Women of Inspiration award nominee

Women of Inspiration award nominee

Kelly Cooper has been nominated for the Women of Inspiration Award. Decision will be made November 20, 2025! Read what Kelly had to say about the nomination on LinkedIn:...
Kelly Cooper is awarded the GENDER, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AWARD

Kelly Cooper is awarded the GENDER, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AWARD

The 2024 recipient is Kelly L. Cooper of Ottawa, ON. This Award was newly added to the CIF-IFC National Awards Program in 2021 and recognizes individuals who make significant, unique, and outstanding contributions to advance gender equity, equality, diversity and...
AI: Arrogance and Ignorance?

AI: Arrogance and Ignorance?

Ok I said it – those two letters that are at the forefront of everyone’s mind these days, but I’ve applied them to two words that are at the forefront of everyone’s mind when it comes to equity and inclusion. I’ve witnessed arrogance and ignorance first hand – not...
Unveiling Traditional Leadership, One Clue at a Time

Unveiling Traditional Leadership, One Clue at a Time

Remember the game Clue? I loved that game — going from room to room trying figure out “who done it” and with what means? I’ve been racking my brain for months on a “crime/wrongdoing” committed in the workplace, a situation where individual agendas caused a few people...
Top 5 Resources for Supporting Work-Life Balance

Top 5 Resources for Supporting Work-Life Balance

Here’s my top 5 ideas for supporting your team with work-life balance: 1. Encourage socializing – Don’t look down on employees for having water cooler conversations or chatting in between assignments — better yet, join in when it makes sense to do so!...