Executive Leadership Blog - ProFound Talent

Diagnosing Disengagement in Executive Leaders

September 1, 2026

Redefining the workplace and the very nature of work has been a much-talked-about topic in recent years. Covid broke the mold, forcing us into a new way of working, which then opened the gates for other discussions about what the next generation of workers want and expect versus what their parents, and their parents before them, considered the working norm. As we enter a hyper-competitive era dominated by artificial intelligence, where companies that want to survive need to be leaner and more competent than ever, the concept of the fractional workforce has gained traction. The fractional work model, as simple as it sounds conceptually, is still relatively misunderstood, as terms like "contract work" or "interim roles" are often conflated with "fractional work." A fractional workforce differs from traditional models in some fundamental ways, and businesses—particularly smaller to mid-sized companies—are increasingly turning to fractional professionals to give them a truly competitive edge.

Navigating the 2026 Talent Landscape: What Canadian Executives Need to Know

September 1, 2026

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From Trust Falls to Trust Metrics: How Culture is Really Built

September 1, 2026

The Talent Debt No One Talks About: Leadership Readiness in Mid-Sized Companies

September 1, 2026

There’s a chronic and long-standing dearth of moral courage at the top of too many companies. Which is a strange fact really, given probably every last one of us is raised to tell the truth and to stand up for what’s right. Somehow from childhood to adulthood the importance of integrity either gets whittled away or abandoned all at once in the pursuit of personal achievement, as though these two things, integrity and personal achievement, weren’t concomitant.