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In most of the Northern Hemisphere, September post-Labour Day is the demarcation between summer holidays ending and the school year beginning.

September is the month of new beginnings for many children and students.

It is frequently the month in which there is a renewal and "start-up" of processes at home and in the work place. Read more

In the beginning ….. as many stories start, a company had a head office in a city in the US, travel and communication were complex and complicated so it took a great deal of time and trouble to get input from “the region.” Read more

This article re-affirms that diversity training is a key step in building awareness within organizations of what diversity is, and what the organizational business case is for valuing those differences. Diversity training provides a forum and venue for discussion, in a safe and controlled environment, of topics that are frequently not discussed. Read more

An American golf ball manufacturer launched its products in Japan packed in boxes of four, then had to change the package size. Why? In Japanese the word "four" sounds like the word for "death." Things don't sell well packed in four. Read more

Your organization is filling a very specific job and the list has been narrowed to two suitable candidates. The first interview didn’t go as planned. The candidate, a newcomer to Canada, didn’t shake your hand when they entered, never looked you in the eye, and was reluctant to talk about past accomplishments. Read more