The Doug Ford government recently amended Ontario’s Employment Standards Act. This article discusses two of these changes. Prohibition against Non-Compete Agreements As of October 25, 2021 employers are prohibited from…
By now most of us have realized that the influence of COVID on corporate business practices has been a game changer. What was initially viewed as a difficult but temporary…
Yes, it’s that time of year again when individuals make New Year’s Resolutions and companies make or revise Goals for the coming year. It seems like a good idea. As…
Sometimes hirings fail. Having been in the executive search business for over 30 years, I know placements sometimes just don’t work out – true confessions of an executive recruiter! What…
Seismic shifts in human and tech-driven innovation are affecting workforce structures, conditions, and cultures everywhere. Getting ahead in today’s challenging business environments requires harnessing a competitive edge from talent pools…
The biggest lesson learned from the COVID pandemic is that “business as usual” is no longer an option. As Einstein said “The thinking it took to get us into this…
Finding the RIGHT person for your business has never been more challenging. Over-reliance on the resume as a proxy for what someone brings to the table is risky. Where someone…
In 2020 the world changed forever. COVID-19 materially shifted how we approach and think of the workplace. COVID-19 has in fact been a catalyst in reinforcing the need to rethink…
What does the portrait of a Leader look like in 2021 and beyond? With the many changes in our world of work over the past year The World Economic Forum…
Many companies are now taking on the difficult task of implementing organizational changes as they prepare for the “next normal” by introducing new key roles and evaluating the relevance of…