Why your best employees may be disengaged.
Let’s start with the definition of an Engaged Employee as “a person who is passionate, committed, loyal, confident, and know…
Is Conflict Resolution about Mindset or Skillset?
Mindset and skillset are often brought to light when discussing effective leadership. Mindset refers to the ideas, belief and attitudes…
Respectful Workplace Continuums
When I’m working in organizations I’m often asked if behaviours are crossing the line or if people are bullying others. …
Addressing Workplace Harassment & Violence is a High Priority
In 2017 the Ontario Ministry of Labour shared their top 10 list of health and safety violations - violence and…
The Gifts of Conflict
Being involved in conflict situations provides each of us with profound opportunities to grow and learn. Sometimes this or other…
The most important Leadership Tool – Listening!
I was recently reminded of an online course that I took part in through MIT. Otto Scharmer, a colleague of Peter…
Unresolved Workplace Conflict in Top 5 as Cause of Bullying Behaviours.
Bullying behaviours can be prevalent in our workplaces and is a serious issue that costs corporations significantly in lost time…
Words Create Worlds – A Language of Fairness
“Words create worlds.” I love this quote, though I don´t know who said it originally. It has been attributed to…
Can Conflict be part of a Healthy Organization?
Working with conflict in organizations I often hear the phrases; Disrespect in the Workplace, Bullying and Harassment and Stress Leave.…
Reducing the Risk of Workplace Incidents
Harassment is now identified as a workplace hazard according to Alberta’s updated Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act. Employers have…