5 Thoughts On Creativity In The Workplace
Often, in this day and age, where workplace systems, computers and daily routines are in place to make things more efficient and productive, we can sometimes forget about the creativity someone had to...
View Article17 Science-Backed Benefits of Taking Your Work Outdoors More
If you’re like the average person you spend most of your time indoors at work or at home. To complicate things more, most people spend a significant portion of their day sitting – according to Business...
View ArticleVancouver Airport Takes Flight With Strategy Focused On Diversity and Inclusion
The Vancouver International Airport (YVR) recently developed a procurement strategy that aligns with their organizational values of diversity and inclusion. Their procurement strategy gives preference...
View ArticleCPHR Canada “Helping Canadians Succeed” with Finance Budget Input
As you may know, Anthony Ariganello, CPHR, CEO of CPHR BC & Yukon, also acts as CEO of CPHR Canada. Recently, he was invited to appear in front of the House of Commons Standing Committee on...
View ArticleVancity Puts Focus on Neurodiversity for System Conversion
When Vancity undertook a large-scale system conversion that required significant resources across the organization and additional information technology (IT) resources, the credit union was looking for...
View ArticleWhy the Gender Gap Matters to Business
In both B.C. and Canada, the proportion of women aged 15 and over who are in the labour force remains nine percentage points below that of men—and that gap has been more or less constant since the...
View ArticleThe ROI of Leading by Example is Priceless
At first glance, the title of this article makes sense. Of course leading by example is priceless. It’s an expression that we’ve all heard and have grown to like and even believe…if done right....
View ArticleAchieving HR Agility w/ the ‘STREAM’ Framework
Human resources has historically been criticized for being sluggish in terms of its role within the organizational realm. Frustrations abound among disgruntled/dissatisfied employees who see HR as the...
View Article2018 HR Professional of the Year: Michelle Sing, CPHR
Michelle Sing, CPHR Anchored by the belief that “our employees are everything to us,” Michelle Sing, CPHR has spent the past 26 years elevating and executing the profession of HR. The past 22 of those...
View ArticleHR LeadersTalk: Barbara Meens Thistle, CPHR Champions ROI of Lifelong Learning
Named CPHR BC & Yukon’s HR Professional of the Year in 2016, Barbara Meens Thistle, CPHR served as VP of HR and corporate services for ICBC for a number of years before moving to UBC as VP of HR in...
View ArticleTalking Island Time w/ 2018 Rising Star Tierra Madani, CPHR candidate
Tierra Madani,CPHR candidate,CPHR BC & YukonRising Star 2018 When the owner of Muskoka Brewery purchased Vancouver Island Brewing, a business that had changed little over the course of decades with...
View ArticleNo More Painkillers For Employee Engagement Pains
Workforce problems are becoming more complex and managing this complexity is becoming more important than ever. Companies work hard to stay competitive by investing a lot of money and resources on...
View ArticleLeadership Level HR 101: Building a Better Business Practice
For some time now, we’ve been hearing fa double-edged complaint: from CEOs bemoaning their HR team’s lack of vision and from HR teams begrudging being left out of those very same strategic discussions....
View ArticleMindfulness at Work: Pause, Notice, Take Action
We could all use self-help that works amidst unsettling moments at work. Being in the human resources profession means you’ll encounter moments of distress when something suddenly happens at work....
View ArticleCelebrating the HR Awards w/ Rising Star Helen Luketic, CPHR
Helen Luketic, CPHRCPHR BC & YukonRising Star 2008 Recognized by CPHR BC & Yukon with the Rising Star award in 2008, Helen Luketic, CPHR is not only a strong proponent of the profession, but...
View ArticleIn Celebration of HR Awards: Cindy Dopson, CPHR
Cindy Dopson, CPHR2013 HR Professional of the Year Recognized as CPHR BC & Yukon’s HR Professional of the Year in 2013, Cindy D0pson, CPHR has over 20 of experience in operational and human...
View ArticleTrust And Transparency Are Free
Transparency and leadership are similar in a very important way. It has often been said that we are all leaders whether we like it or not; people in our families, social groups and workplaces are...
View ArticleReboot the Resume: Maximize Your Hiring Efforts
It is no secret among HR professionals that resumes are outdated, plain, and notoriously fickle. They have become documents designed to be people pleasing and optimized for keyword scanning. Recruiters...
View ArticleResearch Report: The Automation Potential of B.C.’s Labour Market
How will digitalization impact the British Columbia labour market? The Business Council of B.C. (BCBC) recently released a glimpse into the not so distant future in the form of a research paper, “The...
View ArticleMake Care a Culture (or Count the Cost)
Sarah is an admin assistant at ABC Tech. She’s had a tough year with health challenges and difficult family situations. In spite of having used all her sick days, her doctor suggests she needs more...
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