by Nina | May 11, 2009 | Leadership, Nina Simosko
It doesn’t matter whether you are a chief executive or a newly hired intern, it is up to each and every one of us to tap into our drive, our ambition, and our creativity to transform our work and the business of business. We do this by taking on the responsibility for...
by Nina | Apr 20, 2009 | Blogging, Communication, Leadership, Nina Simosko
A recent series of articles from Canada’s The Globe and Mail newspaper featured Isadore Sharp’s new book, Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy. One thing that struck me when reading this was an expression that too many leaders don’t...
by Nina | Apr 8, 2009 | Corporate Performance, Leadership, Nina Simosko, Stevie Awards
The Stevie Awards has named nine executives who will chair specialized final-judging committees for its Seventh Annual American Business Awards. I am proud to say that I have been selected as the chairwoman for the Management category. The American Business Awards...
by Nina | Apr 2, 2009 | Corporate Performance, Generation Y, Innovation, Nina Simosko
There is no doubt that we are facing challenging times. Within many workplaces we are losing experienced workers as they are either retrenched or retire, replacing them, if at all, with the sea of less experienced Generation Y. This is part of a structural realignment...
by Nina | Mar 25, 2009 | Communication, Corporate Performance, Leadership, Mentoring, Nina Simosko
The concept of paying it forward is one which can truly benefit many and was featured in a great movie from 2000 starring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt & Haley Joel Osment. It reminds me of a commercial from the 1970s for Faberge shampoo in which they had the...