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Performance Management: Start with Curiosity
Today’s blog is an introduction to Performance Management for your team. For context, I’d like to start by sharing part of my journey here. As an Inuk HR professional, I must admit that I am used to being pulled into a situation due to my ability to see both sides of “the problem.” Admittedly, this also means that I can get pushback from one or both sides. From the employee’s perspective, they may feel targeted or even threatened when in difficult feedback discussions.

Jessica Tomic
Oct 13 min read


Starting Over in HR: Balancing Work, Family, and a New HR Career
If you had told me a few years ago that I’d be back in school in my 40s—older than my professor, surrounded by classmates half my age—pursuing a new career in Human Resources, all while raising kids and working full-time, I would have thought you were out of your mind. But here I am, doing exactly that.

Dave Musil
Sep 23 min read


Rebuilding Trust: Leading with Clarity and Care After a Workplace Investigation
In the Human Resources world, we talk a lot about documentation, workflows, and processes. We focus on protocols during a workplace investigation. But what happens when the investigation is over? How can we move forward? What's the right tone to use when communicating the outcome with your team? Let's talk about what to do after the investigation is complete, especially when you're tasked with rebuilding relationships, restoring trust, communication, and moving forward with c

Jessica Tomic
Aug 14 min read


Then. Now. Next: Seven Years of Shaping HR
Exciting changes are on the horizon for Lisa Isaac HR Professional Services (“LIHR”) as we approach our 7th anniversary. We’ll soon be sharing our vision for the future

Lisa Isaac, CHRL, CHRP
Jul 23 min read


Truth and Reconciliation, The Experience of Indigeneity in The Workplace
My team and I talk about these questions every day. As a company that is 100% First Nation owned, this is often a topic for new and existing

Lisa Isaac, CHRL, CHRP
Sep 30, 20246 min read


Boarding the Bus: My Onboarding Adventure
Starting a new job is much like getting on a bus. You secure a ticket (job offer), arrive at the bus stop where you get on (first day onboar

Jenny Slater
Jun 1, 20244 min read
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