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During the Covid-19 Pandemic, managers have been hard-pressed to pivot to a virtual style of leading their teams. Even where the work of their teams does not lend itself to 'work at home' strategies,…

We live and work in an age where feedback is necessary to secure employee engagement.  Study after study demonstrate up to 68% of the American workforce is disengaged.  Approximately 50% are unengaged…

As Ontario prepares to enter the second Provincial Emergency amid stay-at-home orders, many folks could use some positivity. Here are some lighthearted and fun projects that municipalities across Cana…

The mandate of municipal government is to provide access to civic amenities and to ensure that residents follow the local laws and ordinances adopted by City Council. In general, there are operating…

Municipal Employer Update - State of Emergency Returns Further to Premier Ford's announcement January 12th, the Province is returning to a State of Emergency, effective Thursday, January 14th. Though…

The Covid-19 economy has reduced quality of life for many impacted by the pandemic. Individuals struggling with food security and mental health will increase. Innovative digital solutions can help col…

A Challenging Year Ahead While Canadian and global stock markets reach new records week, after week (at least at the time of this writing!), employment, inflation and interest rates tell a very diffe…

What is the most important HR training topic for 2021? If you are an HR Leader or CAO, how will you invest your Learning and Development budget to get the maximum benefit for your team? Read on to se…

Many small to medium sized business (and even large enterprise businesses)  and government, have limited budgets, let alone spending a lot on risk and security. Before you do go and spend a lot of ca…

Communities across Canada were excited to hear the news that shipments of vaccine arrived and front-line workers and seniors were first in line to receive the vaccinations that will eventually make it…

Interpreting the Province’s Covid-19 Safety Zones Everyone is becoming more familiar with the Ontario government’s colour-coded system to illustrate the level of restrictions being implemented in eac…