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15 Minutes with Rowena Veylan

Take a few minutes to dive in to understand what Minerva BC does and how Rowena Veylan – Director, Partnerships & Engagement – helps them get there. Harbour West Consulting works with a wide range of socially-minded organizations, including non-profits like Minerva BC.

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To Overcome Your Insecurity, Recognize Where It Really Comes From

Ever felt like an impostor? It's totally normal to feel this way. The challenge is when your insecurities cannot be overcome. This is a great read around combating just that situation! For us, the aim is never to feel like a goose in a group

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4 Hands-On Approaches for Leaders Who Want to Move Beyond Lip Service on Diversity and Inclusion

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Diversity, Inclusion

Read on for hands-on approaches, including helping people to know and demand their worth and committing time and resources to mentoring people from underrepresented groups. We love practical steps to nurture our work environments, and everyone in them.

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15 Minutes with Hanne Madsen

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I told a job applicant how much he sucked, here’s what happened

While the title of this post sounds a little aggressive don’t be fooled. The author of the following article comes from a place of compassion and shares his tips on sharing constructive criticism. Feedback is so important to growth and success. Our favorite quote from

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Bringing Metrics to the Unquantifiable: How to Measure Inclusion

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Diversity, Inclusion

How do you measure something unquanifiable like Inclusion? It needs to be a company wide conversation. And it's an important one - If people don’t feel empowered to voice contrary opinions, how can you trust that they’ll speak up about potential business mistakes? How

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The Future of Human Work is Imagination, Creativity and Strategy

A really interesting read on the future of human work and how technology will play a critical and growing role in this. Two silver lining takeaways:

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What not to ask in an initial job interview

Some interesting insights from Kathy Caprino around her opinions on what not to ask in an initial job interview. The bottom line for success is if you prepare well upfront, demonstrate your capability, and use the time together wisely so you can advance in

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Engaging a Recruitment Firm

We’re proud to present our latest White Paper, with a focus on why and when it makes sense to engage a recruitment firm, particularly if you are in non-profit. Third-party recruitment may seem like one more way to spend the limited funds of a non-profit

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How to email a reference you haven’t talked to in forever

Hunting for a new job can be daunting, and getting your references in line can be one such hurdle. If you've lost touch over the years but now need to reconnect with someone in your network this can be a little hair-raising. You'll want

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