Resources

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! Encouraging...

YourForest Podcast

Find out some of the challenges faced with implementing Free To Grow in Forestry. “I wouldn’t have expected someone from the LGBTQ+ community, and a woman, to be behind the undermining of Free to Grow. That’s when I knew this was about power and control, not the...

CIFAL Global Network – Sector Series Panel

Panel Discussion on Localizing the Canadian Supply Chain – Understanding Sector Specific Impacts on US Tariffs in the Forest sector.

Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) recognizes Free to Grow in Forestry

https://www.ccfm.org/canadians-and-communities/forests-an-integral-part-of-our-communities/

Think gender-based violence outside the workplace doesn’t affect your business? Think again. Here’s my story.

My husband and I decided to go out on the town this past NYE – get dressed up and find somewhere where we could have dinner and dance to live music. I found a great dress, put on the heels for the first time since covid hit, and we were off. The evening was going...

Top 10 things leaders can do to create gender equality in the workplace

Like all great leaders, and as further explained in my book Lead the Change – The Competitive Advantage of Gender Diversity and Inclusion, there are key actions that can be taken now to help improve gender equality in the workplace. Here are a few thoughts to get your...

Blog

Why Corporate Social Intelligence should be on your company’s radar.

Despite major advances in the last decade in Corporate Social Responsibility, companies have missed the mark when it comes to Social Intelligence. This concept was developed by Edward Thorndike in 1920 and it refers to how humans act toward each other. In an...

Five ways to make the most out of your change agent

Change agents spend their time managing large projects in as little time as possible. Management often expects change agents to get the process done without intrusion or without relying too heavily on employees. Unfortunately, that prevents the agent from doing good...

Mainstreaming Social Intelligence

If you talk with psychologists about social intelligence, they will be clear that it’s been around since Daniel Goleman introduced the term in the late 1990’s. His definition is “the ability to get along well with others, and to get them to cooperate with you.” He’s...

Millennials Seek Work-Life Integration

As someone from the gen-X cohort, I have tried hard to attain a work-life balance throughout my life, albeit with measured success. But the Millennials, who are those between the ages of 18-34, have pushed this idea one step further and are seeking work-life...

Women in Forestry

It’s no newsflash that the forest sector has been undergoing unprecedented transformation with both the types of products it produces and processes used, but what is surprising is the lack of transformation on the workforce representation of women. Women continue to...

Government Should Be Leading the Way on Social Intelligence

Governments have a moral obligation to lead Canadians toward a better way of living and often do so through the development and implementation of policies. Social intelligence should be no different. I’ve mentioned previously how corporations should increase their...