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If your career objective is to climb the corporate ladder, then you need to get recognized as a high-potential employee, or HiPo. HiPos have been tagged as the top performers in an organization and are invited to key meetings, asked for input, offered advanced learning opportunities and given plum assignments. And even when economic circumstances lead to layoffs, they are the ones who seem to emerge unscathed. So what does it take to be recognized as a HiPo? While some of it may be who you know, or luck, there are ways to influence how you and your talents are perceived. If you are deliberate and thoughtful about showcasing your strengths and establishing your workplace value, you can, and will, position yourself as a HiPo. Read the full article for seven things you can do right now to become worthy of HiPo status. Stop trying to fix women. Start fixing your organization for gender equality Do women become less “nice” in middle age? It would appear that we think so. And that throws a...

Valuations and deal volumes and sizes hit their highest levels in years in 2021. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press Venture capital investment in Canada has collapsed to its lowest quarterly level since the early days of the pandemic as economic conditions continue to deteriorate and companies seeking investment struggle to find a meeting point on prices with financiers. The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association of Canada, or CVCA, said Thursday that companies raised $896-million across 144 deals in the third quarter. That’s down 50 per cent by value and 25 per cent in deal volume from the second quarter – and off 78 per cent in deal value from the third quarter last year. This year will still rank as one of the biggest on record for VC financing in Canada, although many of those deals were actually reached last year and only announced in 2022. Valuations and deal volumes and sizes hit their highest levels in years in 2021, and global investors such as Tiger Global M...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Women are breaking up with work. Since the start of the pandemic, women have left the workforce in droves, and according to the Women at Work 2022 report from Deloitte, they're returning to the workforce at a much slower rate. With outrageously high childcare costs, caregiving responsibilities and trying to balance work, we are burnt out from being overworked, and for those of us who remain in the labor market, it has not been an easy feat. We know the important role women play in the workplace — we're more empathetic and inclusive. When you place us in leadership positions, we create less gender discrimination and are committed to assisting employees with their career development. https://www.tausiinsider.com/3-ways-employers-can-bring-women-back-to-the-workforce/?feed_id=331322&_unique_id=64538b1e9f321

Canfor Corp. CFP-T is temporarily reducing its Canadian production due to what it says are very weak market conditions. The Vancouver-based company says there will be curtailments at all of its solid wood facilities in B.C. and Alberta. It says the move will reduce production by about 150 million board feet in December and January. Canfor chief executive Don Kayne says the company will work to mitigate the affects on employees by providing support and identifying meaningful work during the downtime. The curtailments will begin to be implemented on Dec. 19 and range from one to four weeks across its Canadian operations. Canfor says it will continue to adjust operating rates to align with market conditions and anticipates that the majority of its B.C. facilities will operate below full capacity in the new year. https://www.tausiinsider.com/canfor-temporarily-reducing-its-canadian-production-due-to-weak-market-conditions/?feed_id=330426&_unique_id=644b2c6677ecd