How can leaders create diverse and inclusive workplaces? Implement sponsorship and allyship. Coach and thought leader, Salima Valji explains that sponsorship is a key allyship strategy, especially for women and women of colour.
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Does your organization have flex appeal? During the pandemic employees around the world had no choice but to work from home. Today, your employees value flexibility. While you reflect on the future of work and where it’s going, consider how your organization will create a workplace that is truly flexible for all of your employees.
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The traditional 9-to-5 work week is no longer the only way to work. The pandemic provided employees greater flexibility with the shift to remote work. Flexibility in when and where we work has become a priority for many of our employees post-pandemic. While organizations continue to explore flexibility at work, it’s important to understand the emergence of flexible work and how it is implemented in the workplace.
When investing in the growth and development of your employees, you have various opportunities to choose from including mentoring, coaching, or sponsorship. Understanding the difference between the three practices are important when deciding how you’d like to support your employees and determining which is essential to their professional development.
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While mentoring and coaching both help individuals realize their full potential and growth in their personal and professional lives, there are key differences between the two relationships (or practices).
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Creating a wellness culture that encourages employees to adopt healthier lifestyles can provide many benefits to both employees and organizations. Implementing corporate wellness programs are an effective way to improve the health and wellness of your employees and demonstrate your organization’s investment in their well-being.
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May is recognized as Global Employee Health & Fitness Month and Mental Health Awareness month. At Life Works Well, we believe in the importance of creating heart-centred cultures that keep employees happy, engaged, and living holistic healthy lifestyles. Here are some initiatives and activities leadership can incorporate in their wellness strategies that support physical, mental, emotional, and financial wellness.
There has been significant discourse on the future of work and the trends that will impact the workplace by both employers and HR leaders. The way our society worked and interacted experienced considerable change due to the spread of COVID-19. Now organizations are considering what decisions and changes need to be made today to prepare for the future of work.
What is HR? That’s the question that is on our minds this month, and a topic of great debate lately. What exactly does an HR professional do? What is the role of HR in an organization? It has definitely evolved and we’re here to help unravel it a little for you.
Every Women’s History Month, companies recognize the infinite accomplishments and contributions women have made to our society. But many organizations fail to acknowledge and show their appreciation for the contributions of women in their workplaces today.
March is Women’s History Month, a month dedicated to acknowledging the contributions of women to history and society. This year, Life Works Well is recognizing the women who are making history today.
As your organization continues its efforts to achieve diversity and inclusion in your workplace, how are you tracking the success of your Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives? How do you know your business is making a real impact instead of simply checking a box?
While Black History Month is dedicated to amplifying Black voices and highlighting Black leaders, it’s also a valuable opportunity to consider how we are supporting Black people beyond the month of February. Are we listening to our Black employees? Have we created an inclusive culture? Are we addressing the challenges Black Canadians experience in the workplace?
Helen conducted a series of interviews with leaders and professionals who had mentors in their careers. She asked them for their recommendations and advice on how people can find a mentor either within their workplace if they don’t have a program offer, or out in their industry and beyond.
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With the beginning of COVID-19, the shift to hybrid workplaces, and The Great Resignation, mentorship and professional development has become an even higher priority for employers.
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Here I am at the end of the year thinking about the world we are currently navigating. It is so easy to go to the doom and gloom but I choose not to. I choose to focus on the fact that I’m still here. I’m still healthy. I’m still living.
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December is Universal Human Rights Month. Ensuring that employees have human rights at work is the heart of human resources and helping employees to live well.
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Raising diabetes awareness is one thing, but understanding the experiences of those living with diabetes is another. This month we interviewed Life Works Well’s very own Arshad Abbasi about his experience living with Type 2 diabetes.
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Diabetes affects the lives of many Canadians but many organizations do not offer accommodations for employees with diabetes. It’s time for a change.
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October is Healthy Workplace Month in Canada and this year’s theme is how to feel great at work, take care of yourself, do your best, and help others. Through this theme, we take a closer look at how a healthy workplace also creates inclusivity.
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