Just last month the World Economic Forum (WEF) released its Future of Jobs report. An interesting read regardless of where you work, there were very few surprises. With automation and robots on a meteoric rise, the skills of the future will involve using our human advantage to connect better with people, solve problems, and reskill.  And…

Ah yes, March 252nd. Here we are. And while it may seem like we’ve been stuck in the same place for months and that nothing has changed, hasn’t it felt everything has changed at the same time? Time is standing still and flying by simultaneously and life feels like it has been turned upside down…

As each week passes, we learn more about how the pandemic is affecting work, our relationships, and how we live our lives. This week I was reading a study from Hays that suggested that 49% of Canadians are considering leaving their jobs. With salary freezes, increased workloads, a limited summer holiday, and decreased team sizes, it’s no…

This week I just finished recording the second season of the One-Degree Shift Podcast (subscribe on Spotify or Apple, if interested). The focus of the show has always been and is still to help leaders like you build a better place to work. And while all of my guests shared a unique and interesting perspective, nearly everyone shared…

Every few weeks, the newsletter seems to take a slight turn and make what I like to call a one-degree shift. Sometimes the articles are planned weeks in advance and sometimes they are a story or a realization that I like to share with you. Today is very much the latter. This week I’ve recorded…

It has now been over 200 days since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus to be a pandemic. Since then, our world has been turned upside down, and inside out. One in three American’s didn’t pay their rent or mortgage in July, and unemployment is still worse than it was in the ’09 recession. On top…

I remember running to the back of the record store in Charlottetown, PEI, weaving through the aisles until I got to the ‘R’ section. Red Hot Chili Peppers. That was my choice. Every May, my Dad would spend all of the air miles he accumulated over the year and take my family on a May…

All strong teams are rooted in a deep sense of trust. And to build trust, it is important not to shy away from conflict and disagreement, but to have tough conversations that are delivered both respectfully and timely. In order to have these conversations, consider the following steps: FIRST: It is important to address a…

If 2020 has taught me anything, it is that even the best plans can be thrown out overnight and back to the drawing board we go. Over and over again, we are forced to try new things and with many of them not working out and change-fatigue setting in, it can be increasingly difficult to…

With what seems to be a new headline a day sharing a new major company moving their return to office date into late 2021, the in-person interview is becoming more and more distant. With many of the conversations happening over Zoom or a phone call, there are a few things we must talk about that…