COVID-19: Are You Hearing the Emotions of the Organization?
With the rapid onset of COVID-19 and its affects in the workplace, Barry Pokroy and Dave Stevens urge leaders to take the time to focus on the emotional shifts employees are experiencing during this…
An Employee Engagement Revolution
Do we have employee engagement all wrong? Is the tedious annual engagement survey missing the mark when trying to gauge the pulse of an organization? In his latest article, Dave Stevens explains why most organizations…
How to Overcome Meeting Overload
Do you suffer from that sinking ‘too-many-meetings’ feeling at work? Looking for a way to claim back your work day? If so, you’re not alone. Taly Fleischer explores the meeting overload phenomenon…
How to Get Your Employees to Disagree with You
Do all of your employees have a voice on your team? Bryn Savage addresses the concept of employee voice and maintains that employees who feel ignored are inclined to vote with their feet, while those…
The Power of Relationships: In The Workplace and Beyond
Learning how to build healthy relationships is one of the most important aspects of being human. Bryn Savage discusses how well-functioning relationships are completely accessible—in the workplace and beyond. You just need to…
The One Secret to Enhancing Executive Presence
Your heart is racing, your palms are sweaty, your mouth is dry. Welcome to the uncomfortable world of public speaking. Tessa Desatnik reveals the secret to enhance your executive presence in the boardroom and beyond…
The Open Door Policy: Hiding Behind Open Doors
The open door policy in the workplace offers an excellent example of what can go wrong when great ideas aren’t carefully executed. I love working with my clients. On any given day, I have…
Humans are not Dolphins: How Relationships Define Change
Change is expensive—especially when it fails Change management is a significant strategic and operational challenge at most organizations. CEB (Gartner) offers some commonly agreed lowlights. According to CEB, "the average organization has undergone five…
Making the Unconscious Conscious: Inspiring Sustained Behavioural Change
Why is it often such a challenge to change behaviour? I had the opportunity to discuss this topic with Amanda Lang, one of Canada’s leading business journalists, at the National Insurance Conference of Canada…
Want to Run a Successful Business? Hire Four-Year-Olds.
In developmental psychology, there is a well-known experiment called the “false-belief test.” In this experiment, an audience of three and four-year-old children are asked to watch a play. In the play…