What Do HR and Psychology Have to Do With Cyber Threats?
Where is the Real Threat? In the internet world festooned with apps we know it’s important to use strong passwords to secure our own email, social media accounts, and electronic devices. On the corporate side, another important consideration is the role that...
Career Challenges for Newcomers to Canada
Lately, I’ve thought about the challenges faced by newcomers and immigrants to Canada. Part of this is because I participated in a panel discussion at an expo geared towards immigrant women who are interested in creating small businesses. Becoming an Employee...
Three amazing learning events, plus franchisee support and lessons from Hollywood.
What can Tom Hanks teach us about business? View this email in your browser Are You Ready To Sharpen Your Business and Career Skills? There’s a great line in that 90’s movie, You’ve Got Mail, where Tom Hanks says to Meg Ryan that he’d love to send her a bouquet of...
Right Placement – An Alternative to Outplacement
Right-Placement vs. Outplacement. What’s the right choice? There are several types of placement services that I offer to companies. Right-Placement – makes sure an employee is in a role where they are effective, motivated and high-performing. Outplacement...
Don’t Sell to Every Franchisee Who Can Pay – Consider a Franchisee Assessment
Over the past six to 12 months, I have worked with a number of franchise owners who plan to sell franchises. In all cases, they had sold franchises in the past and had seen mixed results. Sometimes it had worked out. Other times, not so much. This time, all of them...Desirable Options When an Employee Isn’t Working Out …
This week I spoke with Erin Hamilton, the founder of MOGL Small Business Services. MOGL helps the owners of growing, small and medium-sized businesses with business development, operations, and systems. We spoke about my take on pre-outplacement services....
Career Options for Professionals and Aspiring Professionals
Recently, I’ve discussed some of the career-related challenges facing professionals and aspiring professionals. I’ve shared blog posts on career coaching for professionals and the pros and cons of buying a franchise versus starting a business from scratch. (Note...
The Relevance of Women’s Issues to HR and Careers
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...
How to Transition from Military to Civilian Work
For personal and professional reasons, this blog post on military career transition holds a special place in my heart. On the personal side, I have friends, neighbours, and acquaintances who are or have been members of the military. Some of these people have...
Pros and Cons: Buy a Franchise or Build a Business From Scratch?
In my last blog post Career Coaching for Professionals, I discussed some of the career-related challenges facing professionals and aspiring professionals. Whenever I am working with clients who are not sure about their next career move, I start with an assessment to...
Career Coaching for Professionals
Does a Degree Still Guarantee Employment? In the past, having a professional degree in engineering, law, or teaching, etc. or a graduate degree practically guaranteed stable and lucrative employment. There was no question that the investment of your time and money in...
Soft Skills – So Hard to Develop …
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...Encore Entrepreneurship – It’s More Common Than You Think
For many people, the stereotypical entrepreneur is a casually dressed ‘millennial’ person who was born between 1981 and 1996. The fact is actually quite different. According to data from the 2014 U.S. Census, less than 2 percent of millennials said they...
Career and Return to Work Ideas For Moms
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the challenges that moms face while planning to return to work following time at home raising their kids. It’s a challenge that I faced years ago but it’s now back on my radar since I’ve been invited to serve on a panel at the...Using I-O Psychology For Better Hiring
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 /...
Why Psychology is Useful for Career Coaching and HR (Part 2)
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...
Why Psychology is Useful for Career Coaching and HR (Part 1)
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...Boost employee engagement through behaviours and technology
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...