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Message in a Bottle

by Carey-Lyn Kurten
Bottled water has become the indispensable prop in our lives and our culture. It starts the day in lunch boxes; it goes to every meeting, lecture hall, and soccer match; it’s in our cubicles at work; in the cup holder of the treadmill at the gym; and it’s rattling around half-finished on the [...]

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Balance – is there such a thing?

by Jane Stevenson
Often people ask me what I do. I wonder if I should tell them about the many roles I play. At any given moment in any given day I could be the Easter bunny, a nurse, the comedian, mother, businesswoman, tooth fairy, negotiator, story teller…. and many other roles.
So when I am asked [...]

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A healthy BALANCE

by Jane Stevenson
In today’s fast-paced world, the demands of career and personal life can leave you drained and stressed, without any time for yourself – which makes balancing one’s life all the more important. And balance is not just a 2-sided work/life issue either, but rather a constant juggling of the many areas of our [...]

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The Cost of Complaining –

Office Politics and the Bottom Line
by Carey-Lyn Kurten
“Put a good person in a bad system and the bad system wins, no contest.” – W. Edwards Deming
Most of us would place office politics in the same category as death and taxes – a painful and inevitable fact of life. An office is made up of different [...]

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What are the merits of speakers and team coaches?

by Dr Janin Vansteenkiste
The Chamber of Commerce recently approached me with a question about the value of motivational activities for team building.
Here is my reply, in a nutshell!
I always ask: what makes your business perform? You may have the best procedures and processes, but you depend completely on the people who operate and perform them. [...]

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