I have heard a lot of people complain about HR at their company. It seems to be common practice to talk about how incompetent HR people are. Let’s face it: we often get a bad rap. While there are HR people out there who give us a bad reputation, I think there are far more […]
When Your Team’s Energy Is Low It Hurts Productivity And Innovation
When your team’s energy level is low it not only affects productivity but also members’ ability to think innovatively and carry new ideas forward. Allowing energy to drain is very costly Several things can affect energy but a major one that we commonly see is team members giving too much attention to things over which […]
10 Reasons To Hire Students
As a former co-op student and current co-op employer, I always get excited when we welcome a new co-op recruit to Learnography. Here are some of the reasons why.
Why is it so Hard to Find a Work/Life Balance?
Work seems to have infiltrated every aspect of our lives these days. We used to be limited with the amount of work we could take home; however, with technology giving us the ability to work from almost anywhere, there seems to be this expectation that we respond to everything right away. Many of us crave […]
Why the Zombie Apocalypse Needs an HR Director
The Walking Dead finished its fifth season in March, and I have to admit I enjoy a story that involves supernatural creatures in the apocalypse. Without giving too much away, this season saw our band of survivors joining a group of people who had built a small, walled-in community. Their leader is a politician who […]
What Landed These Companies on the “Most Admired” List
The results are finally in. The World’s Most Admired Companies (WMAC) of 2015 were recently announced by Fortune. Each year, the magazine partners with Hay Group to research the coveted list of companies that redefine the management bar. Hay Group looked into what makes these companies so great. The research identified six megatrends that will […]
Leaders. Learning.
Learnography’s support for innovation in education means that we get to attend (and film) some incredible events. These conferences and speaking engagements bring together thought leaders throughout the sector, from across Canada, to talk about what matters most to them. When you get that many passionate people in a room, the excitement is palpable. Presence. […]
How Employees Can Have a Good Relationship with their HR Department
I have friends who have said to me, “I never go to HR because they aren’t helpful.” While I know there are some HR people out there that warrant such a statement, I have worked with and met a number of HR professionals who dedicate themselves to improving the workplace and advocating for employees. It […]
The Multigenerational Team…Is It Really That Different?
Multi generational teams and workplaces have become a hot topic. You might wonder why. After all, organizations have always been made up of more than one generation. The Difference Today Is Two Fold: First the number of possible generations working together in one team has increased with the reluctance of the older generation to hang […]
To Meet or not to Meet?
That indeed is, or should be, the question that is asked when we call a meeting whether it is a face -to -face meeting or phone or video conferencing. What frequently happens is that there is a topic that is top of some individuals’ minds, perhaps for instance, a new marketing strategy. And since all […]