Foods Would You Like to Make”
3 Tips to Increase Your Productivity
Repost Working when it’s a holiday is tough. (Canada Day was July 1 and Independence Day is July 4) Your family and friends have invited you to join their plans but you must spend a few hours at the computer to meet an urgent deadline. Work can be fun if you enjoy it; a realContinue reading “3 Tips to Increase Your Productivity”
The Best Teachers: Who Are They?
A perfect teacher does not exist. Teachers are people and people aren’t perfect. Children remember moments like the first time they saw their teacher walking into the staff bathroom and they realize that teachers are human, just like them. Teachers can be great humans. That one teacher, for example, who made a difference in yourContinue reading “The Best Teachers: Who Are They?”
5 Soft Skills for Career Success
How important are soft skills when it comes to advancing your career, getting a raise, or showing your employer that you deserve to take on more responsibility? Soft skills are just as important as job-specific, hard skills. But before we get into why or how they are vital, let’s look at why now is theContinue reading “5 Soft Skills for Career Success”
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