Make Some Wiggle Room

By Holly MacDonald I've been a consultant for awhile and one thing that I notice is how much time my clients spend in meetings.  Day...

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Keeping Workers at Work: Managing Absenteeism in the Workplace

By Marcia McNeil Persistent or excessive absenteeism is one of the most common and frustrating issues faced by employers.  While all employers recognize that sometimes...

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Gender Gap Diminishing in Dollar Differential

By Christina Catenacci LL.B. A recent Statistics Canada report examined the issue of wage gaps between men and women in the labour market. The report's...

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And the Winner is…Blog

Blog?  What kind of a name is that for a blog?  Apparently, a very good one, as many of those submitting names for our...

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Seven Simple Strategies for Curing Negotiaphobia*

By Ross Buchanan & Kuldip Taggar, CHRP *Negotiaphobia...the fear of Negotiating Do you know how much money is “left on the table” from those in your...

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Goal Setting and your MBTI (and no, I don’t mean New Year Resolutions!)

By Krysty Wideen You may have noticed so far that I am a fan of setting clear goals and objectives for projects (Start with what...

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Talent Management: Leverage the Hourly Workforce

By David Creelman I have met HR professionals to whom talent management meant managing a few high-potentials and nothing beyond that. Most organizations take a...

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Workplace Investigations: The Perry Mason Model

By Taryn Mackie Perry Mason was invariably lucky.  He won his cases because the prosecutor failed to investigate.  There was always a “surprise witness” or...

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