Learning on the line
There is a decade-old story – told by an adult literacy worker in a small industrial town in northern B.C. – of a supervisor demanding that the name of an employee being helped with his reading be revealed. Why? So he could fire him and put in his place someone with higher skills.Fast-forward to 2008 and this lack of sympathy would cut no ice with Marlyne Harrison. Today the 10-year veteran at Teck Cominco Ltd. is happily opening up to me – and management – about her learning curve through a much-acclaimed scheme to help the 1,500 employees on-site in Trail, B.C. more...
BCBusiness, winner of the 2007 BC/Yukon Magazine of the Year, is British Columbia's foremost business authority
and the most widely read business publication in the province. As the interactive web companion to BCBusiness magazine,
BCBusiness Online is your source for practical business information and thought-provoking commentary.
The site is designed to encourage online exploration of our top stories in addition to unique web content,
such as podcasts, video, blogs, slideshows, and more. The site is fully searchable.
© 2008 Canada Wide Media Limited
