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The unemployed start small businesses with state funding. This story from msmbc looks at a handful of U.S. states managing an obscure program that seeks to turn unemployed people into entrepreneurs while they are allowed to continue collecting benefits. For the most part, the U.S., at least in some states, is somewhat unfriendly to unemployed peop Read More

Whether you are brand-new to your position or have been experiencing a difficult time interacting with your employees, you must realize that respect is not something that automatically comes with the position, but it must be earned. This is a mistake that many new managers or bosses make as they think that merely being in the position of superviso Read More

Does Promotion Work on Twitter? So, if you've made it here from twitter you've probably concluded that this is either a brilliant ploy or I'm an idiot, but either way, there will be learning. If that's not how you got here you should know that I tweeted this today [Please click my junk ->su.pr/linky< - and RT, *PLEASE* you know you want to] I c Read More

The old HR saying goes, "Hire for attitude, train for skills." But how do you create an organization that lives on trust? How do you create a trustworthy people-creating organization? How do you lead and manage a business that runs itself on trust principles? By hiring for trustingness, and training for trustworthiness. Read More

Symptoms you're on the verge of a burn out. Read More

As Labor Day draws to a close, here's one of my favorite meditations for entrepreneurs who are even thinking about leaving their existing venture and going back to the kind of regular job that this national holiday was created for. It comes, of course, from Steve Pavlina, a truly dangerous mind...but in a good way...and a guy who is certainly on Read More

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As Simon mentioned in welcoming me aboard, I have been writing an employment law blog for nearly 7 years now, which is hard for me to believe. At that time, there were only a few active legal blogs in Canada and over these past 7 years I have watched this space develop into a vibrant hub of information sharing, discussion and debate. So for my firs Read More

When was the last time you stepped outside your working comfort zone? Amber's recent post about business success mentioned having to “do things we're uncomfortable doing, like — 'putting ourselves out there.'” Her post reminded us how often we deny ourselves certain possibilities simply because we're uncomfortable with giving something new a try. Read More

At one time I considered going back to University to get my MBA, however at this time I was also flying around the country and overseas for business. I enjoyed the buzz you get when an aircraft takes off and thought it would be even better flying a light plane. As I couldn't afford to do both I had to make a choice. Read More