REVUP Your Leadership with Hilda Gan

This month was Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM) in Canada. In 2017, Stats Canada shared that 3.6 million working-age Canadians identified as having a disability. Only 59% were employed. COVID-19 has substantially intensified the situation. Currently, about 1 million Canadian job seekers with disabilities are either unemployed or underemployed.

This episode of REVUP Your Business, we share several podcasts on Neurodiversity. Expert Joseph K Muscat and Hilda Gan share insight on the benefits of hiring those with neurodiversity and the obstacles they face from employers. Joseph appears on the REVUP Your Business Podcast, and Hilda guested on his Take a Leap and Transform in a two-part HR episode. I encourage you to check them out!

REVUP Your Potential How to Create an Inclusive Work Culture Around Neurodiversity with Joseph K Muscat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjrmt9SVIB0

Take a Leap & Transform Episode 40 Human Resources with Hilda Gan:

https://josephkmuscat.com/episode-40-human-resources-with-hilda-gan

Take a Leap & Transform Episode 41 Human Resources with Hilda Gan Part 2:

https://josephkmuscat.com/episode-41-human-resources-with-hilda-gan-part-2

#DEAM #Neurodiversity #EmployeeExperience

Toxic work culture continues to exist in many organizations today. Often characterized by an environment that fosters negativity, high levels of stress, and an overall lack of respect and support among colleagues, employees often feel marginalized, undervalued, and their contributions are frequently disregarded. Toxic leadership, micromanagement, and a lack of effective communication are often part of the problem.

Ivan is a recognized expert on Behavioral Sciences applied to Culture Change and Learning. With 18 years in global leadership positions in marketing and corporate strategy. As part of the senior leadership team in a global corporation, Ivan has led teams across all continents and delivered a track record of innovation and human development. He has launched global programs in Corporate Transformation & People’s Development: leading a global talent accelerator program to transform a Fortune 500 company. Ivan Palomino is an entrepreneur and founder - He has worked with more than 100 corporations to build high performing and human centric cultures at work. He writes and speaks about the future of work, human centric work cultures, wellbeing at work and the future of learning.

In this episode, we discuss the root causes of toxic work culture, tips on how to detoxify bad work culture, the importance of leadership, resilience, and more!

01:06 - Intro

02:33 - Ivan’s story

09:34 - Bad behaviour / entitlement

10:37 - Tips to detoxify bad work culture

28:10 - It’s not about training people 

30:59 - COVID-19 and resilience

34:23 - Change

36:38 - Final thoughts

40:50 - How to find Ivan

Connect with Ivan - linkedin.com/in/ipalomino/

Visit Ivan’s website - peoplekult.com/

Listen to Ivan’s podcast - ivanpalomino.net/podcast-growth-hacking-culture

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Hosted by Hilda Gan - ca.linkedin.com/in/hildagan 

Visit us at - peoplebrightconsulting.com

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Hilda Gan is a sought-after expert on effective HR strategies, work culture enhancement, and employee engagement. Unique among HR consultants, Hilda combines over 25 years of HR expertise with business acumen and business owner experience.

People Bright Consulting is an award-winning HR Management Consulting firm that helps leaders of companies build the foundations for successful hiring, healthy and inclusive work culture, and engaged staff. It starts with listening to our clients and finding pragmatic customized business solutions to HR problems.

#employeexperience #toxic #workculture #leadership #hr #humanresources

A positive employee experience goes beyond merely focusing on salary or benefits. It aims to promote engagement, satisfaction, and well-being by fostering a sense of purpose and belonging. A positive employee experience not only enhances productivity and retention but also cultivates a sense of loyalty and commitment toward the organization, ultimately leading to a mutually beneficial relationship between employees and the company.

Rhonda Suurd, GPHR, SHRM-SCP, is an HR leader with extensive experience in start-up and turnaround companies across a wide variety of industries in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors across Canada and the United States. She is passionate about employee experience and developing fit for purpose HR programs and policies to support businesses in any stage of their maturity cycle. Rhonda is currently supporting a nuclear start-up and is proud to contribute to a clean energy future in Canada.

In this episode, we unpack what makes a positive employee experience, the importance of respect and trust, remote work, tips, strategies, and more!

02:08 - Intro

04:43 - The employee experience

13:34 - A more positive employee experience

17:50 - The cost of having a poor employee experience / the importance of respect and trust

27:16 - The Old Guard

29:52 - Tips and strategies 

32:58 - Remote work

37:26 - Where to find Rhonda

Connect with Rhonda - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/rhondasuurd

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Hosted by Hilda Gan - ca.linkedin.com/in/hildagan 

Visit us at - peoplebrightconsulting.com

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Hilda Gan is a sought-after expert on effective HR strategies, work culture enhancement, and employee engagement. Unique among HR consultants, Hilda combines over 25 years of HR expertise with business acumen and business owner experience.

People Bright Consulting is an award-winning HR Management Consulting firm that helps leaders of companies build the foundations for successful hiring, healthy and inclusive work culture, and engaged staff. It starts with listening to our clients and finding pragmatic customized business solutions to HR problems.

#employeexperience #workculture #hiring #hr #humanresources

What is a fractional CFO? A fractional CFO is an experienced finance professional who brings extensive expertise to a company on a part-time or project basis, often when the company needs more experience managing their finances – at a fraction of the cost.

Kim Murray is not your typical CFO; She is a strategic leader and a passionate advocate for achieving maximum impact in the business world. With over 20 years of finance experience under their belt, including an impressive 3 years as a dedicated Fractional CFO, she has mastered the art of leveraging financial prowess to create tangible, transformative results. Her approach involves more than just the numbers; it's about weaving a tapestry of strategic direction and heartfelt purpose, ensuring that businesses not only thrive but also leave a lasting positive impact on their employees and the wider community. 

In this episode, we discuss why your organization should consider hiring a fractional CFO, tips and strategies for managing your company’s finances, failing fast, working with the right clients, and more!

01:58 - About Kim’s business, what is a CFO?

04:12 - When to consider a fractional CFO

06:15 - Bookkeeper vs Accountant vs CFO

08:15 - Tips and Strategies for company finances

11:00 - Fail fast

15:31 - Managing Finances

17:32 - Value of a CFO

21:19 - Passion: Do what you love, love what you do

22:14 - Working with the right clients

26:03 - Working together

28:37 - REVUP Training / Fascination Advantage

32:36 - Surrounding yourself with the right people

33:46 - Investing in a fractional CFO

35:36 - Can an accountant be a CFO?

38:05 - Where to find Kim

Visit Flexify - https://www.flexify.ca/

Connect with Kim - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kim-murray-cpa-ca

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Hosted by Hilda Gan - ca.linkedin.com/in/hildagan 

Visit us at - peoplebrightconsulting.com

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Facebook - www.facebook.com/pplbright

Instagram - www.instagram.com/pplbright/ 

Hilda Gan is a sought-after expert on effective HR strategies, work culture enhancement, and employee engagement. Unique among HR consultants, Hilda combines over 25 years of HR expertise with business acumen and business owner experience.

People Bright Consulting is an award-winning HR Management Consulting firm that helps leaders of companies build the foundations for successful hiring, healthy and inclusive work culture, and engaged staff. It starts with listening to our clients and finding pragmatic customized business solutions to HR problems.

#CFO #business #finance #hr #humanresources

“As a leader, your time is extremely valuable to your organization. Your productivity as a leader impacts your performance and the performance of those you lead.”

Malcolm Gurley, President of Gurley Leadership Solutions, has over 35 years of experience in creating and implementing productivity improvement initiatives as a Senior Executive for Fortune 100 companies and a privately held manufacturing company. His career includes international business experience in the United States, Europe, and Asia. As a licensee of LMI Canada (Leadership Management International), the industry leader in leadership productivity improvement and development, Malcolm works directly with corporate executives and leaders to achieve new levels of success for revenue growth, profitability, on-time delivery, quality improvement, and other key areas. Measurable results are realized with ROI outcomes of 10:1 or higher.

In this episode, Malcolm shares how he helps leaders achieve measurable results with improved workplace performance and productivity, reducing stress and managing work-life balance, and more!

02:47 - Intro

05:40 - Productivity, Work-life Balance, Soft Skills

07:38 - How Malcom helps with personal productivity 

10:00 - Results Oriented / Return on Investment

11:19 - Malcolm’s program

13:52 - Tips and Strategies

20:02 - Fascination Advantage

23:54 - Final thoughts / What is success

26:15 - Where to find Malcolm

Visit Gurley Leadership Solutions - gurleyleadershipsolutions.com/

Connect with Malcolm - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-gurley

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Hosted by Hilda Gan - ca.linkedin.com/in/hildagan 

Visit us at - peoplebrightconsulting.com

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Facebook - www.facebook.com/pplbright

Instagram - www.instagram.com/pplbright/ 

Hilda Gan is a sought-after expert on effective HR strategies, work culture enhancement, and employee engagement. Unique among HR consultants, Hilda combines over 25 years of HR expertise with business acumen and business owner experience.

People Bright Consulting is an award-winning HR Management Consulting firm that helps leaders of companies build the foundations for successful hiring, healthy and inclusive work culture, and engaged staff. It starts with listening to our clients and finding pragmatic customized business solutions to HR problems.

#productivity #performance #business #stress #hr

Do you know what your company’s Mission, Vision, and Values are? Mission, Vision, and Values form the foundation of an organization's identity and guide its actions and decisions. Among other things, it provides a clear direction and focus, ensuring that everyone within the organization is aligned towards a common goal. By adhering to its mission, vision, and values, an organization can establish a strong identity and provide a strong foundation toward success.

In this episode, Hilda shares why all companies need Mission, Vision, Values regardless of their size, a case study on Virgin Atlantic, the inspiration behind iTRANS Consulting and the REVUP Principles, and more!

03:15 - What are Mission, Vision, and Values? 

04:21 - Mission (the purpose)

05:00 - Vision (the goal / the future)

05:44 - Values (the beliefs)

06:12 - Virgin Atlantic Values 

07:32 - People Bright / REVUP Values

08:35 - Putting it all together

09:24 - Operations

13:10 - Why it’s important to have Mission, Vision, and Values

19:06 - Why all business should have Mission, Vision, and Values 

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Hosted by Hilda Gan - ca.linkedin.com/in/hildagan 

Visit us at - peoplebrightconsulting.com

Follow us

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Facebook - www.facebook.com/pplbright

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Hilda Gan is a sought-after expert on effective HR strategies, work culture enhancement, and employee engagement. Unique among HR consultants, Hilda combines over 25 years of HR expertise with business acumen and business owner experience.

People Bright Consulting is an award-winning HR Management Consulting firm that helps leaders of companies build the foundations for successful hiring, healthy and inclusive work culture, and engaged staff. It starts with listening to our clients and finding pragmatic customized business solutions to HR problems.

#mission #vision #values #business #hr #humanresources

Have you ever taken on clients that you wished you hadn’t? Or wished that you could find more clients like your best client?

Laural Carr is an award-winning marketer and Founder of Impagination Inc. She is passionate about helping her clients to work in their natural style and achieve their desired results with ease. She helps businesses find more clients, shorten their sales cycle and generate more revenue. She is a Kolbe™ Certified Consultant and loves to help business leaders and their teams to excel. As a Marketing Mindset Coach, she helps her clients to show-up and find their marketing groove by identifying their unique strategy. Impagination Inc. builds smart, targeted strategies to differentiate your business and streamline business development to find more clients like your best clients. They uniquely tailor the strategy and the message to be easy for the people who drive the business.  

In this episode, we discuss how you can get more of what you want through marketing, the importance of developing a business strategy, how to find the right people for your business, branding, Kolbe™ Certification x Fascination, and more!

01:54 - Intro

06:41 - Getting more of what you want through marketing / the process 

12:50 - Finding the right people for your business / developing  a business strategy

18:30 - Mission, Vision, and Values

23:26 - Branding

27:11 - Kolbe™ Certification 

34:12 - Fascination x Kolbe™

39:23 - Where to find Laural / upcoming collaboration

Visit Impagination Inc. - www.impaginationinc.com

Connect with Laural - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/lauralcarr

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Hosted by Hilda Gan - ca.linkedin.com/in/hildagan 

Visit us at - peoplebrightconsulting.com

Follow us

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/company/pplbright

Twitter - twitter.com/pplbright 

Facebook - www.facebook.com/pplbright

Instagram - www.instagram.com/pplbright/ 

Hilda Gan is a sought-after expert on effective HR strategies, work culture enhancement, and employee engagement. Unique among HR consultants, Hilda combines over 25 years of HR expertise with business acumen and business owner experience.

People Bright Consulting is an award-winning HR Management Consulting firm that helps leaders of companies build the foundations for successful hiring, healthy and inclusive work culture, and engaged staff. It starts with listening to our clients and finding pragmatic customized business solutions to HR problems.

Welcome to Season 5 of REVUP Your Business with Hilda Gan (formerly known as REVUP Your Potential) the podcast for small to medium-sized business owners, entrepreneurs, and HR professionals! Each week, we’ll be sharing tips, strategies, and trends on how you can build success in your business. Hilda will share her expertise as a people-centric leader in work culture and human resources, along with guests in marketing, sales, finance, IT, leadership, and the multiple facets of business. 

One of the most challenging aspects of being an entrepreneur or business owner is finding the right balance between work, family, and taking care of yourself. With the added stresses and responsibilities of running a business, this can be especially challenging - but shouldn’t come at the expense of relationships with your family and your own personal health. In this episode, Hilda shares her experiences managing work-life balance as an entrepreneur and business owner, the mental and physical journey from discovery, to surgery and recovery, setting aside time for ‘Me Time’, and much more!

02:29 - Work-Life Balance

04:39 - Hilda’s health scare

07:23 - Work, Family, and Me Time

08:57 - Finding balance

10:03 - Closing thoughts / tips and strategies

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Hosted by Hilda Gan - ca.linkedin.com/in/hildagan 

Visit us at - peoplebrightconsulting.com

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Hilda Gan is a sought-after expert on effective HR strategies, work culture enhancement, and employee engagement. Unique among HR consultants, Hilda combines over 25 years of HR expertise with business acumen and business owner experience.

People Bright Consulting is an award-winning HR Management Consulting firm that helps leaders of companies build the foundations for successful hiring, healthy and inclusive work culture, and engaged staff. It starts with listening to our clients and finding pragmatic customized business solutions to HR problems.

Sometimes, we find ourselves unable to do the things we want, because we care too much about what other people will say about us. Processing the fear of rejection, and learning to stand for ourselves even when other people turn their back on us is the key to forging our own road. Claudia Chan is an author and a Life Coach for Asian Women. After working together, her clients build more trust and confidence in themselves to speak firmer, laugh louder, live freer. Claudia believes that if everyone can live the life they love, this world would be so much better! In this episode, Claudia shares the common barriers to confidence, how she overcame her own challenges and became a life coach, why she is passionate about working with Asian Women, and much more!

Chapters

• Intro 01:30
• Barriers to confidence 03:20
• Overcoming challenges 07:26
• Becoming a life coach 11:50
• Working with Asian Women 20:28
• Tips and strategies 27:23
• Defining moment 32:38
• Struggles with confidence 36:09
• What’s next for Claudia 40:59

Visit Claudia’s website at - https://claudiachan.co/

Follow Claudia on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/claudiachan.co/

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Hosted by Hilda Gan - ca.linkedin.com/in/hildagan 

Visit us at - peoplebrightconsulting.com

Follow us

Linkedin - www.linkedin.com/company/pplbright

Twitter - twitter.com/pplbright 

Facebook - www.facebook.com/pplbright

Instagram - www.instagram.com/pplbright/ 

Hilda Gan is a sought-after expert on effective HR strategies, work culture enhancement, and employee engagement. Unique among HR consultants, Hilda combines over 25 years of HR expertise with business acumen and business owner experience.

People Bright Consulting is an award-winning HR Management Consulting firm that helps leaders of companies build the foundations for successful hiring, healthy and inclusive work culture, and engaged staff. It starts with listening to our clients and finding pragmatic customized business solutions to HR problems.

#asian #asianhistorymonth #womeninbusiness #confidence

Why do Asians often get overlooked for leadership? Studies have shown that Asian Americans are amongst the most highly educated groups, yet are statistically held back from leadership positions. Despite working hard, they are often overlooked for their efforts and brilliance. Several myths are continuously perpetrated about Asian Americans in the workplace, from perceptions of the "shyness" to mindset and communication limitations from pressures of assimilation.

John Wang is a well-known Asian American communication and mindset speaker, with 15 years of experience coaching quiet overachievers to be seen for their brilliance. He is the founder of Big Asian Energy and his videos on overcoming our patterns of self sabotage have been seen by over 26 million people. Big Asian Energy's mission is about examining the sources of our external and internal limitations and breaking through them, together. In this episode, John shares the story behind Big Asian Energy, The ACE Framework (Assertiveness, Competence, Empathy), growing up as a visible minority, why helping others is the secret to happiness, and more!

Chapters

• Intro 01:36
• The ACE Framework (Assertiveness / Competence / Empathy) 04:48
• Empathy 09:39
• Safety / Perpetual Foreigner Syndrome 11:39
• Growing up as as a visible minority 18:26
• Defining moment 25:37
• REVUP 27:00
• Story behind Big Asian Energy 31:50
• Helping others / the secret to happiness 34:08
• What’s next for John 37:20

Visit John’s website at  - https://www.bigasianenergy.co/

Follow John on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnwangofficial/

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Hosted by Hilda Gan - ca.linkedin.com/in/hildagan 

Visit us at - peoplebrightconsulting.com

Follow us

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/company/pplbright

Twitter - twitter.com/pplbright 

Facebook - www.facebook.com/pplbright

Instagram - www.instagram.com/pplbright/ 

Hilda Gan is a sought-after expert on effective HR strategies, work culture enhancement, and employee engagement. Unique among HR consultants, Hilda combines over 25 years of HR expertise with business acumen and business owner experience.

People Bright Consulting is an award-winning HR Management Consulting firm that helps leaders of companies build the foundations for successful hiring, healthy and inclusive work culture, and engaged staff. It starts with listening to our clients and finding pragmatic customized business solutions to HR problems.