Challenge Factory’s Blog
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Amidst ongoing labour shortages, small businesses can build confidence in their hiring
We followed two dozen small organizations as they learned about military Veterans as a hidden talent pool. After six months, employer confidence was up and Veterans had been hired.
Think you know how to manage through a recession? Think again.
We’ve never experienced a recession like this before. It’s a costly mistake to follow our instincts and treat people-related programs as discretionary. Here’s why.
WXN Award celebrates our female founder Lisa Taylor
Lisa Taylor, our Challenge Factory founder and president, is one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women in the Women’s Executive Network’s (WXN) Top 100 Awards.
5 drivers shaping the Future of Work: Before and after the pandemic
We tested whether the same five drivers that were shaping the Future of Work before the pandemic are still shaping it today.
Hybrid? Remote? What jobseekers want is a clear workplace culture.
I’m a recent grad entering the workforce after completing my Master’s degree. Job interviews reveal a lot about workplace leadership and culture—and what jobseekers are looking for.
On Lisa LaFlamme: We need more than stories to make meaning of this moment.
It’s not up to older workers to solve the challenge of ageism in the workplace. This isn’t just about the decision to let your hair go grey. It’s about shaping a Future of Work in which everyone is valued, no matter their age.
The most important question for returning to the office is not who, how, or when. Here’s why.
Look to your organization’s culture to answer the “why” questions about the future of your workplace model.
It’s time for a national strategy on adult career guidance in Canada
Canada has a “fail-first” approach to supporting lifelong career development. That needs to change.
Let’s not grind through another Groundhog Day
Now, more than ever, it’s time for business and leadership strategy.
The pandemic crisis management equation
Business by business, community by community, we can support each other through the unfortunate equations we find ourselves confronting.
Leaders and managers: Stop tiptoeing around setting expectations for in-person meetings
What social responsibility do leaders have to their teams and people?
Ontario’s employment services redesign would benefit from stronger careers focus
Ontario is redesigning its publicly funded employment services system. What’s missing? A career development approach.