Three Takeaways from Cannexus20
Canada’s largest career development conference, Cannexus, just wrapped up in Ottawa. The past four days have seen over 1,300 delegates from across Canada and around the world share ideas and learn from each other to advance career development in service…
Five Ideas for Your Learning Strategy
According to experts, the future of work will require learning and adaptability. Organizations around the world are investing heavily in learning management systems, content platforms, design tools, and the capability of their learning teams. Making learning a key component of…
Five Reasons Why You Must Learn to Learn
September is right around the corner, so communities around the world are rightly focusing on the importance of learning. The thing is that the ability to learn is the most critical skill for everyone everywhere to develop regardless of whether…
Five Reasons Why Learning Should Be Hard
“I really enjoyed this course” is a phrase that triggers me. The data are clear that having a good time during a learning experience has nothing to do with what we learn. Too often teachers want to be liked, stakeholders…
Five Ways to Make Learning Happen in the Flow of Work
Enhancing peoples’ ability to learn is one of the most complex challenges facing communities today. Organizations around the world are experiencing unprecedented change thanks to disruptive technologies, shrinking skilled workforces, and new business models. Learning is one of the best…
Three reasons why you need a mentor
Mentorship is a valuable career accelerator. As you grow in your career, it becomes increasingly important to have a guide who can offer radical candor, empathetic listening and even a key to open doors for new jobs and networks. That…
Three Growth Mindset Tips from Old People at Swimming Pools
One of my lifetime goals is to cultivate an unbreakable and everlasting growth mindset. This is on display in swimming pools. Especially with senior citizens. Watching an elderly person dive off the 10-meter platform into the pool (or just to…
How to Interview like a Professional Actor
Working actors know that essentially, their job is auditioning. Booking a role is a great bonus, so they refine their audition technique, accepting that they will go through this grueling selection process anywhere from once a month, to five times…
Why You Should Embrace Boredom
Many of us are addicted to distraction. We click between multiple screens with multiple apps with multiple tabs while our mobile device streams a podcast in the background. Every few minutes we will pick up our phone to text a…
Beware – the danger of the “counter offer”
Over the past few months, I’ve seen a real increase in counter offers. Given that unemployment rates in BC are at historic lows, particularly within the Vancouver tech sector, it is no surprise that counter offers are on the rise. Now, you…