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Automation is Now
Automation doesn’t have to be a negative. Change can be a positive, once fear is overcome. Automation and AI are causing – and sometimes allowing – some people to change their jobs, roles, or careers now. That means it’s not something that we can safely ignore f…

Partying Hard? No Pictures Please: Social Media and Summer Fun
Whether you go away to a cottage or camping, or you’re in the city for fireworks, Canada Day often involves a lot of drinking and silliness too. If you’re career-minded, this is a good time for a reminder about that dangerous mix that can ruin reputations overnight.…

Advice on Job Searching as a New Graduate
Recent graduates and the soon-to-graduate looking at job postings probably notice a frustrating fact of life: many entry-level jobs seem to require 2–3 years of experience. Therein lies an age-old conundrum: how can I get experience when I can’t get a job because I…

Are you a workplace dad? Do you know a workplace dad?
Most of us have known a kind-hearted woman who people would say was “like a mom to everyone.” The expression “work spouse” has become a popular way of describing significant-yet-completely-platonic close workplace relationships. Now, with Father’s Day just aro…

For Best Results, Network Sincerely
Network, network, network. You’ve probably heard over and over again about the importance of networking. For some people networking is a necessary evil, something like a chore. And to introverts, networking can feel like some kind of punishment. How can you conquer …

Racism … Is it at your place of work?
So, here’s the question in my mind: even if well-intentioned, does one day of sensitivity or anti-bias training change the racial discrimination that will ultimately exist in organizations? The short answer to this is no. It may even fuel a backlash and resentment. Th…

Mental Health – Making it Work in the Workplace
Mental health is an issue that deserves more than four weeks of awareness. It warrants everyday sensitivity and acknowledgment in the places where we work. Without paying attention to this under-discussed issue, nothing works as it should.

Do’s and don’ts – how to be mindful of mental health in the workplace
Depression, anxiety, and other psychological difficulties afflict millions, and we must at least acknowledge that each and every day employees are walking into their workplaces silently suffering.










