Grace Simpson
Here's How: Make going into the office work for you.
So you have been asked/mandated/requested to go back into the office - here is how to make going into the office work for you! During the...
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Grace Simpson
- Jul 24
- 6 min
The complex world of corporate promotions.
Are you sometimes surprised when you see an email and find out someone on your team was promoted when you did not even see a job opening?...
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Grace Simpson
- Jul 1
- 6 min
TAKE A 'GUILT-FREE' VACATION WILL YOU!
We all know that taking vacation time can be refreshing for the mind and spirit and paid time off is an employment benefit that you are...
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Grace Simpson
- May 2
- 4 min
Yay, I am a new manager! But, now what?
Finally, you have moved into a manager role after a big promotion or getting a new job, but what do you do now?
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Grace Simpson
- Apr 28
- 5 min
Are you being paid fairly?
Legislation changes and new online tools are making it easier than ever for you to answer this question. Where we have been... How do you...
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Grace Simpson
- Apr 23
- 5 min
The Freedom of Setting Boundaries
Setting boundaries at work is critical to managing the balance in your life as a human being in 2023, here is how to get started.
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Grace Simpson
- Apr 16
- 6 min
Spring Forward: A Time to Reflect and Renew During Life's Big Moments
My perspective on navigating being a mother to three under five, looming layoffs, and life's big transitions. Reflecting on Motherhood...
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Grace Simpson
- Jun 26, 2019
- 5 min
ERIN MCGEACHIE - INVESTING IN YOURSELF
LEARN HOW ERIN'S DECISION TO HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL EXPANDED HER NETWORK AND SCORED HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN ANOTHER SECTOR OF HEALTH...
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Grace Simpson
- Jun 6, 2019
- 5 min
HOW TO MAKE NETWORKING WORK FOR YOU
At the DeGroote Women's Professional Network, Syvil Verch, SVP, National Director Wealth Management at Raymond James Ltd. shared her...
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Grace Simpson
- Apr 26, 2019
- 6 min
SHARING MY EIGHT MONTH MATERNITY LEAVE UPDATE
HEAR WHAT HAS CHANGED THE MOST, WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST SURPRISING AND WHAT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT. A few months ago, I shared how...
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Grace Simpson
- Mar 17, 2019
- 5 min
HANDLING THE PRESSURE TO RESPOND TO JOB OFFERS
YOU WENT THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, AND NOW YOU GET THE OFFER! WOOT WOOT! BUT, WHAT DO YOU SAY WHEN YOU ARE NOT READY TO ACCEPT THE...
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Grace Simpson
- Mar 7, 2019
- 4 min
LINDSAY NERO - LIFE CHANGES DURING MATERNITY LEAVE
WELCOMING A BABY IS A BIG ENOUGH CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE, BUT HEAR WHAT LINDSAY DID WHEN UNEXPECTED OPPORTUNITIES AROSE DURING HER LEAVE In...
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Grace Simpson
- Feb 14, 2019
- 4 min
MEG BRENNAN, THE HOMESTEAD LIFESTYLE
CHICKENS, GARDENING AND PESPI; LEARN HOW MEG BALANCES HER CORPORATE JOB WITH HER HOMESTEAD DREAMS. While many Millennials dream of moving...
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Grace Simpson
- Jan 24, 2019
- 3 min
CREATING STANDOUT RESUMES
THE AVERAGE HIRING MANAGER APPARENTLY SPENDS SOMETHING LIKE 10 SECONDS SCREENING YOUR RESUME, SO FIND OUT HOW TO MAKE THE BEST IMPRESSION...
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Grace Simpson
- Jan 15, 2019
- 2 min
HOUSE TOUR: HOME OFFICE
WHO PAINTS THEIR OFFICE PINK? ME! I AM SHARING ALL OF THE DETAILS OF THE SPACE WHERE I DO MY BEST WORK. After spending the better part of...
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Grace Simpson
- Jan 7, 2019
- 4 min
MATERNITY LEAVE MONDAYS: HERE IS HOW THE FOURTH TRIMESTER WENT
FOUR MONTHS OF MATERNITY LEAVE ALREADY IS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND EACH MONTH REPRESENTED A VERY DIFFERENT CHALLENGE! If you have not...
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Grace Simpson
- Jan 1, 2019
- 2 min
THREE CAREER BUILDING TIPS NEW GRADUATES SHOULD KEEP IN MIND
THERE A FEW PIECES OF ADVICE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL EARLY IN MY CAREER. After completing an internship in university, I was ready...
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Grace Simpson
- Dec 10, 2018
- 3 min
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE @ WORK
THE HOLIDAYS ARE A TIME TO CELEBRATE, BUT FIGURING OUT "TO GIFT OR NOT TO GIFT" AT WORK CAN BE TRICKY. HERE ARE A FEW TIPS AND IDEAS TO...
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Grace Simpson
- Nov 19, 2018
- 3 min
MAKING THE MOST WHEN WORKING FROM HOME
SOME PEOPLE FEAR IT, SOME PEOPLE WANT IT, AND SOME PEOPLE SIMPLY DO NOT TRUST IT. LET ME SHARE MY TAKE ON MAKING THE MOST OF A...
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Grace Simpson
- Sep 4, 2016
- 4 min
AFTER BECOMING A JET SETTER, THESE ARE MY TOP FIVE LESSONS LEARNED.
After taking on a role where I spend pretty much 50% of the time travelling, there are a few things I wish I knew from the beginning. As...
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