A couple of decades ago, our society began to do something that I believe has reshaped our kids and caused unintended consequences in the way they interact with others, evaluate their own self-worth, and engage themselves in business. It's when we started making sure every child received a trophy, or a medal, or a certificate at the end of a season - regardless of that…

Contentment is a funny thing. Some may see it as reaching a point where you don't push yourself any further and accepting the status quo. Others see it as the ultimate objective of their life. We all, at some level, have that whole "grass is greener over there" thought cross our minds, or "if I only had this, then I'd be happy." Some spend their entire lives trying everything imaginable to find…

In a lesson to be careful what you say and understand the meaning of what you say, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was at a luncheon with a few hundred non-profit volunteers when he expressed how much he enjoys "twerking but only does it with close friends and 'every now and then with President Obama.'"

*Twerking is that thing that Miley Cyrus did on the VMA's that…

In the recruiting world, you commonly find two recruiting structure models...recruiters own the requisitions, or recruiters own the candidates. Although it won't be hard for you to identify which side of the equation I fall on, let me go ahead and take the suspense out of it for you. I prefer the recruiters own the requisition side.  Perhaps it's because that is how I was…

Influence is the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behaviors, opinions, etc. of others.

It's a very powerful thing, and the driving factor between success and failure, not just in business, but also in life. Klout seems to think they have a way of measuring someone's influence by the…