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Category: Tough Situation Tools

employee support

Seek out available resources to offer employee support

Today’s post is another strategy in our ongoing video series on how to create a compassionate workplace in which you can offer employee support.  Today’s tip is to educate yourself on the resources that are available to you and your

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Is it a good idea to give negative feedback to your boss?

My latest column in The Globe and Mail posted online six weeks ago!  I’m a little late!  Yes, I know, we’re always so excited that we usually send you a notice right way.  But this time, it slipped past us! 

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mental health sick leave

Bouncing back from (or preventing) mental health sick leave

Mental health has always been an issue, but the pandemic brought it to the surface in the consciousness of more employees and their leaders.  As a result, I am now hearing from a lot more leaders who have more staff

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adversity

Dealing with adversity – the buffalo way!

Last year, I blogged repeatedly about resilience – our ability to overcome obstacles and deal with adversity.  In fact, I produced an entire series on tips and strategies to help leaders build resilience in their employees.  As some of you

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emotional resilience

Not every crisis needs to be drama, model emotional resilience for your people

Today I’m back with another tip in our series on how to build greater emotional resilience in your people.  And the strategy is to show them that crises are normal and routine. Show them that crises are normal and routine

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adversity

An ageless folktale about dealing with adversity

Every so often, a conversation with an elderly relative reminds me of a story from Indian folklore that I heard when I was a child.  And I was reminded once again of another story, this time on the topic of

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