Career development helps people and organizations thrive
These strategies can help leaders create a framework for meaningful work that aligns with employee goals....
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Shattering the linear career path myth
The “linear career path myth” goes something like this: our careers are straight and clear paths that we identify in high school, but only begin once we start a post-secondary...
Effective public sector career management serves all Canadians
This article is an excerpt from CERIC's newly published book Retain and Gain: Career Management for the Public Sector, authored by Lisa Taylor. Visit ceric.ca to download the PDF version free...
CERIC’s Retain and Gain Playbook helps to grow an inclusive public sector workforce
CERIC has published a new edition of its popular Retain and Gain Playbook to support public sector employers in developing an inclusive, agile and equipped workforce. Written by Lisa Taylor, the...
Career literacy empowers students to be active agents in their future planning
Have we as adults accepted that students can be active agents in their career planning? I wrote a paper recently in CJCD (Canadian Journal of Career Development) that aims to...
2 books to help cultivate career hope in an uncertain world
“No individual may have it within his or her power to overcome or expunge the malaises or misfortunes of society. But everyone has something important to contribute to the whole,...
Why now, more than ever, career conversations require courage – not coddling
Let’s begin by examining these two words: Coddle – to treat in an indulgent or overprotective way Courage – strength in the face of pain or grief | the ability...
Resources to support employee career management
Leaders and HR professionals are sometimes at a loss for how to support employees’ career goals, especially in smaller businesses and organizations. They avoid talking to employees about their career...