The Much-Maligned Mission Statements: Let’s stop complaining about them and use them properly

December 31, 2009 |

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…

CPC Member Appreciation – November 2009

December 8, 2009 |

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

Listening for Unspoken Messages

November 30, 2009 |

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.…

CPC Member Appreciation – September and October 2009

November 5, 2009 |

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…

Adding Cybercounselling to your Skill Set

October 31, 2009 |

By Sandra Lim, CPRW, CCM, CECC, Cert. Cybercounseling In this day and age, just about everything we want can be accessed on-demand through the Internet. Not surprisingly, with employees’ lives growing progressively more hectic – with longer hours spent at the office, active social lives, gym memberships, and possibly childcare and eldercare responsibilities –more and more people are seeking career services from their home computer. It’s not only busy individuals that are attracted to the convenience of receiving service in the comfort and privacy of their homes. Cybercounselling clients generally…

Congratulations to the recipients of CPC’s 2009 Awards of Excellence!

October 27, 2009 |

THE RESULTS ARE IN! I would like to ask everyone to join me in congratulating our awesome  Awards of Excellence nominees and recipients. Career Professionals of Canada boasts some of the top career practitioners in the country, and we’re so proud to call you our own.  Together, we are setting the standards in our industry. Here are Career Professionals of Canada’s 2009 Outstanding Canadian Career Recipients: Outstanding Canadian Career Leader – Daisy Wright Outstanding Volunteer Contributor to the Organization – Lynda Margaret Outstanding New Canadian Career Professional – Tanya Taylor…