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Communication – Part 1

February 4, 2021

Many of these blog posts have a communications theme to them. After all, communication is key to leadership and HR (among most other things in business and life!). As such, I felt that it would be appropriate to dedicate appropriate time and space to this topic. Many...

Leading through Uncertainty

January 7, 2021

First, Happy New Year! I hope you had a Merry Christmas and some time off to relax over the past couple of weeks. The holidays were different this year, keeping up with the theme of 2020. The good news is we have a light at the end of the tunnel in the fight against...

Mentorship

December 3, 2020

Providing mentorship opportunities for your employees can be a great way for staff to develop new skills, not to mention the benefits from an employee engagement perspective. Mentorship can be beneficial to both new employees and staff who have been with your...

Stay Interviews

November 4, 2020

In our previous blog post we discussed exit interviews, which are a great tool for collecting meaningful information from employees who are leaving your organization. Stay interviews – which we will discuss in this blog – are about collecting information from...

Exit Interviews

October 3, 2020

When an employee provides you with their resignation notice, it’s a good idea to arrange an exit interview. Exit interviews provide an opportunity to gather information that can help you make improvements within your organization. When you do conduct exit interviews,...

Layoffs – Part 2

September 5, 2020

In continuation of our August blog on layoffs, this post will focus on some of the “do’s” and “don’ts” of conducting layoffs in your organization. While layoffs are fun for no one, a well-planned process can make the situation a little less painful for everyone...