7 Ways Managers Can Build Trust in the Workplace
How many people trust their managers? A recent study by Edelman found that one in three employees don’t trust their employer. Another study by EY found that number to be even lower, with only 46% having trust in their organization, and 49% in their boss/team. Trust is one of the most important things you need […]
VR Dominated ComiCon, Is the Workplace Next?
Monday night I stumbled out of Toronto’s Pearson Airport, making my shambling way home after five days of interviews, previews, FunkoPop Toys and cosplay at San Diego ComiCon. Although I attended as press and took advantage of the press room and some secret shortcuts through the con, I’m just as exhausted as every other geek who […]
Ep 90 – What Workplace Issues Matter to the RNC & DNC?
You might be surprised to know that this year is an election year and that last week was the Republican National Convention. On Monday, 1.6 million tweets were sent by 449,000 people in the US about the first night of the RNC and 9,900 tweets were sent in one minute during Melania Trump’s infamous speech. […]
What Does the Future Hold for New College Grads?
What Does the Future Hold for New College Grads? The largest private sector union in Canada, Unifor, whose Atlantic Region director is Lana Payne, wrote an essay that I recently read. She was lamenting what Canadian college grads will become. It’s not a pretty picture, in her perspective. I was left wondering how that compared […]
Elizabeth Warren Called Out the Gig Economy at the DNC
In her keynote address to the DNC Monday night in Philadelphia, Senator Elizabeth Warren took on the American economy and specifically called out the gig economy for creating opportunities for workers, but also making it harder for them to access the disability, unemployment and insurance benefits that come with full time work. https://youtu.be/ZM7lRivk8VQ Elizabeth Warren Called […]
Why Sourcing Is the Red-Headed Step Child of Recruiting
There have been times in my career that I’ve said recruiting is based on gut feelings and intuition. It’s that good feeling or bad one that you get when you are interviewing with a candidate. Unfortunately these instincts no matter how clear not only won’t pay the bills, but also aren’t enough for your boss […]
