Businesses need to be held accountable for their employees’ mental health and not simply be passive advocates. This goes well beyond a “tick-box” mentality of providing Employee Assistance Programs and Health Spending Accounts. These are table stakes. We need to be thinking about business as a force for good, to borrow the tagline from the […]
Thought Leaders
How Can BC Tech Turn Our COVID Crisis Into Opportunity And Global Leadership?
It’s tough to get through a news story today without reading the word “crisis.” COVID has been brutal on our public health and our economy. An alarming 230,000 British Columbians are currently out of work, with the impact hitting women and young people hardest. On top of this, the ongoing climate emergency threatens B.C.’s food […]
How To Pivot And Prosper Through COVID-19
If you told me six months ago that the entire world would be forced into lockdown due to a pandemic, I would not have believed you. It is unprecedented, unpredictable, and yet, it is our reality. To not only survive but thrive amidst this environment there are a number of things we can do both […]
How to Give Your Employees the Voice They Deserve
Employees have a lot on their minds these days. Coronavirus, WFH challenges, general productivity pitfalls, family concerns, and social justice issues, just for a start. Is your company talking with workers about these topics? Engaging employees regularly to inform decisions is more important right now than ever before. Voice of the Employee (VoE) bridges the […]
How COVID-19 Will Change The Future Of Work
I’ve been thinking about this subject a lot lately. What will the future of work look like? This is especially relevant for those of us who are responsible for transitioning the workforce back to the office while adopting a new set of rules and a new sense of normal. Realistically, things won’t go back to […]
Eight Elements All Organizations Should Be Addressing During COVID-19
Most organizations around the world are dealing with new challenges and struggles brought on by COVID-19. At Galvanize, we build security, risk management, compliance, and audit software, so we’re in a unique position to help businesses to respond effectively to the almost-daily risks emerging from this crisis. GRC software can help organizations to quantify the […]
How To Combat Employee Burnout While WFH
When I worked for Fortune 500 companies I could see that employee burnout was on the rise. The physical and mental toll on employees meant that they couldn’t reach their full productive potential. As a former competitive athlete, I also understood the importance of commitment and support to focus on the simple, consistent routines that […]
In a Time of Crisis, What Will Happen to the Disruptors?
The bedrock of any nation’s innovation economy is our startups, and in light of the current global pandemic we are being gravely exposed to the vulnerabilities of entrepreneurship. Startups are important to moving our economy forward as they provide a pipeline for job creation, disposable income, taxation, and ultimately are part of the engine that […]
Canadian Tech Can Support Digital Signatures, So Why Doesn’t The Law
COVID-19 has drastically changed the way Canadians work and live, and it’s caused an even greater shift towards e-commerce spending and adoption of digital products and processes. Canadians are either social distancing or quarantining, and don’t have the desire or ability to make in-person appointments or shop in-store – and that shift to digital has […]
Canadian Businesses Need a Rent Subsidy
I’ve had a front row seat in watching disruption in the small business industry for the past 11 years. From the effect of the crash in oil prices on Alberta’s small businesses to the steady growth of e-commerce to the detriment of brick and mortar retail, nothing prepared us for this. COVID-19 has brought an […]