Sara Tharakan

About Sara Tharakan

Sara Tharakan is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR), speaker, executive coach, and certified master trainer. She pulls from over 25+ years of experience in both the public and private sector and excels at helping organizations achieve results by getting the most out of their human capital. Her company, Strategic HR Services offers project-based engagements to fill specific HR gaps in your organization, HR Management & Advisory services to act as your HR team to develop and implement your HR program, and ongoing Mentoring to guide your in-house staff in implementing your HR program. Sara is certified in: - Psychological First Aid, The Johns Hopkins University - TypeCoach, TypeCoach LLC - Dare to Lead, Brene Brown - ADKAR Change Management program, Prosci Canada - Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Step I and II, Psychometrics Canada -Group (GSI), Life (LSI) and Culture Inventory (OCI), Human Synergistics Canada - Operations Leadership, Queens University - Executive Project Leadership, University of Alberta - Customer Service and Leadership, Disney Institute - Brain-Based Coaching, Results Coaching Systems - Lominger Competency Model, Lominger International - Halogen Performance Management, Halogen Performance Management - Hay Compensation, HAY Group - Adult Trainer ~ Master Trainer Level, Langevin Learning Services - Return on Investment, ROI Institute

Posts by Sara Tharakan:

Is Your Company Making These 2 Mistakes When Hiring & Retaining New Employees?

Recruitment & Retention HR, Recruitment, Retention

Fortune Magazine recently featured employee feedback from the 20 best professional services firms to work for and the same sentiment resonates about every successful company on the list: they treat their employees as a family: caring about them both in and out of the office. Top companies that attract and retain quality employees encourage and support […]

The Art of the Employment Contract – What You Need to Know

Recruitment & Retention

Congratulations you have finally found that perfect new Employee! You want to make sure that you make a good first impression and retain them for the long term. You also want to make sure that the Employment Contract includes all that is required under Employment Standards regulation. The Employment Contract is the best opportunity to […]

Top 5 Reasons Why Occupational Health and Safety Needs to be Part of Your Organization’s Core Values

Health & Safety

Two workers in production plant as team discussing safety.

The importance of health and safety in an organization should never be underestimated. A health and safety program is an organized approach focused on reducing accidents and injuries in the workplace. For that reason, when developing your core values, safety needs to be a primary focus and embedded in the culture from an employee’s first […]