The need for pay transparency is old news. It has been long known that when people have a clear understanding of the procedures that determine what their pay is, and that the decisions about pay changes are being made fairly,
The Business Costs of Unpaid Caregiving
Over the last many months, I’ve had conversations with several people about their need to act as caregivers. The stories have been about recent diagnoses as well as longer-term ongoing care needs and have included physical and cognitive health. The
Employee Caregivers
Caregivers (also referred to as Carers) are people who hold a caregiving role for another person. They are men, women, and children, and the care they provide ranges from simple to complex. The need for care can be due to
The Great Resignation (AKA The Great Retirement)
For several years – long before the COVID pandemic’s impact on the workforce – I have been talking and writing about the impending workforce shortages in Canada. The following image provides a very real sense of what is happening to
Compensation Planning – What’s New for 2022?
“Show me the Money!” (Jerry Maguire) As organizations enter budget season, governments announce large inflation rate increases and the great resignation is underway, we are still managing our way through COVID-19. The pressure on people hasn’t let up by much,
Leaders and Resilience
“Those who have a why to live, can bear with almost any how.” – Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search For Meaning There are 114 million Google results for “resilience articles”. That’s a lot of scholarly papers, articles, commentaries, essays, theories
The Pandemic and Supportive Leaders
Leaders are also people living their own unique experience. Providing the leadership that employees need demands that leaders focus on the basics of leadership; set the example you want others to follow, trust yourself and others, be honest and act
The Pandemic and Working from Home
Early on, among the major concerns organizational leaders had about employees working remotely were productivity and workforce control. Nine months in, what has happened is that productivity has increased, and most employees are responsibly doing their jobs. It turns out
Pandemic Fatigue
I don’t think I’ve gone through a single day in the last month without having someone say, “I’m so done with this”. That pandemic fatigue, according to the World Health Organization, is “an expected and natural response to a prolonged
Zoomed Out?
You are in good company. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve heard lots of people saying they are overwhelmed with the number of Zoom sessions they have. Business meetings, information webinars, chats with friends and family, classrooms, networking