From mergers to downsizings, 70% of corporate change initiatives fail. The culprit in most cases is terrible communication, which allows a combination of vivid imaginations and social media-fuelled rumours to create a mess - that may take years to fix. Elizabeth Williams has learned the lessons from epic change failures. Now operating her own [...]
What is it like to take a years sabbatical? How do you organize one, not if you’re a professor or a teacher, but as an employee in a regular Canadian workplace? Caterina Sanders shares her experiences from a one year global travel sabbatical with her family. She’s back at work at Habanero Consulting in Vancouver [...]
On the surface Melissa Hughes had it all. In her words “On the outside, my life at 35 looked great — a promising career, a doting partner, an elegant home, things, vacations, a big engagement ring, money in the bank… There was just one problem: I wasn’t happy.” After a series of career error corrections [...]
This week, Diane Doyon speaks about a program to help adults 50+ plan for a future of meaning and purpose using Career Legacy Circles. A process to help maintain a Work-Life balance and to prepare for leaving the workforce, while maximizing the legacy left behind. As well at 36:42, Chris Taylor shares his novel approach to bringing the [...]
Nicole Hamilton speaks with Sarvin Hajivandi & Antoinette Ellis from the global leader in I.T services, Tata Consultancy Services. We also hear from Jessikah Roberts, who is a Toronto recording artist. Tune in to hear their stories! https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/careerbuzz-2015-11-18.mp3 Click to Listen or Download
Starting from a side project, Ashley Good founded the world's first failure consultancy, Fail Forward. Hear how she encourages us to embrace, create and evolve from failure. After a first career at TVOntario, Don Presant became involved in educational technology for career development. Tune in to hear founder of Learning Agents share insights about [...]
Tim Baker, CHRL, Independent HR Consultant at Tim Baker HR and Editor of Learning at The HR Gazette Shanna Landolt, President of The Landolt Group, Recruitment and Executive Search Firm, Editor of Recruitment Strategy at The HR Gazette, and Author of "Secrets of a HeadHunter" Bill Banham, Publisher of The HR Gazette https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/careerbuzz-2014-10-29.mp3 Click [...]
CIUT's transmitter died last week and needs to be replaced. It sits atop First Canadian Place in downtown Toronto, and is on 'life support' now. You can help by pledging $25 or more (it's a charity - you get tax receipt) in the Sounds of Your City, Spring membership campaign. Donate Now and add Career Buzz as your favourite CIUT [...]
