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New Rules for Hiring and Post Pandemic Retention (Part One)
Conventional solutions from the past probably won’t solve your current hiring and pandemic retention challenges. It’s time to revisit your assumptions. Instead of focusing on your past practices or other cookie-cutter solutions, ask the right questions to get the ri…
Inadequate Inclusion – A Barrier to Returning to Work
Although many people are looking forward to returning to a physical workplace, others are quietly dreading a return to the workplace. In some cases, this dread is linked to a long and arduous commute. This kind of dread is understandable and easy to talk about. In this …
Will Remote and Hybrid Work Hurt Your Career?
Remote and hybrid work may be here to stay since many workers say they hope and/or plan to work from home once the pandemic is over – and employers are responding. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) conducted a survey on the topic that found 74% of businesses…
Why Your Organization Needs a BIPOC Mentorship Program (Part Two)
In part one of this two-part series, we covered how a more diverse leadership team is a stronger team and how organizations who hire outside of the old-boys network will attract a larger pool of young, talented, highly-qualified candidates. In this blog, talk about your…
Why Your Organization Needs a BIPOC Mentorship Program (Part 1)
Many organizations are grappling with diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and creating more inclusive workplace cultures. Some workplaces are also trying to integrate four generations of employees. This means we’re at an interesting point in time when it comes …
All Leaders Have Flaws. How Are Yours Affecting Your Organization?
Whether you’re in a leadership role with people who report to you directly, or you’re a “thought leader” because of your subject matter expertise, your role has probably changed quite a bit in recent years – but has executive coaching kept up with the pace of th…
The Entitlement Gap – and How it Plays Out at Work
Research suggests that a feeling of entitlement can be a good thing. Likewise, a certain lack of entitlement can really set us back. A fascinating study by The Female Lead looked specifically at “the complex processes by which women make career-shaping decisions, with…
Leaving Jobs for Greener Pastures on the Other Side of the Pandemic
So much has changed during the pandemic; it’s not surprising that huge numbers of employees are “re-evaluating” their careers and their experiences with work. Some level of organizational churn and turnover is expected but it seems that the trend of leaving for gr…
