Is your supervisory leadership training effective? Let’s check.
Is your supervisory leadership training effective? Let’s check. To know if your workplace training is effective start by clarifying your desired outcomes and then make sure the training program you choose reflects a good understanding of how adults learn at work....
What to do if your employees don’t speak English: An employer success story
Featuring : The Filter Shop and CCI-LEX Let’s say you have a job that needs to be filled… The job is easy to learn and do well but difficult to hire for. People don’t stay or have the necessary work ethic and orientation to be good team members. How do you find...
How to diversify your network!
“A stranger is a friend you haven’t met yet” Anonymous Most people find networking events stressful. The idea of spending an afternoon after work or evening with a bunch of strangers trying to make awkward conversation doesn’t seem like most people’s idea of a good...
What is managers’ #1 complaint? Hint: Same as employees’ #1 complaint!
“The reason people blame things on the previous generation is that there’s only one other choice.” — Doug Larson If you guessed, “getting people to do their jobs without being nagged”, you would be right. The number one complaint of managers is...
Why people don’t follow procedures and what to do about it
Why people don’t follow procedures and what to do about it You have been through this before. An employee seems to know what to do. You have communicated the procedure, and probably explained the steps. And…it isn’t done. Or it isn’t done right. You could tear your...
Using your natural connections to get into a career: Barry’s story
Many newcomers get their first job through connections. For Barrie Latter, a family connection in Canada was able to find him a job opportunity before he planned to immigrate. He is a firm believer in using your connections to get to find a job higher up in the...
How Arnold became a master networker and rocked his career!
Let me tell you about Arnold D’Souza and how he built a meaningful and well-paying job in Canada by having a clear career path and networking. Arnold moved to Canada 8 years ago, from Dubai, where he handled the logistics for 40 countries and 27 distributors for...
Your transferable skills: Finding and using them for work
Are you confused about this talk of “soft skills” for getting a job? Do you wonder what it means to have “transferable” skills? Do you want to have a fast way to find out what your soft, transferable – or whatever employers want skills – are and then use...
“I love my company!” Group pride, inclusion and employee engagement
“I love my company!” Group pride, inclusion and employee engagement How an inclusion opportunity came up at Fenceline and what happened when they took it on. Marie Gervais, Shift Management Inc. “Never underestimate your ability to make someone else’s life...
