Author: Mat Jacobson
Staff morale is frequently discussed, with plenty of articles and opinions on the best ways to achieve this from an employer’s standpoint. But in this article Mat Jacobson considers the topic in a slightly unusual fashion, asking, “Who is really responsible for building staff morale?” The answer is seemingly so obvious that this question […]
You would be hard pressed to go to a business forum these days and not hear the town cries of, ‘Innovation is the key to our future!’ ‘Creativity is everyone’s business!’ or one of my favourites, ‘We must support a culture of innovate or die!” I have two questions. First, is this just lip service or […]
There is a lot written on networking and many so called experts on things like ‘The Five Steps to Networking Success’ or ‘The Ultimate Networking Guide’. I’m a little bit more skeptical about magic networking formulas for at least a couple of reasons. First of all, those who typically have the ‘rule book’ for networking […]
In your career, you’re bound to come across people who are obnoxious, competitive, rude, stubborn, and quirky. At times, things are smooth sailing and everyone is great. At other times, things are a little bumpy and I have come against some interesting people with harder to navigate personalities. Needless to say, when working with all […]
