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The power of positivity

  • April 14, 2020
  • Lee.Downs
Psychologist Lea Waters talks about the importance of positive emotions and how we can all STAY POSITIVE during the pandemic. The same series of videos also has Behavioural Psychologist...

Small businesses are doing their part

  • April 14, 2020
  • Lydia Sani
A lot of businesses are helping during the pandemic. This includes an Ontario facility MANUFACTURING THEIR FIRST personal protective equipment masks for health care professionals or this SMALL DESIGNER...

Our business community is mobilized

  • April 14, 2020
  • Lydia Sani
I’m very proud of how our Ontario business community has mobilized. Since launching their ONTARIO TOGETHER portal, “Over 1,200 submissions were received for the first three challenges to support...
Necessity is the mother of innovation and COVID-19 is resulting in a lot of INNOVATION—especially in the HEALTH CARE arena. This includes Canada’s Think Research with their suite of CLINICAL TOOLS geared to helping...

Look for the helpers

  • April 14, 2020
  • Lee.Downs
Mr. Rodgers’s mother gave him fantastic advice when she said, “Always look for the HELPERS.” For those wanting to go further, here’s a list of Toronto VOLUNTEER opportunities, including...

Become a virtual explorer

  • April 14, 2020
  • Lee.Downs
Take a virtual tour of the ROM; access the AGO from home; engage with ideas, play and learn, tour the collections, and watch and listen by going to the...

Great leaders listen

  • February 25, 2020
  • Lydia Sani
I came across this old article by Susan Mazza in Saba Blog Digest, where she talks about how listening to people shows them you care. It’s also an excellent...

Be a better leader

  • January 8, 2020
  • Lydia Sani
Joanne Trotta has written many excellent articles about the importance of soft skills, such as empathy for effective leadership. She notes, “In my opinion, effective leadership simply does not...

Long live the Quilty resistance!

  • January 8, 2020
  • Lydia Sani
Workers at a Houston animal shelter couldn’t figure out how their rescue cats kept escaping the cat room in the evening. Looking at security footage, they found the culprit—a...