Mandrake Management Consultants
Mandrake Management Consultants
A Point of View
Bi-weekly Industry Review
Communications
Consumer Goods

May 2001 
Issue 1

Financial Services
Internet Services
Technology
Telecom

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, we encourage you to check it out on our website at 
http://www.interviews-online.net .
   
 
 


Welcome to InterViews Online!

InterViews Online is a service provided by Mandrake to assist you in augmenting and developing your own strategies for success in today's modern workplace.

"A Point of View" will alternate between delivering an opinion on effective career management, and featuring a selection of articles we have chosen with relevant information.

We hope you enjoy this month's selection.  

Sincerely, 

Stéfan Danis
President & CEO
Mandrake
pointofview@mandrake.ca
Normand Lebeau
Directeur Général/ Associé
Mandrake Groupe Conseil (Montréal)
nlebeau@mandrake.ca
André Gelinas
Director, Western Canada
Mandrake (Calgary)
gelinas@mandrake.ca

FINDING BLISS IN YOUR WORK

Is it really possible to "find something you love to do and get paid for it"? According to this article from careerjournal.com, achieving this type of "bliss" in our work is possible.

"Bliss" is defined as being in a "flow state" where you're so completely involved in what you're doing you forget about yourself and are performing optimally.

There are seven conditions in a job that can help foster this state of "bliss". 
They include:

  • Balance
  • Meaningfulness
  • Purpose
  • Control
  • Ensuring your company's values correspond with your own
  • Vision
  • A map to achieve this vision.

To get yourself into your own state of "bliss" at work, click on the link below.

http://www.careerjournal.com/columnists/perspective/19990611-fmp.html  

LEARN TO LOVE YOUR JOB

No matter how diligently you try, periods of job dissatisfaction are inevitable. However, this article from careerbuilder.com offers advice on how to minimize those experiences and make your job as fulfilling it can be.

Speak up and be honest with your boss about how you are feeling- this includes discussing both the good and bad feelings about the role. 

Examine if the negativity and stress you are encountering is related to your position not adequately matching your skills.

Pinpoint the source of your anger and frustrations and learn to forgive and work with these situations and people.

To start making peace with what you do, click on the link below.

http://www.careerbuilder.com/subcat/wst/gwst030109.html  

COPING WITH COWORKERS 

In today's team driven interdependent workplaces, conflicts among coworkers are common. However, learning to deal professionally with these differences is paramount for any career minded professional

This article from experience.com offers tips on how to diffuse difficult situations with your colleagues.

Focus on improving your work relationship. Remember you don't necessarily have to be friends with each other.

Discuss how the disagreement is keeping both of you from doing your jobs effectively and work to find solutions to the problem.

Your goal should be not to change the other person, but to find ways to mutually respect each other.

To learn more about developing the most peaceful relationships with your coworkers, click on the link below. 

http://www.experience.com/topics/articles/display_article.jsp?topicId=0&articleid=86  



We welcome your feedback on these articles.  Please e-mail us at pointofview@mandrake.ca .


  top

 

 

A bi-weekly wrap-up of  stock activity and major appointments, organized by industry.

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS

Courtesy of Mandrake 


  Appointments

- Encore Encore Strategic Marketing promotes Jennifer Lukas to Vice President of Events.  
- Thierry Roussin to Transcontinental Group as Vice President, Corporate Development.
- Palmer Jarvis DDB promotes Helen Leggatt to Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the agency's Edmonton office.  
-
Marc-André Rivard to Groupaction/JWT as Vice President, Creative Director.  


  Stock activity

 

Courtesy of Mandrake

 

   top          

Email Us and let us know what you think about our biweekly wrap up of stocks and appointments in the communications industry! 

 

   
CONSUMER GOODS

Courtesy of Mandrake


 
Appointments

- Labatt Breweries of Canada has made three new additions to their national management team.  Eric Dingman is promoted to Vice President, Business Development; Luc Guens is appointed to  President of Labatt Breweries, Ontario; and Dean Nadon is promoted to Vice President, National Sales.  


 Stock activity

 

Courtesy of Mandrake

 

  top                   

Email Us and let us know what you think about our biweekly wrap up of stocks and appointments in the consumer goods industry! 

 

 
FINANCIAL SERVICES

Courtesy of Mandrake

 
 
Appointments
 
- Pat Minicucci to Scotiabank as Senior Vice President, Toronto Region.  
-
The Business Development Bank of Canada promotes Simone Desjardins to Senior Vice President, Operations for Ontario, Prairies and Western areas.  
-
Scotiabank promotes Robert Garneau to Senior Vice President, Quebec and Eastern Ontario Region. 


  Stock activity

 

Courtesy of Mandrake

 

   top           

Email Us and let us know what you think about our biweekly wrap up of stocks and appointments in the financial services industry!
 

 

 
INTERNET SERVICES

  Courtesy of Mandrake


 
Appointments

- Sean Shannon to expedia.ca as Director of Marketing.   
- Andrew Jackson to InSystems as Senior Vice President, Marketing.  
-
John Boynton to InQuent Technologies as Vice President, Marketing and Business Development.  


 

  Stock activity

Courtesy of Mandrake

 

   top      

Email Us and let us know what you think about our biweekly wrap up of stocks and appointments in the internet services industry! 
 

 

TECHNOLOGY 

Courtesy of Mandrake


 
Appointments

- John Dowd to EDS Canada Inc. as President.  
-
Nelson Gentiletti to BCE Emergis as Chief Financial Officer.  
-
Speedware Corporation Inc. has announced several key senior management appointments.  Andrew Gutman to Chief Executive Officer; Jean- Pierre Théorêt promoted to Chief Technology Officer; and Andy Kulakowski promoted to Chief Operating Officer.  


 
 
  Stock activity 
 

   top      

Email Us and let us know what you think about our biweekly wrap up of stocks and appointments in the technology industry!

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Courtesy of Mandrake


 
Appointments

- VoiceGenie Technologies appoints Tom Ray to Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, and promotes Eric Jackson to Vice President, Marketing and Business Development.  


 

  Stock activity

Courtesy of Mandrake

 

  top        

Email Us and let us know what you think about our biweekly wrap up of stocks and appointments in the telecommunications industry! 

 

DISCLAIMER
The information contained in "InterViews Online Biweekly" and the opinions contained herein are not a complete analysis of every material fact respecting any company, industry or security. The information is based on sources believed to be reliable.  Mandrake has not independently verified the facts, assumptions and/or estimates.  In addition, opinions and estimates are subject to change without notice.   Accordingly, no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to, and no reliance should be placed on, the fairness, accuracy, completeness or correctness of the information.
 
To subscribe to InterViews Online bi-weekly, please click here

To unsubscribe from InterViews Online bi-weekly, please click here

To view our Privacy Policy please click here

 
   top 
Mandrake Management Consultants Mandrake Management Consultants