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Tuesday, February 19th, 2019

What Does It Take to be a Top Employer?

collaboration, communication, corporate values, top employer, training

It’s common in these days of start-ups to hear about funky workspaces, great coffee bars in the office, and a more relaxed atmosphere. These are great perks, but there is a lot more to being a top employer. To sum it up in one sentence, I’d say: “Leaders of “top employers” treat employees the way … Continue reading What Does It Take to be a Top Employer?

Tuesday, December 18th, 2018

Three Things to Help You and Your Employees Succeed

collaboration, decision making

2019 is just around the corner, and each new year is the perfect opportunity to change something for the better. It doesn’t have to be huge. Just think of the Butterfly Effect – small changes can make a big difference to outcomes. I’d like to suggest three things for you to consider for your team … Continue reading Three Things to Help You and Your Employees Succeed

Wednesday, July 18th, 2018

Why, What & How Do You Collaborate?

behaviour, collaboration, engagement, leadership, Time Management

Like so many professionals, I’m challenged to have enough time to respond to requests from others and get my own work done. It felt like the authors of the Harvard Business Review article “Collaboration Without Burnout” were speaking to me with this gem: “Much overload is driven by your desire to maintain a reputation as … Continue reading Why, What & How Do You Collaborate?

Wednesday, June 20th, 2018

Can You Train People When You Don’t Have All the Answers?

collaboration, communication, decision making, development, employee engagement, engagement, needs assessment, skill development, training

Recently I worked with a client who had given a new role to a group of employees – a role they had to take on quickly, without a lot of preparation. The employees are a capable and willing group and did a great job meeting the immediate need. Once that need passed, the organization decided … Continue reading Can You Train People When You Don’t Have All the Answers?

Wednesday, May 16th, 2018

How to Build a Collaborative, Productive Meeting

collaboration, communication, engagement, productive meetings

Your schedule is probably teeming with meetings – on projects, with your team, for planning and so on. In some workplaces, the amount of time spent in meetings can be so excessive employees may feel like the only opportunity to “do work” is outside of the workplace. It doesn’t have to be that way. Meetings … Continue reading How to Build a Collaborative, Productive Meeting

Wednesday, April 18th, 2018

Employees and Change: Do It With Them – Not To Them!

accountability, change management, collaboration, engagement

The Buzz of Change Management I was involved in big change projects before change management became such a buzzword. While taking training from Prosci, whose popular change management approach was developed by engineers, based on research, I learned to define it this way: Change management is the application of a structured process and tools … Continue reading Employees and Change: Do It With Them – Not To Them!

Wednesday, March 21st, 2018

Diversity, Inclusion and Progress in the Workplace – What Does It Take?

collaboration, communication, engagement, learning

It’s fascinating what people say and do in reaction to initiatives to ensure a more inclusive workplace. Perhaps some of the naysayers who call these things “special treatment” believe that if we simply stop visibly mistreating marginalized groups, then we’ve made all the progress that’s necessary. Privilege Comes with Blinders I’ve been struck by the … Continue reading Diversity, Inclusion and Progress in the Workplace – What Does It Take?

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