by sarahhr | Sep 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by sarahhr | Jun 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by sarahhr | Jan 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Will Employee Self-care Lead to Improved Customer-care in 2022? I was out with friends a few weeks ago and we, of course, started discussing Covid, vaccinations and how we deal with everything going on. We all joked that we could not have survived without our circle...
by sarahhr | Jan 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by sarahhr | Dec 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by sarahhr | Sep 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by sarahhr | Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by sarahhr | Mar 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Covid-19 (Coronavirus): What Employers Need to Know Well, it’s been a scary week! What once felt so distant, on another continent even, is now in our own backyard. I have spent most of the last few days helping clients prepare for impact. We need to start...
by sarahhr | Jan 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by sarahhr | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by sarahhr | Mar 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Recently, I witnessed a passionate debate on a friend’s Facebook newsfeed (where most passion lies these days). There was a discussion about gender equality that lead to a rant from a middle aged white male. He spoke about his experience with gender inequality and...
by sarahhr | Nov 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of the most productive times of year for most businesses is the fall. We come back from summer vacations refreshed and ready to accomplish big goals. Unfortunately, it only lasts so long. Halloween comes and goes and once Remembrance Day passes, we are flooded...
