Negotiating. Sticking to one’s guns. Convincing. Persuading. Finding common ground… These expressions spark interest in some people but are frightening to others. As in all aspects of life, negotiating is one of those personal interests that, by their very nature, differ from one person to the next. Some live to haggle, trying to negotiate every […]
Integrating Skilled Immigrants in the Workplace: Making it Work! A constant concern among employers, whether small, medium or large companies, is labour management. Skilled workers are often hard to find, especially in certain lines of business. To fill these gaps, employers are turning more and more often to pools of immigrant workers. That being said, […]
What elements of your assessment strategy change when recruiting in different sectors? Having worked with numerous organizations in a variety of different sectors, we have been in the enviable position to witness and be actively involved in developing and implementing assessment strategies for each industry, sector or organization. While numerous elements are taken into consideration, […]
Coaching the Manager of Tomorrow: Outlook for the Future According to Jean Raymond Bonin, a Professional Coach with Coaching Outaouais Mr. Jean Raymond Bonin has gained extensive experience working with management teams on topics related to business management, change management as well as leadership development through coaching and facilitation; thus, he understands the dynamics of […]
What would the Dr. Do? Dispensing expert HR advice from EPSI’s President, the highly respected author André Durivage, Ph.D. Q: Last year, we developed a structured process for evaluating “up-and-comers” within the organization. This process involved a personality test, a test on interest in management and a structured interview. We selected a number of our most […]
It is becoming more and more clear that the leaders of tomorrow will need to grow in a complex, quickly evolving, multicultural context. A number of leadership experts have therefore started to use the concept of “global leadership” to reflect the fact that leaders must contend with a changing world in which global practices abound. […]
La gestion de la main d’œuvre est une préoccupation constante auprès des employeurs que ce soit la petite, la moyenne ou la grande entreprise. Ilssont, en outre, confrontés à des pénuries de main-d’œuvre et cela est d’autant plus vrai pour certains secteurs d’activités en particulier. Pour combler ces pénuries, les employeurs doivent de plus en […]
The era during which employees considered their jobs to be simply a means to make some money has ended. In fact, for workers born in the 80s, work-related expectations are quite different from those of the preceding generations. Nowadays, many factors play a crucial role in selecting a job position. As a result, employee retention […]
Il est dorénavant généralement reconnu que la conciliation entre le travail et la famille est un enjeu important qui préoccupe à la fois les employés et les organisations (Beauregard et Henry, 2009). En effet, les organisations n’ont d’autre choix que de considérer cette problématique dans leurs pratiques de gestion des ressources humaines, notamment en raison […]
These days, absenteeism is one of the health indicators most frequently used by organizations (Johns, 2010; Ybema et al., 2010). Many companies have set up policies and programs to decrease absentee rates as far as possible. But at the same time, for several years now, another phenomenon apparently affecting organizational health and worker productivity has […]
This week’s post sets us up for a look in to some of the numerous concepts and theories pertaining to leadership. Larry Coutts, Ph.D. and Director, Research and Development at EPSI Inc. has reviewed an incredible amount of literature on the matter and shares with you the highlights of his findings. As organizations strive to […]
This week’s article follows up on the concept of mindfulness providing you, our reader, with further guidance as to how you might proceed to applying this concept within the workplace. If you haven’t had the chance to read part one of this series, please take the time to do so now! Developing mindfulness in the workplace […]
