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What Gen Y Student Loan Debt Means for Employers

Hiring Gen Ys with High Debt According to the Canadian Federation of Students, the average graduate who leaves school with student debt owes about $27,000. This statistic is a major reason why the province of Ontario has created a new … Continue reading

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A Fresh New Workspace To Increase Overall Performance

Over the last 2 weeks I have been onsite with clients in Ontario and Quebec and I was impressed and excited by the changes they had made to their office space. The workspace and team collaboration spaces were open, bright, … Continue reading

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It’s Your Birthday

Celebrating Birthdays at Work As I write this today on my birthday, I am reminded of all the ways different employers and colleagues have celebrated my special day at work over the years.  Are birthdays something that managers, colleagues and … Continue reading

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Problem-Solving Key Generational Issues

Creating a Strategy for All Generations The fact that there are multiple generations in the workplace and that they have different values and expectations impacts every aspect of an organization’s people strategies. This includes how organizations attract employees, how they … Continue reading

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Employees as Investors – Communicating The ROI

Employees as Investors The longer you keep employees and the higher performing they are, the greater your return on investment is in recruited them. But have you calculated the return on investment that your employees receive from working for you? … Continue reading

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Create a Learning Organization that Builds Talent

Elements of a Learning Organization Organizations of all types and sizes should be interested in creating an engaging environment for their employees so as to be able to deliver better business results. The goal of a learning organization is to … Continue reading

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Fun at Work

Engaging Employees with Fun For some people, the words “fun” and “work” just don’t go together. However, many of the world’s most successful companies (such as Google and Zappos) attribute their success to creating a fun work environment. By combining … Continue reading

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Effectively Delegating

How Each Generation of Leaders Approaches  Delegation Delegation can be difficult for many leaders, as it can be perceived as giving up control. Different generations see delegation in different ways. For example, in a Traditionalist environment, it may be seen … Continue reading

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3 Things to Look out for when Making a Job Offer to a Gen Y

Hiring Gen Y Employees You may already work with several Gen Ys, but it’s a good idea to remember and understand what this generation values and expects before you hire additional team members. All four generations in the workplace (Traditionalists, … Continue reading

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Putting Employee Engagement into Action

Effective Practices to Increase Employee Engagement To increase productivity levels, organizations now focus more on the human side of productivity than ever before. In an economy that requires businesses to be agile and adaptable, leaders know that improved technology is … Continue reading

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