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Courageous Conversations
I lead my life in a way that I speak my mind and say what I think as long as it is: needed, kind, and will elevate the energy in the space. Otherwise, I will not say anything at all.
The Power of “Thank You.”
I’m reading this book called Living Untethered beyond the human predicament by Michael a. Singer. It’s the next book after the Untethered soul, if you’ve read that, and it’s sharing some key nuggets on how, simply put, to live.
Create your future with two words.
I led a retreat for 30 cancer survivors this past month and was moved to the core. Their transformation unfolded before my eyes and I pulled out all of the tools I had to allow them to be fully expressed in a safe place.
Reintegration
Is it challenging for you when the seasons change, when you come home from work, or after travelling and not sure why? Let me start with a story.
LGBT2S+ Equity Resource Guide
This is a guide compiled by us for non-LGBT2S+ people looking to begin educating themselves on LGBT2S+ issues. At The Corker Collective we aren’t the experts, but the people linked below are. This guide is not comprehensive, yet is a great place to start.
Gender Equity Resource Guide
This is a guide compiled by us for men and boys looking to educate themselves on gender equity and feminist issues. In order to get the most from this resource guide, we recommend checking out our LGBT2S+ Equity and Racial Equity guides as well. Celebrating and advocating for all identities makes gender equity more impactful.
The 4 New Recruiting Metrics
12 open roles. 30 days to fill them. 0 candidates in the pipeline. Yikes.
A feeling most in-house and agency recruiters are quite familiar with. There’s the responsibility of finding the best talent for the roles and your boss wants to know how to measure the success of the business’ recruiting team.
Layoffs: A Guide to Doing It Right
Organizations grow and change – it’s inevitable. Layoffs are often the route businesses take to decrease costs, improve margins, and restructure for a better future. And if you’re in a situation where a lay-off is a possibility - ie. downsizing or firing a number of people at the same time - we’ve put together a guide to asking yourself the questions to help guide if a lay-off is the right option.
The Interview Questions We Love to Ask
944,000,000. That’s the number of results that pop up when you Google ‘interview questions’. So, how do you know what interview questions to ask a candidate?! We’ve listed our 10 favourite questions to ask, regardless of the role and level you’re hiring for.
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