There are a number of HR lessons for small business that can be applied from the recommendations of Rubin’s CBC report of the Ghomeshi case. Here are a few that stand out:
An engaged employee is committed because they believe in the overall purpose of the company and because of the contribution they are making by working there. The question is then, how do we create engaged employees? Here are some important factors:
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 [...]
As human resources management experts, we are seeing an increase in the number of mental health issues that our clients are facing with their employees. Depression, anxiety, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress, or just generally being stressed out - these are but a few of the more common health challenges we hear about. In the last [...]
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.
