Engagement

Hiring for Leadership Skills

Hiring for Leadership Skills

With the way technology advances, there aren’t too many “hard” skills that will look the same or have the same value in 30 years as they do today. Think about the role of a secretary 30 years ago. That role barely exists today. For sure, that person’s computer skills...

read more
Breast Cancer Awareness in the Workplace

Breast Cancer Awareness in the Workplace

In 2020 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer and there were 685,000 deaths resulting from breast cancer. 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. October is breast cancer awareness month. It’s an opportune time to honour the...

read more
Supporting Dads in the Workplace

Supporting Dads in the Workplace

There’s no question that parents in general are overwhelmed with the balance of work and their responsibilities at home. Most companies have at least an awareness of the plight of working mothers and some kind of maternity leave policy. Paternity leave is a different...

read more
Adjusting Your Feedback for Today’s Workplace

Adjusting Your Feedback for Today’s Workplace

It’s possible that your company’s needs haven’t changed over the years. It still needs to meet targets and grow revenue. And the processes to achieve that might be essentially the same as they’ve always been. However, the needs of the people fulfilling those processes...

read more
How You Should Respond to Quiet Quitting

How You Should Respond to Quiet Quitting

Depending on whom you ask, quiet quitting is either positive or something to be feared. From the perspective of a business leader, it may at first appear to be a threat to retention rates. It may even appear that people simply don’t want to work anymore. But let’s...

read more
Staying Connected as a Hybrid Employee

Staying Connected as a Hybrid Employee

There’s nothing like a year away from the workplace to put things into perspective. The pandemic gave us all pause to reflect on our lives, our goals and our priorities. We reviewed how work fits into those areas. It also opened our eyes to the possibilities of remote...

read more
Meaning is In the Moments

Meaning is In the Moments

Does work have to be meaningful for a company to succeed? Research has shown time and again that employees who find meaning at work are more successful. Does that mean every role in the workplace needs to be connected to a higher purpose or serve an obvious good in...

read more
How Managers Keep the Hybrid Workplace a Connected Workplace

How Managers Keep the Hybrid Workplace a Connected Workplace

The emergence of the hybrid workforce has taken a toll on people at the management level. One survey showed that managers feel stuck between leadership and employees. 54% of managers surveyed claim they felt leadership was out of touch with employees. Managers have...

read more
Your Total Rewards Program Part 3: Career Development

Your Total Rewards Program Part 3: Career Development

When trying to attract and retain talent, one of the most important things you can do as a company is think about how your employees view their career. People continue leaving their jobs and careers and pursuing other paths. Company leaders need to understand that...

read more
Fairness In the Workplace

Fairness In the Workplace

Defining fairness is kind of like defining the perfect food. It means something different to everyone. It’s nearly impossible to create a collectively agreed-upon definition. However, everyone has a sense of fairness and unfairness. It’s a strong feeling that people...

read more