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It2019s a New Year, a time when many of us are making resolutions. If attracting and retaining top talent, and/or achieving sustainable business success are goals you2019ve set for 2013, I2019d like to suggest that you add Creating a Culture of Respect to your list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I didn2019t grow up celebrating Christmas. It was 201Ctheir201D holiday. It wasn2019t until I met my late husband that I experienced the 201Cmagic201D of Christmas; the amazing smell of a living tree, the fun of decorating, the comfort of lights on dark winter evenings, the eggnog, the gingerbread and of course, the chocolate. I was hooked!On December 6, 2001 my husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer. He had his first chemotherapy treatment a few days later and spent his last Christmas in a ...
Ms. Whiteman’s career path was shaped by the untimely death of her physician husband. She chose to return to school so that she could teach nursing and have a more predictable schedule than she did as a hospital program nurse working shifts on the open heart unit.However, as so often happens in life, that plan never materialized. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
My book, Road to Respect, starts with a chapter entitled 201CChoosing to Walk the Talk.201D 201CLeading the Change201C is the final chapter of the book which starts with this quote by Albert Schweitzer: 201CExample is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.201D The importance of a personal commitment to respect and leading by example are central themes in the book, practices I have worked hard to personally integrate in my life. I mean, if I am going to inspire others to ...
I discovered RespectfulWorkplace.com, a site 201Cdevoted entirely to fostering awareness and providing resources for creating more respect in the workplace201D in early 2009. When I learned that the new site was looking for contributors, I jumped at the chance to become involved. I contacted Melanie Sklarz, web content coordinator, the conversation started, and I2019ve been a regular contributor ever since. After Road to Respect was published Melanie interviewed me for one of our posts.Respectfu...
These days we2019re hearing a lot about values based leadership. That was not the case in 1960 when Issy Sharp, founder of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, opened his first hotel. If you2019ve read Road to Respect you may recall that Issy2019s decision to build his workplace culture on the 201CGolden Rule,201D (treat others as you would like to be treated) was met with scepticism from many on his senior team. But Issy was undaunted. He firmly believed that if his staff felt appreciated and estee...
Will Are We There Yet? Second in an interview series On April 30th, I sat down with Donna Wilson, VP, Industry Services & Sustainability at WorkSafeBC , to get her perspective on Women, Position & Power. Ms. Wilson has a wealth of knowledge and experience and I found her story fascinating. I encourage you to listen to the entire interview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On Thursday May 3, BC Labor Minister Margaret MacDiarmid tabled amendments to the Workers Compensation Act to address workplace bullying and harassment. BC is following a legislative trend which began 2004 when Quebec amended its Labour Standards legislation to include psychological harassment 2013 aka workplace bullying.What is psychological harassment? Any vexatious behaviour in the form of repeated and hostile or unwanted conduct, verbal comments, actions or gestures, that affects an employee...
This month I am asking all of you in the Road to Respect community to help me become North America’s Next Greatest Speaker.In February I presented Speak Up: Speak Out – Personal Power and Respect in Business at the Vancouver chapter of eWomenNetwork. After the presentation Pamela Chatry, Executive Managing Director told me about a speakers competition that eWomenNetwork was holding and encouraged me to enter.eWomenNetwork has thousands of members. Many of those members are also members of the eW...
As I frequently tell my audiences, one of the most encouraging findings with respect to workplace bullying is the evidence that establishes the effectiveness of coaching in shifting the behaviour of individuals who routinely engage in disrespectful, power based behaviours. The exception, I point out, would be that small percentage of individuals, 1% within the general population, who can be classified as psychopaths; individuals who are incapable of changing their behaviour because they lack emp...
This article highlights some of what my first guest Anne Kinvig COO of Pacific Blue Cross & BC Life shared in her interview. This is the first in the series, which will continue once a quarter throughout 2012. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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It’s a New Year. In spite of the fact that according to the Mayan calendar it is also going to be our last, I am feeling very optimistic about 2012.One reason for my optimism is the fact that Values.com, The Foundation for A Better Life, an organization that I blogged about last year has not only survived, but is thriving. It now has the economic clout to advertise in multiple media streams to promote the importance of values in making a positive difference in people’s lives and communities. Dur...
If you have had a chance to check out my web site lately, you might remember reading this on the home page. Bullying and harassment produce disconnected, fear based cultures where employees won’t speak up. And when employees are afraid to speak up, not only are costly problems going on unresolved, but innovative and creative ideas that will enhance your organizational effectiveness are being stifled.In Road to Respect, I talk about the fact that it is not the absence of disrespect in and of itse...
There is a lot to celebrate this month. In addition to the holiday season, December 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities and December 10, International Human Rights Day, marking the 63rd anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.I didn’t grow up celebrating Christmas. It was “their” holiday. It wasn’t until I met my late husband that I experienced the “magic” of Christmas; the amazing smell of a living tree, the fun of decorating, the comfort of ligh...
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At a recent networking event I was standing near a couple of younger women who were deep in a conversation about challenges they were facing at work. After introducing ourselves I learned that they both work in large organizations, each in a position of power. One woman was talking about a staff member who seemed to have no idea as to what constituted appropriate workplace behaviour. Apparently this is a common problem because the other woman seemed to be experiencing a lot of the same issues at...
Ever heard of Dagenham, England? I know I hadn’t until very recently when I saw Made in Dagenham, a film about female employees at the Ford Plant who walked off their jobs in 1968 to protest the fact that they were getting paid a lot less than men doing work of equal value. It was that action that led to the passage of the Equal Pay Act in Britain. It wasn’t long before countries on both sides of the pond followed suit and passed similar pieces of legislation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
I heard about Heritage Law quite by accident. I met lawyer Monique Shebbeare at a networking event. I learned that she was working in a firm focused on estates, wills and family law. Then she shared that she is the mother of an 18 month old. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As I discuss in Road to Respect, building a respectful workplace culture is not about adopting a paper strategy. It is about the willingness of those in leadership to really walk the talk, to take action to ensure that the policy serves as a foundation for a truly respectful, values driven culture. Apparently, that willingness is thriving among the leaders at NSCU. Michele had nothing but positive things to say about her experience working with North Shore Credit Union. Although she was not an e...
I had the opportunity last month to sit down with John DeHart and learn more about what propelled Nurse Next Door to the number one spot as BC’s Top Employer. I am pleased to be able to share the highlights with you in this first e-news of a new decade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
