A journey of understanding: Steps on the path of Reconciliation for nonprofits

September 30 - National Day for Truth & Reconciliation The Government of Canada recently passed legislation to make September 30 a federal statutory holiday called the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day is an important step in the...

Leadership, love, and acts of service: How to encourage your team

Leaders support the work of their organizations when they are in service to their teams. Demonstrating appreciation of and for the human resources, the people, who create the foundation of your organization is a loving act and an essential layer...

Be the catalyst for change: How to better communicate for stronger relationships

How we interact and feel in our personal and professional relationships is an essential predictor of our fulfilment and well being. Find the courage to change the things you can control in your relationships. You can be the leader and...

Workplace Mental Health: Is your Nonprofit Ready for Post-COVID Challenges?

Original Broadcast Date: Thursday, August 19, 2021 Summary: What post Covid-19 life will look like remains speculative. Will there be a long-term impact on health and wellbeing, social relations, and work life?  After more than a year of living under...

Are COVID-19 layoffs a constructive dismissal?

As an employment lawyer, I cannot stress enough to my clients how important it is to seek qualified employment law advice. Not only does it help ensure that their decisions are compliant with best practices, but employment law can be...

Workplace mental health: Is your nonprofit ready to face post-COVID challenges?

Want to learn more on this topic? We've partnered with the author to deliver a free webinar on August 19 - click here for more details and to register. Psychologists have called the COVID-19 pandemic the biggest psychology experiment in...

Love as a workplace communication tool:  Finding resonance in the remote

As we know, love is not a frequently used term in our workplaces and classrooms. It is, maybe, even more tentatively used in relation to service. In this series, we have begun to illuminate the relevance of exploring the energy...

Built for resilience: How Park People’s corporate culture helped staff buffer the mental health impacts of COVID-19

I’ve always felt a link between Park People’s commitment to employee well-being and the fact that we’re all about parks. Parks are where we go to escape the pressures of daily life, relax, and regenerate. It made sense that Park...

Can a non-unionized employer require its employees to vaccinate against COVID-19?

There is undoubtedly no better tool to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 than a vaccine.  Vaccines currently approved for use in Canada are highly effective in preventing or minimizing COVID-19 symptoms and, perhaps more importantly, appear entirely effective in...

7 key steps to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace

The acronym DEI, which stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, is circulating rapidly across workplaces around the globe. We know DEI is something to strive toward, but do we really understand what it means, or more importantly, how to implement...
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