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A happy employee is a productive employee — that might seem like common sense, but a number of researchers have put the hypothesis to the test, just in case. As you should expect, University of Warwick determined that happiness amongst a workforce resulted in a 12 percent boost to productivity, whereas unhappy workers were 10 […]
Political expression among co-workers can cause tension and create significant discord in the workplace. Yet, less than 10% of employees say that political expression in the workplace has caused discomfort within the last week or that they’ve felt singled out or discriminated against as a result of political discussions at work, according to a recent […]
Gone are the days of the human resources department being a big, bad, scary thing. These days, HR really is about supporting employees, the company, and the overall mission, vision, and values of where the business is headed. But sometimes, that support comes at a price. The job of a human resources professional is harder […]
Ahead of Hacking HR Toronto, speaker Josh Siegal shares his thoughts on issues related to his session. The era of the knowledge worker has created an undeniable war for talent. In order to win, in almost any industry, organizations need the very best people. Few senior leaders would argue this statement. The war for talent has […]
Changing How We Train Employees It goes without saying that the more complex the job at hand is, the more energy (but not necessarily money) you need to invest in order to ensure you’ll have some results at the end of the day. The trouble is, many employers nowadays can’t really be bothered with training […]
The Toronto Public Library will play host to the latest DisruptHR Toronto tonight. The 6th edition of the popular event for those in and around HR will happen 5:30-9:30 and promises to provide one of the strongest speaker line-ups yet! The sold-out summit is produced by Tim Baker, Owner & Consultant at Tim Baker HR […]
In the latest episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham talks with Esther Dyson, executive founder of the Way to Wellville, a decade-long, evidence-generating project devoted to understanding and testing models for cultivating community health that will return profits to investors and health to the participants and their communities. Esther is a speaker at this […]
Virgin Pulse’s annual Thrive Summit – the conference focusing on employee health, wellbeing and engagement – starts today and Bill Banham from The HR Gazette will be covering the 3-day event. Watch out for special episodes of the HRchat podcast this week with Thrive speakers including Esther Dyson! 100s of HR pros and business leaders will […]
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Ilya Brotzky, CEO and CoFounder of VanHack, a leading Canadian HR Tech startup. Featured in Fast Company, BC Business, and Betakit, Ilya leads a team of 30+ employees from 11 countries with the mission of creating a borderless world for tech talent through jobs. The […]
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Tony Deblauwe, author, of such books such as Tangling with Tyrants about boss behavior, ways leaders can better engage and motivate employees, and how to avoid burnout in the workplace. Listen to this HRchat episode and discover: What are some of the challenge for organizations in developing […]