President's Notebook
APEGA
We must be respectful of their perspectives, even when they differ from our own. We must take care in the words we use and the meanings we assign to the words others use. We need to communicate clearly to the technical and the non-technical players alike and address any issues that they may have, because they
ULTIMATELY, WE MUST BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS ALL PARTIES TO BE TRULY HEARD AND UNDERSTOOD. WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET EVERYONE TO AGREE TO THE ENTIRE SOLUTION, BUT THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE ADOPTED THE SOLUTION WE DID.
live with the consequences of the work we perform. Ultimately, we must be able to communicate in a way that allows all parties to be truly heard and understood. We may not be able to get everyone to agree to the entire solution, but they need to understand why we adopted the solution we did. It continues to be my privilege to meet our Members and Permit Holders, as well as many external stakeholders. It has given me an opportunity to see whether we, as an Association, are communicating in a way that our Members actually hear and understand. It also allows me to find out about what issues our stakeholders are concerned about and why. Many of these issues are currently being addressed by Association staff. These include improvements to our application and registration processes, our complaint and investigative processes, and much more. (For more information, I encourage you to read the 2016 APEGA Annual Report: Strengthening Our Foundation .) Some of these concerns are being examined now by your Council and APEGA staff, such as reviewing qualifications-based selection for the acquisition of engineering and geoscience services; reviewing our proposed legislative changes and preparing documents related to the changes for submission to the government; and making more improvements to our systems to become an even stronger regulator of our professions. Thanks for the input. I really do hear you! Before we leave the subject of communication, I must take this opportunity to congratulate my predecessor, the now Past-President of APEGA, Dr. Steve E. Hrudey, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.), FCAE, FSRA. Dr. Hrudey has received international recognition for his writing, by receiving a Gold Hermes Creative Award, Publications — Column, for the President’s Notebook published in the fall 2016 PEG, We Must Honour the Privilege of Self-Regulation — or Risk Losing It.
MEMBER-TO-MEMBER ENGAGEMENT: MY PERSONAL THOUGHTS
One concern raised by many Members-in-Training and senior Members is the impact that the economy has had on employment
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