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Andrea Johnston
4 min read
We're Gonna Talk About Bruno
We probably hold a soft spot for Bruno as the truth teller that he is. But what about the "Bruno's" that exist within our workplaces?
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Andrea Johnston
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Lessons In Leadership: The Canadian Legacy of Vimy Ridge
Learning history can be a powerful tool when it comes to leadership. Lessons from the Ridge hold true for your organization, even today.
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Andrea Johnston
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What the Health: understanding the value of taking a break
The pandemic has taken a toll on our mental & emotional health. Focusing on this isn't a luxury but a necessity - for ourselves & others.
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Andrea Johnston
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The 5 Best Strategies for Working with Difficult People
We all work with difficult people. Instead of venting about them, learn 5 strategies to help you work more successfully with them.
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Bill Johnston
3 min read
Jumping To Conclusions and other NON-Leadership Exercises
We tend to make up our mind about something before we have heard all the details or facts about a particular issue.
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Katie Pergau
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What the Pandemic Has Done to Our Ability to Cope
Usually, we’ve got some leftover coping space. This empty space allows us to take on some of the extra challenges or issues that pop up.
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Andrea Johnston
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5 Tips from 5-Yr Olds on Positive Team Dynamics
No one told the kids they needed to collaborate...[ they could] have broken away to start their own mural elsewhere. But they didn’t!
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Andrea Johnston
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Personality Assessments As A Recruitment Tool: Helpful or Harmful?
We believe in using an assessment tool "correctly" - meaning understanding the tool you're using, how to use it and its limitations.
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Andrea Johnston
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Lessons In Teamwork: Expectation vs. Reality of Ontario’s Best Baseball team
Don’t brush off team-development training as an HR-mandated box to check: team dynamics is a huge indicator of team performance.
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Andrea Johnston
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3 Reasons Why Big Leaders Fail
For Executives who drive business forward, they must be able to do these 3 things, if they are to retain their top performing staff.
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Andrea Johnston
3 min read
The Irony Of A Growth Mindset
Embracing a "growth mindset" is something we've come to expect from children. It's on many of the school walls and talked about often in the
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