Essential HR Canada

02/05/2026

10/21/2025

We are so excited to be a part of Startup Canada Mississauga tour stop today! Come by and say hello!

10/17/2025

Come join me in the Entrepreneur Support Zone at Startup Canada Tour Stop in Mississauga on October 21! Connect with incredible local businesses, discover new opportunities, and grow your network. Don’t miss out on this vibrant community experience!

Get your tickets to the today - https://bit.ly/startuptour-mississauga or contact us for more information!

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10/16/2025

💡 Need expert advice? Come find us and other amazing mentors in the Entrepreneur Support Zone at Startup Canada Tour Stop in Mississauga on October 21. Whether you’re looking for guidance, feedback, or connections, we’re here to help you level up your business!

Get your tickets to the today or reach out to us directly!

PheedLoop: Hybrid, In-Person & Virtual Event Software

10/08/2025

Yesterday 3 of our amazing team members flew out to Alberta to facilitate DiSC team communication training to one of our incredible clients.

Incredible team. Incredible clients. Incredible day!

07/29/2025

It's one thing to establish your brand as a company to customers, but how do you want to be known as an employer? Have you considered what you will stand for? How do you want to manage? What do you want employees to say about working at your business? What's the team atmosphere like? These characterizations all play into how you establish your "employer brand".

Your employer brand is more than just your product or service... it's the experience that takes place behind the scenes.

07/25/2025

⚾ To be honest, I felt this as a new business owner... so many balls in the air and I wanted to catch... every. single. one. of. them.... and from every position on the field.

⚾ Because I had been for so long... I was every player... I was THE PLAYER.

⚾ But I knew that if I just took some of the ball caps off it would be easier to rock the cap & position that worked the best for me...

⚾ Once I decided to focus on my strengths and play on the strengths of my team members, we started to win. Not only did we win clients, but I also won back my sanity.

👉 Now, if you could take off one hat in your business... which one would you choose?

07/22/2025

Imagine ...
.. only having to interview the best candidates for the role,.. your team's actions aligning with their role objectives,.. your discussions with team members are around their goals and growth potential and not just the history of their performance,.. you have clarity around your compensation policy, and.. you don’t have to fill out the insurance forms or make those calls to the adjudicator!

That’s HR Relief™!

HR Relief™ is when you have a connection to an experienced professional who not only can help you through these types of situations but is someone you actually want to talk to! (Amazing concept, right?)

HR shouldn't be a headache. So do yourself a favour and get some HR relief! The simplest way for your business is to have full HR support at your side and on your speed dial.

Check out our HR relief program here https://loom.ly/og7Tb-0

07/17/2025

I had an exit interview for a client's employee who was resigning and got a new role with a little more money, a little closer to home, and a little different scope of work.

But when I asked the employee when they started looking for a new role, the answer was… after one year. Why? Because a whole year had gone by and nobody formally met with her about her performance or goals.

She didn't know her manager had already done the documentation for her next goal setting and development conversation, and her salary review was going to happen in a few weeks.

Also, her supervisor was going on a leave of absence, and she was potentially next in line to take on that interim contract role.

The difference between a satisfied and a dissatisfied employee? Communication.

The onus of communication is on the sender, not on the receiver. In business, there's always an opportunity to improve communication, especially with our team members.

Taking the initiative to have quality conversations before the exit interview would have saved a great employee from starting the process of looking for a new role. Wondering what questions can get you the inside scoop?

Download our Performance & Development questions that facilitate two-way conversations for Managers and their teams. https://loom.ly/eNRhrJM

07/08/2025

Let me guess...

You didn't go into business to be THE HR expert on the team. And now you find yourself wearing a few more hats:

🎩 Recruiting Master...
🧢 Compensation Guru...
🎓 Performance Management Aficionado...
👒 *INSERT EVERY HR THING YOU DON’T WANT TO DO HERE*

There’s already plenty that you need to do as a small business and that head is buried in hats already! (Is that what’s causing all these headaches?!)
So to all my small business leaders, it's time to throw off all those unnecessary hats…
..And get the HR relief you need! Check out our services here! www.essentialhr.ca

07/04/2025

How big do you need to be, then? 50 employees? 100 employees and multiple branches?

Nope. Here's a secret -- there is NO business too small for HR support.

That's right! We work with everyone from the scaling solopreneur to the multi-site franchisee.

Because we've taken the best of what we've learned from the LARGE corporate HR environment and fit it into nimble, replicable, and highly effective processes for small businesses.

🦸‍♀️Like you're favourite superhero... we have HR POWERS that fit in an itty, bitty business (or one of any size or budget!) Want to see our magical powers? https://loom.ly/erjx-wg

07/02/2025

Have you ever stopped and considered what motivates YOU?

We like to assume that money is the top motivator, For some people it is.

But assuming all people are motivated by money, would be a bit of a lazy assumption on our part. Yes, money does factor into the whole equation. But it goes deeper than that.

Feeling appreciated within your role, feeling seen, and knowing you're impacting the business as a whole has held alot of weight on the intrinsic motivation scale of individuals.

🤔What can you do to help your team feel appreciated? Are they're inspired by gifts?
🤔Do they like to feel like you know what they're doing and realize their impact?
🤔A staff email to tell about an individual success?
🤔Or just ask them how you can help if their workload is extra heavy?

Money isn't everything for everyone. Each person is unique and finding out what makes them tick is your job as an effective leader.