The Empathy Advantage: Where Wellness Meets Profit

The business world is undergoing a quiet revolution. Leadership qualities once dismissed as “soft skills” are emerging as powerful drivers of hard financial results. At the heart of this shift, there is a growing recognition that empathy, mental health awareness, and a focus on employee wellbeing are not optional. These are essential leadership capabilities directly

The Power of Summer Fridays: Boosting Employee Well-being and Creating a Thriving Workplace

In today’s fast-paced work environment, companies are increasingly recognizing the importance of employee well-being and its direct impact on productivity, engagement, and overall workplace culture. One innovative approach that is gaining popularity is the concept of “Summer Fridays” – allowing employees to enjoy Fridays off during the summer months. This seemingly simple policy can have

Elevating Workplace Culture and Retention Through Employee Recognition Programs 

Employee recognition is more than just a feel-good gesture—it’s a powerful tool for fostering a positive workplace culture, boosting morale, and increasing employee retention. Salopek & Associates can help develop your retention strategy to reduce turn-over and ensure you are keeping top talent engaged, and staff morale high. In this blog, we’ll explore the importance of employee

Building Workplace Culture Remotely

As we enter into another year of COVID some of us are struggling to find normalcy in our workplace, between juggling the ever-changing restrictions, balancing the needs of the organization, and ensuring the well-being of our team along with our own health and wellness. Now, more than ever, we need to put emphasis on the

Welcome to … 2019!

In traditional new years’ style, we are dreaming of all we wish to accomplish with this fresh start – listing off each goal with bright eyes and an overwhelming sense of motivation. These goals tend to range from personal to professional, from mental to physical health, with tiny habit changes and baby steps in-between. In

Salopek Family Farewell- Leah Fochuk

Working with people you respect, enjoy spending time with, and can learn from are critical components to being happy at work, and also happier in life. There are numerous studies and stats that back this up, but I think we could all probably agree that the impact of working with people we like (or don’t)

Salopek’s Hiring! Senior HR Consultant

It’s an exciting time at Salopek & Associates because we are currently looking for the next passionate professional to join our HR Family! It’s an opportunity for us to grow our team, onboard new expertise and strengthen our ability to wow clients with consistently exceptional HR support. So basically, finding the right fit for us

The Cost of a Coffee

Every weekday my husband spends $1.77 at Tim Hortons on a coffee. Every day – without fail. At first I thought the cost, although minimal compared to my $4.99 Starbucks obsession, was wasteful and unnecessary considering his employer offers free coffee at the office. But, upon further consideration, I started to realize what that $1.77