University Canada West- University Canada West lays off 240 staff and faculty, citing crippling international student enrolment caps - MSN April 18, 2026
- Victim of growing tuition scam knew exactly where her $37K went — but no one would help her get it back - CBC March 9, 2026
- UNIVERSITY CANADA WEST UCW hosts Startup Grind Pitch Battle Royale - Education News Canada March 6, 2026
- 181 Conestoga College employees laid off ahead of the holidays - CBC December 18, 2025
- B.C. allocates one-third of international undergraduate seats to private institutions. Here's why that matters - Vancouver Sun November 14, 2025
- B.C. student sues his teachers over plagiarism, judge strikes case - Business in Vancouver November 13, 2025
- Costly Fumbles by a BC College Left Me Stuck, Student Claims - The Tyee November 3, 2025
- University Canada West - UCW Professor Dr. Jafar Heydari Named Among the World's Top 2% Scientists - Education News Canada September 23, 2025
- Communications Strategy
- MACCO Launches Crisis Communications Practice, Appoints Ben Rosner Senior Advisor - citybiz April 17, 2026
- ScanSource Advances Converged Communications Strategy With Dedicated CX Team and Arrow McLaren Partnership - telecomreseller.com April 17, 2026
- Content King Elsewhere, but Strategy Rules Corporate Communications | Tech | Business | Economy - Techeconomy April 17, 2026
- ScanSource Advances Converged Communications Strategy with Dedicated CX Team and Arrow Mclaren Partnership - marketscreener.com April 16, 2026
- Spectraforce Appoints Aishvarya Misra As Content & Communications Lead - BW Marketing World April 16, 2026
- Anomaly Names Kira Montgomery Executive Strategy Director, Head of Communications Strategy - Little Black Book | LBBOnline April 14, 2026
- Gevo Appoints Joan Cetera as Vice President, Communications and Public Relations - Energy Digital Magazine April 14, 2026
- Montgomery County EDC names Smith as new VP of Marketing and Communications - Main Street Media of Tennessee April 13, 2026
Tag Archives: repost
Feedback
When interviewing candidates for teaching positions at my university, I often ask them how they provide and receive feedback in the workplace, to get a quick, vivid picture of their character and initiative. When you give clear and useful feedback … Continue reading
Prime Yourself
There needs to be two of you: you and “you prime.” The latter is an heuristic entity brought into being by you for the purpose of protecting and orienting you. Your “you prime” makes the hard decisions – saying no to … Continue reading
Smart luck
Teena Seelig, a professor in management science and engineering at Stanford, has been studying “luck” for two decades, according to Diana Aguilera’s article in Stanford Magazine. The professor provides some superb, lucid recommendations. My favourite: Show Appreciation. “When someone does … Continue reading
On collaboration
Richard Rogers upon meeting Lorenz Hart for the first time: “I left Hart’s house having acquired in one afternoon a career, a partner, a best friend and a source of permanent irritation.” Their song “My Funny Valentine” is something of a … Continue reading
Keep your promises, keep your confidences, and keep your appointments.
The prefix para means “beside” or “beyond.” Paralinguistic or paraverbal communication usually refers to *how* one’s words are conveyed: through tone, body language, speaking speed, or even through one’s wardrobe. In both workplace and social environments, though, beside and beyond … Continue reading
Stopping the page from being blank …
In the mid-1990s, shortly after I moved to Vancouver, I got a job doing Investor Relations for a public company drafting news releases, presentations, brochures, and the like. I would put drafts of these items together and present them to … Continue reading