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Wisdom Wednesday – Meetings

Running an effective meeting is one of the core skills managers and supervisors need in any organization. (I don’t agree with everything in this picture but I do

Wisdom Wednesday – At The End of the Day…

I think it was the very first post I made when I started doing these workplace/organizational culture themed “Wisdom Wednesday” posts – the best lesson the best manager

Wisdom Wednesday – What Constitutes Great Customer Service (and How Far Is Too Far?)

A recent post in a Regina Rant & Rave group on FB got a lot of attention. Basically, a disabled person went to a Co-op gas station to

Wisdom Wednesday – Rebuilding The Working Class

Saw the story I’ve copied below online and it made me think of the current Federal NDP Leadership Race where this is a major topic of conversation. It

Wisdom Wednesday – “The Company Hired Me To Lead Their ‘Agile’ Transformation (I Don’t Know What ‘Agile’ Means. Nobody Does.)”

Beware those who use language to hide, not to clarify… The company hired me to lead their "Agile Transformation."I don't know what Agile means.Nobody does.That's why it works.

Wisdom Wednesday – HR (un)approved Gift Ideas For Your Work Christmas Party

I guess it depends on where you work if these would be appropriate or not – I’ve had a few over the years that would be happy to

Wisdom Wednesday – 10 Toxic Work Behaviours We Should Stop Normalizing

One of the many advantages of working in a library over a corporate environment is that you’re generally less likely to see these behaviours. But we still have

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