Sometimes hiring is crazy busy with a multitude of job vacancies and a frantic need to fill positions immediately. Sometimes, it’s a much slower paced and you can work with the team…
Many organizations use years of experience as a qualifier for jobs. It seems like second nature, but it doesn’t garner better talent. Using years of experience is often tied to a compensation…
Six men and I sat atop four and a half million pounds of explosives waiting for the fuse to be lit to begin our flight on the Space Shuttle Discovery. We knew…
If you have been working remotely, you have probably discovered that you are a lot more productive when you are not in the office. The main reason for the increase in productivity…
It’s an instant gratification world where people/employees/leaders want things to change immediately. They want progress to be a flip of a switch. They want the easy button. Every leader, team and organization…
In the best of years, market trends are difficult to predict, often developing and changing throughout the course of a year given the circumstances. Throw in a global pandemic, various regional lockdowns…
Today’s business climate continues to be exceptionally complex and volatile. Even as we move into this “new normal” environment, we no longer have the luxury of being able to take for granted…
With every passing day, the current state of our environment is at the forefront of social media feeds, news stories and global conversations. All this leads to consumers increasingly conscious about how…
As more and more parents are working from home and engaging in online presentations and virtual meetings daily (all while dealing with kids and pets underfoot), it’s clear that the current set…
Castle Building Centres Group Ltd. is a Canadian company with membership spanning across the country. Our members sell retail products that are Canadian-made and specifically designed for this climate and that are…
Entrepreneurs, business owners, and company leaders in every industry are living in a state of overwhelm right now. The rules of business have changed seemingly overnight, and many are struggling to adapt…
As the country begins to get back to some semblance of “normal”, the response to COVID-19 by Independent entrepreneurs across Canada is moving from a short-term response to a long-term shift in…
Greenhouse gases from human activities have ensured that 2019 ended with a decade of exceptional global rises in temperature, retreating ice, and record sea levels. With a myriad of industrial activities in…
Hiring in North America has not been this challenging in a very long time. The employment rate is at an all-time high, and top candidates have been able to negotiate great packages…
Hearing loss is a major health issue for construction industry workers. Studies show that occupational noise exposure causes between 7 and 21% of hearing loss among workers across all industries, with those…
When Scarlett hung up the phone, she was close to tears. Even more unexpectedly, so was the customer service representative on the other end. How did a seemingly simple inquiry end in…
