Why do Productive People Leave Organizations?

Why do Productive People Leave Organizations?

Why do productive people leave organizations? Is it for money, better benefits or more vacation time? Would it be a shock to learn that the vast majority of productive people leaving organizations are not going for any of those reasons? In reality, people who leave...
Steps to Resilience

Steps to Resilience

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas EdisonWhile we can argue whether Thomas Jefferson discovered the electric light bulb or if it was an actually a Canadian who invented it, I choose not to worry about it. Thomas Jefferson did...
Ambivalence

Ambivalence

There I was sitting in my doctor’s office struggling with the choice of leaving a job that was slowly robbing me of my heart and soul and starting my own business. My doctor tells me that I’m being ambivalent and that I need to figure out what it is I...
What Lens Are You Looking Through?

What Lens Are You Looking Through?

I am a photographer, as you can probably see from looking at my current website, www.cjamesharris.ca. On any given weekend you will find me travelling the streets of Winnipeg or the highways of Manitoba in search of something to photograph. I have one lens on my...