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…
Five Ways to Succeed When Collaborating with a Recruiter
As you move forward in your career, there’s a good chance that you will be working with a recruiter – either an internal specialist or external search firm. If it’s your first time working with a recruiter, it can be…
Six Organizational Development Lessons from the San Antonio Spurs
It’s the first round of the NBA Playoffs and the San Antonio Spurs are a title contender. This seems to happen every year. The franchise has become a model of success in the sports entertainment business, as the Spurs have…
How to Learn from Summer Interns
Interns are adding value to companies, non-profits and the public sector around the world this summer. At Vancity, one of the things that we want from this experience is an exchange of ideas – put another way, we want “reverse…
School at Work – Learning that Grows Business
Developing talent through innovative learning is cool. And a lot of companies are doing it. Transforming their recruitment, retention, development, and even business processes by emphasizing education and online approaches. Such a focus that empowers people with resources and tools tends to authentically marry – or, simply put, “combine” – learning with technology. Instructional Designers refer to this sort of evolution in the classroom as an ecosystem (“interconnected not linear” or “discussion-centric not broadcast-driven” learning), where the instructor behaves more like a master of facilitation-judo who builds awesome activities instead of a sagely projector of information to an audience.