Employee support, Management tips
Six advantages of linguistic diversity in the workplace.
Did you know there are currently hundreds of languages spoken in Canada and the US? In 2015, the United States Census Bureau estimated that at...
Tagged as Team building
Management tips
Can personality tests be used to improve diversity?
Introvert or extrovert? Cats or dogs? Tea or coffee? We love categorizing ourselves and each other. Doing so can help us figure out who we’re...
Employee support, Health and wellness, Management tips
10 tips to make sure your remote workers don't feel isolated.
What defines the “workplace” has evolved dramatically in the past few years. Not only have our jobs changed, but where, when, and how we work...
Employee support, Management tips
If you aren’t letting your staff work flexibly, you need to start now.
If you were on the phone right now with a friend and they told you “I’m at work”, what would you imagine their surroundings looked...
Employee support, Management tips
Be aware: bigotry in the workplace can have long term effects on employee mental health.
At this point, everybody knows prioritizing inclusion is a worthwhile endeavor for any organization. Diversity initiatives are becoming indispensable across the board, from Fortune 500...
Employee support, Management tips
Ask the Expert: Michael Bach on workplace diversity and inclusion
Diversity and inclusion aren't buzz words — they're essential to any organization that hopes to thrive in the 21st century. An increasing number of studies...
Career planning, Employee support, Management tips
The importance of having fun at work.
In her novel Anne of Avonlea, Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote, “I’m so thankful for friendship. It beautifies life so much.” Her statement would have been...
Employee support, Management tips
Is your workplace layout helping or hurting productivity?
It’s a lousy feeling to reach the end of the workday and realize you haven’t gotten much done. With a lengthy to-do list staring back...
Interviews
Why we love LifeSpeak
Happy Valentine's Day! In the spirit of love and our LifeSpeak15 celebrations, our team thought we'd have a little fun and swap stories about why...
Employee support, Management tips
You should consider hiring these strategic job positions this year.
The New Year isn’t just about redefining and improving oneself on a personal level; organizations are seeing the start of 2019 as an opportunity to...
Employee support, Management tips
15 steps you can take to build a more diverse workforce.
There’s no two ways about it — diversity is good. Not only is hiring for diversity the right thing to do from a societal perspective,...
Career planning
How Career Edge helped us grow the LifeSpeak family
At LifeSpeak, we value dedication, creativity, and ambition. So when the employment matching team at Career Edge connected us with a hard-working and talented web...