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People risk and the role of the board

Vince Molinaro, managing director of the leadership solutions practice with Knightsbridge in Toronto, talks about the changing role of an organization's board of directors when it comes to human resources

Creating an 'unconventional' culture

Organizational culture is one of the primary tools that enable business to select the right team, communicate expectations and ensure people are doing the right things. Tammy Sweeney, director of human resources at Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, spoke to Canadian HR Reporter TV about how you can measure the results of your corporate culture.

Creating a 'coaching culture'

A leadership-driven coaching culture is key to ongoing success, according to Julian Chapman, vice-president of Forrest and Company

LEADERSHIP

Feb 11, 2013

Michael McCain: Leading through a crisis

McCain, the president and CEO of Maple Leaf Foods, talks about how the company got through the 2008 Listeria crisis and the attributes leaders need to manage in emergency situations

EXECUTIVE SERIES

Dec 4, 2012

Transformation at George Brown College

Anne Sado, president of George Brown College in Toronto, spoke at a recent Strategic Capability Network (SCNetwork) event about the transformation the college has undergone since she became president in 2004. Revamping the curriculum and fostering partnerships with employers were among the initiatives

EXECUTIVE SERIES

Oct 29, 2012

Setting the stage for innovation breakthroughs

Heather Fraser, co-founder and executive director of Rotman DesignWorks at the University of Toronto, discusses the benefits of business design

EXECUTIVE SERIES

Oct 8, 2012

Transformative HR

Tracey Malcolm, a director in Towers Watson's talent management and rewards practice, spoke at a recent Strategic Capability Network (SCNetwork) event in Toronto. She explained how an HR team can successfully implement the concept of transformative HR and its 5 key principles to achieve organizational goals.

TALENT MANAGEMENT

Aug 14, 2012

Appreciative inquiry and changing workplace culture

Kathy Sabo, Toronto Western Hospital senior vice-president, talks with HR Reporter TV about her team's use of appreciative inquiry and how it led to the development of their Positive Learning program.

EXECUTIVE SERIES

Jul 31, 2012

Huge benefits in getting organization design right

Laura Stepp, former director of Americas at Intel's consulting services and a senior consultant with Kates Kesler, discusses how Intel's HR department reacted to a restructuring that saw a 40 per cent cut in the department.

TALENT MANAGEMENT

Jun 21, 2012

Talent management at Aviva

Ramona Tobler, vice-president HR business partner for underwriting and finance at Aviva, talks about the company's talent management system and how it is used to create conversations about employees' futures.

EXECUTIVE SERIES

May 23, 2012

Using social media to develop an employment brand

Andrew Jenkins, head of social media strategy at RBC, talks about how organizations can develop a social media strategy.

EXECUTIVE SERIES

Apr 23, 2012

Harnessing baby boomers in the workplace

Michael Adams, president of Environics, talks about what boomers want in the workplace and how employers can put their expertise to use.

EXECUTIVE SERIES

Feb 28, 2012

HR's role in a business transformation

John Sicard, COO of Kinaxis in Ottawa, talks about the role HR plays when business is undergoing a major transformation, including getting employees involved and overcoming their resistance to change

EXECUTIVE SERIES

Jan 31, 2012

A bartender's guide to leadership

Helen Rothberg, a professor at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and president of consulting firm HNR Associates, spoke at a recent Strategic Capability Network (SCNetwork) event about the leadership lessons she learned while working as a bartender.

EXECUTIVE SERIES

Jan 3, 2012

How to properly manage workplace conflict

Michael Patterson, vice-president of business development at Personal Strengths, spoke at a recent Strategic Capability Network (SCNetwork) event in Toronto on how unresolved conflict can impact workplaces. He also shares his insights on what HR professionals and employers can do to prevent and manage conflict at work.

EXECUTIVE SERIES

Nov 23, 2011

What CEOs want from HR professionals

Glenn Laverty, president and CEO of Ricoh Canada, talks about how human resources professionals can have a more effective relationship with the CEO, the biggest struggles between HR and senior leadership and how those barriers can be broken down

EXECUTIVE SERIES

Oct 11, 2011

Fostering employee engagement

Victoria Hubbell, senior vice-president of strategy and stakeholder relations at the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), talks about how engagement scores among employees were raised from 52 per cent to an eye-popping 91 per cent — or, as she put it, "a dismal score to a score that we're very proud of."

EXECUTIVE SERIES

Jul 22, 2011

Identifying, developing high potential employees

Marilyn Buckner, a professor at the University of Central Florida’s Leadership Institute, spoke at a Strategic Capability Network (SCNetwork) event about succession planning. She sat down with Canadian HR Reporter to talk about identifying high potentials in the workplace and the best ways to develop talent.

EXECUTIVE SERIES

Apr 27, 2011

Collaborative workspaces

Mandy Sutherland, applied research consultant at Steelcase, spoke at a Strategic Capability Network event about how the physical design of workplaces can be aligned to corporate goals and objectives and can help boost collaboration among employees.

EXECUTIVE SERIES

Jan 21, 2011

Stelco's bankruptcy story

Courtney Pratt, former Stelco CEO and author of Into the Blast Furnace: The Forging of a CEO's Conscience, spoke at a Strategic Capability Network Event about how he navigated one of the longest and most complicated corporate restructurings in Canadian history.

EXECUTIVE SERIES

Oct 25, 2010

How social media is changing the workplace

Steve Prentice, president of consulting firm Bristall Morgan, spoke in August at a Strategic Capability Network event about the 10 ways workplaces have changed, the most significant change being social media.