October 22, 2020

by Melanie Reed

 It's hard to believe we are almost at the end of season one! It has been an incredible journey and I am so thankful to all of you for listening and engaging with me. As promised this episode is all about you and your questions. Today I am answering three questions sent in by listeners just like you. I hope you enjoy it!

Here are the three questions I answer in this episode:

1.  How would you build rapport with your manager if they do not live in the same location or City as you?
2. What advice do you have for someone who just started their first job on a contract with the potential for an extension? What steps should I take in the coming weeks to grow and sustain the role?
3. I am a big fan of reading, do you have any book recommendations that you can share with us that you felt had a great impact on your career and life in general?

Here are links to purchase the books I recommended:

• The Success Principles by Jack Canfield
• Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
• Insight by Tasha Eurich
• Untamed by Glennon Doyle
• Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

After I recorded the episode I also thought about these two books. Both of them are by Indigenous Canadian authors and both are beautifully written. They also help provide a greater understanding of indigenous culture, experience and the harm they lived through and with. I highly recommend both of them.

• Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden (I loved all his books!)
• From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle

**I am not affiliated with Chapters Indigo in any way. I only link to their online store to support a Canadian retailer where I know the product is available. I do encourage supporting smaller retailers and independent stores in your community whenever possible.

In this episode I encourage listeners to check out Episode 7: Make an Impact in your First 90 Days and Episode 12: The Importance of Curiosity to Your HR Career. 

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Remember, Season 2, will go live in January 2021. I am starting to work on episodes now so if there is a topic you would love me to cover on the show, send your thoughts to me at melanie@unicorngroup.ca or DM me on LinkedIn. 

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