by Hugh MacPhie | Jun 10, 2023 | Culture
Get the Little Things off Your “To Do” List So a wheel broke off one of our office chairs – rendering the chair an occupational health and safety hazard. The result being that a perfectly good chair was taking up valuable space in our closet, with a...
by admin | Dec 20, 2022 | Culture
All I Want for Christmas is…Inclusion! I’m writing this on the second night of Hanukah, and the nineteenth day of non-stop Christmas music on my favourite local radio station (spoiler alert: it is not yet Christmas). Don’t get me wrong. I love Christmas music, and...
by Hugh MacPhie | Nov 8, 2022 | Culture
Why Organizational Culture Matters (Part 3) This blog is the third in our three-part series about organizational culture. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is hopefully tapering off, its impact on the work environment seems to be permanent. Research by McKinsey found...
by Hugh MacPhie | Sep 13, 2022 | Culture, Leadership
What Do Your Meetings Look Like? For those who remember it, the Jerry Springer Show would bring together family members or former friends to create a tinderbox of conflict. Usually – after the disclosure of some bizarre sin committed by one of the people on...
by Hugh MacPhie | Sep 7, 2022 | Culture
Why Organizational Culture Matters (Part 2) This blog is the second in our three-part series about organizational culture. Changes to organizational culture happen very slowly and are usually in response to frequent small nudges or a significant event such as the...
by Hugh MacPhie | Aug 16, 2022 | Culture
How to Cultivate a More Inclusive Workplace These days, it seems like everyone is talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. And with good reason: ensuring that workplaces are diverse, equitable, and inclusive is beyond a doubt the...