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Anita Levesque

2 weeks

Growth spurts: how expanding capabilities can reshape HR practices

Source: hcamag.com An HR executive shares his thoughts on managing culture and employee experience during rapid organizational growth Few organizations experience a “growth spurt” at 150 years old, but that is exactly what Eli Lilly and Company, and subsequently its Canada affiliate, Lilly Canada, are experiencing today. Growth does not always mean adding large numbers of employees. It can also mean expanding an organization’s capabilities, bringing together new areas of expertise, and helping employees adapt to new ways of working. For HR leaders, this raises an important question: How do you build the capabilities an organization needs while protecting the culture and employee experience that has contributed to its success? Growth is not only about numbers; it’s about integrating experience Despite more than 150 years of history, Lilly believes its legacy is defined not by what it has achieved, but by what it does next. This forward-looking mindset globally has helped drive a robust research and development pipeline, as well as acquisitions that expand both scientific capabilities and talent. As the global Lilly organization expands its pipeline and capabilities, HR teams at affiliates around the world are tasked with helping employees respond to the resulting changes in expertise, collaboration, and…

Anita Levesque

11 months

How HR leaders can deepen their influence and drive organizational change

Source: hcamag.com HR leaders from Porter Airlines, TIFF, KPMG share insights at HRD Canada’s HR Leaders Summit The role of human resources is transforming from a reactive support function to a proactive, strategic partner. That was a key theme at a recent panel discussion at this week’s HR Leaders Summit in Toronto — a session attended by leaders from companies in many sectors looking at how HR can deepen their influence within their organizations.

Anita Levesque

1 year

Peer comparison as a motivator: Large-scale experiment shows boosts to productivity, engagement

Source: hcamag.com But Canadian academic warns of long-term risks — along with providing best practices for effective implementation of social comparison Looking to boost employee productivity and engagement? The answer lies in leveraging social comparison, where employees compare their performance to peers, according to new research. This approach can increase output in the same way as a 10-per-cent pay raise. The large-scale experiment found that letting workers choose whom to compare themselves to increase productivity as much as targeted peer assignments, but with much less stress.

Anita Levesque

1 year

Canadians’ sense of purpose in the workplace plummets: report

Source: hcamag.com Focusing on personalised solutions ‘enables HR leaders to deliver timely, impactful support and build more resilient teams’ Canadians’ well-being is on the decline, and employers are being urged to take a more active role in supporting employee wellness. The overall state of well-being among Canadians is rated at 43.7 out of 100—on a scale where anything below 50 indicates poor mental health—according to a new report from Dialogue Health Technologies.

Anita Levesque

1 year

Three ways Canada’s HR leaders can build resilience in the face of a trade war

Source: ey.com HR leaders need to plan for the challenges tariffs will create by balancing short‑term action with long‑term strategy. In brief: As a trade war threatens Canadian exports, supply chains, growth, investments and productivity, businesses here must manage workforces with purposeful strategy. Proactively considering headcount, engagement and business sustainability helps organizations build flexible plans to overcome today’s uncertainty — without abandoning future goals.

Anita Levesque

1 year

How cohort-based hiring can ease Gen Z anxiety – and improve retention

Source: hcamag.com ‘They legitimately have concerns we’ve not seen for many, many years’: McGill’s Karl Moore discusses study showing benefits of cohort-based hiring A new study from the the U.S. has found that cohort-based hiring — where groups of employees are brought in and trained together — can significantly shape whether new hires stay or go.

Anita Levesque

2 years

How HR and C-suite leaders can mitigate social isolation in the workplace

Source: www.talentcanada.ca Before HR and C-suite leaders can mitigate social isolation in the workplace, they must understand what it is, why it’s beneficial to protect workers from it, and why they’ll want to alleviate it.

Anita Levesque

4 years

Why HR needs to ‘lead from the front’ in 2023

Source: www.hcamag.com What’s the difference between a good leader and a great one? What’s the difference between a good leader and a great one? Well, it all boils down to decisiveness mingled with compassion – that’s according to HRD’s recent research into global management trends. As part of our recent Global 100, a list of the best HR leaders across the world, we looked into what makes a standout HR practitioner – with leaders being praised for how they handled culture post-pandemic.