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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 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.
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.

Have You Heard? Ontario Introduces Pay Transparency Act

For as long as we can remember, designated groups have been disadvantaged economically by the wage gap. Women make on average 70 cents per dollar made by men – for the same work. The deficit only increases for women from different ethnic backgrounds.
Evolving From Company Values to Company Experience: Q&A with Eric Termuende of NoW Innovations

It seems these days that everyone is talking about employee engagement’s red-hot cousin – the company experience. Creating a compelling employee experience is quickly becoming one of the most vital aspects of a business. But what exactly is it? We recently spoke with Eric Termuende about the need for effective interactions and touch points, and…
Extreme Makeover: Offer Letter Edition

We are always looking for ways to improve the employee journey. Lucky for us, we get to guinea pig lots of our ideas on ourselves. We recently noticed a small breakdown in the branding experience for candidates at the offer letter stage. What a missed opportunity! The offer letter represents a key milestone in the…
Impress Your Interviewer: Top 5 Questions to Ask in an Interview

In an interview, there are a few red flags that most employers look for. What most candidates don’t realize is that there is another small, but significant pivot point in an interview. When given the golden opportunity to flip the script and ask interviewers questions, many applicants politely decline. Why can such an innocent interaction…
Interview Best Practices: How to Improve the Candidate Experience

Though it may seem like a straightforward process, navigating an interview (whether it’s by phone or in-person) can be daunting for someone who has never done it before. Even for a seasoned interviewer, there are subtleties that can elevate your interview from ‘meh’ to ‘marvellous’! Let us show you some of tricks and tips to implementing…
Musings: Culture Is Manifested, Not Created

Conversations about creating culture have always intrigued me. Our collective obsession with copying the cultures of massive companies like Google and Facebook fascinates me even more.