Posts by Controllers on Call
#Zoom calls and productivity apps are great, but nothing can replace heading back to the #office
As kids head back to school, many workers are now anticipating a long-awaited return to our offices in the coming weeks. For introverted colleagues, that may be a bit of a bummer, as many of you have thrived at home. Among more extroverted colleagues, it can’t happen soon enough. Organizations have learned plenty about supporting…
Read MoreOn the issue of climate change, we are choking
The viscid layer of smoke that had draped itself over much of southern British Columbia has slowly begun to dissipate thanks to a blast of cool Pacific air. The air quality was so bad in Victoria, Vancouver and surrounding environs on the weekend and into Monday – the air ranked among the worst in the…
Read More11 Things Highly Confident People Never Do in Interviews, According to Hiring Experts
Confidence won’t — and maybe shouldn’t — always get you ahead at #work. But in the space of an #interview, specifically, showing a healthy amount of self-assuredness can’t hurt. People who are confident in their interviewing skills have learned overtime that certain behaviors and language can stand to undermine you as a candidate. Below, here are 11…
Read MoreIt was 19 years ago when our office team was glued to the radio in disbelief…….
19 years ago on – September 11, 2001, groups of attackers boarded four domestic aircraft at three East Coast airports, and soon after takeoff they disabled the crews, some of whom may have been stabbed with box cutters the hijackers were secreting. The hijackers then took control of the aircraft, all large and bound for…
Read MoreThere’s no way to go back to the way things were – so how are we moving forward?
Before #COVID19, the future of #work or “new world of work” referred to a different approach to getting work done, mostly due to the exponential acceleration of technology. Many organizations and thought leaders have been preaching the need to work differently for years, in order to capitalize on the opportunities afforded by these new #$technologies.…
Read MoreProtecting your job: Surviving the post-pandemic workplace
You may have had a job when the pandemic struck – and may still have one. But the future is uncertain. So this is a good time to think about how to increase your odds of staying employed when things return to some semblance of normality. At the start of the year, consultant Sharlyn Lauby…
Read MoreThe coronavirus pandemic is the management crisis of our lifetime
Managers have certain moments when their skills are tested to the ultimate – the busy season, or during a takeover bid, or when a new challenger with a superior offering enters the marketplace. But in the past few weeks – and the weeks, if not months, to come – all managers, in every field, at…
Read MoreFeeling isolated and disconnected when returning to work after an extended period of time off?
You wake up and as you stare at your ceiling your mind automatically begins to flood with negative thoughts that remind you that you’ve have been off work for nearly three months. You’re not telling anyone, but inside you’re not sure if you’re feeling much better. However, you have agreed to try to return to…
Read More10 Ways To Use Quarantine Introspection For Career Reinvention
When #COVID hit, I braced myself for an onslaught of out-of-work jobseekers needing help landing jobs FAST. And make no mistake, with recent layoffs, this has been the case. Yet I’ve noticed another surprising phenomenon the COVID quarantine has had on professional women. I’ve had many successful corporate women reaching out to me quietly admitting…
Read MoreHow will the #labour market fare post-COVID-19?
The lead-up to Thursday’s release of Canadian March employment figures has been a gruesome guessing game for forecasters. How bad will the job carnage be? Half a million? A million? More? Two things are certain. The number (released by Statistics Canada at 8:30 a.m. ET) will be huge. It will also be largely irrelevant. What…
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