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Tag Archives: Employers
The Train Stops Here
There is an old story about the Foreman going to the Manager with a training request for an employee. The boss says, “What happens if we train him and he leaves?”, to which the Foreman responds, “What happens if we … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Leadership, Learning styles, Life coaching, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Team development, Training
Tagged Business, Career, Coaching, Communication, Employee retention, Employees, Employers, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Management, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Organization, Organizational development, Organizational training, Profession, Recruitment and Retention, Soft skills, Staff Training, team building, Teams, Teamwork, Technical Skills, Technical Training, Trade, Trainers, Training, Workshops
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Competencies
Employers and job seekers are always concerned with competencies. Employers want applicants to have the right competencies to fit the position being advertised. Job seekers are trying to show they have the competencies to compete for the positions, cognizant that … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Coaching, Communication, Diversity, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Empowering people, Human resources, Leadership, Relationships, Volunteering
Tagged Associations, Business, Career transition, Change Management, Coaching, Competencies, Education, Employee Profile, Employee retention, Employees, Employers, Human Resources, Job-seekers, Managers, Organizational development, Organizations, Professional Designation, Recruitment and Retention, Resume, Skills and Abilities, team building
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The Challenges of Employment
The times we live in are a challenge, both for employers and employees. For employees, while it is currently an employee market on Vancouver Island with a very low unemployment rate, it is becoming impossible for those working in entry … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Entrepreneurs, self-employment
Tagged Affordable Housing, Business, Employee retention, Employees, Employers, Employment, Kitimat, Living Wage, Minimum Wage, Nanaimo, Recruitment and Retention, Small Business, Trades Shortage, Vancouver Island, Worker Shortage
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A Culture of Learning
What have your employees learned today? What nugget will they take away today that will make them more effective tomorrow, or better equipped to handle the pace? Will it be technical, giving them new skill to add to their storehouse, … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Career development, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Empowering people, Environment, Life coaching, self-employment, Training
Tagged Career development, Career transition, Coaching, Communication, Competitive, Courses, Culture, Education, Employee retention, Employees, Employers, Learning, Organizational development, Soft skills, Staff Training, Technical, Training
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Damn Millennials!
“The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt of authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.” This quote was from Socrates’ writings more than 2000 years ago. The more things change the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Coaching, Communication, Diversity, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Life coaching, Older Worker, Relationships, Retirement, Team development, Young Professionals
Tagged Change Management, Children, Elders, Employers, Interact, Millennials, Nanaimo, Recruitment and Retention, relationships, Respect, Rotaract, Rotary, Students, team building, Young Generation, Young Professionals of Nanaimo, YPN
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What was I Thinking – or was I?
According to Statistics Canada, 64% of Canadians are on social media. Facebook has the highest percentage of users at 71% with 87% of them between the ages of 18 – 29. The average user spends 40 minutes a day on … Continue reading
Hiring Practices by the Book
In my opinion, except for regulations and laws, there is no book! We are dealing with individuals, individuals who will ask the questions they think are appropriate, make decisions based on those questions, and manage the consequences. There are thousands … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Career development, Career professional, Coaching, Employment, Human resources, Life coaching, Marketing, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Networking
Tagged Abilities, Assessments, Career, Career transition, Coaching, Employees, Employers, Employment, Employment opportunities, hiring, Human Resources, Interviewing, Interviews, Job-seekers, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Networking, Recruitment and Retention, WorkBC, WorkBC Employment Centre
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Hire One, They’re Your Future!
In a recent study by Abacus Data for the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations looking at political behaviours of Canadians aged 18 – 25, one of the findings was that, of the currently employed, only 20% would describe their job … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Coaching, Diversity, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Empowering people, Human resources, Life coaching, Older Worker, Relationships, Training
Tagged Challenge, Change Management, Coaching, Employee retention, Employers, Employment, HR, Human Resources, Job Satisfaction, Leaders, Life coach, Mentoring, Millennials, Organizational development, Recruitment and Retention, Rewards, team building, Training
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