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- Why Is Hiring So Hard Right Now? (And What You Can Do About It)
Play Duration: 0:00 Hiring used to be simpler. You’d post a job, get a few solid applicants, interview the top ones, and pick your person. But today? It feels like an endless cycle of sifting, ghosting, and second-guessing. And it’s taking a toll – not just on your time, but on your team’s performance and your… Read More »Why Is Hiring So Hard Right Now? (And What You Can Do About It)
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- Why Is Hiring So Hard Right Now? (And What You Can Do About It)Play Duration: 0:00 Hiring used to be simpler. You’d post a job, get a few solid applicants, interview the top ones, and pick your person. But today? It feels like an endless cycle of sifting, ghosting, and second-guessing. And it’s taking a toll – not just on your time, but on your team’s performance and your… Read More »Why Is Hiring So Hard Right Now? (And What You Can Do About It)
- How to Boost Employee Productivity During the Summer Slump
Summer can be a challenging season for workplace productivity. But it’s also a chance to reconnect, reset, and support your team in ways that matter. - Accessibility Progress Reports: Your 2025 Obligations as a Federally Regulated Employer
If you’re a federally regulated employer in Canada, your accessibility progress report is due June 1st 2025. Learn about your obligations here! - Breaking Barriers in the Trades: The Lady Plumber Leading Change
Women make up less than 5% of tradespeople in Canada — but that number is slowly rising thanks to industry leaders like Mary-Anne. - Neurodiversity in the Workplace: An Employer’s Guide to Supporting Employees
Listen to this Blog Duration: 0:00 Neurodiversity is a simple but powerful idea: our brains work in different ways. And that’s a good thing! There are an estimated 600,000 neurodiverse adults in Canada. That’s a whole lot of brainpower showing up differently (and brilliantly) across our teams. In the workplace, this includes both neurotypical and… Read More »Neurodiversity in the Workplace: An Employer’s Guide to Supporting Employees - How to Protect Your Business Without Downsizing Your Workforce
In today’s unpredictable economy, the instinct to downsize your team may seem like the quickest & easiest way to cut costs. But is downsizing the right answer?
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5 Easy Ways to Boost Your Employer Brand
Your company has an employer brand, whether or not you choose to manage it. An authentic, engaging employer brand is critical to attracting and keeping the right staff for your organization. At the sweet spot where HR meets marketing, your employer brand represents the people who work for you and helps you attract top talent. This…
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Managing Culture after a Rebrand: Q&A with Pamela Trinh of MLA Canada
Mergers and acquisitions have a bad reputation when it comes to culture and talent management. Pamela Trinh, HR Manager at MLA Canada, shares her experience managing culture after a rebrand following the merger of two real estate powerhouses: MAC Marketing Solutions and BLVD Marketing Group.
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How to Engage Stakeholders for Change Management: Q&A with Ashley Hoytema of AdvanTec Manufacturing Canada
Have you ever struggled to get stakeholders bought in to a new initiative? You’re not alone. Successful change management is hard! We are thrilled to kick off our Future Perfect Expert Series with Ashley Hoytema, HR Generalist at AdvanTec Manufacturing Canada and former panelist at our event, Future Perfect: Humanizing the Candidate Experience.
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2017 Reflections & Looking Ahead to 2018
Year end is often a time to reflect on what has been accomplished, and what is still left to be done upon entering the New Year. As we close out 2017, our team looks back with pride and excitement! Our Future Perfect events brought together over 200 People and Culture Leaders to discuss people challenges and…
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5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Candidate Experience
On November 22, 2017, we hosted our second Future Perfect event, Humanizing the Candidate Experience. We created the Future Perfect event series with the goal of gathering People and Culture Leaders from a cross-section of industries to collaborate and share insight on issues that impact organizations.
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Golden Unicorn: 6 Steps to Building an Effective Employee Recognition Program
Catch people doing things right more often than you catch people doing things wrong. – Elena Romero Early in my career I had the pleasure of working closely with Elena Romero, a fantastic people leader who is one of my key mentors. Elena’s advice has stuck with me, and is the foundation of my philosophy around employee recognition:…