Team Building

Relationship Management in a Union Environment

Labour Relations / By Stephanie Fischkohl

Building relationships in the workplace is hard – and it takes work. It’s even more difficult when you work in a unionized organization which has traditionally adversarial relationships. But these days, organizations like the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) are stepping away from the attitude that, as a union, you have to be in ‘fight mode’ all the time. They are working towards accomplishing more for their members by trying to have better relationships with management. This is where the Queen’s IRC Relationship Management in a Union Environment program comes in.

Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again: Restoring Teams After Workplace Investigations

Labour Relations / By Stephanie Fischkohl

A workplace investigation will not repair dysfunctional workplace relationships. A workplace investigation neither builds bridges, nor resolves interpersonal conflict. In fact, an investigation may make a difficult work environment even more difficult. So how do we put Humpty Dumpty back together again, if all the King’s horses and all the King’s people could not?

Creating a Collaborative Workplace: Amplifying Teamwork in Your Organization

Organization Development / By Stephanie Fischkohl

Let’s begin with a question. Are you experiencing barriers to working collaboratively, even though you know collaboration is necessary? If you answered yes, this article is for you. We all know that contemporary work requires collaboration. In our fast-paced, knowledge-intensive workplaces, success requires people to integrate and leverage their efforts.

Relationship Management in a Union Environment

Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again: Restoring Teams After Workplace Investigations

Creating a Collaborative Workplace: Amplifying Teamwork in Your Organization

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