Ethan Hathaway

Ever since I first read the 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss, it’s really helped me focus and realise how often we can ineffective with our time. I’m very conscious of what I spend my time on versus how much time I spend on a task. So, interestingly enough, Microsoft Japan’s recent experiment with

I love reading. I’ve loved reading since I was child and still read as much as I can as an adult. This year alone, I set a goal to read around 25 books (I’ve already reached close to 30 now). I’m always on the look out for  how to improve my reading and retention skills

With Hurricane Dorian smashing into the Bahamas and slated to hit the East Coast of North America, the issue of disaster recovery and business continuity comes to mind for businesses that would be affected by such a natural disaster. One company you can learn from, is the Waffle House. They even have specific menu’s for

We’re starting hear more and more about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is and will affect workers (both white and blue collar jobs). It’s something inevitable but what can we do to help people prepare for this disruption? Here’s some tips for how to help prepare and re-skill workers for the effects of AI.

If you’ve ever been in a job that just sucks the life out of you (you know it’s time to move on when you dread getting up in the morning to go to work and you can’t wait to go home each day), you’ll know how miserable that can be to be in that kind

If you’re in a position that hires or recruits staff, you know how much of a headache it is to find good people. Finding good people that can work together in harmony and achieve results is something even more challenging these days, but it’s not impossible. Here’s some useful tips from one of my favourites,

As I get older, I realise how my memory isn’t quite what it used to be. But I don’t want to let “getting older” be an excuse for a poor memory. I guess just like any muscle in your body, you have to exercise and work your memory as well. Here’s how to remember anything

Keeping your employees happy and retaining quality employees is always a headache for any company. What we tend to forget is it still comes to human psychology…and no, it’s not always just about money (although it is important up to a certain point). The three things employees care about are: Career Community Cause [Read more

One of my obsessions is how to constantly optimize the consumption of knowledge. We live in a time-starved era with distractions everywhere. Yet, there’s even more topics to learn as technology evolves and makes information and knowledge even more available than ever before. So, how do you make learning easier? [Check out this article from

Public speaking is one of the biggest fears people have. I’m a naturally shy and introverted person, so public speaking is absolutely terrifying for me (although I have done it and quite capable of putting on a good talk). Here are seven useful tips to help you be a better public speaker: [Read on for

I love being a Dad. But as a working parent, juggling work and being a good parent is no easy feat. In the “always connected” age we live in, it’s even more easier to become burned out from work and life. [Read on to see the sign if you’re a burned out working parent]

This MIT article shares an interesting tip for improving motivation at work. For people struggling to stay motivated, rather than giving them advice, get them to provide advice to others could resolve motivational issues. A nice way to turn things on it’s head and doing something unconventional. [Read more]

It’s always been a badge of honour to say how many hours you’ve been working or how little rest and sleep you’ve had due to work. But we’re seeing more and more how this adversely affects health in a huge way. It’s time to change our mentality and approach to working such crazy hours. [Read

Throughout the years, I hear clients tell me how toxic or awful their work environment and culture is. This goes for both big and small businesses. Here’s a great video/presentation by Christine Porath on why being respectful of your coworkers is good for business. [Watch the video]

One of the biggest complaints I see from professionals is about how toxic their work environment is. This is alarmingly common in a lot of work environments and is primary cause for staff discontent, poor productivity, high staff turnover, low morale and more. If your work environment is toxic, how can your people be expected

It used to be a badge of honour talking about how one “burned the midnight oil” and worked through the night or how ver little hours of sleep one is running on. But we’re starting to see how that’s not something to be proud of or should be promoting. Lack of sleep hinders mental health,

A part of our core mission is to re-evaluate and re-think the way and what we learn. Down from primary school all the way to adult education. Here’s some great tools and tips for how to learn more effectively.