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Creating Intersection of Expectations

February 28, 2010 in 1
Tags: alberta, business, canada, economy, expectations, hr, human resources, intersection of expectations, negotiation, olympics, opportunistic, resources, steven davidson, success, win-win situation

The best thing that I get to do in my job is create winning situations for people and companies.

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.

What Would You Rather Have in Your Career?

February 20, 2010 in 1
Tags: alberta, business, economy, growth, hr, recovery, resources, statistics, steven davidson

Great Article – Safe is Boring

February 19, 2010 in IN PURSUIT OF WISDOM
Tags: alberta, business, canada, coal, economy, growth, human resources, poker, resources, safe, safe is boring, safety, safety forge

This article, written by Andrew Cooper of Safety Forge Consulting is great because if throws sand in the face of everyone saying we need to take risks to get ahead, innovate etc. On the contrary, I pick safe and boring and I prefer to find my excitement at a poker table, where the biggest risk is whether [...]

1 Of The Most Dangerous Jobs in the World

February 19, 2010 in RANDOM PURSUITS
Tags: alberta, business, canada, coal miner, coal mining, danger, dangerous jobs, flood, mine, resources, steven davidson

When I look at this video I just thank God I don’t work in a coal mine.

‘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.

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

5 Things That Make S.C.Johnson A Winner

February 8, 2010 in IN PURSUIT OF WISDOM
Tags: alberta, best companies, business, canada, career, economy, environment, forbes magazine top 100, gore, gore-tex, growth, Helen Johnson-Leipold, human resources, job, private companies, R&D, recovery, resources, s.c. johnson, sc johnson, technology, w.l.gore, winner

Much has been said about the best companies to work for moving out of the global economic slump.

Are You Nostradamous? Tell Me The Future

February 6, 2010 in 1
Tags: alberta, business, canada, crystal ball, economy, environment, future, nostradamous, oil, oilsands, poll, resources, steven davidson

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Canadian Labour Stats
- 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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  Catalogue number 71-001-X, (PDF, free; HTML, free)
- 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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