Last week, it was announced the unemployment rate in the US was 3.6%, the lowest since February 2020, and below market projections for this year. In Canada, the rate stands at 5.3% – the lowest unemployment rate since 1976! To put this in...
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...
Defining Your Organization’s Values with Kevin Burtt The year 2020 will forever be remembered as a year of profound change and in the midst of all the shocks and stress, it gave us all a reason to pause and think about our values. For...
The Importance of Company Culture With Sharon Cohen In our last episode, we told you why organizational purpose is important. In this episode, we’re going to show you by talking to a leader in one of the industries hit the hardest by the COVID-19...
Creating A Sense of Purpose in the Workplace with Kevin Burtt This week, it’s time for something a little different. As we near the end of a whirlwind year, we talk with our very own President and CEO, Kevin Burtt from Nexus Communications, a...
Using Analytics in HR with Mark Hickson With all due respect to the late Steve Jobs, micromanagers, the office was never any kind of guarantee that people would collaborate or be productive. At the same time optimizing performance is still a worthy...
Updating Your DE&I Playbook: Improve Workplace Culture and Drive Market Growth with Michael BachWe’ve heard all of the metrics – diverse companies outperform less diverse companies, inclusion inspires innovation and contributes to purpose...