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The phrase quiet quitting has been making the rounds and is seen as a hot new trend, but is it really? Mani Rego Mani is a strategic HR and DEI thought leader with over 25 years of experience in HR, Leadership Development, Training, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Mani helps us understand this concept, what it is and what we can do to address it.

A career in professional regulation can be challenging, rewarding, and eclectic. In this episode Melisse Willems talks about her career in professional regulation. Melisse has held senior leadership positions with three different health profession regulators in Ontario and she understands the nuances of a regulator's role, as well as the importance of getting it right. She is also a lawyer, and prior to working in-house for these regulators, she practiced law and worked with clients in the health regulatory sector. If you have ever wondered about the role of regulators and how you can fit into, and pursue, opportunities in professional regulation, this podcast will be of interest.

In this episode, Rebecca Durcan of the law firm Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc, discusses the unique aspects and challenges faced by professional regulators in dealing with the issue of off duty conduct. When is off duty conduct something regulators should be interested in? How do regulators decide how best to address this issue? Do regulators have a say in certain behaviours or activities that take place outside the actual practice of a profession? Rebecca will address all these questions and more in this interesting conversation.

In this episode of the podcast John Farren and Dean discuss hot topics in workplace investigations including:

1. Investigation of the unwitnessed scenario - "One person’s word against the other"
2. Selecting external investigators - What to look for as we see a proliferation of “would be investigators”
3. The importance of avoiding bias and staying open minded during an investigation

During this conversation, John brings his wealth of experience and insightful perspectives to all these topics. What is shared in this conversation is helpful to investigators, and those who would be looking to engage investigators.

There have been a number of controversies and concerns raised about entry to practice examinations. Things like fairness, equity, and remote proctoring, to name a few. Chris Beauchamp enlightens us about developing and administering examinations, and he addresses some of the recent controversies such as massive failure rates in some cases, suggestions that exams are not inclusive and create barriers for some exam takers to be successful.