Total Rewards: The Y of Performance Potential

By Karen Chalmers According to an August 2005 study by Towers Perrin’s HR Services a mere 14 per cent of employees are fully engaged on...

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Vancity Champions Living Wage

Vancity has become a Living Wage Employer—the largest organization in Canada to adopt this policy. A living wage is different than minimum wage; it reflects...

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Connecting the Dots in Your Social Network

By David Creelman Which people are most connected within your organization? Who are the knowledge brokers that others go to for help? Which people are...

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Bridging the Leadership Gap: Building the Business Case

By Kyla Nicholson, CHRP Candidate The phrase ‘leadership gap’ has become somewhat of a buzz word and a common response to questions, such as “What...

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The Kevin O’Leary Hour: ‘Up Close and All Business’

How often do you have a chance to get "Up Close and All Business" with a dragon?  On April 13, 2011, the night before...

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Form Follows Function – Research into the Shape of HR in BC

By Ian J. Cook, CHRP As a good architect knows, the form of the design should derive from the function of the building. The same...

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Social Recognition Programs: Why They Matter

By Steven Green Fifty-four per cent of organizations involuntarily lost high-performing employees during the first half of 2010, reports T&D Magazine. According to the U.S....

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Hiring is Back: Go Fish

By Ian J. Cook, CHRP With unemployment in BC still running above eight per cent many organizations believe that there are plenty of fish in...

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