Getting off the runaway train: How nonprofit staff can find work-life balance

Early in the classic Stuart Maclean story, “Dave Cooks the Turkey”, Dave’s wife explains to him the pressures she feels. She says, “My life is a train. I’m a train dragging everyone from one place to another...that’s my job. I’m...

An uncommonly good idea? A national retirement income plan for the nonprofit sector comes closer to fruition

Saving for retirement is one of the most important actions those in the workforce can take. The security of knowing a stable, monthly income awaits once one is into this new phase of life is worth every penny for one’s...

Hot Desking: How to thrive in the agile office environment

While recognizing that most nonprofits and charities face funding restrictions requiring them to have to make the best of their existing physical office spaces, we wanted to look at the challenges faced by employees in different types of office design,...

The open office: Tips to make it work

While recognizing that most nonprofits and charities face funding restrictions requiring them to have to make the best of their existing physical office spaces, we wanted to look at the challenges faced by employees in different types of office design,...

How to create more collaboration in a traditional office space

While recognizing that most nonprofits and charities face funding restrictions requiring them to have to make the best of their existing physical office spaces, we wanted to look at the challenges faced by employees in different types of office design,...

Office politics: How to manage key differences of opinion in your nonprofit office

It’s easy to assume that everyone working in a not-for-profit or charity shares a similar political ethos with our colleagues, that we can commiserate or celebrate over partisan politics and larger issues like the #MeToo movement, the adoption of preferred...

Steps to create a psychologically safe workplace

The Globe and Mail and Morneau Shepell have created the Employee Recommended Workplace Award to honour companies that put the health and well-being of their employees first. Read about the 2018 winners of the award at tgam.ca/workplaceaward. Register now for...

The whys and ways of assertiveness at work

Want to learn more on this subject? We partnered with the author for a free webinar. Click here to watch the recording. When asked if she could take on just this one extra load of work, Jo wanted to say no...

Stop swimming in the shallow end of self care

Want to learn more on this topic? We partnered with the author for a free webinar. Click here to watch the recording. When we think about self care, we focus far too often on things like having massages, going to yoga,...
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