Age Sister

Anne-Marie has more than 25 years of experience in IT recruitment

After graduating in Management from Concordia University, her early years of experience in recruitment firms led her to open her own agency and, eventually, the path to entrepreneurship.

In 1997, accompanied by a business partner, Louise Laniel, she founded the DELAN company. The two women, a rarity in a male-dominated industry, started their small business in the basement of Louise's house, between the armchairs, the TV and the storage spaces.

Since then, DELAN has only expanded. The company grew through the first corporate placement in May 1997, through the madness around the year 2000 bug, the fall of Dotcom and a takeover in 2010!

Very attached to family values, Anne-Marie strives to make her team her second family. Moreover, after the retirement of Louise, Anne-Marie teamed up with her son, Jean-François Charpentier. Today, DELAN is more than a family business - it is more than 20 employees who bring their uniqueness, their ideas and their strengths to the company.

Involved in the community, Anne-Marie actively participates in the activities of the CCMM, the RFAQ, the AQT and the RéseauAction TI.

She has also given several sessions at conferences, including topics such as the IT labour shortage, and best practices in recruitment or attracting talent at Lavery, Stratégies PME and MTL Connect.

You can find Anne-Marie at:

www.delan.qc.ca

https://www.linkedin.com/in/annemariedeslauriers/

Anne-Marie has more than 25 years of experience in IT recruitment

After graduating in Management from Concordia University, her early years of experience in recruitment firms led her to open her own agency and, eventually, the path to entrepreneurship.

In 1997, accompanied by a business partner, Louise Laniel, she founded the DELAN company. The two women, a rarity in a male-dominated industry, started their small business in the basement of Louise's house, between the armchairs, the TV and the storage spaces.

Since then, DELAN has only expanded. The company grew through the first corporate placement in May 1997, through the madness around the year 2000 bug, the fall of Dotcom and a takeover in 2010!

Very attached to family values, Anne-Marie strives to make her team her second family. Moreover, after the retirement of Louise, Anne-Marie teamed up with her son, Jean-François Charpentier. Today, DELAN is more than a family business - it is more than 20 employees who bring their uniqueness, their ideas and their strengths to the company.

Involved in the community, Anne-Marie actively participates in the activities of the CCMM, the RFAQ, the AQT and the RéseauAction TI.

She has also given several sessions at conferences, including topics such as the IT labour shortage, and best practices in recruitment or attracting talent at Lavery, Stratégies PME and MTL Connect.

You can find Anne-Marie at:

www.delan.qc.ca

https://www.linkedin.com/in/annemariedeslauriers/

In this episode, I'm sharing my conversation with Melanie Campbell and Donna Carbell in our latest Midlife Women at Work Fireside Chat: Rethinking the Meaning of Wellbeing.

We talked all about:

✔️ Background information (e.g., how midlife is defined, why midlife women are a key demographic focus, current stats on intention to leave, and self-reported health)

✔️ The work-life challenges facing midlife women in the new normal

✔️ How well-being has changed since the pandemic began

✔️ Some of the well-being issues that have shifted for women at work

✔️ Tips and strategies to help  continue to progress to more senior positions in the company while balancing work and mental wellness

✔️ Ageism and the impact of gendered ageism

✔️ Ideas for employers especially around including midlife well-being as part of a recruitment strategy

If you would prefer to watch the video version, just visit https://www.cardeahealthconsulting.com/fireside-chat-wellbeing

In 2008, Kristine took an AmeriCorps job running a meal program for unhoused young people.

Almost 50 hungry youth arrived on Kristine’s first night. What happened next was terrifying for

a young, small town white woman. Her purse went missing, there were fights and screaming

guests. Kristine vowed to never return. But then something unexpected happened. A 17-year-

old guest instantly turned the chaos into quiet, polite behavior with a single phrase. This began

Kristine’s journey of learning from those she served, people living in constant threat and

conflict. Through their mentoring and hundreds of incidents, she began to see conflict as a

place to deepen a connection and counter social inequity.

Kristine has since trained thousands of people how to respond not react, lean in and not lash

out. She particularly enjoys working with women who are naturally skilled at de-escalation

after they debunk the false narratives around gender roles. In her free time, she hangs out with

her backyard ducks and sculpts scrap metal.

To learn more about Kristine’s mission to create “conflict resolutionaries” wherever she goes,

see https://www.seattleconflictresolution.com

We recently recorded a Fireside Chat on Midlife Women at Work Rebalancing Work and Life in the New Normal. I was joined by Anne-Marie  Deslauriers, President and Founder at Delan and Michelle Chan, Manager of  Employee Engagement at Air Canada. We talked about some of the trends around rebalancing life and work including:

• Flexible, hybrid, and remote work
  
• The work-life challenges facing midlife women in the new normal
  
• Ideas for supporting employees during this time
  
• What employers can do

You can also watch the video at https://www.cardeahealthconsulting.com/fireside-chat-rebalance 

This is the first chat in the series. You can also register for our upcoming session "Midlife Women at Work - Rethinking the Meaning of Well-being" at www.tinyurl.com/cardeafireside

For the past 16 years, in her role as a Trainer, Facilitator and Speaker, Tisha Reid has worked with companies across numerous industries  and with people from all over the world, to grow and develop their employees professionally and personally. Through those experiences, and her passion to see people grow into leaders, she decided to start her own training company; REID Training Group. Using  her gifts as a storyteller, she expertly weaves in relatable experiences and life lessons to connect and engage with her audience while delivering informative and impactful learning through the use of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® to inspire and motivate others. She  is also the founder of Building Tomorrow's Leaders, Today, a six-week program that provides the youth and young adults of today with the skills and competencies needed to thrive and develop into the leaders of tomorrow.

A strong believer in training as a foundation for setting people up for success, Reid loves adding value to others and works within a Servant  Leadership mindset. Reid has used her facilitation and development skills to help past clients such as The East Scarborough Storefront, The Scarborough Hub, the Working Women Community Centre, TD Bank, and Clarins Canada and has worked as a Trainer/Facilitator  at Carnival Cruise Line, Canada Post, Johnson Controls, and Elections Ontario.

Reid graduated from Seneca’s Adult Education - Staff Training and Development program with High Honours and has also served on the board  of directors for the non-profit Black Business and Professional Association as a vice-chair.

When she’s not training people for success, you can find her cooking, travelling, and shopping!

You can find Tisha here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tisha-reid-legoseriousplayfacilitator

www.reidtraininggroup.ca

For the past 16 years, in her role as a Trainer, Facilitator and Speaker, Tisha Reid has worked with companies across numerous industries  and with people from all over the world, to grow and develop their employees professionally and personally. Through those experiences, and her passion to see people grow into leaders, she decided to start her own training company; REID Training Group. Using  her gifts as a storyteller, she expertly weaves in relatable experiences and life lessons to connect and engage with her audience while delivering informative and impactful learning through the use of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® to inspire and motivate others. She  is also the founder of Building Tomorrow's Leaders, Today, a six-week program that provides the youth and young adults of today with the skills and competencies needed to thrive and develop into the leaders of tomorrow.

A strong believer in training as a foundation for setting people up for success, Reid loves adding value to others and works within a Servant  Leadership mindset. Reid has used her facilitation and development skills to help past clients such as The East Scarborough Storefront, The Scarborough Hub, the Working Women Community Centre, TD Bank, and Clarins Canada and has worked as a Trainer/Facilitator  at Carnival Cruise Line, Canada Post, Johnson Controls, and Elections Ontario.

Reid graduated from Seneca’s Adult Education - Staff Training and Development program with High Honours and has also served on the board  of directors for the non-profit Black Business and Professional Association as a vice-chair.

When she’s not training people for success, you can find her cooking, travelling, and shopping!

You can find Tisha here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tisha-reid-legoseriousplayfacilitator

www.reidtraininggroup.ca

Catherine Schoendorff is a seasoned senior executive and CEO with 25+ years of experience in successfully pivoting multiple businesses in different industries. She stepped down from her Swiss CEO role at Mercer to pursue her business doctorate, besides teaching digital business transformation. She works with business owners to scale their businesses with an x-factor approach. Her mission though is to coach corporate women to access senior careers as well as achieve remarkable business transformations. Her Website: https://www.catherineschoendorff.com/pl/2147567257

Sonia Lewis co-founded ASCRIBE Educational Consulting on February 13, 2009, while sitting in a booth at Stage Coach Restaurant in Sacramento, CA, while having birthday brunch with a friend. They wrote a mission and vision statement on napkins. Sonia channelled how supported she felt at age 7 when she daringly challenged liberty and justice for all. Core to her dream for ASCRIBE was to lean on equity and resources for the most marginalized in the community. A former high school Social Studies teacher and Program Director, Sonia took a leap of faith into the world of entrepreneurship. She is a visionary and isn't willing to accept the norm, as the standard we are forced to accept. Sonia has been described as fearless and unflinching; driven by the integrity of hard work; a dreamer and problem solver; and a bully to the bullies with power and influence. 

You can find Sonia at:

www.ascribesuccess.com

FB/IG: @ASCRIBEsuccess 

Twitter: @AscribeEd

Terre Short is a human potential developer who has more than 30 years of leadership experience, a Master’s in Business Administration/Healthcare Management, and her Professional Coach Certification (PCC). Terre excels at distilling leadership skills into actionable steps, including precisely choosing the right words to influence and inspire others. She coaches leaders of Fortune 500 Companies on how to look inward and embrace inner wisdom to excel outwardly and overcome challenges. She leans on the content in her book: The Words We Choose: Your Guide to How and Why Words Matter in helping others become their best selves. Through stories and examples, she humorously leads listeners to own their “Personal Podcast” or inner narrative. She speaks on a wide array of topics that all lead to bringing out brilliance – of oneself and those around them. She has been interviewed for various mediums including Fast Company and NPR and her book was a 2020 American BookFest Finalist and won the Bugbee Falk Book Award.

Her Socials:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/terreshort/

https://www.instagram.com/thrivingleadercollaborative/?hl=en

https://www.thrivingleadercollaborative.com/

https://shortgroup.thinkific.com/collections