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We are in community each time we find a place where we belong. ~ Peter F. Block CPC is proud to acknowledge the following individuals for being such an important part of this community. New Members: Cheryl Catallo Catherine Eby Joan Baker Renewing Members: Wayne Pagani Heather Erskine Annie Labrecque Paulin Tanya Taylor Skye Berry-Burke Newly Certified: Amanda Wencel, CRS Barbara Stefaniak, CRS Catherine LeBrun, CRS Nancy Ewen, CRS
It brings me great pleasure (… scrap that, I’m stoked!) to let it be known that our Executive Director, Sharon Graham, has just been named co-recipient of the Stu Conger Award for Leadership in Career Counselling and Career Development! (The CCDF site will be updated shortly) “This award is given to individuals who display outstanding vision and leadership in promoting and advancing career development and career and employment counselling in Canada” I would like to thank everyone who offered their support in Sharon’s nomination – testimonials, letters, and volunteers; you…
If an organization does not have a written mission statement that is embraced by all of its members, profits and productivity suffer. Organizations professing to believe in their vision and mission statements, but which do not practise their values, are worse off than companies with no written direction at all. Saying one thing to employees and doing another kills a company’s credibility and causes employee commitment and productivity to nose-dive. Here are the results of interviews with 500 employees and managers. About 95 per cent of the employees interviewed said…
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men. ~Herman Melville CPC is proud to acknowledge the following individuals for being such an important part of this community. New Members: Michelle O’Donohoe Toby Lee Patricia Leiser Judy Crooks Michelle Onderwater Glenn Malone Renewing Members: Lee Weisser Catherine LeBrun Maureen McCann Louise Shea Newly Certified: Jeannie Thomas, CCS Keri Gray, CCS Mitri Hanna, CRS Neely Hazell, CRS Janice McKillop, CIS
by Bob Love Good listening skills are essential for every career professional. To be of greatest service to our clients and others, we must learn to really listen to what they’re saying. But good listening goes beyond just the words that are spoken to us. It also requires listening for unspoken messages. This ability is sometimes called “listening with the third ear” and is something that most of us can develop with practice. For various reasons, people don’t always state or express the real issue when they speak to us.…
Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. ~Margaret Mead CPC is proud to acknowledge the following individuals for being such an important part of this community. New Members: Vicky Smith Amanda Wencel Peter Frauley Derek Jones Nicole LaCroix Janice McKillop Marcel Laforest George Dutch Lita Pitruzzello Marsha Smith Elaine Fenner Elizabeth Piergeti Lynda Trude Drew Atamanuk Maureen Farmer Renewing Members: Elizabeth Grin Sue Kersey Susan Easton Linda Schnabel Nancy Ewen Lidia Siino Mitri Hanna…