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6 Things That Make Epcor a Winner

February 24, 2010 in 1
Tags: alberta, business, canada, Capital Power, coal, edmonton, education, engineering, environment, Epcor, future, growth, hr, human resources, oilsands, personal days, resources, steven davidson, Wind energy

This Albertan company has built an empire that stretches into the US and now has spun off a separate Power Development company Capital Power Corp.

The 5 Reasons We Are Drawn to Bad News

February 19, 2010 in IN PURSUIT OF WISDOM
Tags: bad news, education, funny, future, good news, gossip, growth, morbid curiousity, olympics, personal affirmation, recovery, self-preservation, steven davidson

As I was listening to yet another comment on how ‘terrible the Vancouver Olympics are’ and ‘how (they) may go down as the worst ever’.

5 Reasons Gore (-Tex) Became Awesome

February 15, 2010 in IN PURSUIT OF WISDOM
Tags: alberta, business, canada, early adopters, economy, edmonton, education, engineering, environment, fabrics, gore, gore-tex, innovators, leaders, statistics, tech, technology, textiles, w.l.gore

Here is a company that evokes the best when you here the name, Gore.

‘Sandbox Politics’ in Business

February 12, 2010 in RANDOM PURSUITS
Tags: alberta, business, canada, economy, edmonton, education, environment, funny, growth, hr, human resources, joke, recovery, resources, sandbox politics, social media, steven davidson

If I thought about some of the business dealings I have had over the years that were the most challenging.

We’re not going to take it….

February 11, 2010 in IN PURSUIT OF WISDOM
Tags: alberta, business, canada, cap and trade, coal, construction, don thompson, ecology, economy, edmonton, education, engineering, environment, fort mcmurray, future, growth, interview, oil, oilsands, oilsands developers group, recovery, resources, statistics, steven davidson

This post was written as a response to Don Thompson’s blog post here.

10 Signs You Are A Micro-Manager

February 11, 2010 in 1
Tags: alberta, business, canada, economy, edmonton, education, funny, growth, hr, human resources, intervention, micro-manager, recovery, staff, statistics, steven davidson, workplace

Did you ever wonder what the tell-tale signs of a micro-manager are?

Facilitating or Debilitating?

February 10, 2010 in 1
Tags: alberta, business, canada, debilitate, economy, edmonton, education, facilitate, funny, growth, hr, human resources, interview training, micro-manager, mike kroll, resources, steven davidson

I had the pleasure of sitting down with a pretty upbeat Edmontonian the other day

How My Client Hired 40 Top Professionals in “Oil-town Alberta”; in 1/2 the Time, 20% Under-Budget, with 97% Retention!

February 5, 2010 in RANDOM PURSUITS
Tags: alberta, business, canada, economy, edmonton, education, engineering, environment, human resources, interview, oil, recovery, resources, retention, strategy

This is a personal success story that I was urged to share. It is a true highlight of my recruiting career. click here

ANYONE FOR A TANDY? TECHNOLOGY IS AWESOME!

February 4, 2010 in IN PURSUIT OF WISDOM
Tags: 3G, alberta, business, canada, china, early adopters, education, floppy drive, freedom of information, future, great firewall, growth, internet, moore's law, pursuit placement, social media, statistics, steven davidson, tandy, tech, technology, trs80, web 2.0

Remember this boat anchor?

A View on Mitch Joel’s-6 Pixels

February 4, 2010 in 1
Tags: 6 pixels, alberta, be good, business, canada, early adopters, economy, education, help others, pursue greatness, pursuit placement group, social media, steven davidson, tech, technology, tradeshow, web 2.0

Here’s an presentation on social media based around the teachings of Mitch Joel, and my own personal views. If you would like more information please do not hesitate to contact me. Web2.0-Be Good, Help Others, Ask for Help. Spread the word. Steven Davidson – Pursuit Placement Group

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- Employment Insurance, December 2011
  The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits edged up 4,200 (+0.8%) to 544,700 in December. The number of beneficiaries remained relatively stable during the final quarter of the year, but was down 109,400 (-16.7%) compared with 12 months earlier.
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- Labour Force Survey, January 2012
  Employment was virtually unchanged in January, and the unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage points to 7.6% as more people searched for work. Compared with 12 months earlier, employment rose by 129,000 (+0.7%), with most of the growth occurring in the first six months of this period.
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