by Hugh MacPhie | Apr 10, 2022 | Team Development
Building Your Team’s Critical Thinking Skills Have you ever driven home after a long day at work in a mental state of autopilot? This is called ‘highway hypnosis,’ when you travel from one location to another without recollection of the process. This...
by Hugh MacPhie | Jan 15, 2022 | Team Development
Why Conflict is Different in a Remote Work Environment – And How to Handle It Managing conflict is hard enough when everyone is together in person. But, as we all know, interpersonal issues can become exacerbated when people aren’t physically together, and issues are...
by Hugh MacPhie | Oct 5, 2021 | Culture, Team Development
A Guide to Returning from Parental Leave “A Guide to Returning from Parental Leave” is exactly what I wish I had one month ago, when I returned to work here at MacPhie, a management consulting firm in Toronto. When I returned to work after my first mat leave, I...
by Hugh MacPhie | May 22, 2020 | Leadership, Team Development
How to Rebuild Team Trust After Layoffs In planning for a major restructuring or series of layoffs, it’s essential to think about your remaining team. In this blog post, we share our best tips for rebuilding team trust – and strengthening your team – after layoffs....