Ray Williams
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Good Habits Versus Goals
To succeed with your goals, focus on developing good habits to replace bad ones. Doing so boosts the odds you'll succeed both in the short and long term. → Read More
9 Tips for More Productive Meetings
Many meetings are unproductive and simply waste everyone's time. If you have to have meetings, here's how to make the most of them. → Read More
Anti-Intellectualism and the "Dumbing Down" of America
There is a growing and disturbing trend of anti-intellectual elitism in American culture. → Read More
Anti-Intellectualism and the "Dumbing Down" of America
There is a growing and disturbing trend of anti-intellectual elitism in American culture. → Read More
The problem with Donald Trump’s popularity and our obsession with narcissistic leaders
Why do we continue to idolize business leaders, needing them to be bigger than life like celebrities and movie stars, despite evidence that humble leaders serve companies better? → Read More
The workplace is changing but the question remains: Will the manager of the future be a robot?
Although technological limitations are disappearing, social, moral and ethical ones remain. How can you persuade your team to trust artificial intelligence? → Read More
If we agree productivity has dropped despite working longer hours, how can we fix it?
Studies show that finding the correct balance between your work and personal life is the most important step to becoming more productive at your job → Read More
Why Gen Y is eschewing traditional career paths for lifestyle entrepreneurship
Lifestyle entrepreneurship can be defined as a career that is chosen to match preferred lifestyle values and activities, rather than arranging your life to synchronize with a career → Read More
Get ready for the coming leadership storm: As Baby Boomers retire, Gen Y are reluctant to fill their shoes
We are on the verge of a perfect storm: The convergence of large numbers of the Baby Boom generation leaving the workforce and a reluctance of Gen Y to move into leadership positions. → Read More
Why do we still idolize the narcissist boss, even though we know the humble ones produce better results?
When are we going to start appreciating the value of humble leaders, and accept the research evidence that will serve us better? → Read More
Why Sheryl Sandberg isn't helping when it comes to gender equality in the workplace
While there are many individual accomplishments to celebrate when it comes to women's accomplishments and equality, the overall picture is not rosy → Read More
What firms need to do to keep entrepreneur-minded employees from jumping ship
Here's what employers can do to keep talented and valued would-be entrepreneur employees in the fold → Read More
How workplace bullying harms every employee in the toxic environment
Just showing up to work in an environment where bullying goes on is enough to make many of us think about quitting, a new study suggests → Read More
A disconnect between employers and employees on work-life balance is troublesome
The problem of work-life balance is becoming more acute in organizations, and it has only become more pressing with the influx of Millennials in the workforce → Read More
How abusive bosses can damage effective teams
There is increasing evidence that there is a clear link between bad leaders and employee health and productivity problems, which is turn, can be a huge liability for organizations. → Read More
Millennials and the impending leadership development crisis
Millennials report feeling 'unprepared' when assuming their leadership roles and report difficulties managing people and resolving conflicts → Read More
Here's what working will look like in 2030
Get ready for a work environment where contracts are the norm and the quality of your work will be paramount, not seniority at a company → Read More
Canadians finding they need to change employers to move up: Workopolis survey
Canadians made a lot more career moves in 2014, according to a Workopolis research report → Read More
Why it pays to be an emotionally sensitive leader
Many leaders I encounter contend that caring about the emotions of employees and colleagues is for wimps, women or human resources staff, not for tough business leaders. And, they say, it has no connection to compensation. Yet recent research casts doubt on these beliefs. → Read More
Women, old folks, daydreaming: What the workplace will look like in 2030
A new report tracking workforce trends predicts a future where employees put a greater emphasis on work-life balance → Read More