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Gabrielle Garon

Writer, connector, collaborator – Gabrielle Garon is an enthusiastic HR pro on a simple mission to be a person of value, not of success. Gabrielle got into HR because she really liked helping others and soon found an overwhelming curiosity for behaviour, motivation, and how it all intersects with business. Gabrielle loves to talk! Her favourite topics are performance management, learning & development, culture, and employer branding. Connect with Gabrielle: @GabrielleGaron or gabriellegaron.com
Picture of Gabrielle Garon

Gabrielle Garon

Writer, connector, collaborator – Gabrielle Garon is an enthusiastic HR pro on a simple mission to be a person of value, not of success. Gabrielle got into HR because she really liked helping others and soon found an overwhelming curiosity for behaviour, motivation, and how it all intersects with business. Gabrielle loves to talk! Her favourite topics are performance management, learning & development, culture, and employer branding. Connect with Gabrielle: @GabrielleGaron or gabriellegaron.com

The Core Qualifications of HR for 2016

A respected colleague of mine wrote a piece that posed the question, “Are you qualified to be in HR?” This thought provoking article argued that being caring was of essential importance to being an effective HR practitioner. I couldn’t agree more. The definition of ‘qualified,’ in the context of HR, is a hot debate. On one hand, it can mean formal education paired with a certification and some letters at the end of your name. On the other hand, it can be defined as entirely experiential based — lived, learned, and ‘been in the trenches’ qualified to be in HR. Whatever

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Igniting Your Candidate Experience

Interviews are the the moment when your employer brand sparks to life. From the moment your candidate connects with you in real life—and we’ll include telephone, Skype, and Google Hangouts as real life because it’s 2015—you’re humanizing your employer brand and making a human connection. In this pivotal employer branding moment, the question to ask yourself is this: does your interview ignite your employer brand and energize your candidate? Or, does it extinguish it like a candle snuffer? A friend of mine was recently interviewed by a local government institution. The interview was, as she mildly put it, “boring.” Their questions

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How to Build a Solid Foundation for Better Work Relationships

Search any of the top business, leadership, or HR blogs and you’ll find that one of the key drivers to employee engagement is clearly communicated expectations. You know this old song and dance; if employees know what’s expected of them and understand (and value) how they fit into the big picture, then they’re likely to be highly engaged. And engagement equals productivity, satisfaction, and longevity. Communicating your organization’s goals and providing clear direction is essential to engagement. But what about communicating the everyday stuff with your employees? What about understanding how your employee actually works? How they problem solve, what frustrates

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