An orchestra conductor faces the ultimate leadership challenge: creating perfect harmony without saying a word. In this charming talk, Itay Talgam demonstrates the unique styles of six great 20th-century conductors, illustrating crucial lessons for all leaders. ____________________ Education
WATERLOO - Peter Walter, a noted cell and protein researcher, will share his passion for science with local high school students at a talk hosted by the University of Waterloo on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
TORONTO - Best Western International is pleased to announce it has joined the AIR MILES Reward Program as a Sponsor. Started yesterday, Best Western will offer its Best Western Rewards member AIR MILES reward miles for every qualified stay at any Best Western hotel in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean Islands.
OTTAWA - Over 2000 pensioners, terminated and disabled employees of Nortel Networks rallied in protest on Parliament Hill today with demands for 'Justice' and 'Action Now' on their pensions, severance and disability benefits.
Canadian Director Added to Tonight's Gala Opening, second screening will take place at The Gig theatre in downtown Kitchener
Cambridge – The Grand River Film Festival (GRFF) is pleased to announce more stars have been confirmed for the Opening Night Gala. Acclaimed Canadian director Bruce MacDonald has agreed to join the festivities kicking off on tonight.
VANCOUVER - Developing nations can benefit from natural resource development if they have a basic level of sound economic institutions like rule of law, property rights, open markets, and an independent judiciary, concludes a new study from the Fraser Institute, one of Canada's leading economic think-tanks.
Ottawa – Engineers Without Boarders (EWB) Carleton is pleased to present a talk by George Roter, co-founder and co-CEO of Engineers Without Boarders Canada.
EL SEGUNDO, CA - COM DEV USA, LLC, a subsidiary of COM DEV International Ltd., today announced that it has been awarded a contract valued in excess of US$7 million to supply passive microwave equipment for a US Government space program.
Kingston - The Queen’s Economics Department has been ranked the best in Canada by Research Papers in Economics (RePEc), a free, publicly accessible, online global database that promotes scholarly communication in economics and related disciplines.
TORONTO - Tom Jenkins, Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer of Open Text Corporation - an enterprise software company and leader in enterprise content management - is this year's Ontario Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winner.
IRB becoming a 'patronage sinkhole' while failing to respond to condemnation by both Public Service Commission and Auditor-General
OTTAWA - The union representing staff at the embattled Immigration Refugee Board is calling on politicians from all parties to take steps to arrest the IRB's continued descent into what it labels a 'patronage sinkhole'.
The information on the topic of mentoring is rather scant. I scoured my library of leadership and management books, and could barely find the term mentioned. As Caroline describes in her leadership article, mentoring is related to coaching, but implies a different relationship between the mentor and mentee; a stronger bond of trust, compassion and concern for the personal and professional development of the individual.
Cultural consumers curate their lifestyles to make ends meet and keep life meaningful.
Chicago – A new survey finds that cultural consumers—those who actively consume cultural goods (books, film, music, theatre) — are still spending on creative comforts even in the face of a frigid economy.
Ottawa – Carleton University’s College of the Humanities and the Glebe Community Centre are pleased to announce that Dr. Farhang Rajaee will present the first lecture in a new series called Humanities: From Athens to Ottawa.
Statscan - Aircraft take-offs and landings at the 93 Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers and flight service stations declined by 9.3% in September 2009 compared with September 2008.
"The World Bank said on Tuesday that 89 million more people would live under the international poverty line due to the unprecedented economic crisis. World Bank Vice President and Chief Economist Justin Yifu Lin said those people would join the under-poverty-line group by 2010 which already has 1.4 billion people.
OTTAWA — The University of Ottawa is honoured to be named one of the 2010 National Capital Region’s top 25 employers, announced today in the Ottawa Citizen.
TORONTO - Having a winning personality has always helped in making friends or getting a date, but a recent survey confirms it also opens doors in the job search. When presented with accounting or finance candidates who possess similar qualifications, 34 per cent of chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed said applicants' people skills would tip the balance over such attributes as industry experience and software proficiency.
WATERLOO - To address a growing need for millions of Canadian baby boomers, Manulife Financial has introduced a unique product feature that allows its new and existing individual disability insurance customers to switch their coverage to long-term care insurance.
However, Unretirement(TM) Index finds economy hasn't put a damper on Canadians' retirement spirits
TORONTO - Canadians are facing the economic downturn with resolve and have changed their spending habits as a result, according to the second edition of the Sun Life Financial Canadian Unretirement(TM) Index.
Waterloo - The next-generation BlackBerry Bold smartphone is coming to Canada next month through Rogers, Bell, and Telus illustrating just how increasingly competitive the wireless industry could get as all carriers move to operating on the same HSPA network standards.
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