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Thanks Elaine - great article and advice for employees - I would recommend this be assessed for corresponding practices and action by managers, for whom this is an extension of good people management overall.

Mentors help by giving advice and guidance - sponsors are the ones who actively shine a light on your talent - a great way to define and differentiate these roles Karen Ellis

Working at CRA was one of the best experiences of my whole career and I, too, am always proud to tell people that.

Thank you Janet - I have great memories of you and our OR Team - what a time we had!

“The confidence that comes from having lived should be respected and valued - and that should start with ourselves.” Great insight from Erica Davies.

Thoughtful words from actress and writer Emma Thompson: “I find the concept of “success” flat and uninteresting - our society places too much emphasis on it, and not enough on the importance of failure and disappointment.”

On #InternationalWomensDay ~ I would like to thank some of the inspiring women I had the great pleasure of working for and learning from ~ Yazmine Laroche, Jan Michaels, Cynthia White-Thornley, Eileen Sarkar, Karen Ellis, Christine Donoghue and Chantale Courcy (she/elle) MERCI! #IWD2020

I am honoured to be on this list and in such wonderful company!! Thank you and the feeling is mutual!

People who are shown compassion can more easily pass compassion on to others. We must often start by offering compassion to ourselves. Karen Ellis

The term “physical distancing” is better than “social distancing” as we deal with COVID 19. We need to stay socially connected while physically distant Karen Ellis

Now, more than ever, the people in our lives need to feel our love, to feel important to us and appreciated. Sending thanks and moral support to all the amazing public servants and health workers who guide and support all of us through this crisis. Karen Ellis

1/3 Ok 🇨🇦, you said it #PhysicalDistancing is the new #SocialDistancing! We need to ↑ physical distance but NOT ↓ our virtual social interactions. Therefore, going forward I will be using #PhysicalDistancing. #COVID19 #TogetherApart

Here’s a useful overview of the likely scenarios that the world will be facing in the coming months while managing this pandemic. So much depends on our ability to make good decisions going forward along with our ability to remain resilient. theatlantic.com/health/archive…

I am pleased to be joining the Ministry of the Solicitor General in Ontario as ADM Institutional Services and putting my shoulder to the wheel in the vitally important work of Corrections Karen Ellis

“We can learn more about one another and the world around us when we are willing to embrace the patchwork of opinions and thought processes that make us human.” Arielle Txhiprout

Today I was reminded that sometimes we need to loosen our attachment to expectations and be open to life unfolding. There is value in knowing we can learn and grow as we do that.

“Emotional resilience is not about cutting off emotions, it’s about experiencing emotions and them being able to regulate them.” Liberating insight from expert on resilience, Dr. Carole Pemberton

We can be both empathetic and strong - sensitivity can be a superpower if we recognize the strength it gives us and others who experience our empathy and compassion.

Everyone has and measures success in different ways and that is a lovely thing