Sharing Perspectives on Soft Skills
Flipping Organizational Hierarchy on Its Head
Who We Should Actually Work For The concept of organizational hierarchy is one that exists in many of our everyday professional lives, but it’s not what we typically call it. Perhaps you’ve heard it called “power structure”, “reporting structure” or “my boss’ boss’ boss”. It happens when one person or group of people are in […]
Building the Workforce of Tomorrow
Talent and The Future of Work
LaunchCon: Our Student Job Search Conference
On May 12th, the Student Life Network (SLN) in collaboration with SkillsCamp hosted an event dedicated to helping student job seekers at BrightLane in Toronto. The event consisted of 3 presentations by industry leaders, leaving attendees with actionable job hunting skills and information.
The Importance of Emotional Intelligence at Work
Why Soft Skills Matter?Make Sure Your Hard Skills Shine
What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team
Why New Hires Fail (Emotional Intelligence Vs. Skills)
Why I Started A School For Soft Skills
In March of 2014, almost exactly a year ago, a colleague of mine, Hamza Khan, and I stood at the front of classroom in George Brown College’s beautiful waterfront campus. We were delivering a “Community & Communications” workshop on how to grow community using online tools. The audience? An organization called Playing For Keeps, inspired […]