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May – a month to take charge – find out how!
May 11, 2017

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May – a month to take charge – find out how!

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The world’s favourite season is spring. All things seem possible in May. – Edwin Way Teale 

Opportunities for career growth are blooming as quickly as the flowers in May. The I/O Advisory Services Facebook page is one place that I share many articles on topics related to careers and HR that I’ve found useful and I think you will too. I invite you to join me there. It’s a great resource in addition to what you can find posted on the blog.

 

Not your Mother’s Workplace … Not your Mother’s Job.

In my opinion, the representation of a mother’s ’work‘ is frequently inaccurate and divisive. The implication is that one type of mom works harder than the other or has more monetary value. I don’t think I’m reinventing the wheel when I say that stay-at-home mothers and mothers who work outside the home deal with unfair expectations.  – Read More – Resilience … that ineffable quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than ever.

 

 

The I/O Advisory Services’ tagline is “Building Resilient Careers.” Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook writes a lot about resilience in the face of adversity. This Sandberg article is featured on the I/O Advisory Services Facebook page. It is a prelude to a post I recently wrote about returning to work while dealing with grief or other types of loss.  – Read More

 

 

Can you tell the difference?

 

Where would we be if everything was always the same? There are always choices and differences. If you are looking for career help you should know the difference between Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology and Clinical Psychology. You need to look no further. Dr. Helen explains it all. – Read More – News and Events Spring has been a busy time for I/O Advisory Services, and client work is always a priority. What does that mean for you? Not a lot of events to share with you this month.  APEX – June 7 & 8, 2017  I/O Advisory Services plans to attend the APEX Symposium in Ottawa. The session is two days where we will celebrate Canadian leadership, innovation, and diversity.  I’m looking forward to the opportunity to network and learn about government executives’ priorities. There are workshops and keynote addresses from senior officials including Michael Wernick, Clerk of the Privy Council and Adrienne Clarkson, Canada’s 26th Governor General. As always, I’ll share what I learn through articles and blogs. 

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