Moving Beyond the Diversity Quota: How to Foster Inclusivity in Your Organization
By now, we all know diversity in the workplace is good for people and business. But many employees still feel disconnected or undervalued, despite companies’ best attempts at hiring a more representative workforce. What’s missing is a culture of inclusion. From introverts feeling overlooked in large meetings to sober or [...]
What Are Your KPIs Really Measuring?
No CEO doubts the importance of measuring their company’s performance properly. Yet the executive teams I’ve assisted over more than 25 years generally struggle to engage with the challenge. As one CEO put it to me, “when we get to corporate KPIs their eyes glaze over.” Or, as another said [...]
Cellphones in the classroom: learning tool or distraction?
These days, more and more students are bringing cell phones to class. Even elementary school-aged students have cell phones in their pockets and backpacks. However, the news of Ontario’s decision to ban cell phones in classrooms opens again the debate about whether or not students should have cellphones in school. [...]
What HR skills will be most in-demand in the future?
With new challenges at every corner, HRM highlights the skills HR professionals will need to survive and thrive. 2020 has thrown some unprecedented challenges in HR’s way. From rapidly changing ways of working to the news that we are in recession – the pressure is on and there will invariably be some [...]
The history of Employee Assistance Programs and how they’ve coped with COVID-19
EAPs have a very interesting past and an extremely important future. When the pandemic first forced Australians into lockdown it didn’t immediately result in more employees reaching out to Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs). In fact, for the first two to three weeks there was a decrease in calls to their counsellors, [...]
