Five Essential Conversations: Play HR Like ‘SMART’ Jazz

By Brian Fraser “How are you going to show up?” It’s a great question and one I remember from early on in this speaking and coaching...

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Improving Communication Skills with Immigrant Employees

By Jeff Madigan Is your pizza being delivered by an agriculture engineer from Dubai? We have all heard the familiar story of how highly-skilled, internationally-trained professionals...

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Choosing the Right Personality Test for the Job

By Henryk Krajewski and Richard Goffin Valid and well-developed personality tests, when applied optimally and combined with an accurate diagnosis of the job requirements, can...

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Weight a Factor in Employment Decisions

Yosie Saint-Cyr LL.B. A recent poll asked if a person's weight had ever influenced the decision on whether to hire, promote or reward the person....

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The Impact of Forced Layoffs

Research Briefings are a service from BC HRMA’s research group. The aim is to make it easier and quicker for HR professionals to find...

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Discovering the Magic of Culture Shifts: Part One

This is the first installment in a three-part series featuring a case study in large scale culture transformation.  By Beverley Patwell, Donna Gray and Steve...

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Bullying is Bad Business

By Christian Codrington, CHRP Schoolyard bullies don’t go away. They grow up and get jobs… and continue to bully. In fact, the incidence of workplace bullying...

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HR: Hold On to Those Metrics

By Sarah Dobson The importance of HR metrics has been growing dramatically as HR professionals realize the value and potential of looking more closely at...

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