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MENTAL HEALTH
Cry of the heart
Entrepreneurs admitting to being overworked are on the rise as the covid marathon has dragged on for 22 months. “Business leaders are supposed to be cheerleaders [cheerleaders]. But we give so much and for so long! I’m totally gutted,” admits Mike Johnston, CEO of software company REDspace. He says many of the leaders he talks to are like him exhausted and considering jumping ship, due to the pandemic and the feeling that they won’t be able to take care of the mental health of their employees. “The game is no longer worth the candle,” he says.
Source: The Canadian Press
THE QUOTE
PHOTO SARAH MONGEAU-BIRKETT, THE PRESS
Danièle Henkel, founder of the Danièle Henkel companies and spokesperson for Evol.
Altruism is not a way of doing things because there is a need. It is an art of living. He must be present at all times.
Danièle Henkel, founder of the Danièle Henkel companies
Source: LinkedIn
THE NUMBER
66%
This is the proportion of Quebec workers who say they feel that their employer is making efforts to retain them. The labor shortage and burnout caused by the pandemic are causing many workers to reconsider their position and what they get out of the job. In the past year, 44% of Quebecers have considered quitting, according to a survey by Indeed. They want more flexibility, a less stressful job, which promotes teleworking and in a sector “that has a positive impact on the community”, we read in a press release.
THE BOARD
Authenticity
Professor Éric Brunelle details what an authentic leader is, how to achieve it and the benefits of being one, in the journal Management from HEC Montreal. He talks about the importance of being true to yourself, while being transparent, having a sense of ethics and building relationships based on honesty. “We exercise our leadership with the personality we have,” explains the associate professor in the management department of HEC Montréal. “The best thing we can do to be successful is to be true. You have to know yourself as a person, know our faults and our blind spots. Employees know that an authentic leader “isn’t perfect, but [savent] also that what he says is true “.
Source: Management
SURVEY
Top 10
PHOTO SAM HODGSON, BLOOMBERG ARCHIVES
Dell Technologies is on Glassdoor’s list of Best Companies to Work For, According to Canadian Workers.
The Glassdoor job site unveils its list of the best companies to work for, according to Canadian workers. The results are taken from an anonymous participation of people who work in organizations with more than 1000 employees:
- Dell Technologies
- Keg Restaurants
- rock
- Ciena
- Cisco Systems
- Fortinet
- Gardens
- SAP
- Jazz Aviation
WHO SAID ?
A true leader does not seek consensus, but builds consensus.
Martin Luther King, whose day was celebrated (Martin Luther King Day) on Monday, the third Monday of January
PHOTO GEORGE TAMES, THE NEW YORK TIMES ARCHIVES
Martin Luther King
CALL TO ALL
Answers to your questions
Starting next week, Leadership is enriched with a new portion. Each week, a leader, entrepreneur, manager or leadership specialist will answer questions from readers related to leadership.
First guest next Tuesday: Simon De Baene, co-founder and CEO of GSoft, creator of the Officevibe software, which measures employee engagement at work.