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Teams Tribes and Federations

Ever wonder why the "team" approach fails so often in the workplace? In an article in today's National Post business section, Gervase R. Bushe, a professor of management and organizational studies in the Segal Graduate School of Business at Simon Fraser University,...

Still not getting Facebook?

The National Post FP Executive section has an interesting letter about Facebook. Sharon Irwin Foulon, the director of career management of the Richard Ivey School of Business, answers a question about whether a boss's request to a new employee to become "friends"...

How to retain talent

Michael Gravelle, writing in the McQuaig Institute's online newsletter has some great tips on how to maintain talent. Who knows but in your next career placement, you too may be challenged with keeping good people on the job. Here's Michael's top five tips: Nurture...

Fireside chat with Dawna Jones

She calls herself an evolutionary provocateur and Dawna Jones says she's dedicated to changing the way leaders lead. And, this includes people who need to lead themselves into a new work experience. Dawna has provided us with a three-minute You-Tube video. Follow this...

Going out on your own

Today's Globe and Mail has an article on the perils of creating your own work. Called Scary times? Try being on your own the article features several independent small business owners including Oakville-based Donna Papacosta whose corporate communications company...

Online Marketing with Heidi

Heidi Miller (Talk It Up!) has a very popular podcast called Diary of a Shameless Self-Promoter. Today, Heidi's podcast (Special: Social Media For Job Seekers) is all about finding new work by online marketing using Linked-In, Facebook and Twitter. Worth sitting in...