Recruitment and Retention

While Canada’s success on the ice should certainly be celebrated, it also raises an important question. How is it that we manage to invest so well in our hockey talent, yet we don’t apply the same rigour to areas that are much more important to the strength and future of this country, such as innovation and productivity? 

Leveraging Canada's diversity to improve economic performance poses a significant challenge.  

After reading an eye-opening recent Forbes article about Millennials, I decided “management” might appreciate another letter about some talent issues that seem equally difficult for many company leaders to comprehend.

A ground-breaking new report on employee innovation in Australia by Catalyst, the leading global nonprofit organization advocating for equal opportunities in the workforce, offers important strategies for companies committed to leveraging talent and inspiring breakout ideas. Key points of the report include making employees feel safe enough to bring their authentic selves to work, proposing novel solutions, taking on stretch assignments, and speaking up about problems and tough issues.

How different is your existing culture from the culture that high potentials actually want?

Whether you’re an employer posting a job or a job seeker looking for one, it’s important to be aware of how certain words in a job description can reflect an organization’s culture and values.

Que vous soyez un employeur qui affiche un poste ou un professionnel à la recherche d’un emploi, il est important de comprendre comment l’utilisation de certains mots dans une description de poste peut refléter la culture et les valeurs d’une organisation.

In this month’s Ask Deborah, we posed a reader’s question about equipping hiring managers to counteract the biases women of different national identities and cultural backgrounds often face.

This interactive tool will help you understand the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improvement in your organization's practices and policies.

To expedite matters, I recommend celebrating “International Wake Up, Don’t Lose Your Talent Year”—and continuing the celebration and focus all year long!

Learn about Procter & Gamble's (P&G) global initiative, Everyone Valued, Everyone Included, Everyone Performing at Their Peak™

Get the facts about the leaky pipeline of women in STEM industries and how to fix it.

This report identifies the gender gap women experience working in business roles in tech-intensive industries from day one.

By developing a women's network, Moss Adams achieved many key objectives for their women employees.

This study helps firms understand how best to manage high-potential Mexican employees.

Women working in Europe trail their male counterparts in position, pay, and the management responsibilities critical to advancement.

To remain competitive in this global business landscape, talent management—in particular a focus on diversity and inclusion—is critical.

Kimberly-Clark’s Unleash Your Power: Strengthening the Business With Women Leaders is a global, enterprise-wide initiative to address Kimberly-Clark’s need to look, think, and behave like the people who use and […]

Lockheed Martin’s U.S.-based initiative Women Accelerating Tomorrow comprises a variety of programs, processes, and tools to support women’s advancement as part of a broad strategic effort to attract, develop, and […]

This report shows the struggles of high-potential women in Indian business.