Sep 12, 2024 | Organizational Success, That's Interesting!
How many of us have been in the middle of an important Zoom meeting when suddenly, a furry face pops into view, or you hear playful barking in the background. A few years ago, this might have been a major embarrassment, but now? It’s just another day at the...
Aug 29, 2024 | Career Development, Learning & Development, Product Spotlight
Career development professionals in Canada, are always on the lookout for high-quality resources to help your clients succeed in the job market. When you find something that you can use, right off the shelf, that’s even better. The Employability Skills Curriculum is...
Aug 15, 2024 | Assessments, Career Development, Professional Development, Training & Development
As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games unfold, career development professionals have a unique opportunity to draw inspiration from elite athletes’ journeys. I promise you, if you keep reading, this isn’t just another blog about work that uses a tonne of sports...
Aug 1, 2024 | Assessments, HR, Leadership, Learning & Development, Personality
In recent years, personality tests have become a topic of heated debate in professional circles. While some see them as invaluable tools for self-discovery and team building, others dismiss them as pseudoscience. While I may be a bit biased because I work in the world...
Jul 18, 2024 | HR, Learning & Development, Organizational Success, That's Interesting!
Imagine a learning environment where every participant is fully engaged, ideas flow freely, and lightbulb moments happen left and right. Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? For many learning and development professionals, creating this kind of atmosphere can feel...
Jul 4, 2024 | Assessments, Career Development
I was recently looking for something in my stacks of files, and I came across my notes and course work from the Career Development Theory course I did at Dalhousie University years ago. There were notes on Parsons’ Trait and Factor Theory, Krumboltz’s Planned...
Jun 20, 2024 | Career Development
Some people live to work, and others work to live, but it doesn’t have to be like that. It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you sit on; it is possible to find happiness at work. How you view your position; as just a job or a meaningful career, significantly...
Jun 6, 2024 | Organizational Success, Personality
As Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012, begins to enter the workforce, they are fundamentally reshaping how we perceive work and workplace dynamics. Even if some of us still want to believe that the 90s was only 10 years ago, this younger generation brings new...
May 23, 2024 | Assessments, Career Development, Personality, Training & Development, Uncategorized
Career development practitioners are always on the lookout for ways to provide our clients with the tools and insights necessary to navigate their career journeys successfully. One powerful tool in our kits is understanding personality type preferences. By helping...
May 9, 2024 | Assessments, Career Development, Product Spotlight
Navigating the complex career transitions just got simpler with the fourth edition of the Transitioning to Work Inventory. Created by renowned author and career development expert John J. Liptak, EdD, this best-selling inventory empowers individuals with little or no...
