Empathy is meaningful when employees are listened to, when they feel that they are heard. More importantly, leadership must commit to implementing solutions that balance the needs of employees and the organization so that employees thrive and the organization prospers.
Category Archives: Professional Development
Optimize non-profit board performance. Set realistic expectations.
Non-profit board members are time-constrained volunteers and may have differing perceptions of their roles. To make boards effective and nonprofits successful, set realistic expectations of nonprofit board members.
The Great Resignation: Now or coming soon?
Is the great resignation happening in Canada? The pandemic has given many employees the opportunity to rethink their priorities and align their work with their values and who they really are.
“What do you do when you get mad?”
October 10, 2021 is World Mental Health Day. Anxiety is often overlooked as a disorder that requires professional intervention.
The pandemic and the continuing uncertainties of the future present ideal conditions for anxiety to evolve in ways that adversely impact employees’ mental health and their ability to perform.
Leaders must champion mental health and speak openly about the need to take care of employees’ mental health.
Dementia care…the downside of working from home
Caregivers of persons with dementia are more likely to be frequently absent from work. As the burden of care increases with the progression of the disease, caregivers may be forced to take disability leave, require medical care, and endure further financial hardship. The adverse effects of dementia impact caregivers, the health care system, the economy, and workplaces are also adversely impacted.
We must act now to implement dementia prevention strategies.
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