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Conflict-resilience through coaching and emotional intelligence
Emotional intelligence (EQ) is a pivotal factor in workplace effectiveness. Organizations that prioritize the development of EQ skills in [...]
Shift Your Mindset: Mental Fitness Coaching for Conflict Resolution
Imagine a world where you could maintain your composure, stay clear-headed, and radiate positivity, even when faced with life's most [...]
Conflict Resolution and Coaching Strategies: A Reading List
In this week’s blog we are sharing links to two terrific articles which relate to this month’s theme of [...]
Time to Harvest a Full Plate of Learning Opportunities!
As part of OMHRA’s commitment to providing educational opportunities, thought leadership and guidance on Municipal Human Resource practices and trends, [...]
Remote Work Conflict Is Common: How Health Insurance Can Help
According to Statistics Canada, roughly 40% of Canadian jobs can be done from home. With more of your workforce [...]
Use Conversational Receptiveness to Improve Active Listening for More Effective Conflict Resolution
Conflict resolution requires many skills but perhaps the most important is active listening. The extent to which people in conflict [...]
When You Say Nothing at All
Do you remember the old cliché, “what you are speaks so loudly, people can’t hear what you are saying”? [...]
The Intersection of Performance and Psychological Disability
Jamie Burns, Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP _____________________________________________________________________ The intersection between performance issues and claims of disability can make [...]
OMHRA’s Contribution to Indigenous Reconciliation
September 30th marks Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. On this day, we recognize the [...]
Make Workplace Conflict More Manageable
By: Xpera Risk Mitigation & Investigation xpera.ca Leverage the insight of an independent workplace investigation Conflict in the workplace can [...]
Coaching
Behaviour problems happen before performance problems thus performance challenges are a result of behavioural issues. A lack of consistent [...]
How Performance Expectations and Culture Impact Workplace Investigations in Ontario
Workplace investigations in Ontario play a pivotal role in addressing allegations of misconduct, harassment, discrimination, and policy violations. Nevertheless, [...]
Reduce Employee Stress and Conflict through Clear Expectations
When we conduct workplace assessments, lack of clarity of expectations about roles, responsibilities, and performance is often one of the [...]
Flourishing Leadership: The Solution to Managing Performance Expectations While Elevating Employee Wellbeing and Building a Positive Culture
Organizations face several pressing challenges today and employee burnout, disengagement, and performance gaps are among the top concerns. In the [...]
Need To Retain Your Employees? Workplace Health Benefits Are Critical
A survey conducted by The Conference Board of Canada found an up to 83 per cent gap between the [...]
What Impacts Staff Retention in Local Government?
This week's blog was authored by Amy Thomson, Director of Human Resources for Elgin County. Amy is currently enrolled in [...]
Want to retain employees? Don’t Overlook Conflict Management
Most employee retention strategies focus on compensation and benefits, working conditions, opportunities for development and progression, and clarity of [...]
For Municipalities, Retention Starts With Recruitment
The true beginning of the retention formula and strategy starts with recruiting. Most organizations think recruitment and turnover are two [...]
OMHRA’s Conferences Never Shy Away from Exploring Today’s Big Ideas
Over the past six decades, OMHRA has established a solid reputation for hosting professional development events that deliver the [...]
Unlocking Wellbeing: The Key to Employee Retention
In today's fast-paced and competitive business landscape, organizations are increasingly recognizing the significance of employee wellbeing as a catalyst for [...]
It’s Not a Program, It’s a Community!
Don’t we all too often love to make the simple, complicated, and profound! In a bye-gone era, we did [...]
How Employee Engagement can Help Reduce Turnover and Drive Retention.
Employee retention is so much more than just a metric. It’s a testament to people’s feeling of commitment, engagement, and [...]
Employee Engagement: How to get Team Players
The Issue An employee group is like a sports team. The best teams are not those with only star players, [...]
Talent Management Truths: 5 Lessons from the Field to Help Solve Today’s Workplace Challenges
Mark Coulter, 2023 Talent management has been in the spotlight recently as many organizations face historic talent shortages, a workforce [...]
Don’t Experience FOMO – Register Now for our Fall Conference!
Don’t experience FOMO! Register now for OMHRA’s Fall Conference! OMHRA's Fall Conference and Annual General Meeting is fast-approaching! The [...]
