"This gold medal," said Marnie McBean, holding up her first Gold Olympic medal, won at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics for Pairs Rowing "proved without a shadow of a doubt that my Mom was right:" Never be afraid to try [caption id="attachment_1322" align="aligncenter" width="300"] credit: Tweet from Nazerah Shaik https://t.co/8YSXkFyXEe[/caption] Why? Because Marnie did...
How will Robotics affect the Future of Work? [caption id="attachment_1336" align="aligncenter" width="199"] Loveable robots - C3PO R2-D2[/caption] Friend or Foe? Will robots be a productivity tool co-existing with humans or are they a threat to the workforce and our Future of Work? There has been a tsunami of articles & videos, triggering...
Contributor: Bernard de Souza When reading the article ‘High-Pressure Parenting’ and your blog post ‘Am I a High-pressure parent?’ I was drawn to the questions: How and why has work changed over the last 15-20 years? What is the specific impact on new graduates? The Push for Outsourcing With the stock market’s focus on...
High-pressure Parent Am I one of them? 'The article that launched a thousand discussions.' What will it do in yours? We are investing more time and money in raising our our children than our parents did. Whose interest are we serving - theirs, or OURS? A regular follower of the Karena Arena sent...
If you are like me - CEO of your business and COO of your home and family - how do you keep your newly minted 2017 goals and intentions fresh on day 283 of the year? I have a hack for that! January 2017 - and anything EVERYTHING is possible! Like many...
All I want for Christmas is to share some special moments with my teenager. You too? Sometimes the hubbub of the Holiday season threatens to take over from the warmth and true spirit of the season. Gift-shopping, school concerts, holiday parties all vie for our time. Before you know it, we...
'Tiz conference season in Toronto! From WiP Women in Payments to WE day; GWALS Global Women's Leadership Summit to HDSB's PIC and multiple university and student life fairs. One of the problems with having great organizers create fabulous summits workshops and conferences is there is so much wonderful content to digest. "I...
"Make Great Memories" It is some of the best advice I have ever received. I was 21 and visiting my aunt in Prague after I graduated university. The Good and Great memories are your super-sauce. They get you through tough and long days, or through times when things just don't seem...
It happened to me last week. I implemented just one great idea from one of the many GWALS pre-summit sessions, and BOOM! I got a huge BOOST in my day! Just One Idea worked for me "Time is the new money" ...
Each day, more information! The Day 5 presentations for the GWALS pre-summit were spectacular. Nizenande Machi: Developing your Leadership Mandate - Unleashing the Power in Your Story Sam Horn: Open Doors and Close Deals with a Crystal Clear Elevator Speech Kare Anderson: Hidden Behaviour Cues that Boost or Bust Credibility Laura Rubenstein: How to...