Nearly two in five (38 per cent) Canadians say that having a full flexibility at work is the best working model for their team. This compares to 17 per cent preferring that all employees are together at the worksite and 15 per cent preferring that all employees work fully remote. And the most important type […]
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The trucking industry has been in the spotlight of late, with many drivers unhappy about the federal government’s requirement for COVID-19 vaccines and protests planned across the country. But as director of HR at Polaris Transportation Group, Laura Muir says that her employer is not facing challenges in that area. For one, the company has […]
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A recent Alberta decision has reinforced that when it comes to employee preferences around accommodation, there are limits to an employer’s legal obligations. “Most employers are willing to consider the wishes of an employee in the accommodation process,” says Leanne Walsh, an employment lawyer at West Coast Workplace Law in Vancouver. “But the employer’s legal […]
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The Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner is calling for a return to the 10-day isolation period for COVID-19, after a “premature move” by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to shorten the period to five days. “Recent studies show that the Omicron variant can be infectious for 10 days like other variants of COVID-19,” says Schreiner. […]
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Remember those childhood memories of your loved ones helping you read, write, eat and every bit of life which you can do so easily and naturally today? What helped you master it all? How do you do this all with ease, which was once a struggle? Constant Practice and Support. Isn’t this the recipe to […]
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From our experiences, we know that it is easier to be clever than kind. But as a leader, we need a balance of IQ and EQ and in today’s times, scale for great leaders is tilting towards EQ and empathy. I have witnessed managers who are devoid of feelings empathy and are run by only […]
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Fear, confusion, frustration, needs, should, could(s), would(s). Each day we spend in our work, an emotional tsunami sweeps our minds, every moment. How do we shift through all of this and find what’s important and what will help us to succeed? Most of the times we are running behind promotions, power, higher pay, internal politics, […]
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All of us are surrounded by people with different mindsets and variety of behaviors. Each one of them operate as per their own map of the world, that is driven by personalized emotional patterns, belief systems, experiences, learning, fears and habits etc. As based on these subconscious elements every time when a person goes into […]
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Covid-19 made us realize that physical presence in organizations wasn’t mandatory to make value, but the worker perception of his organization and steps the employer was taking to make sure his wellbeing was most critical in creating meaning and purpose for himself, and this had a key influence in his contribution towards the achievement of […]
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