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Erica blends the sciences of adult learning, creative thinking and playfulness to create engaging activities, courses and programs. Her courses give individuals and teams the tools and skills to generate more ideas, transform their meetings, problem-solving skills and teamwork. This year Erica also embarked on combining playfulness and team building. She joined the team at […]
The recruitment process requires a lot of time and resources, which is why improving retention is always an important mission for every company. One of the most common issues is talent hoarding — keeping your best employees in their current roles. Companies need to be investing more in employee development to reduce turnover and keep […]
Dr. Roger Firestien is the Senior Faculty Member at the International Center for Studies in Creativity at the State University of New York- Buffalo State. The Center confers the only Master of Science Degree in Creativity Studies of its kind in the world. Roger has been called “The Gold Standard” of creativity training by his […]
I recently had breakfast with an HR colleague who had started a new job at a small government contractor. This company had never employed an HR professional, so she had a lot of work to do. As she described her new role, she talked about the extensive time, effort and investment it was going to […]
Analytics is changing the world of work, enabling HR leaders to better impact business outcomes. The People Analytics Summit Canada will show you how to mature your analytics function.
Nicholas Larche wears a few hats at ShopAtHome.com, a Denver-based eCommerce company. He is the organization’s Human Resources Manager, Corporate Counsel and sole Recruiter. Nicholas is also the Founder & Head of Content of HR UndergroundX, a digital movement promoting nation-wide innovation in human resources. For more of his content on leadership, HR, and the […]
Businesses spend countless hours and untold amounts of money on employee recruitment, only to discover that many new hires leave shortly after coming on board. This shouldn’t come as a complete surprise, especially since Millennial workers (among others) are known for hopping from one job to the next. Nevertheless, an inability to retain valued employees […]
If you’ve gone above and beyond on your CPD; if you’ve spent time, money and energy on your professional development to hone your leadership skills then I may have some bad news for you. Practicing skills isn’t the most effective way of developing as a leader. To be more precise; intense, focused and repetitive practice […]
During today’s #HRChat we looked at the topic of rewards and recognition in the context of how HR can embrace new processes and tools to recognize achievements. From the discussion it’s clear that companies who pay attention to engaging employees through recognition efforts will benefit when they make an effort to appreciate everyone’s contributions in […]
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