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If you have read my Linkedin profile, you already know that I spent the early days of my career working at a call centre as a Recruitment Manager. I was brought in to develop a hiring strategy to tackle their whopping [...]

I grew up playing sports — every sport you can imagine. My parent’s philosophy was they didn’t care what we played, as long as we played something and had fun. Thinking back, the skill set I brought to each sport was relatively [...]

I have been listening to employees complain for over 20 years, so I know how frustrating it can be as a manager. If you have ever attended a small business or management workshop you have probably heard the saying, “We spend [...]

When assisting a small business owner with an employee issue or termination, I will usually ask to see the employee’s contract.  More often than not, I get that deer in the headlights look, followed by the confession that there is absolutely nothing in [...]

A lot of start-ups and small business owners don’t think they need an onboarding process because they have a welcoming culture or they are a small team or everyone needs to “hit the ground running”. Well that is all lovely [...]

Last week we said goodbye to our 9 year old dog – Oreo. My husband and I had got him before we were married and he truly was our first baby. Dog people will get this, the rest of you [...]