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Challenge Factory’s fresh approach to the Future of Work attracts attention from local, national, and international media outlets. Our leaders are available to media outlets looking for insights based on proven research and real client experiences.
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WXN Award celebrates our female founder Lisa Taylor
Challenge Factory | Lisa Taylor, Challenge Factory’s Founder and President, is one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women in the Women’s Executive Network’s (WXN) Top 100 Awards.
It’s official! Challenge Factory is now a certified B Corp
Challenge Factory | Challenge Factory B Corp certification demonstrates that we meet rigorous standards of social impact and performance, like an ISO standard.
Talent as equity: People are appreciating assets
CHIP Reverse Mortgage, by HomeEquity Bank | Challenge Factory focuses on “talent as equity,” which challenges the premise that people are a company’s greatest assets.
Ousting of CTV anchor Lisa LaFlamme brings up conversations about ageism in the workplace
CBC Radio Metro Morning | Lisa Taylor, Challenge Factory President and NIA Associate Fellow, speaks about ageism and why Lisa LaFlamme’s ouster has struck a nerve with so many Canadians.
Quality of your work culture will be key to successful return-to-office
NOW and NEXT | Lisa Taylor, Challenge Factory’s President, shares her take on what it will take to be a good leader as we continue to cope with the COVID pandemic.
Canadians young and old left behind in pandemic jobs recovery
Global News | The question around lagging employment in older adults is a difficult one to answer, says Lisa Taylor, Challenge Factory President and Associate Fellow at the National Institute for Ageing.
Why companies need to invest in workers’ careers—or kiss top talent goodbye
Toronto Star | A quarter of executives say losing skilled workers after investing in training is of great concern to them.
How to lead in a crisis? Communication is everything
Globe and Mail | How to have tough workplace conversations with your manager.
Start reshaping your company’s Future of Work today
Insights@Work | We often associate who we are with what we do and “work” as somewhere we go, not something we do. Dive in as author and keynote speaker Lisa Taylor discusses career ownership and the Future of Work.
Lessons learned during COVID: Creativity is currency
The NEXT Normal | During the pandemic, what conversations happened because of our young people? What impact did they have? How are we now facing gaps in our education systems?
Planning healthy cities in the COVID era
The NEXT Normal | Let’s reimagine our cities and physical environments. What immediate and long-term needs has the pandemic exposed in our communities and what opportunities do we have for inspiration and innovation that lay ahead?
Don’t set up young people to expect failure—they need an environment where disaster is not the default
Lisa Taylor and Taryn Blanchard, Toronto Star | Everyone should be as invested in assisting students to succeed as they are in sharing predictions of doom.