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I do like having conversations with friends, colleagues, and acquaintances. One great lesson I have always learned is to listen to the intent of the conversation away from the sideshows. This explains why in my writings I have the ability to quote some of the conversation intents.  One evening I join some good friends for a cup of coffee and as it happens with good friends you get an opportunity to discuss everything and anything. So on this day, we discussed everything and everything but the most important bit of the conversation was "your greatest test will be how you react after people with whom you had good intentions mishandled you." This was one of the areas we discussed and since these were colleagues in the professional field you can be sure we shared challenges of workplace mistreatment and how we adored a great workplace culture.  This reminds me of the story of the two best motor engineers of the 1960s, Ferruccio Lamborghini and Enzo Ferrari. The actual year is...

When growing up, we were privileged to come from a Christian household, this meant being exposed to Christian virtues earlier in life. This really determined the persons whom we have grown to become. One thing I remember from our childhood is listening to and watching Ron Kenol's music every Sunday because our parents really loved his praise and worship music.  There were also bits of Don Moen, Lenny Leblanc & Kirk Franklin courtesy of the vibrant teen Bible Club sessions at our local Church. And so one thing I will forever remain grateful to our parents for is the fact that even though we were not rich, they ensured we got all we needed and exposed us to a life they believed was best for us - of course before we grew up and had to now make life decisions by ourselves. For this, I will forever be grateful and thankful. And as I grew out of my parents' wings - I got exposed to another layer of gospel music - This layer of music was the likes of, Hillsongs, Motown worship...

Employers are coming to the realization that good talent takes more than just a good salary and the benefits package the role comes with; that employees are willing to even take a lesser pay and benefits package in exchange for a conducive work environment.  Talented candidates are becoming picky, they are looking for a workplace that will not only enable them to deliver but also provide that feeling of family unity up and above the pay and benefits package. Good candidates will freely table their notice to terminate their contracts within the first few days at work if they realize the culture is not what they are looking for, if they do not get the right organizational culture. Gone are the days when employers had the edge on retaining great talents, gone are the days when salaries and benefits packages retained employees. The dynamics have changed, employees who know their worth are willing to walk out at any time. If there is anything the Covid-19 pandemic taught us, that must b...