by Sue Horner | Sep 17, 2021 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
When I heard that three COVID-19 vaccines were getting new names, and when I saw the names, I thought it was a joke. But no, apparently it’s true. Health Canada has “authorized brand name changes” for the vaccines formerly known as Pfizer, Moderna and...
by Sue Horner | Jul 16, 2021 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
As companies talk about calling all employees back to a physical office, they may have sparked what’s being called the “Great Resignation.” One in three professionals now working from home would look for a new job if they have to go back to the office, says...
by Sue Horner | Apr 1, 2021 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
After a year of pandemic life, many (all?) of us are burned out. Even where it’s allowed, we’re reluctant to go out for dinner. We can’t hug people. Vaccination plans are still shaky, and new fast-spreading variations of COVID-19 are popping up. It’s not real spring...
by Sue Horner | Jan 8, 2021 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
The top word searches this week on Merriam-Webster reflected the chaos in Washington, DC: sedition, coup d’état, fascism, capitol, breach, insurrection and more. But take a look at 2020, and you’ll see what dominated searches and our lives almost all year....
by Sue Horner | Dec 21, 2020 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
For the past few years, my December newsletter has shared some “life is short” moments. I have more – and during these pandemic times, so do many of us – but I’m shutting the door on this dumpster fire of a year with another look at creative ways people have tried to...
by Sue Horner | Nov 25, 2020 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
As the pandemic wears on, is the pace of communication easing for you? Comparing conditions in May 2020 and September 2020, a Simpplr survey found that at first, employees received company-wide updates daily, even several times a day. By September, the updates were...
by Sue Horner | Oct 30, 2020 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Who imagined back in March that we’d be dealing with the fallout of the pandemic through nearly four seasons? The number of people affected changes daily, and sometimes the advice, too. People are hungry for news, and they want to hear from their employers – at least...
by Sue Horner | Oct 2, 2020 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Please tell me I’m not alone in feeling a lack of creative spirit these days. Sure, some people have taken up baking sourdough bread or learned to play guitar or are singing arias from the balcony every evening. I keep reading that Shakespeare wrote King Lear and...
by Sue Horner | Sep 25, 2020 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
While the pandemic has been busy disrupting our lives, many of us headed outdoors to bike, walk, hike and take in the peace of being in nature. My 2020 was already going to include hiking along the Bruce Trail, Canada’s oldest and longest marked hiking trail (898...
by Sue Horner | Jul 23, 2020 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
No doubt you’ve lost count of the number of times the word “unprecedented” has come your way in the past few months. It’s a go-to word for newspaper headlines, concerned emails and earnest messages from CEOs, marketers and politicians. Google Trends shows little...
