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Tuesday, March 09, 2010

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Making the Shift

It used to be that the career or company you chose at the beginning of your working life would likely be the one where you retired. But in the last twenty years that scenario has shifted dramatically and almost everyone today will have at least two or more careers. In some cases the need to make a career transition has come from external sources like downsizing or reorganization, or the latest changes in technology. But in many others it has been because people simply wanted to explore new opportunities or new career paths. Whatever the rationale for making the shift to a new career here are a few guidelines to help you on your way.
Many of us come out of school and jump right into the first available avenue for employment but after a number of years of working at the same job we find ourselves feeling bored and restless.

A Leader’s Main Job is to Manage Chaos
A leader I met with recently said something that has stuck with me. “Most people are trying to do what they believe is in the best interest of the organization. The trouble is they may not have the same point of view on what that is.

The Gentle Leader
James Kavanaugh once suggested that there are “those too gentle to live among the wolves”. I hope this is no longer true in today’s organizations. I believe that the “wolves” have had their day and need to make way for a new breed of...

How to Get Things Done in Business
A former professor of mine told me that if you have something unpleasant to do, don't put it off - it will only get worse. Many of us have "to do" lists that we create for ourselves on any particular day. It is not uncommon...

	Settlement Agreement with Nortel
	Minister Kenney welcomes new Canadians during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games
	Municipal Bylaws Must Follow Human Rights Code
	About Half of Canadian CEOs Plan to Increase Workforce in 2010
	Reality Check on Women's Equality
	Expansion Seen for Global Outsourcing Market
	New Employment Insurance Videos Improve Service to Canadians
	Government of Canada Helps Foreign-Trained Professionals Find Work
	Minister Van Loan Promotes Canada to Global Business Leaders
	Federal, Provincial, Territorial Labour Ministers Meet to Discuss Jobs, Economic Future

	NB: Protection for Precarious Workers
	AB: Alberta Labour Board Takes Away the Right of Health Care Workers
	ON: Ontario Budget Should Focus on Jobs
	NS: Strong Women Mean a Strong Canada
	SK: Science and Technology has Growing Impact on Economy
	BC: Rail Brought Into Government
	YK: Governments of Canada and Yukon Helping Unemployed Workers

This Month
viewpoints
Are you Executive Material?
They know how to work a room, how to meet exactly the people they want, and how to maintain these relationships

features
Making the Shift
Push through the difficulties until you finally reach the job that you have always wanted
A Leader’s Main Job is to Manage Chaos
A good leader provides a team or organization with vision, values and guidelines
Resume Screening: Take a Closer Look
Resume padding or resume enhancement to use a more euphemistic term is widespread and growing as job candidates seek to improve their odds

law
Supreme Court Upholds Retailer’s Right to Close Store
An employee has no recourse to claim anti-union animus when the workplace no longer exists, the Court found
Judge Upholds Arbitrator’s Ruling Quashing Mandatory Retirement Policy
Just because the employer and union negotiated mandatory retirement doesn’t make it right, the judge agreed
Court Upholds Attendance Policy as Non-Discriminatory
The union accused the employer of “attacking sick people on the basis of absences beyond their control

strategies
The Gentle Leader
Many organizations have become cold and heartless entities that no longer nourish the human spirit and are now incapable of moving forward
Love is Blind, but Co-workers Ain't
While it is difficult to ban all office romance, employers can create and enforce a comprehensive policy regulating it

Shop Talk
How to Get Things Done in Business – Even If You Hate to Do Those Things!
Rarely are we brave enough to put the unpleasant tasks first
Balancing Technology, Management, and Leadership
In top performing organizations, each area is strong and constantly improving

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