Posts Tagged: professional

A Pause On Today…

Posted by Edyta Pacuk & filed under Business, Leadership, Reflection.

As I was walking through a downtown food court I was struck by the presence of many teenagers and remembered that today is Take Your Kids to Work Day. I empathize with those of you who are accompanied by your kids because your day is most probably not going the way you had planned. However, kudos… Read more »

Technical Skills Get You The Job, But Soft Skills Make Your Career – A Guest Blog by Anne Sowden

Posted by MarchFifteen & filed under Business.

Anne Sowden is a Certified Image Consultant and owner of Here’s Looking at You. She provides image enhancement advice, verbal and non-verbal communication skills education, culture-specific coaching, as well as etiquette and protocol training. Anne works with both teams and individual clients so that they represent their companies with confidence and professionalism, and helps them to… Read more »

The Role of an Advisory Board in Start-Ups and Independent Businesses

Posted by Maria Milanetti & filed under Business, Family and Independent Business.

As the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) says, “it’s impossible for one person to know everything about their industry or business” (BDC, 2017). The concept of an Advisory Board, made up of knowledgeable business people, can provide experience and perspective that you may not have within your organization. These types of Boards are being… Read more »