We were fortunate to speak with Kevin about what brought him to Disrupt HR Vancouver and his role as a speaker.
Office St. Patrick’s Day How-To
St. Patrick’s Day is a fun way for employees to bond, however there are steps HR should take to ensure the holiday is safe and fun for everyone.
DisruptHR Vancouver: Interview With Angie Coates
Angie Coates is a creative entrepreneur living in Vancouver, Canada. She’s also a designer, writer and talent consultant. Her passion is helping individuals lead more positive lives, create engaging communities, and build better work environments. Her approach is innovative; it combines over a decade of experience in business and management together with design and creativity. […]
Shake Up Your View Of Leadership
Some New Ground Rules For The Millennial Generation Since starting NextGenLeaders eight years ago, we’ve had the privilege of working extensively with Millennials. At the onset, my assumption was that great leadership is great leadership, and that most of my favorite principles and models would have as much currency for Millennials as they do for […]
3 Fs for a Healthier Workforce
The World Health organization makes it clear that there are significant benefits from an improvement in workforce health. Whilst investments in workforce health might instinctively seem to benefit employees the most, in fact the benefits are split between the employees and the organization. Having established that increasing workforce health is a mutually beneficial outcome, how […]
Millennials: You Can’t Fight Demographics
I was born in 1956, right in the middle of the Baby Boom, on the cusp between the Vietnam Generation and the Me Generation. Like many of my colleagues embracing our ‘Third Act’, our focus has shifted to helping clients with issues of succession and the development and coaching of the next generation. You can’t […]
Millennials and Volunteerism
A recent study[1] found that 92% of millennials are interested in making the world a better place. That got me thinking: Are millennials active as volunteers? How can charitable organizations tap into their potential? Volunteering Trends The most recent data from Statistics Canada[2] paints an interesting picture. Volunteer participation is highest for the 15 to […]
ADP Meeting of the Minds 2016: Tools to Build Knowledge, Networks and Capital
The theme of this year’s event in Washington, D.C., is “Build Your Capital.”
Exercising Leadership: A World of Starfish, Corporate Life and Span of Control
I find the Starfish Thrower parable something helpful to remember. Most of us cannot change the world for everyone within our organizations. We can, however, choose to impact those within our reach.
DisruptHR Vancouver: Interview With Brenda Rigney
Brenda Rigney recently joined Nurse Next Door, the Canadian home care provider, in November 2015. She has an exciting mandate over the next 36 months to create people, process and technology solutions for their Heartquarters (what Nurse Next Door calls their Vancouver-based Head Office) and to enable the growth of 500 franchise operations over four continents. We […]