Advice To My Younger HR Self

Recently, I was invited to speak to a class of new (almost) HR grads to talk about my HR path, my experience and what l had learned now that I was all grown up – insert heavy, dramatic sigh – because really? Are we ever really grown up? I sure hope not, but I digress… …

Celebrating Mamas (and Babies) at Salopek!

It’s amazing how fast time flies – and that’s especially true in the workplace when you have a team and colleagues that you respect and love working with. For me, this is the case at Salopek & Associates. Yesterday we had the pleasure of celebrating one of our amazing Consultants and rock star mamas, Clementine …

HR Q&A: Round 2

As a company that proudly supports organizations across Canada, one of Salopek’s core Values is to provide accessible support and service to our clients. To us, Accessible not only means physically being available to pick up the phone or meet in your office, but it also reflects the effort we have made to reduce barriers …

HR Question & Answer

As a company that proudly supports organizations across Canada, one of Salopek & Associates’ core Values is to provide accessible support and service to our clients. To us, Accessible not only means physically being available to pick up the phone or meet in your office, but it also reflects the effort we have made to …

Salopek’s Fall Training Workshops

Training & Development has a major impact on an individual’s choice to join, stay or leave your company. Employees today want opportunity for skill development and career growth, and to be part of a company that offers a continuous learning culture. In order to attract and retain great people, you need to provide Training & …

HR’s Favourite Things

As an HR consultant and generalist, I am confronted with many different issues on a weekly basis. I find that I definitely have areas of HR I enjoy working on more than others, and when it comes to solutions, I also have my “favourites” – my go-tos, my tried and trues. So it got me …

Why Does Team Building Always Mean Golf?

I love meeting new people and learning new things. A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to be introduced to a leader and had the opportunity to talk about some of my favourite HR topics (there are so many I am interested in that it is challenging to choose just one). Our conversation was …

Employee Engagement – Outcome or State of Mind?

Recently, the majority of the conversations I have had with Senior Leaders have revolved around Employee Engagement. While Employee Engagement is not a new issue, it is a topic I am passionate about. Why is engagement consistently such a hot topic? Before attempting to answer that, I would like to offer a definition of engagement …

Run to Renew 10K Charity Run

We are excited to announce that on Saturday, June 24th Salopek & Associates will be holding our 2nd annual Run to Renew 10K Charity Run in support of the Calgary Food Bank! After a great inaugural year, our goal for the 2017 Run is to raise more funds for Calgarians in need and have more …