b'Message from the ChairMessage de la prsidente du ConseilMala CornellS pringa lovely reminder of how beautiful changeL e printemps nous rappelle la beaut ducan truly be -Anonymous. Its with this in mind thatchangementAnonyme.I come to write my remarks for the Spring edition of Perspectives, even as I patiently wait for the snow toCest dans cet esprit que je viens crire mes melt and my favourite flowering crabapple to bloom. remarques pour ldition de printemps de Ive always embraced change with optimism. Good outcomes canPerspectives, alors mme que jattends patiemment que la neige arise from planned change, like a change in career, industry or afonde et que mon pommier dcoratif fleurisse.relocation, while unplanned change can lead us to push ourselvesJaborde le changement avec un optimisme constant. Quil in new ways. Its against this backdrop that the 2023-2024 CERCsagisse dune volution de carrire, dun changement de secteur, Board of Directors met in January for our annual Strategic ou dun dmnagement, les changements planifis peuvent se Planning Session.rvler fructueux. Les imprvus, de leur ct, peuvent nous With CERCs vision in mind, The Voice of Change for Employeeinciterexceller de manire inattendue. Dans cet esprit, le conseil Mobility, we shared a mix of diverse opinions and perspectives asdadministration du CERC pour lanne 2023-2024 sest retrouv we manage change with our collective arms around our commonen janvier pour sa runion annuelle de stratgie.purposethe employee/transferee. We acknowledged that globalAnims par la vision du CERC, tre La voix du changement dans la migration, housing and immigration policy are forcing our handmobilit des employs, nous avons partag une gamme dopinions et in moving talent differently. And we understood that we need tode perspectives. Notre proccupation centrale reste lemploy en work to have our voice heard and help shape the future rather thanmutation. Face aux politiques globales en migration, logement et simply react to policy and sentiment.immigration, nous reconnaissons la ncessit dajusterWe are facing changes to both traditional mobility and worknotre approche.models, and we need to understand the impacts. This includesLes volutions dans les schmas habituels de mobilit et de travail knowing how to apply the rules we follow in a way that makes sensenous confrontentdes dfis quil est vital de dcrypter. Adapter for the organizational constructs we operate in. The increase inles rglesnos structures organisationnelles, tout en fournissant pressure to provide more service, while also managing costs, forcesplus de services malgr des contraintes budgtaires, exige de nous us to be creative in new ways and learn to do more with less. inventivit et efficacit. Dans ce contexte, la technologie, lanalyse Technology, data and AI continue to be key areas we needde donnes et lintelligence artificielle se prsentent comme to develop so we can modernize how we deliver the ultimatedes leviers essentiels pour moderniser nos services et enrichir employee/transferee experience.lexprience des employs muts.Despite the hard truths we face today, there was much optimism,Malgr les dfis actuels, notre dernire runion sest distingue information-sharing and idea generation at our meetingallpar un vif optimisme, un partage enrichissant et une floraison centring on the employee/transferee experience. This commondides. Cette unit doit guider nos actionsvenir, alors que ground among members needs to remain our focus as the windsnous naviguonstravers les vents du changement. Je me sens of change surround us. Im humbled and energized to work withprivilgie de collaborer avec un conseil aussi riche en expriences such a highly experienced, diverse board and look forward to trans- et diversifi, et je suis impatiente de contribuerlvolution de forming this industry with them. notre secteur.Over this past winter, weve made significant progress in theCet hiver, nous avons renforc notre engagement envers le following areas: our commitment to mentorship through thementorattravers le programme CERC Connexion, rafrachi PERSPECTIVESPublished by: National Sales ExecutivesDirector, Business DevelopmentPerspectives examines and reportscorrectness or sufficiency of articles is published quarterly for the: Kristine Dudar, Michael Bellon issues related to the relocationcontained herein. 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