Think bigger, go farther, and take the risk
I’m often asked why I started Challenge Factory—and it’s a story I love to tell. But my favourite story is about how it has grown and transformed over time and how, in return, it has challenged and changed me.
My 2019 word
It’s 2019 and we’re bursting with unimagined opportunity, fantastic challenges, and clients who are ready to contemplate a Future of Work that is human.
The GM announcement made the Future of Work personal
Political, policy, academic, industry, and company leaders are actively working on the challenges of a shifting workforce. Missing from that list are individual workers.
3 risks keep managers from engaging in employee career development
Helping staff connect their day-to-day work with longer-term career aspirations enhances productivity, employee engagement, and loyalty.
Architecting the Future of Work: We are all actors
Through our action or inaction, we all shape the Future of Work. That means we need to expand the conversations that are taking place to include everyone.
3 lessons from our student interns
Hiring interns might not be easy for small businesses, but the value they bring is well worth the effort.
Engaging with the Future of Work: What we’ve been up to
Challenge Factory works with organizations that are thinking about how the world of work will change between now and 2030.
3 early lessons from the National Conversation on the Future of Work
We asked career practitioners and HR professionals across Canada what they think about the shifting world of work.
We brought a National Conversation on the Future of Work to Cannexus 2018
Cannexus is a community of professionals dedicated to careers, work, and employment. Through creative collaboration, we explored what they believe about the Future of Work.
4 lifelong learning strategies you should know
Be honest with yourself about what you want to learn versus what you need to learn.
Are your workforce challenges chronic or acute?
Treating acute or chronic challenges in your organization with the wrong type of solution can be disastrous. Here are 3 steps to diagnosing them properly.
Year in review: 5 ambitious questions we asked in 2017
In 2017, Challenge Factory set out to answer a set of ambitious questions that would challenge the tendency to approach the Future of Work with myths rather than facts.