A short and easy read, this book, the WOW! Workplace, really shares the importance of employee recognition. It is the linchpin in my opinion for not only attracting but retaining individuals. All too often, with the various changes that organizations face, it always amazes me that organizations’ leaders opt to not set aside a budget […]
Continue Reading →One of my favourite authors is Marcus Buckingham and I just finished reading, Go Put Your Strengths to Work.
I agree with the author that “individuals, teams and organizations are most productive, creative, focused and resilient when they figure out how to play to their strengths!” I also agree that, “an individual, team or […]
Continue Reading →I recently read, “The Windmill Networking Approach to Understanding, Leveraging & Maximizing LinkedIn” by Neal Schaffer.
As an HR professional, I personally believe that LinkedIn will continue to evolve and be if not the leading, a major player for the platform which makes professional connections. It will be the place […]
Continue Reading →One of the quotes I recalled from this book, Outliers: The Story of Success was, “Intellect and achievement are far from perfectly correlated.” The book makes it clear that there are other factors to consider.
The book discusses outliers and achievements and correlation to opportunity. Many of the professions and individuals discussed were examples of […]
Continue Reading →- “Angie has been a pleasure to work with. Angie has a huge amount of energy, and her enthusiasm to get the job done right first time and to the highest quality is inspiring. It is clear to me that Angie is very passionate about Learning and Development, and is always pointing me in the direction of the best new techniques. For example, her input into how to improve the Transfer of Learning has been invaluable. I can always rely on her to provide great ideas, and a different perspective on projects.”Andrew Boyce
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