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2009 ARCHIVES - HUMAN RESOURCES / TRAINING / MANAGEMENT

 

 

13 May 2009 

WorldSkills Competition
Canada Is Ready… So Is Daniel Green

 

More than 25,000 visitors are expected in Calgary, Alberta, from September 1 to 7 for the 40th WorldSkills Competition, an international event that will gather close to 1,000 competitors from 50 countries in a vast array of disciplines... [Full story]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 May 2009 

CCIF Edmonton Meeting Report


 

In March 1999 Edmonton was host to CCIF’s very first meeting. It’s newly appointed first chairman, Ken Friesen, launched the organization by asking the 65 participants to show their support by becoming the first CCIF Maple Leaf Sponsors... [Full story]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 April 2009 

Business Efficiency
Between the Tasks

 

Efficiencies and responsibility in the workplace are the ownership’s duty.  Look at an interesting study from the University of Michigan that has quantified the efficiency of business.  It found that the tasks associated with a job could be performed in...
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13 April 2009 

Come out to the show
Learn, Communicate, Listen, Network


 

I have always said that business is a process not a destination or a position to arrive at.  It requires that all involved look at the way we do business from the perspective of “How can we do today better than we did it yesterday?”... [Full story]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 April 2009 

HR Issues & You

 

My Dad who has been retired for 15 years now, said to me, “If I had to start in business again under today’s conditions, I don’t think I would.”  That’s quite a statement from a very successful businessman for over 40 years of his career to be intimidated by today’s environment... [Full story]