Most of us remember hearing the story of Little Red Riding Hood when we were kids. This cautionary tale was not told exclusively for our entertainment, it’s also designed to warn children to be leery of strangers who may lure and prey upon them through disguise and...
When it comes to people getting ahead professionally in the proverbial ‘work jungle’ most of us have heard or used descriptions that come from the animal kingdom, including: “Wow, Mark in sales is a real tiger” “You don’t want to mess with that lawyer, she’s a real...
Some of my readers may know that I have one child. This makes it OK for me to call him my favourite son. However, in many families, schools, and workplaces, it’s just not right to call somebody your favourite when there’s more than one person in a particular role....
You may have heard the saying that the average person changes jobs 7 times in their lifetime. What if I told you that in today’s world job changes are even more common than that? In fact, some stats indicate that many people will have over 10 different jobs by the...
A while back I wrote about the experience of silently struggling with invisible disabilities. Sometimes, a person does not label themselves as living with a physical, psychological, or neurological challenge because they have been dealing with the issue or problem for...
For many weeks now, we’ve seen a steady stream of articles describing how people, often women, have been mistreated in various workplaces by men … and how it has persisted for a long, long time. While I’ve seen that happen firsthand, I have also seen women mistreated...
