Big Cheese Blog
Eileen Chadnick Wins ICF Prism Award for “The Coach Approach” with Ontario Library Service
Update (July 25): I got together with Anne Marie Madziak recently for a zoom coffee chat. We had a chance to share a little more about the "Coach Approach" program that garnered OLS and me a Prism Award. You can tune in here. But get yourself a coffee/tea first:)...
Supercharge Your Listening Skills
Think of a time when you were in a conversation and you felt truly heard. What did that feel like? Chances are it felt good. You felt respected. Understood. Maybe even cared for. But these are busy times. Most of us are juggling chaotic schedules, heavy loads, and...
Ready, Set, Go – with 5 Best Practices for Success
I love a shiny new year. It holds so much promise. If you reflected on some of the 12 Questions to Look Beyond and Plan Ahead then you might be thinking about goals, opportunities and challenges for the year ahead. To be on your best game it's a good idea to have...
Look Back To Plan Ahead – 12 Year-end Reflection Questions
UPDATE: There’s a brand new set of questions for Dec 2020/Jan 2021! Get them here: Before you kick 2020 to the curb ask these 12 Questions --- Note: A version of this article was also published at the Globe and Mail as well as the Huffington Post The end of the year...
Manage the “Season of Rush” With Ease
(A seasonal favorite - reposting this article as a reminder as we enter the last few weeks of the year) A version of this article has also been published in the Globe and Mail. See it here! It’s that time of the year: finishing off work assignments for the year-end;...
5 Ways to Beat the Back to Work Blues
UPDATE NOTE: Are you suffering from back to work blahs? This article was originally written in 2014 but the tips are still relevant for today as you get into the back to work mode after a holiday. I am reposting to help make your 're-entry' back to work easier. --- I...
Webinar (Career): Are you Ready for the Innovation Economy?
Complimentary Webinar - limited spots - reserve now! Just when you thought you had it all figured out - things change again. Such is (and always will be) with careers and life in our ever-changing world. Yet while change has always been a fact of life – the pace and...
Join My Newsletter
Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Morbi suscipit dui id magna.