When leaders experience a problem with a specific person, a gut reaction is to solve it in the quickest, easiest, and most painless way possible. It’s true that problems should be solved quickly, however, well-intentioned efficiency or avoidance can cause leaders to miss the mark. Even when uncomfortable, dealing with a situation personally with the…
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3 Reasons Why Small Companies Need HR
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HR Trends
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The first thing business owners think about when starting a company is their core business. An idea becomes a product or service fueled by the passion that started it all. Once the dream becomes a reality, passion for the cause quickly becomes inundated by other business requirements such as securing funding, legal support, space and…
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28 Sep
Don’t Promote Your Best Employees…
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Leadership
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At the very least, stop promoting your best employees into leadership positions without very, very careful consideration. I speak with so many different employers from different industries, and the story is too often the same. “We have this great employee, best technical person or best performer we’ve ever had, so….we promoted them to Manager /…
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That Back to School Feeling
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Leadership
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Is it just me or does that back to school feeling still hit you, even though you haven’t gone ‘back to school’ in ages? There is something about September and getting back into a routine after the classic Winnipeg summer slowdown. Even though August was a very busy month for me from a work perspective,…
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What Are Leaders Afraid Of?
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Leadership
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In the past number of months, we’ve been focusing time with many clients on one of our newest Acuity products: the Engagement Indicator. The Engagement Indicator is a survey that asks employees a series of questions that have been proven to measure the core elements needed to attract, focus, and retain an organization’s most talented employees…
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Key Communication Tips for Effective Change Management
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HR Trends
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Change management planning can quickly be derailed without a solid communication plan. On the other hand, a strong communication plan can help make up for unforeseen circumstances or an imperfect change management strategy. Here are some key change management communication tips to help you navigate the change path: COMMUNICATE THE PROBLEM In order for people…
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Suit Shopping for Beginners: Lessons in Humility
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Leadership
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Shopping for my first suit was an experience in humility that will stay with me forever, and one that has (oddly enough) helped to shape the leader that I am today. A number of years back, I had left a job with a clear career track to follow a new path. As I approached graduation from…
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Take a Little Time for Yourself
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HR Trends
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I just came back from holidays and for the first time in a while I’m actually feeling refreshed! I don’t know about you, but usually when I take time off, I don’t feel like I have enough time to truly detach from work and rest. By the time I’ve settled into to vacation mode, the…
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Tales from a Self-Diagnosed Speak To Thinker
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Leadership
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I was recently facilitating a training session, when a participant brought up a concept about how people process information. She said that most people generally fall into one of two categories 1) Speak to Think or 2) Think to Speak. Hearing this concept verbalized something I knew to be true but had never put…
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Opportunity Knocks Softly: Unlikely Career Opportunities
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Opportunity rarely arrives with a neon sign pointing to the next step, especially when it comes to careers. While I’m a fan of being strategic and applying for work that you are passionate about, I also recognize it isn’t a luxury that everyone always has. The trick is not to miss out on an opportunity when…
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