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Easter Eggs Are Not for Employees

As we wrap up another Easter weekend, I’ve been thinking – again – about the idea of Easter eggs and how they relate to our work environments. But this time it’s not from the perspective of the boiled eggs and treats, but from the…

Posted April 1, 2013 by Geoff Schaadt 0 Comments

A new way to bully the bullies – Mental Health in the Workplace

Mental health has been at the forefront of many conversations this week as Bell Canada has reported on the results of the ‘Bell Let’s Talk’ campaign. The campaign has a goal – like many of these corporate initiatives – to raise money…

Posted February 15, 2013 by Geoff Schaadt 2 Comments

How to make your employees care about quality

You can’t. There are certainly still those managers who think they can tell their people what to do, what to think and what to care about – then ‘Prest-o, Change-o!’ – some magic happens, and everyone on the production floor is…

Posted January 19, 2013 by Geoff Schaadt 1 Comments

Employee Engagement and the Government of Canada (Part 2)

In the case of the public sector, government debt and deficits create a compelling argument to cut costs.  In both cases, what employees want and expect from their employment relationship, and what employers can afford to deliver, are…

Posted January 15, 2013 by Debra Sunohara 0 Comments

Employee Engagement and the Government of Canada (Part 1)

Thousands of public service employees are still waiting to find out their fate; will their jobs be affected by budget cuts, will they find another position elsewhere in government, should they start buffing up their LinkedIn profile, or…

Posted January 12, 2013 by Debra Sunohara 0 Comments

Personal skills for surviving organizational change

Transformation projects fail all the time – it’s common knowledge. The data can be difficult to nail down, but it is consistently reported somewhere between 1/3 and 2/3 of all business transformation projects do not achieve their goals.…

Posted December 5, 2012 by Debra Sunohara 0 Comments

PS Engage 2012: Re-inventing Work in the Public Sector

On Tuesday, November 27, Delta Partners again sponsored the PS Engage Conference at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum here in Ottawa. The first PS Engage event was held in November 2011, and did a beautiful job of laying the…

Posted November 30, 2012 by Geoff Schaadt 0 Comments

Are You Worthy of Being a Leader?

Are you into power? Does holding authority over others give you a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction?   Before you answer these two questions take a moment to reflect. Be honest with yourself. I’ve been a student of…

Posted September 3, 2012 by Jim Taggart 0 Comments

Demoralized Workforce – What can a manager do?

Thousands of public service employees are still waiting to find out their fate; will their jobs be affected by budget cuts, will they find another or better position elsewhere in government, should they start buffing up their LinkedIn…

Posted July 27, 2012 by Debra Sunohara 1 Comments

Strategic Planning as an Organizational Learning Model

Strategy, and more to the point, the execution of strategy, is often a tremendously complex undertaking. The standard list of “problems” identified with strategic planning include: about 40% of strategic plans fail or are not…

Posted June 29, 2012 by Alcide DeGagné 0 Comments

Are You a Lousy Manager?

The HBR Daily Stat recently pointed to a post by Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO at Gallup – What Makes Workplaces Miserable. The basis of the discussion was about the congressional hearings in the U.S. that were investigating the…

Posted April 28, 2012 by Debra Sunohara 4 Comments

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