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Kellie Auld

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Employment Relationship Consultant, Simply Communicating

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Certified Human Resources Professional, Certificate in Human Resources Management, Certified Adult Continuing Educator, Provincial Instructor's Diploma, DDI Certified facilitator.
Specializing in Employment Relationships - Helping organizations to improve the employer/employee relationship through education (workshops), orientations and on-boarding, development of employee handbooks and policies, and performance management coaching.

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Dec. 7, 2011

Kellie Auld and 11 other people answered this question

How can you make workplace harassment training stick?

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Instructional Design

Dec. 4, 2011

Kellie Auld and 43 other people answered this question

When is it acceptable to "bend the truth" on one's resume?

I agree with you John. I think though, that as someone else has already mentioned, the public is becoming less tolerant of the lies or embellishment of facts that are in not only the political arena, but also with larger corporations and the banking industry, ... more

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Nov. 27, 2011

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Nov. 27, 2011

Kellie Auld recommends this answer by Jake Jakubuwski

How do you address the use of personal cell phones at work?

Pam,
Robert said that he might be “Old School” in the way he deals with the issue of personal cell phone use in the workplace. I guess that makes me an antiquated boor and my ideas about this issue totally archaic.
Robert also said that ... more

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Cell Phone Policy

Corporate Policies

Nov. 23, 2011

Kellie Auld and 11 other people answered this question

When does a company draw the line when it involves employee's personal lives?

I would be inclined to agree with Mark in that personal lives can sometimes cross over to the workplace and they need to be addressed when they do. It's not our business (as employers) as to what a person does on his or her own ... more

General Management

Human Resources

Nov. 23, 2011

Kellie Auld and 4 other people answered this question

How do you get people from outside of your organization to adhere to deadlines?

I guess before I jump to a response (and by the way, everything so far is great) I would want to know if this is a specific client that you have this problem with? Or a general question about how to keep to deadline? I'm ... more

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Customer Satisfaction

Nov. 22, 2011

Kellie Auld and 14 other people answered this question

At what size should a small business consider hiring a full time HR Manager?

Hi Bill - thanks for the clarification - and I would agree that if you are a small business the reality is that having someone on staff is probably not necessary. The nice thing about getting a consultant in, in some instances; is that he ... more

Human Resources

Nov. 20, 2011

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Has your organization seen an increase in harassment/bullying complaints?

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Workplace Harassment

Nov. 19, 2011

Kellie Auld and 3 other people answered this question

Why is it that managers are typically running out of time while their subordinates run out of work?

I think Charlie hit on a big problem - lack of delegation. I would be having some serious discussions with the management if this were the case. The imbalance would indicate mis-managmement. Unfortunately, we have to accept that sometimes people on the floor, who are ... more

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Nov. 19, 2011

Kellie Auld and 2 other people answered this question

What are the benefits of probationary periods?

Well, there are many terms for probationary period and the length of time can be whatever the employer/employee agree to; however, from a legal standpoint, there would be financial implications upon termination after the legislated time of probation. In other words, you can tell an ... more

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Probation Period

Nov. 16, 2011

Kellie Auld and 7 other people answered this question

What do you do to overcome writer's block?

I find myself doing similar to Roma - I read and often times, that will help me overcome my block. The other thing I do, is write when the mood strikes - I just write notes to myself (and file them in my writing folder). ... more

Content Creation

Nov. 9, 2011

Kellie Auld and 8 other people answered this question

Would you rather be the CEO of a 100 person company or a 10,000 person company? Why?

In today's economy, I'd rather have the smaller organization. You can change more rapidly and I think create more ownership and engagement amongst your group. Large companies can't move as rapidly and I also think that when they fall, they fall much harder with less ... more

General Management

Human Resources

Nov. 9, 2011

Kellie Auld and 3 other people answered this question

To what degree do you think companies staff HR and L&D roles with generalists vs. specialists?

I would echo what the fellows have said. Training and development is often intertwined with human resources, which on the surface makes sense; however, a generalist is someone I think of (and I was for many years) as a jack of all trades but a ... more

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Nov. 9, 2011

Kellie Auld recommends this answer by Timothy Loftus

What do you consider the difference between a manager and a leader?

Anybody can be a boss (i.e.; Dictator) once they have been granted authority. An Eleanor Roosevelt quote is appropriate here: “A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.” more

General Management

Human Resources

Oct. 26, 2011

Kellie Auld answered this question

When someone starts a business, how open should they be about their business idea?

You need to market what your business idea is to make sure that it's a viable business idea. You may think it's going to make you millions; but you really need to test the opinions of others.
On the other hand, that doesn't mean giving away ... more

General Management

Oct. 16, 2011

Kellie Auld and 20 other people answered this question

A great job or a great place to live: which would you choose?

Absolutely Alan, that is why I say it is very dependent upon one's lifestyle choices and what it important to him/her at the point in time a job offer is made. Definitely a different decision when you have others to consider. more

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