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THE CANADA I KNOW6/30/2021  There are many faces of Canada right now that we are pained to see.
The uncovering of the mass graves in residential schools is a case in point. The on-going struggle to get our economy back on track is another. The targeted terrorist attack against a Pakistani family a month ago.... We have a long way to go as a nation. We need healing, reconciliation, and justice before we can experience real peace that transcends our narrow interests and identities. The Canada that I know when I moved here 11 years ago is a Canada that: - respects differences and celebrates diversity and inclusion; - empowers new immigrants to bring their selves into this country and play a vital role in building a nation and economy; - is a peace and democracy-loving country amongst the nations; - has a strong and stable government and corruption-free; - has the best healthcare and educational system in the world; Definitely, these are superficial facts that foreigners see from the outside- only a tip of the iceberg in terms of the condition of the country and its people. Now I know more but it doesn't give me regrets that I moved here and consider myself a Canadian. I am proud to be alongside other Canadians in creating a great nation one day at a time, one generation at a time, and one impact at a time. Let us not forget too that we are all Canada and what we bring into our communities, represented the best aspirations and attributes of our collective greatness. As Andrew Malcolm said about Canada: It's going to be a great country after they're finished unpacking it. Very true, we are all, a work in progress...
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ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE EMERGENCE?6/15/2021  I have been harping about the incoming emergence that is set to make the world spin-literally with the reopening set for fall or early winter.
Like preparedness for disasters and emergencies, how are you bracing up for the revival? Baby boomers are retiring and creating new businesses Women workers are quitting their jobs and designing their careers The stock market is at all-time high! Vaccine sharing is on the offing Borders are slowly opening On-purpose organizations should see themselves honestly in this rubric. This is not a sprint but a marathon. The closer you are to the ground, the better your responses will be. The Survivor-they will never prepare and invest in this great emergence because their main prerogative is to keep the house in order, first. The Wait-and-See-they have the cards on their chest and are wary of doing anything different than what they're currently operationally and strategically impelled to do. The Provocateur-they saw the signs and realized that their current strategies and mentalities are no longer viable for the future that's coming soon. They want to do something new now in a more intuitive and sustaining manner. Are you the survivor, the wait-and-see, or the provocateur? Do you feel like you're on a roller-coaster ride, navigating both smooth and rough waters simultaneously? Are you fed up with the constant barrage of the need for change but don't know how to start? Are you trying to wait until the pandemic is over before doing some long-term work in your organization? It is your best self-interest to ensure that your organization remains competitive and growing in the years to come. Avoiding atrophy is a challenge even in the most stable and secure organizations I know. If at night, you can't sleep because of missed opportunities, then there are reasons to do what's necessary not what's comfortable. Don't wait for the green signal. Take the next best step towards your greater impact.
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THE DARK SIDE OF ENGAGEMENT6/7/2021  Employee engagement as based on research is defined as "asking for the employee to go the extra mile. " This is different from all the motivation, commitment, loyalty, and other positive feelings associated with the organizational affiliation of employees.
When it's about asking employees to go the extra mile, what does it really mean? The ugly side of this 'engagement' as some critics say could be just a fad again, is the fact that how much more can we ask employees to go beyond and above their current performance. Is this something that can only lead to more burnout, frustration, anxiety, and general negative disposition in the workplace? Engagement linked to clear strategic objectives for the organization is a sound approach. However, going the extra mile when not ill-defined, ill-conceived, and not consistently measured can lead down a path of irreversible damage for the organization. Don't let your HR tell you what employee engagement is. Everyone in the organization should decide what's its all about and whether there are clear metrics attached to organizational success objectives that you can leverage to make it purposeful in your organization. |
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