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By Andrew Vujnovich. The following competency lists and exercises are adapted by Career Professionals of Canada based on results of the Cracker Barrel Session that took place in May 2006 at the STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS conference. The session was developed and led by Deborah Foster-Stahle, Colin Holbrow, and Andrew Vujnovich. The competency list on this page was developed by Andrew Vujnovich with credit to conference participants; CPC Advisors Sharon Graham, JP Hatala, Colin Holbrow, and Linda Schnabel; and Researchers Kouzes and Posner, Bass and Avolio, et. al. A Transformational…
By Faith West. A four year old boy went to visit his next door neighbour. The elderly gentleman had just lost his wife in death and he was crying. The mother watched as her little boy climbed onto the neighbour’s lap and sat there, silently, for several minutes. When he returned to his mother, she asked him what he was doing. “Helping him cry,” was the little boy’s answer. This story has been attributed to the author and lecturer, Leo Buscaglia, who participated in a contest to find the most…
By Ken Keis. It affects every aspect of our lives, yet few people will talk about it. If you have it, you are more likely to succeed. If you lack it, you will struggle. What is it? Self-worth. Self-worth is defined as the way you think and feel about yourself. It is the part of your personality that determines personal value and importance. Deeply seated within you, it strongly influences your attitudes and behaviors, ultimately determining your success or failure. When self-worth is low, people have little or no energy…
By Sandra Lim, CPRW, CCM, CECC, Cert. Cybercounseling. Has your interest in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) been piqued with Freddie Cheek’s multi-part article, What ‘Type’ of Resume Writer are You?, appearing in Résumé Writers Digest? This complementary article addresses how one becomes qualified to administer and interpret the MBTI®. This topic of the MBTI® is also timely since the official professional association for MBTI® users will be holding its international conference in Toronto in July. Look for future synopses of conference sessions. The MBTI® is a very versatile tool,…
By Ken Keis. Everything in life centers around measurement—money, travel, time, age, weight, volume, temperature, stock indexes—the list is endless. Even underdeveloped countries use the rising of the sun and moon and the changing of the seasons as measurements. Yet, my experience has been that most people do not have a personal measurement strategy to help improve their lives. A proper assessment/measurement strategy can offer amazing freedom, clarity, direction, and release to individuals and organizations. Let me present an example: At one time or another, many of us have driven a vehicle…
By Ken Keis. Health has always been a big part of my life. A former bodybuilder and triathlon competitor, with a technologist diploma in nutrition and genetics, I find it very difficult to accept feeling unwell or gaining weight. Health care is quickly becoming the #1 concern in the Western world. Today our life expectancy is higher than ever―the average lifespan for men and women exceeds 75 years. People are now looking at the quality of their life as being equal to—or even more important than―the length of their life.…