News and Opinion for HR, Talent and Leaders
Efficient people make for a profitable business. Most businesses want to recruit the smartest and the brightest, and you want to find them quickly. If your recruiting process takes a long time, you risk losing out the best candidates. The recruiting process which takes a long time to complete may become frustrating for both you […]
Hiring a first employee is critical for any organization because it is setting the tone for your corporate culture. That’s not to say the employee dictates the culture, but that person will theoretically be representative of what you want your corporate culture to be like and will be the example of your corporate culture to […]
Differences Between Employee Surveys and Employee Engagement Gallup recently reported that 66% of employees are not engaged at work, a slight increase above the 70% reported in 2017. While it’s great to see more companies recognizing the importance of employee engagement, these numbers are still less than impressive. One of the reasons employee engagement […]
Benefits of an Executive Coach Social media and streaming services mean that every move we make can be uploaded and watched by millions of people within seconds. Because of this, leaders around the globe are no longer just beholden to board members or customers but are held to a higher standard by everyone. This means […]
HR Tech and Business Automation Are you a Human Resources Manager looking for ways to simplify your job tasks? Let’s consider ways to make the tasks of HR easier by using several automated tools and techniques that let them handle their tasks quite well. HR managers have been using technology to re-design HR functions for […]
Sales Designations Receive Big Boost from Government of Canada’s Sectoral Initiatives Program (SIP) This week, Canadian Professional Sales Association and the Government of Canada announced a new relationship which will bring considerable funding to developing the sales labour force across Canada over the next three years. CPSA is partnering with educators, employers, sales professionals and people […]
The pressure to perform, lack of acknowledgment and feeling undervalued- these are problems plaguing many passionate employees in the workplace. Not for the lack of effort from managers, CEO’s etc… but the lack of awareness that employees each have their own motivation styles. Imagine this, you’ve ventured through the hiring process, found a perfect candidate […]
Why Choose Crossboarding for Your Organization? Everyone knows how crucial onboarding is to set up a new hire for success. It takes time, it takes money. It’s risky and feels like a bit of a gamble. After all, you don’t really know if the new hire is right for the job. Is there an alternative? […]
The Effects of Micromanagement on Employees’ Mental Health Micromanagement is a common leadership style whereby a manager closely observes and controls the work of employees. The movie Office Space (1999) brilliantly encapsulates this management style. The dreaded boss, Bill Lumbergh (played by Gary Cole), constantly pesters Peter Gibbons (played by Ron Livingston) about his work, […]
Encompassing the people that make up a company’s workforce, Human Resources are an integral part of any organization, responsible for the screening of new potential employees, as well as the training and general well-being management of its current ones. An HR Department monitors and controls payroll, as well as employee benefits and happiness. However, the […]