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The Portfolio Career (Part 2 of 2)
The portfolio career is often appealing to people who want to combine a high-paying position with other work that offers an opportunity for more creativity, growth, or personal meaning/fulfillment. To pursue a portfolio career, you must be willing to consider (or risk)…

The Portfolio Career (Part 1 of 2)
I often talk about building resilient careers, in fact, it’s part of my tagline “Building Resilient Careers and Organizations.™” It’s only in retrospect that I noticed that I’ve also been building a portfolio career. The portfolio career involves having sev…

Modern H.O.T. Leadership (Honest, Open, and Transparent)
I believe in H.O.T. leadership which stands for Honest, Open and Transparent leadership. H.O.T. is the style of leadership that is going to be necessary to navigate and lead organizations towards racial and other forms of equity.

Remote work and workplace boundaries
In 2019, less than 10% of Canada’s workforce had the option to work a day or two per week from home. By March 2020, as pandemic restrictions were put in place, over 40 percent of Canada’s workers were suddenly from home full time. Employers who were once reluctant t…

The value BIPOC leaders bring to corporate risk management
Over two dozen studies have found an association between diverse boards and better financial performance and corporate governance. With so many complex challenges facing organizations, it’s wise to avoid blind spots and to “see around corners.” For so many reasons, it’s…

The Robots are Coming … and They’re Bringing Automation
While at the bank and grocery store, we’ve seen artificial intelligence (AI) and automation become more and more prevalent in our daily lives. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), we’re going to be seeing even more of it over the next five years. Read more f…

Is Workplace Authenticity Practical or a Myth?
Given the recent and prolonged attention paid to social justice issues including systemic discrimination, it’s easy to understand why Black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC), people with disabilities, and LGBTQ employees are being encouraged to ‘be themselves…

Could We Be Facing a Mental Health Pandemic?
As a psychologist, I’ve been receiving email messages for months about an anticipated mental health pandemic. The disruptions in daily life, job losses, the doubt and uncertainty about if and when things will ever get back to normal, has led to a population that is more…










