Most people will do almost anything to avoid a difficult conversation; especially in the workplace. This is so much so that many would rather quit their job than address awkward issues with colleagues or their boss. Despite so much effort by companies to facilitate...
Pandemic Flux: Why Many of Us Are Rethinking … Everything Recently, I have been reflecting on the “Big Quit” that seems to be happening across many workplaces and documented in countless articles. Some of those reflections are described in my recent two-part blog on...
The Turnover Tsunami, Part 2: It’s Women Making the Biggest Waves In my last blog post, I told you about the great spike in job turnovers in the spring and summer of 2021 and the challenges of pandemic retention. Well, there is more to the story. A March 2021 U.S....
The 2021 Big Quit: Part One The Great Resignation. The 2021 Turnover Tsunami. The Big Quit. Whatever you want to call it, many workers — both blue and white-collar– are leaving, or seriously considering leaving their jobs. It’s happening in every...
Remote and hybrid work may be here to stay since many workers say they hope 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 percent of...
