https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal Advice and information to help you support your business, your people and you. Tue, 14 Sep 2021 13:00:57 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/have-we-forgotten-how-to-small-talk/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/have-we-forgotten-how-to-small-talk/#respond Tue, 14 Sep 2021 13:00:57 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=10119 Regardless of the state of our human interaction skills before the pandemic, many of us may be feeling ill-prepared to socialize with others - and this is understandable.  After all, we have all been through a lot in the last 18 months:  living in relative isolation, a pandemic, and a shift to working remotely.  Check out helpful tips here to help you start conversations and prepare you to socialize again!]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/have-we-forgotten-how-to-small-talk/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/fully-vaccinated-but-anxious-about-a-return-to-normal-life-you-may-have-cave-syndrome/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/fully-vaccinated-but-anxious-about-a-return-to-normal-life-you-may-have-cave-syndrome/#respond Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:00:26 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=10080 It is important to acknowledge that as we re-enter a world with fewer restrictions, there is a new mental toll upon us - deciding how we want to engage with the world and what activities we are comfortable doing.  When we decide what feels safe to us and what doesn’t, we weigh four factors and engage several areas of our brain.  Check out this 5-minute video and accompanying article from the Wall Street Journal that outlines these factors in the context of an indoor event from the perspective of someone who is fully vaccinated.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/fully-vaccinated-but-anxious-about-a-return-to-normal-life-you-may-have-cave-syndrome/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/the-pandemic-has-erased-entire-categories-of-friendship/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/the-pandemic-has-erased-entire-categories-of-friendship/#respond Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:00:29 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=9978 “Friends are sometimes delineated by the ways we met or the things we do together—work friends, old college buddies, beer-league-softball teammates—but they’re all friends, and Rawlins thinks that’s for the best. “Living well isn’t some cloistered retreat with just a few folks,” he told me. “The way worlds are created is by people sharing with and recognizing each other.” Many different kinds of relationships are important, he says, and man does not thrive on close friendships alone.”  The pandemic has removed our interactions with people we didn’t know that well, and it turns out those are essential categories of friendship. ]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/the-pandemic-has-erased-entire-categories-of-friendship/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/could-this-video-meeting-be-an-email/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/could-this-video-meeting-be-an-email/#respond Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:00:43 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=9987 It’s not hard to fall into online meeting fatigue these days. Here are some ways to manage that fatigue and some important questions to ask, like “Could this video meeting be an email?”]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/could-this-video-meeting-be-an-email/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/vaccinations-will-you-monitor-staff-jabs/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/vaccinations-will-you-monitor-staff-jabs/#respond Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:55:12 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=9777 This article discusses how the majority of organizations are handling the vaccination status of their employees.   It also includes three important considerations when "re-onboarding" employees as they slowly return back to the office, a year or more later.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/vaccinations-will-you-monitor-staff-jabs/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/what-we-learned-in-business-2020/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/what-we-learned-in-business-2020/#respond Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:00:18 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=9741 What did the business “best-of” lists look like for 2020. From virtual shopping to online meeting platforms, it looked quite a bit different.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/what-we-learned-in-business-2020/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/how-to-talk-to-your-team-about-returning-to-the-office/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/how-to-talk-to-your-team-about-returning-to-the-office/#respond Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:12:04 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=9738 The rollout of vaccines has started.  As we edge into a post-pandemic world, it may be time to initiate conversations with your team about how your organization will approach returning to work in the office.  Check out this article for more information and specific tips on how to have the conversation and the elements to consider as remote working becomes less of a requirement and more of an option.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/how-to-talk-to-your-team-about-returning-to-the-office/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/3-faqs-about-covid-19-vaccine-and-employment-issues/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/3-faqs-about-covid-19-vaccine-and-employment-issues/#respond Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:55:05 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=9608 Although this article is based on United States legislation and guidelines, it covers some very interesting points of interest for an employer's reference.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/3-faqs-about-covid-19-vaccine-and-employment-issues/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/can-employers-mandate-workers-be-vaccinated-before-returning-to-work/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/can-employers-mandate-workers-be-vaccinated-before-returning-to-work/#respond Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:55:25 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=9556 The vaccines for COVID-19 are arriving in Canada now for immediate distribution.  This will set in motion a national immunization program of unprecedented scale that many hope will bring the coronavirus outbreak to an end and an eventual return to normalcy.    This US based article relates to employers and the discussion of requiring vaccinations for employees prior to their return to work. An important consideration.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/can-employers-mandate-workers-be-vaccinated-before-returning-to-work/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/seven-ways-the-pandemic-is-affecting-our-mental-health/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/seven-ways-the-pandemic-is-affecting-our-mental-health/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:55:56 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=9329 "In brand-new studies coming out of China, Spain, the United States, and other countries, researchers are discovering in real time how we are collectively coping with this worldwide event. The results are not uplifting, but they aren’t surprising either. We are suffering, some of us worse than others. You don’t have to have lost a job or a loved one to be affected. Humans are complex, and so are emotional responses to the pandemic."]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/seven-ways-the-pandemic-is-affecting-our-mental-health/feed/ 0