Top HR Policies for 2024

Top HR Policies for 2024

Top HR Policies for 2024 In our ever-changing world, organizations are being faced with new challenges and opportunities they haven’t had before. Things like Covid-19 affecting where employees work and disruptive technology means organizations need to adapt and ensure...
Competitive Compensation

Competitive Compensation

Competitive Compensation: Advantages, Risks, and How to Achieve It It’s no secret that attracting and retaining top talent is an ongoing and evolving strategy for any business and not something you “set and forget”. While there’s many components to incorporate into...
How are you? Really…

How are you? Really…

  Competitive Compensation: Advantages, Risks, and How to Achieve It It’s no secret that attracting and retaining top talent is an ongoing and evolving strategy for any business and not something you “set and forget”. While there’s many components to incorporate...
Top 5 HR Policies of 2022

Top 5 HR Policies of 2022

Top 5 HR Policies of 2022   Ok, this has been a hot question in recent months so let’s jump right in. Our workplaces continue to evolve as we see different variants and recruitment and retention become that much more challenging. Here is a countdown of our Top 5...
Top 5 Covid Holiday Party Alternatives

Top 5 Covid Holiday Party Alternatives

Top 5 Covid Holiday Party Alternatives   Ah, the office holiday party. How will we be able to end the year without getting together with our co-workers, eating and drinking too much, then doing or saying something we shouldn’t do or say? It’s a holiday tradition in...
How I Found Perspective Walking my Dog

How I Found Perspective Walking my Dog

How I Found Perspective Walking my Dog   Ten years ago, we moved into an amazing neighbourhood. Our house sits on an almost two acre lot and there are rolling hills and beautiful scenery. Before I had kids I used to run five kilometres, five times a week in our...
Workplace Self Distancing: Is this our new reality?

Workplace Self Distancing: Is this our new reality?

Workplace Self Distancing: Is this our new reality?   Since the early 2000s, we have been in an incredibly ever-changing transition when it comes to how we work.  My 1st “real” job out of university I had a flip phone, and get this, a Palm Pilot! (yes, I was that...
Top 10 Books for any Entrepreneur

Top 10 Books for any Entrepreneur

Top 10 Books for any Entrepreneur   Some of the world’s most successful people – Bill Gates, Mark Cuban, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg & Oprah Winfrey. What do they and the rest of the top 1% have in common? They read! Some read 50+ books a year. While I strive to do...
Is there any Value in Reference Checks?

Is there any Value in Reference Checks?

I am often asked: “Sarah, why bother checking references? No one is going to provide a reference that won’t say favorable things.” We’ve all seen those list of references most candidates provide at the end of the interview. They include a colleague, a friend or...