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  • Breaking Down Communication Barriers in the Workplace

    Breaking Down Communication Barriers in the Workplace

    Author Mark Miller  Communication barriers in the workplace are an inevitability. Just think about your office… and about how people work.  I’ll bet the first person you think about works completely differently than you do. There’s a reason why you don’t think instantly about the person who approaches work in the same way you do—…

  • Empowering Women in the Workplace

    Empowering Women in the Workplace

    Author Linda Crocket Picture Angela Fumagalli “Education is the most powerful weapon  you can use to change the world” Nelson Mandela  Knowledge is key to prevention of abuse, offering alternatives for cultivating healthy and happy work environments. The prevalence of workplace bullying, lateral violence, and/or mobbing, are bitter realities in our workplaces today and all…

  • Drawing the Line

    Drawing the Line

    Author Sandi Boucher Hello you! As another week and this new year begins, I thought of you and wondered how many of us have “drawn a line” or more, how many of us should … She is lost in thought as she stares at the ground. Slowly she bends, chalk in hand, and draws a…

  • Your Transition from Education to Employment

    Your Transition from Education to Employment

    Career Circle, is a bold new venture aimed at assisting students in discovering career opportunities through dynamic dialogues with practitioners, subject experts and bosses.

  • Bullying and Lateral Violence – How to Deal with it in the Workplace,  Community and School?

    Bullying and Lateral Violence – How to Deal with it in the Workplace, Community and School?

      Bullying is defined as “repeated, offensive, abusive, intimidating, or insulting behaviors; abuse of power; or unfair sanctions that make recipients feel humiliated, vulnerable, or threatened, thus creating stress and undermining their self-confidence.” Linda Crockett, President, Alberta Bullying Research, Resources and Recovery Centre, Alberta

  • Creating your Marketing Plan

    Creating your Marketing Plan

    Michael Milanese – CEO, Director of Sales with Aboriginal Link shares some simple truths about marketing yourself or your company and brings up some key factors when developing a marketing plan that will work best for any unique business.

  • Better Communication with Employees and Peers

    Better Communication with Employees and Peers

    If the thought of speaking in front of an audience sends you into a cold sweat, then this Inc.com guide is for you. Communication experts and CEOs share their strategies for smooth communications with employees, making winning presentations to investors, writing and delivering speeches that get standing ovations, and much more.  Here’s a great…

  • Women’s Leadership: Keeping a Balance While Fighting Fires

    Women’s Leadership: Keeping a Balance While Fighting Fires

    To keep morale up while having to fight fires, it’s important to engage your team in preparing for unforeseen circumstances . Leadership also requires emotional involvement while maintaining a balance. Marie Delorme, CEO of the Imagination Group, Calgary Alberta

  • Leadership For All Generations

    Leadership For All Generations

    Author Lana Binning Never in my life have I had a passion for anything more than helping others better their lives and best prepare young people for a life worth living. By changing ourselves we change our surroundings. Sometimes we work so hard to change others, when the most lasting change is to change one’s…

  • Realizing Your Path to Success

    Article,  Author Sandi Boucher Success – by definition “the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one’s goals.”  In reality, as anyone who has ever attained or attempted to attain success knows, the definition is very fluid indeed.  Success, in my mind, is defined by the goals it is tied…