On Canada Day 2024, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development will implement broad changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000(ESA) Requirements for Search Firms and Staffing/Temporary Help…
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The upcoming US Presidential Election is getting a lot of media attention these days, as Trump and Biden are running neck and neck in the most recent opinion polls. What…
“Yours is the most terrible crime a human being can commit. I accuse you of a wasted life. The penalty is death,” pronounced the Judge in Steve McQueen’s 1974 classic…
“The quality of a decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.” – Sun Tzu Regardless of the sector,…
We all spend a lot of time in meetings, and consider them to be “necessary evils”. But, are they all “necessary”, and are they really necessarily “evil”? First ask yourself,…
In the world of business, unpredictable elements often appear threatening, capable of destabilizing plans and triggering concern. However, by adopting a different lens to view this unpredictability, businesses can spark…
In today’s society business leaders are increasingly challenged to find a way to lead effectively, as they deal with a multi-generational, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and mixed (full-time, part-time, contract and temporary…
A number of years ago I was conducting a search for a client looking for an Operations Manager for one of their factories. As I toured the facility with the…
Last year the Ontario Provincial Government imposed two new obligations on employers with 25 or more employees. The first is the requirement to have a written policy with respect to…
It’s annual Goal Setting time again!!! Yeah!!! But seriously, what’s the point? How can we set meaningful goals when the world is so unpredictable? Who amongst us, when preparing our…
