The “I” in Executive Career TransItion
When outplacement services are needed for a former employee, it's important to ensure that a holistic approach is taken. It's not enough to simply address the professional needs of the person, Barry Pokroy…
Elevating Your Talent Strategy: The Interim Imperative
To many, the word interim connotes impermanence and transitory—the notion of a placeholder and a period of uncertainty and disruption. However, when it comes to executive leadership, interim can have a much different meaning…
Promoting Post-Traumatic Growth as the World Emerges from COVID-19
With many businesses starting to return to work following the COVID-19 lockdown, Barry Pokroy discusses post-traumatic growth and how leaders can promote it in their workplace “It’s the end of the…
In-Demand Skills for Today’s Leaders
From opportunity and growth to uncertainty and downsizing, our current climate has employers wondering—what's next? To keep organizations afloat, hiring organizations are seeking executives with specific core competencies. Charlene Bergman outlines the key…
Interim Executives: Stormy Waters Require a Seasoned Helmsman
The use of Interim Managers or Executives (“Interims”) has been growing rapidly, as forward-looking organizations grappled with the rapid rate of change brought on by technology. The disruption and uncertainty arising from the current…
The ‘Talking Cure’
By talking about our experiences, we gain psychological and emotional mastery over the events we have experienced. In short, this is how we talk the cure. Barry Pokroy and Dave Stevens discuss the power of…
Building an Employer Brand to Attract the Best Talent
Much has changed in our world since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and, while we endeavour to figure out what a new normal might look like, one aspect of attracting the best talent…
Changing Jobs in Unprecedented Times
Changing jobs can be a difficult step to take and amidst our current turbulent times, concerns may heighten—and rightfully so. Despite this, there is still good reason to move forward in your career path…
Why Interim and Fractional Roles Are on The Rise
Have you ever considered an interim or fractional role? If not, you might be missing out on an exciting, and rewarding, career opportunity. Charlene Bergman outlines how the shifting corporate environment, amid COVID-19, will…
How to Effectively Onboard in a World of Physical Distancing
We are all going through times of unprecedented anxiety, fear and constant change impacting our personal and professional lives in profound ways. Despite this, the human spirit is such that we endeavour to live…