By Colette Carlson – Author & Motivational Speaker on Human Behaviour and Communications Soft skills are often the long-forgotten tools your business is missing. Leaders tend to take these skills for granted, assuming that most employees or applicants already have these abilities perfected. Few take the time to assess…
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Living in Limbo: Navigating Change
By Dr. Mark De Volder | Motivational Speaker on Change and Employee Engagement Do you feel like you’re living in limbo? Are you in a perpetual state of change, waiting for the current crisis to be over? For some people it’s even worse and Pandemic Gloom has set in. As a…
Is Your Inner Narrator Behaving?
By Meg Soper – Speaker on Resilience & Teamwork In my April Blog (When You Can’t Go Out, Go Within) I explored the importance of being mindful of where we direct our mental energy, during these very challenging times. Given that we have somewhere around 50 thousand thoughts…
Happiness, Your Brain, And 3 Good Things
By Dr. Gary Bradt – Expert on Emotional Intelligence, Change & Leadership In this post, we will briefly explore the relationship between your brain and happiness. I will also share a simple exercise called Three Good Things that can help boost your happiness. Your brain’s primary functions are…
Speakers That Are Trending
Each month we keep careful track of the Speakers and Topics Clients are asking about. Covering a vast range of topics, these speakers have been booked by organizations across North America. Here are the most requested speakers in January 2021: Dr.
Gratitude — How to Change Your Life for the Better
By Marilyn Tam – Author and Speaker on Leadership, Productivity, and Diversity Why being grateful creates happiness and more good…
Are You Just Making the Donuts?
By Erik Qualman – Top Technology Speaker, #1 Bestselling Author & Futurist In the 1980’s, Dunkin’ Donuts produced a television commercial so successful that the company decided to make over 100 slightly different versions. People would get up in the morning and humorously repeat its popular tagline to…
What Can We Control When Everything Seems Out of Control?
By Amanda Gore – CEO of The Joy Project, Communication & Performance Expert, Author and Huffington Post Columnist In times of discombobulation when things are uncertain, the tendency for humans is to run around like Chook’s without heads on….and create chaos, panic or freeze. And a very wise person…
Protecting Our Mental Health
By Libby Gill – Leadership Expert, Executive Coach, Award-Winning Author As I look out my home office window at the smoky sky—gray and heavy as a slab of sheet metal—I can’t help but think that it matches my mood. I’m grateful that we’re far from the fires (for now),…
The Power of Wellbeing
What is the secret to success during the Pandemic? It’s probably not what you think… It is no secret that an engaged workforce is the secret to a successful organization. Higher rates of employee satisfaction result in increased productivity, higher sales figures and longer employee retention, not…