One of the toughest challenges for a leader today is finding sobriety in a world of workaholics. Hard charging executive leaders focus all of their energies on work. Ambitious corporate ladder climbers feel pressured to mimic the day-and-night work habits of their bosses. The instantaneous nature of today’s organizational communications, the ubiquity of company provided [...]
A lot of organizations agonize over sick time. Counting the number of days that employees are absent because they are sick has become one of the most enduring performance metrics in modern organizations. And there’s good reason for it. When an employee is sick you often have to find a replacement worker or suffer lost [...]
A new study published recently in the Globe and Mail newspaper shows that more than one-third of Canadian workers feel they don’t have enough time to finish their work each day. The same study of 25,000 workers found that two-thirds of us are working more than 45 hours a week – 50% more than two [...]
For several years now, Canada has lagged behind other countries, notably the United States, when it comes to worker productivity. The Globe & Mail recently reported that “Canadian businesses squeezed more out of their workers last year than in any year since 2005, but they remained less competitive than their U.S. counterparts as Canada’s strong [...]
Does your employer offer a daycare for your kids? A health clinic? A fitness centre? On-site drycleaning? Chances are they don’t offer all those things – and they may offer some. But we’ve all heard the stories, right? Google and other high tech leaders provide what appear to be amazing perks for their staff. Sometimes [...]