All your life you’ve been viewed as an ‘able-bodied’ person. You don’t worry about navigating the world in terms of accessible spaces, ramps leading to public buildings, or being aware of laws like the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). So far you’ve been fortunate...
How Big is This Issue? According to Health Canada, mental health problems are a leading cause of disability in Canada. In 2008, the Institute of Health Economics reported that during any given week approximately 500,000 employed Canadians are unable to work due to...
Bullying on the schoolyard has been deemed unacceptable. Many schools and school boards have implemented zero-tolerance policies. It’s great that someone’s now looking out for the kids, but what about the “big kids” who experience bullying and/or harassment in the...
Nerves Getting in Your Way? A while back I wrote about job interview techniques for nervous job candidates. While those approaches will work for most people who get nervous prior to job interviews or other high-stakes situations there are some people who need more...
Lately, the notion of resilience has been coming up frequently – even without making any reference to my business cards which say “Building Resilient Careers and Organizations.™” Obviously, I consider resilience to be an essential ingredient for career development and...
