News and Opinion for HR, Talent and Leaders
Last week, I was a panelist at the Diversity By Design event produced by Kim Benedict, CEO and Co-founder of TalentMinded. Hosted at MaRS, it was a meeting of more than 100 talent acquisition, HR, and other professionals interested in the issues around workplace diversity and inclusion. My fellow panelists were Johnathan Nightingale, Founder & […]
Between 2007 and 2016, productivity has drastically declined at the workplace. This has been associated with advancement in technology such as the prevalence of the smartphones which can take way too much of our time away from tings we should be focusing on while at work. Obviously, with this notion, most employees think that mitigating technology […]
If you are on social media then chances are your employer has looked you up on more than one occasion. This may be to check up on your before hiring or simply as a way to monitor your professionalism whilst working for the company. But, can this level of exposure from your social media have […]
The best companies are adopting self-evaluation. Why? because self-evaluation is beneficial for both the employee and the employer. Let’s investigate… What is self-evaluation? Self-evaluation is a process of defining goals by employees, achieving goals by employees, and evaluating results by employees, all by himself. It is a process which allows employees to set his goals, […]
As an essential business topic, strategy execution is in its infancy. Yet it’s quickly evolving as leaders demand more knowledge, structure and resources on how to achieve it to remain competitive in the rapidly changing business environment. When leaders address how to execute strategy, it’s not always with the same energy, drive and conviction they […]
Mismanaging cultural diversity in the workplace causes unhealthy tensions and a loss of team productivity. Your company’s is exponentially stronger with you foster an atmosphere of acceptance. While recently reminiscing about my life with a previous employer I am reminded of a time where inside two weeks I had one employee tell another she looked like Aunt […]
Finding the right employee for an organization as a tough task. If you are an HR manager at your firm, you can easily relate to the pressure you have on your shoulder during the recruitment of each new employee. It is highly crucial to select the perfect person for the position at your firm. We […]
Tonight is the September #NextGenTA meetup at MaRS in downtown Toronto. The popular event will, this time, be talking about “Diversity by Design” and includes a panel of top experts and lots of opportunities for networking. The event promises to offer a thoughtful and in-depth discussion focused on how companies are redesigning their processes to […]
People Analytics: What is in Store For the Future of HR? Advanced analytics has always been a tough tactic to adopt for HR pros looking to improve processes. HR teams are constantly being ladened with conventional data management and administrative work such that its’ true potential is being concealed; even though HR holds tremendous capabilities […]
We all know the benefits of your average applicant tracking system: candidate screening, posting to job boards for you, and helping you to easily search through hundreds of applications. The benefits of using an application tracking system don’t stop there: when it’s calendar connected, it can also help with the interview booking process. This process […]