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Call it a conscious uncoupling or a relatively amicable divorce, but after years of being hitched to big law firms, Ottawa family law lawyer Katherine Cooligan has parted ways with that world to co-found a new boutique law firm, Cooligan Yehia LLP.

Ottawa wardrobe consultant Mary Ciancibello turned a bad first day into a business that helps everyone from CEOs and lawyers, to new moms and divorced dads transform their perspectives on themselves.

For Ottawa’s labour market, 2024 will be the year of compromise as the balance of power starts to swing back to employers, according to James Baker, CEO and co-founder of Keynote Group. 

Greece may be one of the oldest civilizations in the world but it was looking fresh-faced Sunday when it introduced 35-year-old Chris Roussakis as the youngest board president in the history of the Hellenic Community of Ottawa.

At a time when workplace culture is becoming more vital than ever, one industry veteran says leaders need to focus on “transformative change” — and engagement tools and fun perks just aren’t cutting it.

When Rick Chase and Adam Kane were separately contacted by an Ottawa recruiter as ideal candidates for a couple of job positions, the men were flattered but not necessarily swayed. But once they learned more about Gifford Carr Insurance Group and the vision its president had for the company, they realized the positions being offered were an excellent fit.

Gen Z workers prefer to work alone and now lack collaboration skills as a result, new research suggests, and their managers say the workplace is suffering the consequences.

The CEO of Fit + Healthy 365, Lydia Di Francesco sat down with OBJ to discuss the post-pandemic world of work and what workplace wellness can mean.

As workers return to the office, an Ottawa improv company is helping them break the ice with techniques you’d typically find on a theatre stage. 

While many workplaces have shifted to hybrid setups coming out of the pandemic, employment experts say workers...