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Interview Series

Turn the Pages of Facebook’s Employee Engagement Initiatives Wendy Woods’ highly anticipated interview with Facebook’s very own Stuart Crabb (Head of Learning and Development) is now available for public listening. Gain valuable insight on the talent management programs that are sweeping the world of social media by storm,  as well as an exclusive opportunity to learn how Facebook, one of the most successful and innovative companies of our time,...

Get In on the Fun with WTS

Watershed Training Solutions has two great  events in June that are designed to enhance your workplace experience while equipping you with the necessary tools to get the job done effectively and efficiently. June 17th CMA Ontario – Essential Leadership Skills This is an interactive and informative workshop that will identify critical emotional intelligence competencies, transforming you into the optimal leader. June 29th – Releasing Stress Through Laughter Yoga Giggle...

Quotes of the Week

Image courtesy of renjith krishnan/FreeDigitalPhotos.net “There are few, if any, jobs in which ability alone is sufficient. Needed, also, are loyalty, sincerity, enthusiasm and team play.” –William B. Given, Jr. Author “When people go to work, they shouldn’t have to leave their hearts at home.” –Betty Bender, Motivational Speaker “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” –Theodore...

Sleepless Nights, Endless Days: Technology and Life Balance

Image courtesy of graur razvan ionut/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net A recent study conducted by the National Sleep Foundation has discovered that almost 95% of people questioned use an electronic device before bed. More surprisingly, around two thirds of those individuals admitted that they do not get enough sleep (Patricia Reaney, Not Getting Enough Sleep? Turn Off the Technology, Reuteurs.com. March 7, 2011). This poses an obvious question. If the connection to...

Quotes of the Week

“When we engage in what we are naturally suited to do, our work takes on the quality of play and it is play that stimulates creativity.” ~Linda Naiman, Corporate Alchemist “The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is...

Quotes of the Week

“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”~ Erich Fromm, 1900-1980, Psychologist “Listen to anyone with an original idea, no matter how absurd it may sound at first. If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.”~ William McKnight, 3M President “All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning.”~ Albert Camus, French Algerian author, philosopher and journalist “If you...

Increase Your productivity – Drink Water

Keeping hydrated at work can augment your productivity. According to Eden Springs, drinking water is critical and here’s why: ●  Preserves Energy When the body is dehydrated by as little as 1-2 per cent physical performance declines by as much as 5-10 per cent, draining your energy and making you feel tired. When you feel thirsty that is a sign that you are already dehydrated. You want to drink enough...

Tips for Emergency Energy Boost by Gretchen Rubin author of The Happiness Project

Go outside into the sunlight. Research suggests that light stimulates brain chemicals that improve mood. For an extra boost, get your sunlight first thing in the morning. Act with energy. We think we ACT because of the way we FEEL, but often we FEEL because of the way we ACT. Trick yourself into feeling energetic by moving more quickly, pacing while you talk on the phone, and putting more...

Taxes & Death-Certain Stress

In the last few weeks many of us have gone through a stressful time of year; tax season. Nothing is quite like the scramble for documents, the dread of mistakes, and the fear of Revenue Canada. It is fitting that the week following the tax deadline is Mental Health Week. According to studies done; over half of Canadians experience stress as a daily occurrence, and struggle with the results...