Posts by Christine McLeod
Plan FOR downtime not WHAT the downtime is – an exercise in planned sponteneity
I am a planner. At times I absolutely own the title of “over-planner” or “Julie, Cruise Director” that my husband bestows on me. Mum, wife, business owner, event planner and only 168 hours in a week, what being organized does is actually give me the maximum free time for the things I cherish, time outside,…
Read MoreCREATING A WIN-WIN-WIN CULTURE
For over two decades I have instinctively known that CULTURE .. WINNING CULTURE is the key to success in business. For over two decades I have absorbed, experienced, seen, heard, sought out the ways Leadership can influence CULTURE. The time has come to introduce an idea. Win-Win-Win (W3) When we have a high performance winning…
Read More#YSTANDOUT a new generation of HR leaders
How to define our generation? How do we see ourselves and how do others describe our attitudes and personality? What a better way to answer these questions than on a Youtube video that would be posted on a couple of websites and Facebook pages? After all, that is how Generation Y communicates. We need to…
Read MoreCanadians continue to disrupt "HR" process- KIRA TALENT
Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to see fresh options that take “HR process”, give it a shake and take it up a notch. Well, there is ONE thing that gives me greater pleasure than that. Seeing that the company is CANADIAN! Enter Kira Talent From their website ABOUT section- in their own words…
Read MoreCorporate Culture Mindset- what GREAT looks like
People ask me all the time – how can you touch and “feel” Corporate Culture? Here is what great culture looks and feels like- visually! Image compliments of Human Resources MBA Degree Guide I love a juicy discussion around leadership, culture and employee engagement- so drop a comment below and let me know your thoughts…
Read MoreEmployee Engagement by the numbers- #socialworkplace
Values- how you act when no-one is looking
Three reflective moments I had watching this video 1. This was refreshing: The manner in which we conduct ourselves speaks volumes about our character and values. In a world surrounded by security cameras catching every wrong move, I love this refreshing compilation of everything that is GOOD in people, caught on camera. Making an IMPACT…
Read MoreNetflix Corporate Culture Manifesto
Netflix Culture Manifesto Whether you are a Netflix lover or not, the essence of what is in this slideshare presentation speaks to the heart of what an impactful workplace looks and feels like. Christine McLeod, Chief Possibilities Officer and founder of Impact People Practices & Canada’s Social Workplace Summit Impact99 is always on the hunt…
Read MoreEngaging Gen Y- starting from the top
How does a CEO connect with the Gen Y employees in their organization to maximize business results? To answer this question we did a quick and dirty virtual focus group of high performing Gen Y employees across small, medium and large organizations and here are some of the top points that were made:
Read MoreWhat can today's CEO do to enable Gen Y… our 2020 leaders?
Generation Y are our leaders of 2020 – what do today’s CEO’s need to be doing to enable this? In just eight short years, approximately 46% of the North American workforce will be comprised of millennials/Generation Y . In many cases, these are the people that will be running companies of all sizes as well as…
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