When work and values collide
(and what you can do about it) We were told when we were little that with enough hard work, education, and grit we could do
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The great resignation explained (for regular folks) and some solutions to go with it!
I have been in HR for 20 years. I have seen all sorts of things in dozens of different industries. I worked through SARS, upswings and downswings, and many different governments. Let me be very clear that I have NEVER seen a mass exodus of employees like this and there are some very good reasons for it.
A love letter to all the Moms at Work
For when you feel like it is all too much and no one is fighting for you or thinking of you. Read this.
What I want you to know as a working mom of kids with special needs.
Like most parents of special needs kids, I had to make a choice and that choice was my kids. While I will never regret that decision EVER – it was not part of my career plan. No one talks about this in the baby books or in career planning or really ever…
What is success?
I want you to take a moment and write down 5 things that you think success is. Go ahead. I’ll wait. Now. Write down 5
The real reason women are leaving the workforce
I spend a good deal of my time listening to companies and governments talk about supporting women. I have been doing this work for 20
Returnships are everything that is wrong with corporate’s relationship with women
In 2006, Goldman Sachs coined a cute term called a returnship. They loved it so much that they trademarked it. For those unfamiliar with the
Mama Bear Program co-founder Angelica Victoria on helping working moms feel seen and supported
Angelica Victoria lives in Vancouver, BC and is the co-founder and co-lead of the Mama Bear Program, an initiative aimed to uplift, empower and celebrate
Doing it differently
We need to start talking about the women in the world who are showing up and doing it differently. We need to make “heros” out
The stupidest thing I have seen companies do
I have worked in Human Resources for almost 20 years now, and I have seen a lot. I have hired thousands of people, helped them