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As the web appears to have gone on holiday we present a mixed bag of goodness on Episode 010. We lament the loss of one of our zero’s, Kieran brings forth the news and the funny and we engage in a almost academic level of discourse on the issues associated with overfunding on crowdfunding platforms. Also included – a bit of Startup talk, a new Mac code editor, the new Royal baby and our first ever competition.

• Our new about page
• An Event Apart lunchboxes
• Keir on his Tom Cruise box
• Insites: ConfShop
• Macaw
• Pixeli.st
• Startupland
• Crowdfunding sites should ban over-funding
• Man Vs Raccoon
• Royally Desperate

Lunchbox Competition

To enter the Back to Front Show lunchbox giveaway simply tweet the answer to the following question before Friday 2nd August 2013. All correct answers will be entered into the draw. If nobody guesses correctly the closest response will win.

Question: What is the height difference in inches between Kieran and Keir?

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In this week’s micro edition we look at six great articles including a Medium post on proving your app idea with existing technology, the art of great support, Grunt, advances in wi-fi technology, Kieran’s latest bling accessory and a great post by our Texan friend Mr. Trent walton.

• From a Mailchimp email and Wufoo form to $25k in 3 months
• Support Ops
• Automating with Grunt
• Mile-wide wireless
• The Nymi bracelet
• Human Interest

Legalese with Ease – Legal Terms for Human Resources Professionals is the most comprehensive source available for finding clear definitions for over 400 legal terms used within the human resources profession. It is the only book of its kind to offer human resources professionals plain-language information regarding all areas of human resources law.

Today's human resources professionals are required to understand, and keep up-to-date with complex and ever-changing legal definitions and legislative requirements. Legalese with Ease – Legal Terms for Human Resources Professionals provides easy-to-understand definitions, along with practical examples, for all of the most important legal terms in the areas of employment, labour relations, human resources, and occupational health and safety.

Topics covered:

• Absenteeism
• Accommodation
• Accreditation of employer's organization
• Adoption leave
• Adverse effects discrimination
• Advisory council (BC)
• Affiliated companies/unions
• Affirmative action
• Age
• Assignment employees
• Averaging agreement
• Benefits
• Bereavement leave
• Burden of proof
• Certiorari
• Check off
• Commission salesperson
• Common law
• Control and use in workplace
• Controlled products
• Corporation
• Designated substance
• Domestic worker
• Employer duties
• Employment, labour, and human rights laws
• Enforcement
• Ex post facto
• Homeworker
• No union choice
• Occupational health and safety

About the Authors
Malcolm MacKillop, BA, LLB, is the author of a column on employment law in the Globe & Mail: Report on Business, a contributing columnist for HR Professional, and a member of the Editorial Board for Canadian Lawyer Magazine. He has also developed employment law videos with Canada Law Book, is a former lecturer in employment law at the University of Western Ontario, and has appeared in TV news coverages as a human rights specialist.

Adrian Miedema, BMath, LLB, is a senior associate at the Toronto office of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP and has extensive experience in employment law and civil litigation. He regularly appears in the courts and before various tribunals, on the full range of employment-related matters, and provides strategic employment advice to both public and private sector employers.

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How prepared are you for unforeseen emergencies in your organization? The best way to prepare for unknown contingencies is to be ready for them. Proactive planning for such events makes you aware of any of the dangers associated with them. As unlikely as some events might seem to be in Canada, are you willing to take the chance of not being prepared?

Emergency Disaster Guidelines & Procedures For Employees is designed to prepare you, the employer, for any eventuality relating to any man-made or natural disaster or emergency. Most importantly, this publication discusses the elements necessary in developing an emergency response plan or business continuity plan. It also presents Canadian legislative references that are important considerations in the realization of a complete emergency plan.

Topics covered:

• Man-made contingencies like terrorism
• Fire safety
• Hazardous materials
• Bomb threats
• Crowd management
• Natural contingencies: blizzards, earthquakes, hurricanes, lightning, floods, and tornadoes

Features include:

• Tips on responding to numerous man-made and natural contingencies
• Inclusion of Canadian legislative references that will be of interest to all provinces
• Elements to consider in developing an emergency plan
• List of industry and other relevant e-mail addresses is included for further consideration

About the Authors
William Avery has an extensive background in the sport, leisure and entertainment industry. He has acted as Safety Manager for Busch Gardens, and as Corporate Safety Advisor for the Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. (including all locations of Busch Gardens, Adventure Island, Sesame Place and Grant's Farm). In 1986, he joined SeaWorld Parks Ltd. as Director of Risk Management. In 1990, he began safety consulting and loss prevention work with various organizations.

Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) is a not-for-profit, member-driven organization operating since 1917. Representing approximately 45,000 member firms and more than 1.5 million workers, IAPA is Canada's leading health and safety association, providing educational, consulting and information programs, products and services for the prevention of workplace injury and illness.

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Get the Handbook that most answers your needs. Federal and provincial (Ontario/Alberta/British Columbia/Quebec) government assistance programs are available.

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An authoritative source for federal government organizations, Crown corporations, and industrial assistance programs, Canadian Government Programs and Services newsletter contains information from various government departments, including a key media contact and phone numbers.

Included free with the purchase of Canadian Government Programs and Services.

Updated bi-monthly. Available to be e-mailed in PDF format only.

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Do you need information on the federal government? Chances are you'll find everything you need in this authoritative guide to federal government organizations, Crown corporations, and industrial assistance programs. It provides key information on all government departments: organization structure, chief officers and phone numbers, jurisdictions, responsibilities, budgets, and much more, all organized in a topical index.

Features include:

• Organization of the federal government programs and services
• Crown corporations
• Commissions, boards, and councils
• Government relations
• Members of the Senate
• Members of the House of Commons
• Parliamentary and Senate Committees
• Standing, Special, and Joint Committees
• Head and regional offices
• Government assistance programs
• Lists of chief administrative officers (office held, name, telephone number)
• Departmental Organization charts
• Lists of Acts administered by the department agencies (Crown corporation, boards, etc.), reporting to Parliament through the department

Includes bi-monthly newsletter, Canadian Government Programs and Services.

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"Excellent information. Time well spend. Organizational readiness assessment information will be very helpful in determining start time for a mentorship program in our organization. When the time is right, this training has provided an excellent platform from which to set up a successful mentorship process."

"This session was valuable and had a useful structure with great tips for coordinating and supporting a mentorship program."

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Webinar information current as of November 6, 2008

Do you know how to create, implement and monitor sustainable mentorship programs in your workplace? If you want to assess your organization’s readiness for a new mentorship program, or if you’re trying to revive a struggling or dormant mentoring program, you’ll want to purchase this archived webinar.

Learn how to:  

• Dispel the myths of mentoring
• Determine drivers for mentoring, establish goals and roles, and develop a communication plan
• Recruit, select and match mentors and mentees
• Adopt best practices to achieve your mentoring program’s goals
• Develop strategies to address common mentoring challenges
• Assess your organization’s readiness to implement a mentoring program

Speaker

Jenny Lewis is the owner of LEWCO Consulting Inc., a company that focuses on building great businesses by building great people! She collaborates with organizations to create sustainable coaching and mentoring processes. Her innovative approach to designing, implementing and monitoring mentoring programs always start and are aligned with the client’s strategic goals. She has over 27 years business experience including 17 years experience in leadership training and development and performance consulting. Jenny also co-founded, designed and currently instructs the ‘Leadership Certificate program specializing in Leadership Coaching’ at Vancouver Community College.

Elaine Scollan is a senior associate with LEWCO and brings an extensive background in communications and mentoring. She has spent 27 years in Radio Broadcasting business focused primarily in news and information. Elaine has been the voice of hundreds of commercials and promos for a number of clients including non profit. Not only does Elaine have the ability to voice and deliver a variety of products bu

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Webinar information current as of October 9, 2008

 

When is the last time you really took stock of your HR strategy? Have you linked that strategy to your overall business plan? Do you have metrics in place to monitor its effectiveness? If your answers are shaky to any of these questions, your organization would benefit from some solid professional advice.

Learn how to:

• Audit your current HR strategy or plan
• Successfully link your HR strategy to the overall business strategy
• Analyze and prioritize areas for strategic improvement
• Develop a step by step plan for improvement of your HR strategy
• Present the case for strategic changes to your superiors
• Communicate the strategic changes to your organization
• Measure strategic improvement
• Make the connection between HR Strategy and return on investment

Speaker 

Tim McConnell, B.A, M.P.A., SPHR is a Senior HR Strategist with McConnell HR Consulting Inc. in Ottawa. He has over 25 years experience in Human Resources management, both as a Director of HR and as a senior HR consultant. Tim provides strategic HR guidance to senior executives and clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

He is a winner of the Ross A. Hennigar Memorial Award from HRPAO. He is the published author of several articles on HR management, Compensation and Organization Design. Tim is a past-President of the Ottawa Human Resources Professionals Association (OHRPA) and a past-President of HRPAO.

McConnell HRC provides services to clients in three key areas: Human Resources Strategy, Compensation and Organization Design.

Format

The following is required to access the archived webinar:

• Flash Player installed in your computer
• an Internet connection
• a sound card

This archived webinar will include:

• PowerPoint presentation with slides
• Speaker and facilitator voice-over presenting the slides and answering pre-recorded questions.

There is no time limitation in usage, you can play, pause and stop the presentation at your convenience.

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"The content and models for this session on "How to Implement Performance Management Programs" were extremely relevant and will be immediately applicable in our municipal government environment. Thank you for providing useful tools we can incorporate to enhance our organization's performance management process."

"This session was very well presented with relevant material for professionals whose goal is to development a performance management program with a strategic impact on their organization."

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Webinar information current as of December 4, 2008 

Performance management is one of the most complex and demanding issues facing HR practitioners today. An organization’s need for effectiveness or competitive advantage and an individual’s need for recognition, development and job satisfaction can often create a dynamic paradox in the design and management of an effective program. Contemporary models of performance management are now overturning long-held assumptions and methodologies. Competence, creativity and technical understanding are fundamental to designing and implementing a model that is right for your organization. This archived webinar offers a unique opportunity to tap into a wealth of practical experience from two seasoned consultants and practitioners who have extensive international expertise in the subject.

Learn how to:

• Build the foundation for performance management
• Overcome implementation challenges
• Benchmark against emerging best practices

Speakers

Sue Traynor is the Head of Leadership Development at Transport for London in the UK. She is responsible for the alignment of the strategy underpinning performance management, leadership development and the active management of talent in order to support the vision and strategic goals of the organization. Sue works to develop capability at the senior level by raising standards of leadership and creating targeted interventions designed to support the performance goals of both current and future leaders in the organization.

Bill Bradford is a Senior Consultant with Performance Management Consultants. He has extensive experience in all aspects of hum

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