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In This Issue...
Human Resources Law for Humans
Celebrating the Coach & the Company
Books We're Reading...What Got You Here Won't Get You There
Eating with Your Hands
 
HUMAN RESOURCES LAW FOR HUMANS
 Kelly Vanbuskirk
By Kelly Vanbuskirk, P.C.
Partner, Lawson Creamer Lawyers 
 

We all know the clich� about employees being your company's most valuable resource. As a labour and employment lawyer, though, I've always had my doubts that anyone actually believes this.

 

When I entered the practice of law 15 years ago, there was very little evidence of employees being treated like "valuable resources." In fact, employment law was all about fighting.  My days were spent trading verbal and written punches with "the other side" in workplace disputes.  In some cases, I represented the downtrodden employee; other times, I was advocating for the hard-done-by employer; in all cases, though, my client saw himself, herself or itself as the "victim."  And to top it all off, neither "side" was thrilled with the way the law refereed their disputes.

 

After awhile, I had to wonder if employers, employees and the legal system itself were missing something.  
 

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Work-Life Balance... 
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We read a terrific article on striking a work - life balance recently, including very candid insights from our clients, Nathalie Godbout and Chris Nadeau. It's great to see you two putting yourselves out there! Thanks for sharing.
 
 
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Training & Travelling Update
 
NTCA Keynote
Charlotte, NC
June 08 
 
Leadership Unleashed
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June 08 & Sept 08 
 
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May 08
 
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Fresh Ideas Summer 2008
Greetings!

We are very excited to welcome Julie Jones to our ever-expanding team of Vision Coaches. Julie, an executive coach with a practice in Vancouver, Canada, is passionate about helping leaders build their skills and grow their companies' bottom lines. You can read about Julie and her recent award-winning endeavor in this issue. Julie has also penned our featured book review. Welcome aboard Julie!
 
We know Kelly Vanbuskirk is a very busy partner in a local law firm, Lawson Creamer, but he wasn't too busy to share his insights on human resources law in our insightful feature story "Human Resources Law for Humans." 
 
Marilyn and I just returned from New Mexico where we launched a unique, customized leadership development program, Leadership Unleashed, with  Penasco Valley Telecommunications (PVT). It was a transformational week for us as we witnessed the current and future leaders of PVT stretch and grow right before our eyes! "I was universally told that this class was the best training ever received by all of those attending," said Glenn Lovelace, PVT's CEO. "PVT has stronger management as a result of this program."

As always, we love hearing from you and look forward to your feedback and contributions to Fresh Ideas!

 

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                           Dave
 
Dave Veale
Your Vision Coaching Team 

Dave Veale CEC

Cony Brienza MEd
Marilyn Singh  BSc, MA, CEC
Angie Thompson CHRP, C.E.C., ACC 
Chandra Leavitt, Life Coach
Julie Jones, MA, CEC, ACC
 

 

 
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Prism Award Celebrates the Coach and the Company who have worked together to achieve success! 

Prism Awards

What a great story! Julie Jones, our newest Vision coach, has been recognized, in conjunction with Next Level Games, as a 2008 Prism Award Finalist. The Prism Award celebrates businesses and organizations that have achieved tangible bottom-line benefits and other organizational impacts through coaching as a leadership strategy.
 
The Vancouver Chapter of the International Coach Federation (ICF) presents the Prism Award to the organization and the coach it partnered with to achieve this success.    
 
Julie has shared the journey with Next Level these last few years and has an interesting story to tell. 
                         
 
Books We're Reading
 
What Got you Here book coverTitle: What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful
 
Author: Marshall Goldsmith  
Review by: Julie Jones, MA, CEC, ACC
        
As an executive coach, my work is to help leaders be the best they can be, learn to get out of their own way, and become aware of and overcome what Marshall Goldsmith refers to as their "behavioral tics."  In this book, Goldsmith has boiled these workplace habits down to 20 common behaviors that typically tend to hold people back.     
 
 
What Foods Can You Eat with Your Hands?  
Table Setting
Excerpt from On Eating Lobster and Other Finger Food
 
By The Etiquette Guy, Jay H. Remer Jr.

What foods can you eat with your hands in a more formal dining situation? As a general rule, if you are out and there is no cutlery put out, such as a picnic of fried chicken or crabs, burgers, fries and hot dogs, then everything is fair game to be eaten with your hands. In some countries, forks and knives are never used. However, in most cases you will have cutlery. So what's ok to eat with your fingers? Asparagus is one for sure.
 
Although the most fastidious people will use a fork and knife, I love using my fingers. Other foods, in short, which are perfectly ok to eat with your fingers are Artichokes (impossible to eat otherwise), crisp bacon, shrimp cocktail, French fries (if served with a steak, use a fork), olives, pastries (breakfast), and raw veggies with dip. Otherwise, use cutlery as provided and you will not be in fear of making a faux pas.
 

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