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- 3 Practical Solutions to Fix Your Hiring Pipeline
Fix your hiring pipeline with 3 practical solutions: build in-house, leverage hiring tech, or outsource recruitment. Learn the pros, cons, & best fit for your team.
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- 3 Practical Solutions to Fix Your Hiring PipelineFix your hiring pipeline with 3 practical solutions: build in-house, leverage hiring tech, or outsource recruitment. Learn the pros, cons, & best fit for your team.
- What is the Pay Equity Act? A Simple Guide for Federally Regulated Employers
The Pay Equity Act helps federally regulated employers ensure fair, transparent pay for all employees. This guide breaks down who it applies to, what a pay equity plan involves, and key steps to stay compliant as you review or update your plan in 2026. - Planning for Progress: How to Align People Strategy with Business Strategy for 2026
Big plans for 2026? When people strategy lags behind business decisions, teams stretch thin, roles stay open, and momentum slows. - How to Use Employee Feedback to Shape Workplace Goals in 2026
Reflection alone won’t drive change. Learn how to turn employee feedback into actionable insights, set clear priorities, and build trust as you plan for 2026. - When (and Why) BC Employers Might Ask for a Sick Note: Recent Changes to the ESA
New changes to sick note rules tighten requirements for BC employers. Learn when & why you can request a sick note from employees. - The People Strategy Playbook: 12 Insights Every Employer Needs for 2026
Bite-sized insights and helpful resources to help leaders strengthen the people practices that drive business success and growth.
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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:…
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Meet the Envol Team: Rikka Bouseh
Envol is all about its people. Obviously. So naturally we love sharing our incredible team with you – they’re just too great to keep to ourselves! Read on to meet Rikka, our Senior People Strategist. She’s an HR queen and quality human being.
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Happy Birthday Envol! Reflections from our First Year
Envol Strategies was launched on September 12, 2016. I started Envol because I believe that businesses can be more human, better places to work. After years working in the recruiting agency world, I knew that companies deserved more than expensive bandaid solutions to their people challenges. I saw first-hand the profound disconnect between great employers…
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Eye of the Intern: Sam’s Ultimate Top 3
Oh, hey there. It’s me again. You remember, right? It’s Sam tuning in from your dynamic intern duo, here to share my final thoughts before I head out the door! I’ve had the pleasure of spending Summer 2017 with a small but talented team. I found a home at Hot Soup and Envol – although I’m still…
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Meet the Team: Sasha Rudenko
Next up, we have our ‘Doer-of-All-the-Things’, Sasha Rudenko! Her official title may be Project Manager, but that by no means covers the extent of what she does here at Envol. With her pinch of sass and never-ending ambition, Sasha is a true asset at the office.
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Meet the Envol Team: Samantha Wong [Intern 2/2]
You can probably tell – we love talking about our team. Our next Meet the Team introduces our second Intern, Samantha! Samantha and Angus have quickly become the office dynamic duo, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. If you’re ever wondering who manages our Instagram, Samantha’s your girl. She’s a professional in-office photographer…