Avoiding Stereotypes in the Workplace

By Gobinder Gill The truth is that we all stereotype certain groups of people. Many of us have grown up with biases in our homes,...

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Retaining a Multicultural Staff

By Gobinder Gill Businesses understand that retaining valuable employees is vital to the success of their company, especially when make-up of the Canadian workforce is...

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What‘s in a Name?

By Gobinder Gill At a recent networking function, a newly arrived immigrant from China asked me if she should change her name to improve the...

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Delving Into Diversity: The HR Imperative

By Raluca Manolache Diversity in such a multicultural city as Vancouver is a given. It is also both an opportunity and a challenge for businesses...

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Generating Generational Retention: Beyond “Show Me The Money”

By Neil McEachern, CHRP As HR professionals, two of our key mandates are to attract top talent to our respective organizations and to ensure that...

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Awards: Leaders Embrace Cultural Diversity

By Karen Ayres As workforce needs expand and the labor force shrinks, businesses are seeking a more global approach to their hiring practices. The opportunities...

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Cross-Cultural Leadership Skills for a Multicultural Canada

By Tim Jackson and Erik Girard It used to be that stories of how leadership styles differ across cultures came mostly from expatriate executives returning...

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Diversity Project Takes Aim at Looming Labour Shortage

A new immigrant initiative will help solve looming labour shortages and make BC’s economy more competitive at a global level. Labour analysts have long known...

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