Entries Tagged Employee Relations

Four years ago, when I talked with Wright Thompson about his book The Cost of These Dreams, he called Taylor Swift  “the...

The newest coming-of-age cohort that’s beginning to shift workplace dynamics is Generation Z, generally defined as the 72 million or so people...

If you want your business to outlast you, you’ll need to put a succession plan in place. But for any succession plan to...

The sinking of the Titanic stands as a tragic and haunting reminder of human fallibility. Surprisingly, the parallels between the Titanic disaster...

So you finally hired a new employee. Do you have a training plan in place? Training is such a critical element that if...

Starting a plumbing or septic services company comes with a unique set of challenges and understanding certain aspects of the business beforehand can...

Despite our best efforts, it’s not as easy as it looks to get the new-employee training equation right. We train too early,...

The holiday season is a time for joy, generosity, gratitude and gift-giving. And if that informs the way we treat our friends...

"They’re here, but they’re not here. My staff isn’t committed, and it’s obvious to me and our customers. We’re in trouble.” "To say...

There’s an insidious virus infecting the American workplace and it doesn’t start with a C and end with 19. It’s called imposter syndrome,...

In the workplace we often hear about “unsafe acts,” defined as any activity by workers that is not in accordance with the...

Each year, businesses waste thousands of dollars on training that doesn’t deliver expected results. Consequently, many company owners or managers determine that...

Every day, more than two dozen hydroexcavation and dry- and wet-vacuum trucks emblazoned with Hurricane Hydrovac iconography fan out across southern Ontario...

Few workplaces are total negativity-free zones. Even the best places to work can suffer from the occasional corrosive effects generated by drama...