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04 Jan Perspective – Patience, Connection and Resilience for 2021

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Recently I was downloading some old photos and found this pic I took while driving up Trail Ridge Road, in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado in the fall of 2016. We had stopped here to take in the beautiful landscape. What struck me then and...

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21 Jan Are You Managing Your Employees’ Life Cycle Effectively?

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Manage First, Lead Second It’s 2020 and a new year, and decade has taken flight. Instead of a post about goal setting or motivational maxims for 2020, I’m re-sharing this post from last year on managing the employee life cycle. It’s a reminder that before you...

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29 Nov Staying Motivated During Your Job Search – Keep Your Light On

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Career Search Series – Part 4 The intent of this series of posts is to provide practical tips, and guidance from an HR pro’s perspective. Unemployment and job loss continue to be a pressing issue and we can’t forget the impact it is having on job...

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05 Nov You Got the Resume – So Now What? 6 Ways for Job Seekers To Be Visible

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Career Search Series – Part 3 The intent of this series of posts is to provide practical tips, and guidance from an HR pro’s perspective. Unemployment and job loss continue to be a pressing issue and we can’t forget the impact it is having on job...

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08 Oct Marketing You – Don’t I Just Need An Updated Resume?

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Career Search Series – Part 2 The intent of this series of posts is to provide practical tips, and guidance from an HR pro’s perspective. Unemployment and job loss continue to be a pressing issue and we can’t forget the impact it is having on job...

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09 Sep Getting Your Story Straight – Tips for Job Seekers

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Career Search Series – Part 1 The intent of this series of posts is to provide practical tips, and guidance from an HR pro’s perspective. Unemployment and job loss continue to be a pressing issue and we can’t forget the impact it is having on job...

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13 Jan The Compassionately Blunt Universe for Leaders – Embracing Clarity in 2019

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Happy 2019!  I hope I can still say that! The second week of January has already passed! I’ve consciously decided that 2019 is a year of significant promise and opportunity and I hope you have too! 2019 will also continue to be a marathon of change....

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08 Aug Being Compassionately Blunt – 3 Keys to Giving Meaningful Feedback

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It’s the end of the July and the middle of a beautiful prairie summer. Many leaders are starting to think about preparing for mid-year performance reviews or have recently completed them with their employees. I am a firm believe that meaningful performance conversations do actually...

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A Grand Dinner Party: Setting the Table for Employee Engagement Through Mergers and Acquisitions

by Pauline Greenidge

Mergers and acquisitions are complicated business transactions. A Grand Dinner Party is a metaphor to create the employee engagement that underpins and drives corporate alignment and sustainable business.

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