With another reporting cycle behind us, including the first wave of 300+ employee organizations, it’s a good moment to reflect on what we’re learning and what employers with 50+ employees should keep in mind as they prepare to publish their first pay transparency report this November.
After reviewing over 100 reports published in November 2025, these are some of the emerging themes….
Read MoreWith many US States already having pay transparency legislation, the European Union having just announced their plans, and some provinces in Canada, like British Columbia, moving forward with more rights for candidates and employees around transparent salary ranges, companies need to get clear on their pay processes quickly to keep employees informed and engaged.
These are the most important steps to get ready for more pay transparency in your organization.
Read MoreThere are plenty of reasons why people seek out a Coach for themselves. But when might it be a good idea to suggest professional, certified coaching to someone in your life? Perhaps there is a friend, a colleague, a direct report, a team, workgroup or a family member who could benefit from a coaching partnership to support them in achieving their goals in a genuine way with long lasting impacts.
Following are some symptoms or indicators that could signal someone could benefit from coaching.
Read MoreWe would first like to acknowledge the traditional, ancestral, unceded lands of the Syilx (Okanagan), Tsleil-Waututh, Musqueam, Squamish, Stó:lō, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, Stz’uminus peoples, on which we live and work from. It is important for us (Crystal and Annika) to hold space on our virtual address, in this case, our business website.
Read MorePart one of this two part series on honing your power skills focused on empowering you to navigate your stressors and practice self-regulation. Now, we’re ready to dive into power skills, focusing on three of the most effective. You may find that doing this solo might not be as impactful as you wish it to be. A leadership coach can help. Often, it helps to have another party who can help hold accountability for the learnings and for the challenges that come up while we’re trying to learn something new and help accelerate your learnings.
Read MoreThe levels of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) in our workplaces, personal spaces and the world continue to rise. Fortunately, there are ways you can tame the stressors of a VUCA world and harness your power skills to become a more effective leader. This is part one of a two part series. This part focuses on activities that can help us navigate our stressors and regulate ourselves in preparation to access our “power skills”.
Read MoreWe’ve been conditioned into thinking that if we just get that one tool, that one tactic, it will fix what’s going on. But here’s the thing – hacks and tactics are typically quick fixes focused on addressing only one element of a larger issue. We tackle a symptom, but we neglect exploring the foundation (aka the heart of the problem), and ultimately, our solution is short-lived. So how do you make a built-to-last repair? The answer is simple, but not easy.
Read MoreAround this time of year there is a good chance that stress levels are rising, fueled by the inner critic who lives in your head, twisting thoughts and feelings about relationships, obligations and judgments into a negative narrative spiral. If the holiday season is a tough time for you, you are not alone. And if you feel like you could benefit from a new way of looking at things, try reframing stress and your inner critic as signals that something is out of alignment.
Read MoreWhen companies sponsor coaching support as part of their professional development, I find coachees often arrive with a belief they have to keep their sessions limited to professional topics. As much as we may try to compartmentalize our “work” and our “life”, our personal and professional personas are interconnected. Here’s why we need to normalize discussing personal topics in our professional coaching sessions:
Read MoreSome leaders and managers are missing out on the benefits of having a coach because they’re holding out for what they believe is the perfect moment to start. Waiting until you’re not so busy, busier, well rested, or starting a new role can easily mean you end up not starting at all. While there’s no such things as the perfect time to start leadership coaching, here are some of the near perfect times to get going.
Read MoreYou may have already completed annual reviews or it might be time to kick off your mid-year review process. This year’s performance reviews have likely been the most complex and intense you’ve done … and there’s still more work ahead. This is your official invitation to take a good look at your current (or non-existent) salary structure, iterate on your processes and plan ahead for your next big compensation and market review.
Read MoreCould we talk about goals (and habits) for a moment? Specifically, why do they seem so hard to achieve? Could it be that we’re thinking too big or too broadly? Ambitions like “be happier” or “be more successful” can be tough to realize because they lack detail and actionable elements. You may find that even reasonable goals are challenging to achieve without the addition of sustainable and attainable — so small and reasonable you almost don't know they’re there — habits.
Read MoreCongratulations! You got your well-deserved promotion and have gone from being an individual contributor into a management position.
I’ve helped guide many career coaching clients through the transition to becoming a new manager. Here are 4 key things I help my clients remember as they step into the challenges of a new leadership role:
Read MoreIncreasing research is showing just how often women — especially BIPOC women — are not promoted up the corporate ladder as much as men. It’s time to get comfortable with the uncomfortable and aim to be qualified, rather than overqualified, for the promotions we deserve while being our own best advocates for ourselves.
Here are some ways you can do it:
Read MoreYou have a strong, capable inner voice that has the ideas, opinions and answers your company would benefit from hearing, but it’s in competition with another inner voice, one that doesn’t speak up for fear of making a mistake and embarrassing ourselves.
Here are some ways I encourage the leaders I coach to find and use their voice:
Read MoreIf you receive financial support for professional development (PD) from your employer, consider yourself lucky. Benefits like these are known to contribute to job satisfaction and longer tenures.
But how should you spend your training & development budget?
Read MorePaid time off is a prized benefit that employees negotiate for. Sadly, many people don’t utilize this benefit once they have it. We are aware that time away from work is good for us. But preparing to disconnect and reconnect from work is in itself, more work.
Here is my extended vacation prep checklist, hope it helps you prepare.
Read MoreHere are some of the changes I made that have helped to make a significant difference in productivity.
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We would like to acknowledge the traditional, ancestral, unceded lands of the Syilx (Okanagan), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), and the Stz’uminus peoples, on which we live and work from.
It is important for us to dedicate space on our virtual address and we have written our individual reasons in greater detail and shared the commitments we are making in a post that we will continue to update.
