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The Finalists: Alberta’s Best Workplaces 2012

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Contributors

Alberta Venture's contributors for October 2003 >

Back To Basics

The suit makes a comeback in business as the casual-wear days of the Internet age go the way of the dot-com bubble >

Ethical Leadership: Setting the Tone

In late June 2003, the Ontario Securities Commission introduced three new rules for public comment. These rules deal with the certification of annual and interim disclosures by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of Canadian publicly listed companies, the role and composition of audit committees and support for the work of the Canadian Public Accountability Boardin its oversight of auditors of public companies.
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Overcoming Boredom & Anxiety

There is a state of optimal experience that athletes call “being in the zone.” The zone state is that rare and special place where everything clicks, performances peak and we lose all track of time. Satisfaction in the zone is not like the superficial and ephemeral kind that comes with a short-lived success or achievement, but is deeply fulfilling, passionate and touching. The zone state is not only for athletes, but for anyone involved in any creative pursuit. The psychologist Mihaly Cziksentmihaly labelled this experience “flow” and proposed a fairly simple set of rules for creating it.
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Playing Fair

Nancy People watched proudly as her assistant Bev accepted bouquets backstage at the community theatre. Half of Nancy’s staff was here, congratulating their talented colleague on her debut as an amateur actor.
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Contributors

Alberta Venture's contributors for September 2003 >

Ethical Leadership: The Nurturing of Ethical Leaders

The chairman and chief executive officer of a national financial services firm sent a voice mail message to all employees apologizing for remarks he had made five days earlier at an investment conference. The chairman learned that employees had interpreted his “glib and insensitive response” to a question about cutbacks as contrary to the company’s commitment to its employees. >