by Ingrid Vaughan | Jan 22, 2021 | HR Strategies, Leadership
2020 forced us to shift our perspective and rethink our workspaces and companies. For example, instead of the upward trend that we have seen in the past few years of going global and connecting on an international level, we recognized the need to support local...
by Ingrid Vaughan | Nov 12, 2020 | HR Strategies
How we as Canadians, and indeed, citizens of the world, have experienced COVID-19 are vastly different, intertwined, and connected. We are all dealing with loss on a large scale: loss of income, loss of livelihood, loss of loved ones, loss of normalcy. We have all...
by Ingrid Vaughan | Nov 12, 2020 | HR Strategies
Joe just got notice for the third time in less than a month that another employee was quitting. He felt frustrated that he’d be hiring again. Later, he had to have a performance conversation with Sally, who was lagging in meeting her sales quotas. Yesterday, Joan and...
by Ingrid Vaughan | Nov 12, 2020 | HR Strategies, Leadership
Employee engagement continues to be a priority for employers. A 2015 Gallup survey found that only 30% of employees say they are engaged in their job. More than 50% say they are moderately engaged and 20% are actively disengaged. In years past, employee engagement was...
by Ingrid Vaughan | Nov 12, 2020 | HR Strategies
It’s 9:00 a.m. and John is reviewing his lengthy to-do list. For months he’s struggled with fatigue and lethargy, unable to maintain the mental focus and physical energy his small business requires. He is forgetful, misses deadlines, makes mistakes, is easily frazzled...
by Ingrid Vaughan | Apr 3, 2020 | HR Strategies, Leadership
Most of us are experiencing a business slowdown during this time of caution and social distancing as we all do our part to flatten the curve of COVID-19. While there’s a shared frustration for many business owners with layoffs, shortened work hours, and even business...
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