October 2021

Tessa was in a job she loved, yet the pay was peanuts. She stayed because she knew that what she did was valuable, to her clients as well as to the organization. And she loved going home each evening knowing she had made a difference in her client’s lives. The day came when she had […]

Have you got what it takes to be a leader? No, I’m not talking about the technical skills – the ones that people think are so critical. I’m talking about what might be referred to as the “soft skills” because those are the ones that make a difference! Jack knew his job inside out and

Life will never be the same! I’m like most, home 24/7 except when necessary to go out – groceries, medications and walks in the park. Drawers and closets cleaned that haven’t been touched in ages. Connecting with family, friends and clients via phone or Zoom. Life has certainly changed! Even when the world begins to

As Saskatchewan moves back towards businesses opening up after COVID-19 we are conscious that the world of work may look different than it looked before the pandemic. Prior to early 2020 people like Gay got up each morning, did their ablutions, had breakfast and headed off to work. In Phase 4 when most businesses will

People rarely leave the job, they usually leave their boss! You’ve heard the stories … boss belittles staff, boss puts unrelenting pressure on an individual, or the boss micromanages. Regardless, it just shows that if we change the way leaders lead then there will be fewer people leaving an organization. Communication is key. Leaders communicate

The world is different – it has changed remarkably fast! In just 5 months we have companies closing, people out of jobs. And those who do have jobs trying to figure out if they can go back to the premises or if they still need to work from home. Now you have people at home,

Pat had a tough time working with one member of his team. One of the other members of the team was negative, loud, arrived late, left early and even sloughed off work to everyone else who would take it. This was causing a lot of frustration for Pat who felt a lot of the negative

When Henry was a child, he wanted to be a fireman! He loved the Dalmatian that rode on the firetrucks he saw in the movies. And whenever one went by the family car as dad pulled over to the side of the road, he would see the red go by with the sirens wailing and

Saskatchewan has experienced lower rates of COVID-19 than many places in the world. Yet, it still causes grave concerns for everyone! Parents worried about sending children to school. Employers worried about bringing a full complement of staff back to the workplace. Customers worried about entering businesses. People even worried about walking in the streets and

If we had to describe the year we are about to finish in one word, that word probably would be “unprecedented.” It all started with the rumors of a virus spreading in Asia. A few months and a lockdown later, we are now in a world that will likely never be the same again. At