Published September 6 in the Globe and Mail As we approach a federal election this month and municipal elections across Alberta in October, there may be lots of debate around the dinner table about what it means to be a good candidate. Not surprisingly, much of that talk is very polarized, and we don’t always…
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Published by the Globe and Mail, August 9, 2021 As we prepare to return to workplaces with other people close by, we have the challenge of setting ground rules for how offices deal with illness in a post-outbreak world. With jurisdictions such as Alberta dropping mandatory self-quarantine requirements, and with others likely to follow suit…
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Published in the Globe and Mail, July 12, 2021 The summer of 2021 will be known for many things that remind us of the summer of 2019. Depending on where you live, masks are becoming a thing of the past, as are Plexiglas boards in restaurants and stores, as well as counting how many guests…
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Published by The Globe and Mail, May 17, 2021 Depending where you are in Canada, you may be thinking about the inevitable: the return to work outside the home. Some of us are really looking forward to it, but many are wondering what they will be going back to – and I am not talking…
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Published by the Globe and Mail, April 20, 2021 Follow the Leader was a game most of us played as kids. Someone (usually self-appointed) was the leader and the rest of the team followed them, whether it was running around the playground, climbing through bushes or tumbling in the play structure. It was fun, particularly…
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You’ve read it often in the news, and probably also in your company’s various communications: businesses need to keep up with current and emerging skills trends in order to get more competitive or to remain so. But what does this mean for the people who actually make up the company?
We have said it ourselves and heard it from others: “I’m done.” From relationships to jobs to anything that we are getting tired of. “I’m done” indicates final, finished, no longer caring and moving on. How does that cross over into your workday?
Using tools like LinkedIn is an increasingly important part of building an effective career profile. But how authentic should we be online?
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