CareerBuzz Podcast

How can you help create a workplace where you want to work? Your-Workplace is on a mission to make work better. It’s a Canadian multimedia company, that delivers cutting-edge information on managing, wellness and work culture through an award-winning magazine and events. This interview was recorded at the Imagine Your Workplace 2019 conference. It was held at the gorgeous, Toronto Botanical Gardens.  I had the opportunity to sit down with Rob Elkington, Caprice Stokes, Moe Poirier Kristen Harcourt and Laura Appleton during the 2019 conference. I had the opportunity to talk about if the world these days is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (AKA VUCA), how do you lead yourself and others, with Rob Elkington. I spoke with Caprice Stokes about how can an organization walk its talk? Moe Poirier gives us his insights on the skill of facilitation, how can it help you in your career and life, and how do you get better at it? Listen in as Kristen Harcourt and I discuss and debate the case for elevating soft skills to power skills or human skills which power up your workplace. And Laura Appleton talks to us about, how do you design an organizational culture? 

How can you help create a workplace where you want to work? Your-Workplace is on a mission to make work better. It’s a Canadian multimedia company, that delivers cutting-edge information on managing, wellness and work culture through an award-winning magazine and events. This interview was recorded at the Imagine Your Workplace 2019 conference. It was held at the gorgeous, Toronto Botanical Gardens.  I had the opportunity to sit down with Rob [...]

The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association is a national bilingual association of professionally trained counsellors. CCPA’s members work in diverse fields of education, employment and career development, social work, business, industry, mental health, public service agencies, government and private practice. The 2019 conference was jointly presented with the Int’l Association for Counselling. It was held May 13 – 16, 2019 at the Delta Beauséjour Hotel in Moncton, NB. Lambert is president of the American Counseling Association, Dione Mifsud is outgoing president of the international association for counselling and Valentina Chichiniova is a Canadian Certified Counsellor and the North American representative in the international association for counselling.

The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association is a national bilingual association of professionally trained counsellors. CCPA’s members work in diverse fields of education, employment and career development, social work, business, industry, mental health, public service agencies, government and private practice. The 2019 conference was jointly presented with the Int’l Association for Counselling. It was held May 13 – 16, 2019 at the Delta Beauséjour Hotel in Moncton, NB. Rebecca Hudson Breen is an Assistant Professor in Counselling Psychology at the University of Alberta. She is the current President of the Career Counsellor’s Chapter of CCPA. Breanna Lawrence is an Assistant Professor in the graduate counselling program at Brandon University. She has worked with children and their families for 10 years in educational and clinical settings. Their session was called, Career Matters: Exploring Social Justice in Career-Life Counselling Across the Lifespan

The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association is a national bilingual association of professionally trained counsellors. CCPA’s members work in diverse fields of education, employment and career development, social work, business, industry, mental health, public service agencies, government and private practice. The 2019 conference was jointly presented with the Int’l Association for Counselling. It was held May 13 – 16, 2019 at the Delta Beauséjour Hotel in Moncton, NB. Working through trauma is always challenging but seeking help as a queer, Indigenous person is often so complex that many people don’t reach out. Stel Raven deconstructs the Western view of gender and weaves in elements of minority stress theory. Stel’s keynote was called Queering and Decolonizing Trauma Work: A Path for Two-Spirit Wellness. Stel Raven is an Indigenous queer, trans, two-spirit individual with a Master of Social Work. They work as a clinical therapist in private practice specializing in queer, trans and two-spirit wellness as well as recovery from complex trauma.

How can you help create a workplace where you want to work? Your-Workplace is on a mission to make work better. It’s a Canadian multimedia company, that delivers cutting-edge information on managing, wellness and work culture through an award-winning magazine and events. This interview was recorded at the Imagine Your Workplace 2019 conference. It was held at the gorgeous, Toronto Botanical Gardens. How do you design an organizational culture? Laura Appleton is a senior manager of people and culture at the outdoor equipment and apparel company Arcteryx.

How can you help create a workplace where you want to work? Your-Workplace is on a mission to make work better. It’s a Canadian multimedia company, that delivers cutting-edge information on managing, wellness and work culture through an award-winning magazine and events. This interview was recorded at the Imagine Your Workplace 2019 conference. It was held at the gorgeous, Toronto Botanical Gardens. What is valued more in the workplace, technical skills or so-called soft skills like communication, active listening and emotional intelligence? Listen in as Kristen Harcourt and I discuss and debate the case for elevating soft skills to power skills or human skills which power up your workplace.

The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association is a national bilingual association of professionally trained counsellors. CCPA’s members work in diverse fields of education, employment and career development, social work, business, industry, mental health, public service agencies, government and private practice. The 2019 conference was jointly presented with the Int’l Association for Counselling. It was held [...]

The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association is a national bilingual association of professionally trained counsellors. CCPA’s members work in diverse fields of education, employment and career development, social work, business, industry, mental health, public service agencies, government and private practice. The 2019 conference was jointly presented with the Int’l Association for Counselling. It was held [...]

How can you help create a workplace where you want to work? Your-Workplace is on a mission to make work better. It’s a Canadian multimedia company, that delivers cutting-edge information on managing, wellness and work culture through an award-winning magazine and events. This interview was recorded at the Imagine Your Workplace 2019 conference. It was [...]

The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association is a national bilingual association of professionally trained counsellors. CCPA’s members work in diverse fields of education, employment and career development, social work, business, industry, mental health, public service agencies, government and private practice. The 2019 conference was jointly presented with the Int’l Association for Counselling. It was held [...]

How can you help create a workplace where you want to work? Your-Workplace is on a mission to make work better. It’s a Canadian multimedia company, that delivers cutting-edge information on managing, wellness and work culture through an award-winning magazine and events. This interview was recorded at the Imagine Your Workplace 2019 conference. It [...]

How can you help create a workplace where you want to work? Your-Workplace is on a mission to make work better. It’s a Canadian multimedia company, that delivers cutting-edge information on managing, wellness and work culture through an award-winning magazine and events. This interview was recorded at the Imagine Your Workplace 2019 conference. It [...]

The Thoughtful TechnoSapien

Welcome to the Thoughtful Technosapien, balancing the technology tensions of our time.  The podcast is developed in collaboration with Engineering Change Lab, a catalyst for change in the engineering community, and hosted by Mark Franklin of CareerCycles, OneLifeTools, U of Toronto's ILead & producer of Career Buzz.  In The Thoughtful Technosapien we explore the [...]

Welcome to the Thoughtful Technosapien, balancing the technology tensions of our time. Today’s episode was developed in collaboration with the Engineering Change Lab – a catalyst for change in the engineering community. In The Thoughtful Technosapien we explore the evolving nature of our relationship with technology at all levels – personal, organizational and societal. The TECHNO in technosapien refers to the use of technology, which means how we adapt our environment to meet our needs and wants. It’s arguably the most defining characteristic of our species. We sapiens have co-evolved with our technologies.  When humans invented fire, it allowed us to pre-digest our food, and we eventually evolved less strong jaws as a result.  The evolution of our relationship with  technology is fundamental to who we are – even at a biological level. Today we find ourselves at a point in history seeing everywhere the promise and perils of our technologies. We see exuberance in places like silicon valley, where technology has in some ways become the new religion. But we also see fear and concern. Hollywood movies show cautionary tales about how our relationship with technology will unfold. some are promising stories. But many more ARE disastrous ones. In The Thoughtful Technosapien, we talk to people at the intersection of interesting technological tensions. We explore with them how they and YOU can be more intentional in our relationship with technology. We seek ways to avoid technology misuse. And ensure technology is helping us create the world we want to see. Sam Burton is the Director, of Insights at the Mozilla Foundation. Her team leads projects, such as the Internet Health Report, that help us better understand and shape our relationships with technology. Sam has worked at the intersection of technology, culture, and human rights for over a decade. She’s worked with diverse organizations including Engineers Without Borders Canada, the Aga Khan Foundation, and the International Freedom of Expression eXchange.

Welcome to the Thoughtful Technosapien, balancing the technology tensions of our time. Today’s episode was developed in collaboration with the Engineering Change Lab – a catalyst for change in the engineering community. In The Thoughtful Technosapien we explore the evolving nature of our relationship with technology at all levels – personal, organizational and societal. The TECHNO in technosapien refers to the use of technology, which means how we adapt our environment to meet our needs and wants. It’s arguably the most defining characteristic of our species. We sapiens have co-evolved with our technologies.  When humans invented fire, it allowed us to pre-digest our food, and we eventually evolved less strong jaws as a result.  The evolution of our relationship with  technology is fundamental to who we are – even at a biological level. Today we find ourselves at a point in history seeing everywhere the promise and perils of our technologies. We see exuberance in places like silicon valley, where technology has in some ways become the new religion. But we also see fear and concern. Hollywood movies show cautionary tales about how our relationship with technology will unfold. some are promising stories. But many more ARE disastrous ones. In The Thoughtful Technosapien, we talk to people at the intersection of interesting technological tensions. We explore with them how they and YOU can be more intentional in our relationship with technology. We seek ways to avoid technology misuse. And ensure technology is helping us create the world we want to see. Sam Burton is the Director, of Insights at the Mozilla Foundation. Her team leads projects, such as the Internet Health Report, that help us better understand and shape our relationships with technology. Sam has worked at the intersection of technology, culture, and human rights for over a decade. She’s worked with diverse organizations including Engineers Without Borders Canada, the Aga Khan Foundation, and the International Freedom of Expression eXchange.

How do you balance having a family and having a career? According to The Wall Street Journal, job- related anxieties that come with parental leave, including worries about slowing one’s career trajectory are familiar to many women. As more employers expand parental leave benefits for men, new and soon-to-be fathers are confronting those same concerns. Jennifer Henderson spent 15 years in corporate America in operations, leadership development, and project management. When both of her pregnancies disrupted her career progression, she founded Career Allies to change the way organizations manage parental leave.

How do you balance having a family and having a career? According to The Wall Street Journal, job- related anxieties that come with parental leave, including worries about slowing one's career trajectory are familiar to many women. As more employers expand parental leave benefits for men, new and soon-to-be fathers are confronting those same [...]

In November, Canadians from coast to coast to coast will unite in celebrating the skills of the Canadian workforce. Canada Career Month 2018 will feature events, advocacy initiatives, and online activity aimed squarely on advancing our national focus on skills. Paul Smith, a Working Group Chair for Canada Career Month, discusses this year’s theme, ” I Know I Can Because…”.