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👀 Looking for an informative Future of Work read to start your 2025 off right? Browse some of Challenge Factory's featured articles and insights in the media about accelerating productivity across our economy, labour markets, and workforces. 🚀 Employee ownership can pave way for women-owned business growth: https://lnkd.in/gbSEDwVJ 🏆 A national careers strategy would help win in the future of work. Here’s how: https://lnkd.in/ePAwyYwZ ⌛ The End of Retirement: https://lnkd.in/gGeRPzQG #ProductivityGains #EmployeeOwnership #WomenInBusiness #CareerDevelopment

It's been a powerful year for the field of career development. Challenge Factory is proud to have contributed to all the hard work being done with our report, "Hidden Sector, Hidden Talent: Mapping Canada's Career Development Sector." In partnership with CERIC and the Canadian Career Development Foundation, this study reveals the full scope of the people and systems providing career services and supports to Canadians. To help people of all ages and career stages navigate turbulent labour markets, this evidence base is needed now more than ever to unlock the potential of Canadian career service professionals. 🔗 Download the executive summary and report: https://lnkd.in/g4k3ywUm 🌊 Check out a great list of 10 career development reports that made a splash in 2024: https://lnkd.in/gcfRBW6W 🎉 Many thanks to CERIC for including the "Hidden Sector, Hidden Talent" report on the list. #CareerDevelopment #TalentDevelopment #SoMuchMoreThanTalkingAboutJobs

As 2025 approaches, we're filled with gratitude for all the career transitions, strategic insights, and workplace innovations we've been part of in 2024. 🎁 The greatest gift we can give each other is our time and attention. Chip Conley, a close friend of Challenge Factory, expresses this as replacing presents with presence. It's easy to get caught up in all that demands our attention as we balance work, home, and friendships. Whether you're cozied up at home, working to keep our essential services running, or spending the holiday in your own special way, we hope you find time to spend with the people who bring you comfort and joy. From our Challenge Factory team to yours, happy holidays.

⏰ Attention employers, business owners, and people managers! Start the new year with a refreshed approach to your talent retention and engagement. (The secret ingredient? Career management.) Challenge Factory's Retain and Gain playbooks give you a strategic lever for stronger organizational performance, productivity, and success: 🚀 40+ low-cost tips and activities to attract, retain, and engage staff 🚀 Written in an innovative travel guide format 🚀 Includes planning templates and links to more resources Grab your FREE copy: https://buff.ly/4fqFjHf 🔗 Retain and Gain: Career Management for Small Business 🔗 Retain and Gain: Career Management for Nonprofits and Charities 🔗 Retain and Gain: Career Management for the Public Sector #CareerDevelopment #TalentDevelopment #ProductivityGains #RetainAndGain

Unlock your team's full potential—by putting your people first. From executive advisory to strategic foresight, Challenge Factory's talent and leadership solutions help organizations of all sizes achieve productivity gains. Technology has its place, but talent is the key to greater productivity. Organizational success hinges on your ability to maximize people’s potential. Ready to transform your people strategy? Learn more: https://buff.ly/4fhpXoo Send us an email at clientsupport@challengefactory.ca to book a call. #LeadershipDevelopment #TalentDevelopment #CareerDevelopment #ProductivityGains

As 2024 winds down and we look toward a new year, do you feel stuck in a rut and ready to realign your work with what matters most to you? Find your Career SweetSpot with our FREE interactive tool: https://buff.ly/4iDnQy5 🌟 Why your Career SweetSpot matters: Work and careers are constantly evolving, and so are you. What fulfilled you in the past may no longer align with your current aspirations, skills, or life stage. The Career SweetSpot tool is designed to help you pinpoint exactly where your talents, passions, and market opportunities intersect. 🌟 What makes this tool unique: 🔍 Maps your current professional needs 🔍 Identifies how to leverage your unique talents 🔍 Aligns your work with your personal values and market impact Don’t let another year pass wondering “what if?” Take the first step towards a more intentional, energizing career path: https://buff.ly/4iDnQy5 #CareerDevelopment #TalentDevelopment

It's been a year of change and growth here at Challenge Factory. Today, we're looking back on two popular posts from our founder and CEO, Lisa Taylor, CCDP. 🔥 What it means to turn 50 as an expert in workplace ageism "Workplace ageism and the unfair, artificial limits it puts on how individuals and organizations succeed has always been about more than age." 👉 Lisa explores how expertise and lived experience are both needed to solve complex labour market and workforce challenges. Read the blog: https://lnkd.in/gUG7bn_T 🔥 What I learned pivoting from passionate founder to compassionate CEO "Each decision we make changes us." 👉Lisa breaks down how business strategy and career development intertwine to drive impact. Read the blog: https://lnkd.in/gn_yEDWQ #CareerDevelopment #LeadershipDevelopment #WorkplaceAgeism

Looking for a Trusted Advisor or Executive Coach in 2025? Want to work directly with Challenge Factory's CEO, Lisa Taylor, CCDP? You’re in good company! Advisory coaching spots with Lisa are all filled for early 2025—but we have a great group opportunity for you: Join Lisa at the Modern Elder Academy for her transformational week-long workshop, “Successful but Not Satisfied in Midlife.” Designed for those ready to align their career and personal goals, this immersive group experience will help you uncover new pathways to purpose and fulfillment in midlife. ☀️ When: March 17-22, 2025 ☀️ Where: Baja, Mexico ☀️ Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gvNj365a P.S. If Baja isn't possible our other incredible Trusted Advisors have limited capacity for new clients. #LegacyCareers #CareerDevelopment #ExecutiveCoach #TrustedAdvisor

Who comes to Challenge Factory for our training and programs? ➡️ For-profit companies, non-profit organizations, government departments, event organizers, and more. We deliver masterclass training and leading edge workshops to employees, leaders, and teams of all sizes—fully customized. Tell us what you need, and we'll work with you to develop it. Browse our learning and development product shelf: 🟢 How to maximize productivity with an intergenerational workforce 🟢 Hiring military Veterans 🟢 Flippin’ ageism 🟢 The power of career management to enhance engagement and retention 🟢 Creating and living powerful employee value propositions 🟢 Triadic mentorship programs 🟢 Custom topics related to workforce leadership, trends, and sector transition Learn more: https://buff.ly/4gtfgA5 Send us an email at clientsupport@challengefactory.ca to book a call.

🌟 Did you miss our live talk and Q&A last week? No worries—we’ve got you covered! Challenge Factory is thrilled to share the recording of “Aging Awesome: Finding Your Longevity Legacy Sweet Spot,” featuring our CEO, Lisa Taylor, CCDP. In this thought-provoking session hosted by the Modern Elder Academy, Lisa joined CADDIS Eyewear founder Tim Parr and gerontologist and life-stage expert Barbara Waxman MS, MPA, PCC to explore: ✅ Strategies for embracing midlife as a catalyst for talent revolution ✅ How to balance personal legacy with purpose and fulfillment ✅ Tools to make bold career and business moves while optimizing your well-being If you’re wondering how to make the most of life’s next chapters, this webinar is for you. Gain practical advice from Lisa and her co-panellists as they share their wisdom on living and working with purpose. 📽️ Watch the replay: https://lnkd.in/gRZ7ntEP #LegacyCareers #CareerDevelopment