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 [...]
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 [...]
Hear the career story of touring-musician-turned-video-editor. Plus, learn the 3 kinds of employee engagement. Mike Kirsh played bass for The Midway State, touring and producing records for six years. What happens when you want to leave music? Hear Mike's journey to satisfying work as a video editor. Plus, hear Sean Fitzpatrick of Talent Map on [...]
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 [...]
When Mike Klassen graduated from engineering school, he wanted to make a difference so he volunteered with Engineers Without Borders. That gig led to paid jobs with EWB where he spent three years first in Ghana, then Uganda and the UK, as a consultant, team leader and portfolio manager. He now works within Institute for [...]
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 [...]
