What does it mean to have a “culture of caring”? If you’re the David Suzuki Foundation, that means providing flexible working arrangements that help employees achieve work-life balance and good mental health. Four-day work week a boon to productivity, recruitment...
Want to learn more on this subject? We partnered with the author to present a free webinar - click here to watch the recording. Employers in Ontario are at greater risk of litigation from employees who have been harassed in...
When your nonprofit organization is based in a remote region, your people face competitive offers from other employers, and you face constant turnover, how do you maintain a resilient, strong team? According to the Conseil de développement économique des Territoires...
Thirteen percent of Canadians are employed in the charitable sector but, as Michael Grogan, vice president, programs & operations for the Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations says, “It’s easy for us to lose sight of the fact that nonprofit employers...
Back in 1993, when I began working for a university, my supervisor introduced me to a newfangled notion called “email”. After he explained the long process involved in sending and receiving messages on a slow and unwieldy server, I responded,...
In today’s workplace, we recognize the importance of preventing discrimination, whether based on gender, race, personality type, or other differences, and it isn’t hard to find training or programs that encourage solid and meaningful inclusion of all types of people...
Want to learn more about how you can develop a workplace Responsive Behaviour Prevention Program? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - watch the recording here. What is “real” violence? Extreme violence includes homicides and firearm injuries...
We spend more than half our waking hours at work, so when work becomes stressful, it can have a disproportionate impact on our well-being. And when the cause of stress is conflict, it also affects our ability to do the...
Anyone who’s ever worked in an office setting has likely experienced the dreaded “toxic workplace” scenario - and if you haven’t… kudos to you for being either extremely lucky or an incredibly perceptive job-seeker when it comes to recognizing healthy...
Want to learn more about how you can improve your listening skills? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - watch the recording here. Think of a time when you were in a conversation and you felt truly...
