Onboarding in the face of resignations/reshuffling and economic uncertainties It was 2019 when I last asked readers about your onboarding practices – practices readers in some areas refer to as induction. Given the Great Resignation/Great Reshuffling following the Great Upheaval…
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Youth
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot:: two things to appreciate – a beautiful rose, and clear blue skies
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Age
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot:: Valencia, Spain’s City of Arts and Sciences/Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias is a striking complex in the heart of the city. It’s also recognised as one of the “12 Treasures of Spain”. I was there with friends this spring.
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A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot:: kitesurfing off Locarno Beach on a sizzling hot summer morning
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Bridge
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot:: The tide was out last Sunday morning, and so was I. Here’s a look at some of Vancouver’s North Shore mountains.
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Youth
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot:: With his parents close at hand, this little one was dipping his toes in the gorgeous waters off a Vancouver beach a few days ago.
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See
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: it’s prime time for hydrangeas, and I came across this vivid lacecap hydrangea plant on Saturday’s walk.
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Trails
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: a fresh Pacific breeze, wildflowers, and mountain views across the Burrard Inlet – this is home
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Risks
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: one of many gorgeous roses in bloom, from a recent walk to Stanley Park
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Hold
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: some of the award-winning fireworks display during this summer’s Celebration of Light in Vancouver
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Careers
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: driving In Scotland’s Outer Hebrides this spring, I was unlikely to go more than 10 minutes or so without seeing some sheep. I came across these three (and another half dozen or so) when rounding a bend in the road.
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Words
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: some of last week’s fireworks above Vancouver’s English Bay. This year, we enjoyed the return of the Celebration of Light after a two-year pandemic absence.
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August
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: In what’s becoming a bit of late July tradition, we spent some time at Horseshoe Bay on the weekend.
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Play
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot: the incredible waters of Porteau Cove, in British Columbia.
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Weekend Poll: A Call for Nominations to Shelagh’s 2022 Business Writing Faux Pas Hall of Fame
I’m creating a 2022 Business Writing Faux Pas Hall of Fame … with the best of intentions! Last month, I enjoyed spending time on Prince Edward Island (PEI) with members of Canada’s Association of Administrative Professionals (AAP). In one of my…
Seven steps for career success amid inflation, supply chain issues … and, now, talk of recession
Keep your eyes and mind open It’s important to keep our eyes and minds open when it comes to inflation, supply chain issues … and more. These days, pundits and pragmatists alike are using the “R” word, recession. Eight months…
Youth
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot:: two things to appreciate – a beautiful rose, and clear blue skies
Age
A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot:: Valencia, Spain’s City of Arts and Sciences/Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias is a striking complex in the heart of the city. It’s also recognised as one of the “12 Treasures of Spain”. I was there with friends this spring.
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A thought for your day, featuring photography from my travels. This shot:: kitesurfing off Locarno Beach on a sizzling hot summer morning