Do you need a university degree? Here’s what may save you a lot of money and a few precious years of your life: To build a successful career in the Knowledge Economy, you most likely don’t need a degree. Only 300 out of 2900 large organizations made the final list of Canada’s Best Employers – […]
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Unlocking Employee Engagement: Driving Productivity and Profits
As we enter the knowledge economy, forward-thinking leaders are increasingly looking to employee engagement as a key driver of sustainable productivity growth.
Learn more about employee engagement, its tangible benefits, and how to improve and measure it.
How to Develop Leadership Skills
You can become a better leader. Here are the top traits you need to develop. But don’t neglect an opportunity to become a trustworthy leader.
Strategic 2023 New Year Commitment
Happy Holidays to all! Are there any strategic planners among you? Here’s a New Year commitment for you to consider: Leave this job title in 2022 and make 2023 a more meaningful year without all these ridiculous concoctions that we are often forced to invent or accept in the corporate environment. As a certified recovering […]
Why Do Projects Succeed?
Now that we know Why Projects Fail, let’s talk about the practical steps and behaviors Project Manager must adopt in order to deliver a project successfully. The three root causes of project success are: LEAN CEO In the knowledge economy, with continuously growing competition, accelerating product lifecycles, and shrinking lifespan of businesses, managing by project […]
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: a Must-Have Tool in the Knowledge Economy
Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs may be less popular than the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) – but it is much more meaningful and powerful as a performance enhancement instrument.
Why Transformation Projects Fail?
“Why do projects fail?” Whether you are a certified professional or just an accidental project manager – you’ve heard and answered this question before. Indeed, for as long as I remember myself, this subject has been so dear to the public at large that every business magazine and website would offer their recommendations. Google for […]
Coming Next: Facebook Most Important Updates
Are you NOT surprised: now Facebook is announcing imminent layoffs, following a similar announcement from Google a few days ago. Although both companies are avoiding the L-word, in an attempt to remain politically correct to the end, this is what it is: layoffs. Like many oversatiated companies before them, they have reached the point where […]
Productivity Challenges in the Knowledge Economy
Recently, Google announced a productivity improvement crusade. This is not unexpected. Google appears to be following the steps of many tech companies that went from boom to bust pretty quickly. It is noteworthy that they all had similar strategies and roadmaps, as many of them would become deliriously successful (read: obscenely profitable), then stagnate, and […]
Productivity Surveillance
Do you use surveillance or “productivity monitoring” tools at work? Whether you adopt WFH or hybrid or in-person, there’s a good chance that you are being monitored. Quite a few companies still use punch clocks. Perhaps digital and contactless today, the punch clock is the oldest surveillance tool that comes to my mind and I […]