b'Message from the ChairMessage de la prsidente du ConseilMala CornellA s I write this, summer is on the horizon and with that comeL t approche, avec son soleil, ses soires sur la terrasse, ses longer days, patio nights, barbecues and social events. Itbarbecues et ses sorties. Pour le CERC, cest une priode also is a time when CERC is hard at work planning itsintense consacrela prparation du congrs annuel, annual conference while many of us in the industry aretandis que beaucoup dentre nous, dans lindustrie, grent keeping busy managing summer moves. This is not an industry thatdes dmnagements estivaux. Notre secteur fonctionneplein rests at any time of year, and this year is no exception. In additionrgime toute lanne. Or, en plus de nos activits habituelles, le to our planned, business-as-usual activities, the world continues tomonde nous lance sans cesse des dfis imprvus. throw things our way that are calling our attention to addressing unplanned developments as well.Ces dveloppements rappellenttous nos membres la ncessit Leaders and professionals on all sides of our membership aredy consacrer du temps de manire stratgique. Inutile de faire reminded that these forces require us to make time for strategiclautruche ou de rver au retour dubon vieux temps . Innovons, work. Now is not the time to bury our heads in the sand or fondlymodernisons-nous, que ce soit pour limiter les interactions wish the good old days return. There is a high need to continu- des servicesforte interaction, amliorer la technologie sans ously innovate and modernize, be it high touch service without toocompromettre la scurit ou rationaliser les processus sans trop les many touchpoints, updated technology without security risk, oruniformiser. Les dfis se multiplient et le travail se complexifie. streamlined and centralized process flows without too much stan- Certes, ces dfis semblent crasants, mais ils offrent loccasion dardization. The list keeps growing, and the work is complex.de progresser. Profitez-en pour apprendre, dvelopper votre This can all be quite overwhelming, but it can also be energizing,entreprise, faire crotre vos quipes et propulser votre carrire. providing much opportunity to learn and grow our businesses, ourNotre effectif, riche dune grande diversit de savoirs et teams, and our own careers as well. Thankfully, we have a diversedexpriences, reprsente un atout prcieux. Nos membres sont membership with many years of experience and knowledge willingprtspartager leurs connaissances etcontinuer dapprendre. to share and continue to learn together. Its not all dauntingweTous dans le mme bateau, nous pouvons surmonter cesare in this together. obstacles ensemble.One way to participate in our community is by attending a CERCPourquoi ne pas participerune activit rgionale du CERC ? En regional event which can provide an excellent opportunity torencontrant dautres membres de votre coin de pays, vous pourrez meet local members and share information and ideas on how topartager vos rflexions et recueillir des informations sur la gestion manage immigration changes, housing challenges, and even AI asdes changements en immigration, les dfis du logement et mme it emerges in our field.lessor de lIA. CERC also has many initiatives underway arising from the JanuaryLe CERC a lanc plusieurs projets dcoulant de la sance Board Strategic Planning Session that will enable us to be strategicde planification stratgique de janvier. Ces initiatives nous and deepen our knowledge. Steve Cryne and his team are makingpermettront dagir de manire stratgique et dapprofondir nos great progress in moving our collective ideas into action. Someconnaissances. GrceSteve Cryne etson quipe, nos ides examples are: collectives se concrtisent. En voici quelques exemples.Expanding our knowledge through additional partnerships:Des partenariats pour parfaire nos connaissances : Nous tissons Efforts are underway to expand our collaboration with like-mindeddes partenariats avec des organisations aux vues similaires, autant organizations within Canada like the CPHR, and globally throughau pays, notamment avec les CRHA, qu lchelle mondiale, collaboration with the World Federation of People Managemententre autres avec la World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA).Associations (WFPMA). PERSPECTIVESPublished by: National Sales ExecutivesGroup PublisherPerspectives 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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