To be or not to be… a Mentor!

When most of us think about a Mentor, we think about a formalized relationship, where an experienced person helps a newbie learn the ropes. We expect formal relationships, often employers and professional organizations institute or even mandate them for a specific purpose. But as Betty-Ann Heggie so aptly pointed out last week at a talk to the Business and Professional Women of Saskatoon, this is a very narrow definition of a very important concept. We all work with different types of mentors every day. If we don’t recognize the support these people provide, then how can we fully realize the benefits of a […]

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Do your project kickoffs build teams or just projects?

The sports metaphors prevail throughout project management. We call our project staff “teams” and we “coach” employees rather than managing them, but are these names appropriate to the way we actually work? As a project manager, have you truly fostered the TEAM environment? There are a few simple clues that can help you to recognize how your “team” feels about this question:

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Stacey Love speaks to CBC about water management in Saskatchewan

Last week I attended the Saskatchewan Water Action Network (SWAN) conference, an event organized for sharing ideas and action plans related to improving waste water management in Saskatchewan. The organizers invited me to attend as a liaison to the french media. If you speak French, you can listen to my interview with CBC here: Se concerter pour mieux traiter les eaux usées. For those who do not speak french, here are some of the key points from the interview: Saskatchewan is very lucky to have as much water as we do, but it is still a limited resource. We need […]

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Accessory to a Change:
Fundraiser for Educational Bursaries

Tickets are on sale now for BPW’s exciting fundraising event, Accessory to a Change! The aim of this first annual sparkly soirée is to raise $20,000 in support of our bursary program for mature and Aboriginal women in and around Saskatoon. For more than 60 years, BPW Saskatoon has been providing financial support to the women in our community in order to help them achieve their personal and professional goals. LovePS is proud to support this event to help Educate women and Transform lives in and around Saskatoon. Co-chairs Stacey Love and Jami Young have promised tantalizing food stations, a […]

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Corporate Puberty:
Understanding Your Troubled Teen

Is your organization undergoing Corporate Puberty? Corporate Puberty is when companies start to mature and integrate their systems and processes. This can be a scary time for a lot of companies. They know they need to change but the scope can be daunting. Employees accustomed to manual processes worry that automation will eliminate their jobs and may be resistant. High hiring rates and employee on-boarding might actually slow productivity down for a time.

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