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International Diversity Strategies: Diversity Matters Everywhere
When considering diversity strategies, I am reminded of a project I did a few years ago. The project looked at strategies from different countries (in this case, Sweden and Norway in particular) which...
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Navigating Communication in an Inter-Generational Workplace
I went to watch a high school musical this week (Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song) and left the theatre with one of the songs from the show stuck in my head. In the musical, this particular...
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The “Mutual Knowledge Problem” and Managing Virtual Teams
Managing a virtual team can be a difficult and stressful experience. Many of the things we expect from a team are hard to come by when played out in a virtual forum; collaboration immediately comes to...
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Tips for Giving an Effective Performance Review
Nicole Davidson If we consider the goals of a performance review, I would say that in an ideal world, a performance review would provide an employee not only with an honest, practical review of their...
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Agony and Elation: Searching for Work in a Turbulent Job Market
Nicole Davidson When Geraldine announced this topic to the writers a few weeks ago, I was concerned. I had been in the job market since late October and it wasn’t going well. Specifically I was...
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Agony and Elation: Additional Thoughts for Job Seekers
Nicole Davidson In my last post, I gave advice to new grads as a fellow job-seeker who had just left the job market. As my new position has a significant recruitment portion, I have spent much of the...
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The Magic Bullet
Nicole Davidson This blog post was written in response to the May 2013 Coffee Shop HR World Café topic: “What will it take to retain the best talent over the next 5 years?” The problem of retention is...
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Effective Planning for Social Events: Make Your Effort Count!
Nicole Davidson I’ve always had a bit of a flair for event management. Going back to my high school days, some of my favourite memories are of the time I spent as the Social Affairs Minister of our...
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Internal Motivation Is Key to Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle (And You Can’t...
Nicole Davidson This blog post was written in response to the June 2013 Coffee Shop HR World Café topic: “How can we maintain healthier lifestyles at work?” Maintaining a healthy lifestyle for me has...
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