One way for companies to minimize the potential negative effects of employees' inappropriate behaviour is to make sure that the company's HR policies and procedures are well-documented.
The crash of a Germanwings flight in the French Alps, killing all those on board, is an unspeakable tragedy. This tragedy highlights some important HR lessons that can be applied across numerous workplaces.
Over the recent holiday period, I had a chance to read an interesting leadership and HR management book, Looptail. Looptail is Bruce Poon Tip's story of how he created G Adventures, a world renowned adventure travel company, based in Toronto. After backpacking in Asia, Poon Tip started his company with only his maxed out credit cards [...]
In light of the recent allegations involving Jian Ghomeshi and the investigation into the misconduct of two federal Liberal MPs, there has been heightened awareness of the issue of harassment in the workplace.
