Issue 137: 5 things ~we~ did last week

1. 🧱 Designed an organizational transition for a well-known tech company, taking them from a flat, “everyone’s an owner” culture to a new structure with similar vibes and freedom, but way more clarity and accountability.

2.  🧭 Built custom, role-specific career growth roadmaps for a small team whose employees needed help envisioning their future at the company. Since they’re under 10 right now, we made sure it was scalable throughout their next couple hiring phases, while also showing the team what’s next and what’s possible.

3. 🍃 Coached a client through a tough chat about weed at work.

4. 🤑 Shipped 4 compensation design projects for teams wanting to get strategic about their pay systems.

5. 🍝 Had an internal debate on whether it’s appropriate to eat pasta for breakfast (85% say: yes).

Bright Reads 🌞

Curated reads and resources re: building great places to work.

• Why you’re so angry at work, and what to do about it.

• Nora posted about the extra work International Women’s Day can create for those it’s supposed to celebrate (and Betakit gave us a subsequent shoutout).

• How “Severance” makes a fetish of the office.

• Meta keeps ‘block’ lists of ex-employees– and even help from a VP can’t get you off them (HR side note here: most HR software has a little checkbox on whether someone is eligible for rehire or not, so this seems like more of a big company bureaucracy problem than an evil Meta plot)

• If you’re in Canada and your business is affected meaningfully by U.S. tariffs, the government has rolled out a special measures Work-Sharing program, with the aim to reduce the need for workforce layoffs. (Another side note: We are 100% Canadian owned and operated!)

Bright Jobs ☀️

Every issue, we’ll share a curated list of exciting jobs at Bright + Early partners. Bright + Early organizations are all committed to building human, inclusive places to work. Note that we’re not involved in hiring– please apply directly.

• Arts festival and leaders Luminato are looking for a Director of Philanthropy

• House of XM, a team who creates incredible live brand experiences, is looking for an Account Manager

• Know a design whiz looking to make a meaningful impact? The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness is looking for a Multimedia Designer

Coming Up 👀

• March 13 is Purim

• March 14 is Holi

• March 15 is International Day to Combat Islamophobia

• March 17 is Saint Patrick’s Day

• March 20 is Ostara (Spring Equinox)

• March 31 is International Day of Transgender Visibility

• Ramadan continues until March 29

• Lent continues until April 17

• The folks at HR Therapy podcast are hosting a timely webinar about how to handle new government policies that don’t necessarily align with your organization’s values. It’s happening March 26.

• Best of TechTO, the organization’s annual larger-scale event, will feature words of wisdom from the founders of Wealthsimple, Clutch, Float and more. It’s happening April 7.

• Spark Toronto, an event that connects business leaders with global change markers driving 2SLGBTQIA+ equity forward, is happening April 30.

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