Karen Brownrigg

Karen Brownrigg is recognized as a solutions oriented and strategic leader with two decades of HR experience working in diverse industries. Sought out for my extensive employee relations and leadership coaching expertise as well as my ability to determine the most appropriate and effective change management strategies.

Remote work can make it more difficult to identify, help employees dealing with substance use

Ottawa, Human Resources, Top Stories

Substance use in the workplace can lead to billions of dollars in lost productivity and is often a delicate and difficult problem to address, particularly

Shhh, is your workplace ‘hushed hybrid’? You’re not alone, says this Ottawa HR expert

Human Resources, Ottawa, Top Stories

Companies that have not figured out how to reintegrate workers into an in-person office environment risk becoming “hushed hybrid,” one Ottawa HR professional suggests. A

Many gen-z professionals in Ottawa are not interested in middle management roles, one Ottawa HR professional suggests. Stock photo.

Lone wolf or people leader? Gen-Z workers say they’re not keen on management roles

Human Resources, Insider Only Ottawa, Top Stories

A new generation of workers is rewriting the rules on networking, experts suggest

Ottawa

While the pandemic took many traditional networking opportunities away, one HR expert says young professionals are creating their own opportunities to build connections.

Employees struggling with transit? Here’s what business owners can do to help

Human Resources, Ottawa

In the wake of a prolonged shutdown of Ottawa’s light-rail transit system and with winter weather conditions looming, unreliable public transit is creating uncertainty and

Gen Z worried AI will affect their career prospects, but HR experts say they should embrace it

Insider Only Human Resources, Ottawa

Shopify compensation revamp a ‘good move’, HR experts say

Techopia, Human Resources, Ottawa

In what local human resources experts are hailing as a “really smart” move, Shopify is restructuring its staffing and compensation model.

‘It felt very dramatic’: Two Highbridge Construction employees share their experiences and next steps

Ottawa, Construction, Insider Only

Four-day work week might be worth figuring out for some companies, experts agree

Ottawa, Human Resources

What started as an experiment with the four-day work week has become a staple Iversoft’s work culture – but HR experts say it might not

Why ‘stay interviews’ are on the front lines of the fight for employee retention

Ottawa, Human Resources

A twist on the familiar “exit interview,” which asks departing employees why they decided to leave, a stay interview does the opposite: asks employees what