Networking in Vancouver

Excellent ‘Mom’ Advice Feature Writers: Gayle Hallgren-Rezac and Judy Thomson We teach the skills of networking and connecting—everything from face-to-face connecting to conversation and social intelligence—and we think this story offers some of the best ‘mom’ advice out there. The Problem Peter Bregman, in an excellent article Getting Past a Communication Impasse, shares an incident [...]

JUST A BAD URBAN LEGEND? By Gayle Hallgren-Rezac and Judy Thomson, co-authors of Work the Pond!  Vancouver has a reputation for being an unfriendly place, but is it just some kind of bad urban legend? In the lead-up to the 2010 Olympics the organizers thought we needed some help in this department. They were busy [...]

FRENEMIES OR FRIENDS By Gayle Hallgren-Rezac and Judy Thomson,CA What do you do when you and a hoard of other job seekers are all competing for the good jobs in your field?  Do you steer clear of the competition, or do you embrace them?  A recent article by Daniel Ransom, an avid cyclist and young [...]

The Sex in Networking Feature Writers: Gayle Hallgren-Rezac and Judy Thomson Shepa Learning Company Networking experts, authors, speakers Now that we have got your attention: We teach a lot of students and young professionals the skills of networking and invariably this question comes up from one of the young women in the class, “It seems [...]