Positive Work Cultures are More Productive. Here’s How to Achieve Them
Leadership Tips and Advice on How to Cultivate Positivity in Your Workplace The atmosphere of a workplace can make or break a company's success. Work culture can be positive or negative. Employees in a positive work environment are encouraged to foster social connections and grow at work, while unrealistic expectations, punitive measures, and a…
Addressing Sexual Assault in the Workplace
Creating a Safe and Supportive Work Environment Sexual assault in the workplace is a pervasive issue that can have devastating consequences for victims and organizations alike. It undermines trust, damages morale, and creates a hostile work environment. Despite increased awareness and efforts to combat workplace harassment, incidents of sexual…
Addressing Burnout Through Conflict Resolution
Examining the connection between workplace conflict, burnout, and mental health, and providing recommendations for using conflict resolution strategies to prevent and address burnout in the Canadian workforce When workplace stress and burnout are not appropriately addressed and resolved, it can create a toxic environment that prevents conflict…
Post-Investigation Strategies: Implementing Changes for a Healthier Workplace
Tips to ensure your workplace can bounce back after an investigation Workplace investigations play a crucial role in uncovering and addressing issues within an organization, but their true impact lies in the transformative steps taken afterward. In this article, we will explore the essential post-investigation strategies that organizations can…
Mediation Skills for Managers
Mediation techniques tailored for leadership emphasizing the importance of neutrality and fairness While it can be challenging to pinpoint specific statistical data on managers’ success with mediation skills due to the diverse nature of workplaces and conflicts, numerous studies and reports suggest a positive correlation between managerial…
Navigating External Investigations: How Human Resources Can Prepare Organizations for Workplace Conflict
Tips to Help Leadership Understand Workplace Investigations and How to Help Ease the Process What is the workplace investigation process usually like? How does it differ based on the type of conflict, such as sexual harassment, bullying, or harassment? Read more: Workplace Bullying vs. Harassment The workplace investigation process typically…
Nurturing Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing During the Return to Office Mandates
What to Look Out for and Strategies to Ensure a Smooth Transition Can you believe we’re finally having this discussion? A while back we wrote about the challenges of moving to an agile work environment and how to strengthen culture in hybrid environments. Now, we're looking at how to support employee mental health during the transition back to the…
Emotional Intelligence and Workplace Conflict Resolution
An Overview of the Direct Impact of Emotional Intelligence in the Office and How to Develop EI Skills Conflict is an inevitable part of any workplace. Whether it’s a disagreement over strategy or a personality clash between coworkers, conflict can cause stress, decrease productivity, and damage relationships. But conflict doesn’t have to be a…