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Register today for CICA's free CA Source webinar: Map Your Path to Balance
Date: October 23, 2008. Time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
Join work-life expert, certified coach and author, Lisa Martin, for a fresh take on finding balance.
Lisa will challenge you to shift your thinking from overwhelmed and overcommitted to seeing the possibility of defining balance on your terms. Drawing on her 10 Proven Practices to Balance, she will inspire you to make positive, lasting changes in your life that will lead to a better balance.
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Career Profile: Dennis Kavelman, CA, Research In Motion
Dennis Kavelman has been busy changing the world, two thumbs at a time. As Chief Operating Officer at BlackBerry developer, Research In Motion, he is the main contact for the company’s international teams. “We’re in the Caribbean, Mexico, South America, Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, Russia, India and Asia. My role is to manage the teams that support our customers in those areas — outside the U.S., Canada and Western Europe,” he says on the phone from his office in Waterloo, Ontario where RIM is headquartered. At last count, there were 16 million BlackBerry subscribers. “That’s 32 million thumbs,” he jokes.
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Asking for Your Old Job Back
Are you in a situation where you left a great position with an employer to go to another company and now months or years later, it hasn’t worked out? Would you go to your former boss and ask for your old job back?
Certainly, going back to a previous boss in this type of circumstance would be embarrassing and take a lot of confidence, and generally it is not successful.
This article offers tips on what to consider prior to meeting with your former employer.
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Ask the Coach
Q. I’m usually very optimistic about my work-life and quite appreciative of what I have in terms of my job and the opportunities at work. But lately, I seem to have lost some of my verve. There’s a lot going on and I find myself focusing on all the issues, challenges and piles of work. At the end of the day I’m exhausted. I need some help refocusing so I remember to see the positive side of my work-life again. Any tips?
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Featured Jobs
The
job postings listed below are a sample of the 100+ postings on CA Source. To search
all current CA Source postings, go to Search CA Jobs
- Manager of Exploration, Finance & Administration
Robert Half Finance & Accounting
Vancouver, British Columbia
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- Manager, Portfolio Accounting & Reporting
Canadian Medical Protective Association
Ottawa, Ontario
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- Senior Accountant
Ontario Securities Commission
Toronto, Ontario
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Handling Tough Talks With Your Boss
No matter how comfortable you are communicating with your boss, you still may find it difficult to approach him or her at certain times. Telling your manager that you’re overloaded with work, for example, may prompt fears that you’ll be considered a poor performer. Asking for a raise or admitting a mistake could be equally daunting, especially if you anticipate a negative response. These types of discussions may be tough, but they rarely turn into the tense encounters people imagine. Knowing what to expect and how to handle yourself can make it easier to talk to your boss.
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From the Bookshelf — The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive
The author suggests that leaders should shy away from relying on a single blueprint for success. Instead, good leaders should use theories of action to guide their decisions, but remain open to new data that may direct further action.
The book advocates adopting practical insights that travel across sectors, geography and culturally diverse situations and point to actions likely to be effective given the circumstances. To help managers navigate change, he advocates six secrets designed to help with large-scale reform: Love Your Employees, Connect Peers with Purpose, Capacity Building Prevails, Learning Is the Work, Transparency Rules and Systems Learn, and provides guidelines for making these secrets work.
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HR Q+A: Retention Tips and Tools
Q. In the past few months, I have lost several staff members to positions with other companies. I’m worried that more people may soon leave. How can I do a better job of retaining my employees and preventing this trend from gaining momentum?
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Adult vs. Teen Techies
Think teens are leading the online revolution? Think again. Teenagers, who have a reputation for being Internet savvy, constantly wired and early adopters of technology, actually spend less time online and are less comfortable with the technology than adults, according to a survey of 2,000 Canadians. Teens spend an average of 13 hours per week online, compared to 19 hours for adults. Only one-quarter (28 per cent) of teens said they consider themselves to be very skilled or expert at surfing online.
Is using the Internet an important part of your day?
Source: Inter@ctive Teens: The Impact of the Internet on Canada's Next Generation, Ipsos Reid
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