Posts Tagged ‘employment search agency’
The beauty of sitting around and doing nothing
Jenny Morber is a science writer whose work has appeared in National Geographic, Slate and elsewhere Like most of us in 2019, I am busy. Days can feel like a race to complete an always-accumulating list of now, soon and must-do-sometime tasks for my business, my kids, my animals, my home, my relationships, my community,…
Read MoreTrees hold the answers to many of life’s problems
We find ourselves living in a special time. On the one hand, the climate crisis poses the most significant threat to our future that humanity has ever faced. On the other, we are better equipped than ever before to take on that challenge. To do so, though, we need to understand and respect the natural…
Read MoreHow to manage the expectations gap and avoid being disappointed in a new role
I recently read The Employee Experience, which focuses on attracting and retaining top performers. One of the most important lessons for me is the benefit for both employees and employers of paying attention to what the authors define as the expectations gap. An example of an expectations gap is starting a new job with a set…
Read MoreThe better way to deal with criticism at work
Criticism stings. Sure, it is sometimes couched as gentler “feedback,” or offered as “advice,” or even presented as a “pointer.” Yet criticism it is. And most of us respond with one or both of two reactions. First, we indignantly and completely discount both the message and the source. And second, we get upset and sometimes…
Read MoreWhen are defined severance terms unfair?
It is hard to win a game when you start with a disadvantage. Yet when signing employment contracts, employees constantly set themselves up for failure. How? By routinely permitting employers to draft and dictate almost all of the important contractual terms, especially the conditions surrounding severance. Companies understand that they can vastly reduce severance liability…
Read MoreCan I endure the worst and hope for the best? I’m working on it
If you’re a friend I haven’t seen for a while, as happens in our busy lives, you may ask how I’ve been. If you’re a casual acquaintance, I may say fine and leave it at that. If you’re a trusted friend, I may give you a very different response. As my friend, you remember I’m…
Read MoreHow do I deal with a co-worker stealing my meals from the office fridge?
THE QUESTION Our office has a food thief. While this was humorous at first, it’s gotten serious and out of control. Yesterday my breakfast was taken brazenly from our cafe after I stepped away for five minutes! Several others have complained about their food going missing from the fridge. We have raised the issue with…
Read MoreHoney, it’s Ottawa calling, and they’re offering the best cell phone deal ever
Canada has some of the highest #smartphone costs in the world. It is also in the middle of a federal election campaign in which the parties are going hard on the issue of affordability. Put the two together, and you’ve got a bunch of promises being made to lower our #phone bills. This makes for…
Read MoreMedically assisted dying laws are changing, and it’s about time
From Day 1, it has been clear that the legal requirement that only people whose natural #death was imminent would be eligible for #assisteddeath was unduly restrictive and discriminatory. What we have, Canada, is not so much a right to #die as a right to die if you’re already on the verge of death. But…
Read MoreOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is #Breast #Cancer Awareness Month which is a worldwide annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease taking place in involving thousands of organizations, to highlight the importance of breast #cancer awareness, education and research. The pink ribbon has been the logo of breast cancer awareness for the past several years, and its use…
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