By Michele Waters
The process of transitioning from being an employee to being self-employed unfolded like a well orchestrated musical. Indeed, each day that I report to my home- based office as a Career Coach in private practice, my heart sings joyfully. Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully. In the past two years, I have discovered the truth of this particular saying.
1900 – 2000: A Century of Women and Work
Ontario Federation of Labour and Workers Arts & Heritage Centre, 2007
Ontario Federation of Labour (www.ofl.ca)
1900 – 2000: A Century of Women and Work is the companion booklet to “A Century of Women and Work” Art Exhibit sponsored by the Ontario Federation of Labour and the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre. It is a short, lush book honouring the work of current artists as they, in turn, honour the memory of the women who built the labour movement over the previous century. The book is divided into ten chapters- each focusing on a decade. The chapters begin with a work of art and the artist’s statement. The art varies in style and media, and most are well displayed. Unfortunately, some do not show well in this small form. Only the acrylic-on-canvas paintings are best served by the book.
To commemorate this occasion of ContactPoint’s 10th anniversary, we interviewed the first President of the ContactPoint Board, Catherine Mossop and current President Jennifer Browne.
By Francine Taitt
Human interaction is never easy and flawless. Even the best relationships develop tensions and unpleasant emotions. Little wonder that within an organization, with its diverse personalities, that there is abuse and misuse of power, which can be translated into workplace bullying. What is workplace bullying? Workplace bullying is behaviour that intimidates, degrades, isolates, offends, or humiliates a worker. Workplace bullying, which is sometimes dismissed as personality conflict, is also referred to as psychological violence, and is far more prevalent than sexual harassment and racial discrimination, which are covered by legislation. There are insidious bullies in every workplace. These bullies are usually employees who are passive-aggressive, and are controlling.
Contact Point was first launched in 1997 at a national conference sponsored by The Counselling Foundation of Canada. It was the first website of its kind to offer a unique online space for interaction and networking among career professionals across Canada, as well as provide relevant information, professional development opportunities and resources. Now, 10 years later, Contact Point remains an integral component of the career counselling field in Canada. In April 2007, at the premiere CANNEXUS conference hosted by CERIC (the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling), Contact Point held a reception to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Four in ten Canadians seriously regret never having had any career counselling, says a new
According to a new Ipsos Reid survey conducted on behalf of the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC), if Canadians were to start again to plan
Career counselling, and perhaps more importantly, equity in career counselling, is a
By Sherry Knight
Here it is 2007 and our workplace is now made up of personnel from all four generations – a first in history. Isn’t that exciting? Yes it is, unless you are possibly the one trying to make sense out of it all as you try to get people to work together and maybe, just possibly, like each other!
BC’s Annual Career Development Conference: Celebrating our Success – Building our Future , Career Management Association of BC (BCCMA), Vancouver BC. March 14-15, 2007