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Register today for CICA's free webinar: Networking for Business Development Success
Date: November 25, 2008. Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
Receive a one hour CPD credit for attending this webinar
Whether you are selling a product, a service, or yourself, the relationship will always cement the deal. In this webinar, learn a systematic process to develop and nurture relationships – and then how to close the sale. Topics covered include Price-Expertise-Trust Model, Relationship Curve, The Bank of Me, Give-to-Get, and Networking Trap Avoidance. This isn’t a “how to schmooze” presentation, but one that provides specific guidance on how to grow value and influence with others.
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Career Profile: Darrell Cheung, CA
Darrell Cheung has managed everything from his own Belgian chocolate business to a $43-million portfolio of beverages in Boston since becoming a CA in 2000.
His passion for learning and helping people develop their skills has taken him down some different paths along the way to his current role as instructional designer at Toronto consulting firm, Luminance Inc.
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Make It Happen Tipsheet: Your Boss Doesn't Care About You
While some managers might disagree, the truth is – especially when you are being interviewed – that your boss doesn't care about you. They only care about how you can solve their problems.
In fact, the only way that you will be hired (or promoted) is if you are able to prove that you can indeed solve their problems.
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Ask the Coach
Q. I recently applied for a promotion at the company I’ve worked at for several years but unfortunately did not get the job. HR advised that I had made it into the short list of top candidates and that it was a very tough choice. I’m glad I was up there in terms of candidacy, but I’m also very frustrated because this is the second time I applied for a promotion here and didn’t get it. It seems I keep getting close but never quite there. I’m feeling dejected and wondering if I should give up.
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From the Bookshelf – The Strategy Paradox: Why committing to success leads to failure (and what to do about it)
Author: Michael E. Raynor
Publisher: Doubleday Business
Date of Publication: February 2007
One of BusinessWeek Magazine's top ten business books of 2007 and voted one of the five best strategy books of 2007 by Strategy and Business Magazine, the book provides detailed case studies of success and failure at Sony, Microsoft, Vivendi Universal, Johnson & Johnson, AT&T and other major companies in industries from financial services to energy. It presents a framework for strategic action that allows companies to seize today’s opportunities while simultaneously preparing for tomorrow’s promise.
The author also seeks to bring clarity to his main themes, the strategy paradox of risk and return, strategic options, and resolving the conflict between commitment and strategic uncertainty in real situations.
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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
- Controller/Comptroller
Robert Half Finance & Accounting
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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- Controller/Comptroller
Pinton Forrest & Madden
Vancouver, British Columbia
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- Auditor/Accountant
Brief Rotfarb Wynberg Cappe, Chartered Accountants
Toronto, Ontario
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Repairing a Rift with a Colleague
Whenever people work together, there is always the possibility of occasional friction between them. Unfortunately, conflicts caused by differences in approach and opinion have the potential of jeopardizing office productivity and contributing to career dissatisfaction. The good news is that there are ways to make your interactions more tolerable and functional with a colleague following a break in friendly relations.
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Performance Reviews for Professional Staff
Performance reviews can be a tremendous opportunity for an employer to motivate an employee and increase productivity moving forward. A well planned and documented performance review by the employer can also result in improved relations with an employee and set the stage for building a long-term relationship.
If not handled well by the employer, however, a performance review can become an uncomfortable event that could result in feelings of resentment, mistrust, hostility, suspicion, or doubt and could possibly lead to eventual resignation by an employee.
This article will cover tips to ensure performance reviews are as positive and constructive as possible.
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HR Q+A: Interim Professionals
Q. My accounting team’s workload has been very high lately, and it’s beginning to have an effect on morale. I think the pace will eventually slow down, so I don’t want to hire new full-time employees, but I still need to do something now to help take the burden off my staff. What are my options?
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Road "tolls" on loyalty
The price of gas and worsening traffic is taking a toll on employees – one-quarter
(26 per cent) would consider changing jobs. A survey of 1,048 respondents finds almost
one-half (48 per cent) feel their commute is getting worse while 65 per cent expect their companies to take the lead in easing commuting difficulties. One-quarter (24 per cent) of employees say they are late to work at least three times a month because of traffic. Nearly one in three (31 per cent) who travel to jobs in the city are willing to consider another job to improve their commute and nearly one in two (46 per cent) who live in the city and reverse-commute would also consider a new job.
The most attractive commuter-related benefits
Source: The Impact of Commuting on Employees, TransitCenter
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