Where Women’s Issues Intersect with HR and Careers In my role as an HR consultant and a Career Coach, I see where women’s issues intersect with my professional responsibilities. For example, sometimes women are understandably distracted or preoccupied with their...
The Basics – Hard Skills The term soft skills in contrast to hard skills is one of the great ironies in the world of Human Resources (HR). Hard skills involve specific knowledge and abilities. For example, hard skills include technical proficiency like using...
I’ve often heard the expression “people are too quick to hire and too slow to fire …” but in practice, most hiring still remains way too quick. Given what’s at stake I’m surprised. This does, however, provide a chance to put the power of Industrial /...
Psychology used as an Atypical Foundation for Career Coaching and HR Services I understand that my approach to Career Coaching and Human Resources (HR) services is not typical. Recently, using a Spoken Word video and a blog post (Part 1), I explained why I use...
Spoken Word A while back, after rediscovering a retro and super cool spoken word on an old movie soundtrack, I decided that I would try to record my own spoken word. Unlike the movie with its cinematic rain-soaked visuals, my spoken word features...
The following is a post on behavioural and technical ways to boost employee engagement that incorporates ideas from a similar article by Jayson Peltzer, CEO & Web Strategist, U7 Solutions. So many organizations are still scrambling to catch up and implement...
