Every employer knows this time of year can be long on downtime and short on productivity. Businesses tend to slow down, and staff are full of the festive spirit, so work tends to take a back seat. How can you make use of this time and keep your employees engaged? We’ve got five suggestions: […]
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Sexual Harassment has been reported – now what? Conduct a Workplace Investigation! With the rise of the #metoo movement and increasing awareness of inappropriate conduct at work, employers know they must take measures to prevent potential occurrences in their organizations. But what should they do if an employee does accuse their coworker of harassment?
We are weeks away from marijuana legalization in Canada, as cannabis will be decriminalized under federal legislation on October 17. Many employers already anticipate that this will impact their workplaces. They may be imagining employees trying their luck on October 17 and coming to work under the influence, or not coming in at all. But
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September is here – it’s time to head back to school. Have you sharpened your pencils and opened your books? That’s right, “back to school” isn’t just for the kids – us grown-up professionals can benefit from fall learning too. While many working adults stay abreast of their industry’s current trends, we ask how many
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What is Executive Coaching? It used to be that executive coaching was thought of as a problem-solving tool. Got a manager with a short fuse who yells inappropriately at his staff? Or an executive who doesn’t quite have what it takes to get to the next level? A coach would be brought in to help
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Error-proof Your Performance Appraisal Process and Avoid These Common Pitfalls Performance appraisals can be invaluable professional development tools when used to inspire and coach employees to their greatest ability. Ideally, performance appraisals objectively communicate information that can enhance performance; however, because they are based on human judgement, they can be subject to error. To ensure
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In a past Pivot HR911 post, we talked about changing jobs. But what if you want to change your entire career? How do you it and not fall on your face? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. In this month’s HR911 post, we’ll address how to make a major career change – and do it
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(Yes!…if you use your leverage to negotiate a great package) In this month’s Pivot HR911 post we are talking about the benefits of going back to a former employer. We got a call from Callie (name changed to protect her confidentiality) after her old boss asked her to return to a job she’d left two years
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A Pivot HR911 Post: It’s time for our blog’s monthly Pivot HR911 post, where we feature questions from readers looking for employment advice. This month we help a banking professional who is thinking about pursuing a new job opportunity even though she is happy where she is. Should she risk leaving after only one year? Read on
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Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, there was a marketing team that was working hard on a rebranding strategy for their company Acme Industries Inc. On the day our story takes place, manager Ali gathered the team together for a last-minute meeting before presenting their work to the Board the
