11 free or low-cost team-building ideas to keep your team connected this summer
With many people taking time off work in the summer, it can sometimes feel like two months fly by and you've barely seen your co-workers. Whether your team is working...
What it’s like to live with anxiety and depression as a small-business owner
People are often surprised to learn that the owner of Powerful Play Experiences, the facilitator who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to their workshop, is also a person living with...
Why timing is key to successful recruiting through non-profits
This is the third installment in a three-part series in which we have been exploring what those of us working in community development can offer HR professionals to enhance recruitment...
The road to workplace equity: Canada’s evolving journey toward inclusive employment
The pursuit of employment equity in Canada has evolved over the years. Decades ago, the battle for equity was largely fought by individual victims of discrimination. Legal action was often...
5 ways for career development leaders to prioritize retention
As career development professionals, we are used to working with students, jobseekers and workers to help them navigate their career paths and develop “road maps” to get them to their...
Reaching people furthest from the labour market: What HR can learn from community development
We hear it all the time: there are labour shortages everywhere. And yet, there is also a whole segment of Canadian society who have career aspirations but are either unemployed...
Helping homeless single mothers grow their confidence and careers
Any social services organization makes addressing barriers its mission. This is exactly how Homeward Bound was designed – a program launched by WoodGreen that supports homeless or inadequately housed single mothers to...
The hidden costs of workplace stress: Emotional trauma and its long-term effects
In today's fast-paced and high-stress work environment, it's not uncommon for individuals to experience workplace-induced emotional trauma. Workplace stress can have significant and long-term effects on individuals, including emotional trauma....
Creating a workplace learning and skills culture in 2023
Nearly half of adult Canadians (48%) have literacy skills that fall below a high school level, which negatively affects their ability to function at work and in their personal lives....
Client-led service and the value of social work in career development
In career development service delivery, client-led work is key. It is the fulcrum balancing the before and after of an individual’s journey to success. What happened before no longer matters,...