Making Friendships Across Cultures at Work
Making Friendships Across Cultures at Work Why we need work friends It is important to have friendships at work. According to Vantage Circle, workplace loneliness affects business, relationships and well-being[1]. In 2023, the WHO and US Surgeon General declared a...
Anxiety Is Not An Emotion!
Anxiety Is Not An Emotion! Did you know that anxiety is not an emotion? What is anxiety? You may believe you “feel” anxious but in reality, you are sensing anxiety. Anxiety is a physiological reaction from the fight/flight function of the vagus nerve. It triggers the...
Career Trauma? What’s That?
Career Trauma? What’s That? “An unhealed person can find offense in pretty much anything someone does. A healed person understands that the actions of others have nothing to do with them. Each day you get to decide which one you will be” ~ Unknown...
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Some clarifications for newcomers to Canada
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Some clarifications for newcomers to Canada Many immigrant employees are confused by the concept of sexual harassment. Here are a few incidents to illustrate. Can you tell which of these incidents constitutes sexual harassment and...
The Future of Work II: Is There a Relationship Between Industry 4.0 and Emotional Labour?
The Future of Work II: Is There a Relationship Between Industry 4.0 and Emotional Labour? Introduction People, production and profit. These are the three primary gears in the machine that Industry 4.0 claims to revolutionize with the most significant disruptor to the...
