The Times They Are a-Changin’ … 2022 has been a year of employee backlash from trucker convoys to vaccine mandates to protesting anti-union tactics, all playing out against a backdrop of shifting supply chains and tight talent markets...
“Out of Sight, Out of Mind…” Here at the Nexus, we love it when our guests give us (intentionally or otherwise) the subject of our next episode. That is exactly what Future Forum’s Helen Kupp did for us recently. In our...
Hybrid – the “messy middle” of work. Employees in the talent pool love it, a lot of managers hate it, and the uncertainty around it is making a number of people nervous. In our last episode, we brought you two case studies: a...
To office or not to office… that is the question. With all vaccine mandates, labour shortages, supply chain disruptions (and now, Omicron) it’s probably hard to know what the best approach to working your people may require. So, we thought to...
Why A Diverse Culture Is Better For Everyone By now, many of you have probably heard about NHL player Kyle Beach, who was sexually abused by a coach while playing with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010. His story is proof of how pernicious the issue...
Why are the majority of BIPOC Employees reporting that they prefer remote work? A survey of North American workers recently revealed that a vast majority of Black employees prefer remote work. The reason? They feel more accepted by co-workers...
Lately, the teams at Nexus have been supporting clients with their mental wellness programs. A lot of that work involves helping people talk openly about their struggles with mental health. You’d be amazed at how many people have told us that...
What is Workplace Deviance? Nearly all of us have that one person in a workplace who behaves like…well, like a jerk. But have we ever taken the time to ask ourselves “why is that person behaving like a jerk?” Well, David Zweig has…in fact, it’s how...
Hybrid Work and the Problem of “Officism” If you had to pick two important revelations for organizations coming out of the pandemic, they might be as follows: We don’t have to work in offices to be productive.We may struggle to get...
What Do You Do With A Languishing Leader With Dr. Vince Molinaro That title probably sounds like a sea shanty but it’s actually a serious problem, both for teams and organization. In a recent article, author and organizational...