FrançaisChoose from over 80 concurrent sessions in English, French and Spanish broken down into 11 tracks (described below).
Branding |
Change and Innovation |
Development and personal equity |
Diversity |
Engagement |
Environment/Corporate social responsibility |
Health and wellness |
Labour relations |
Leadership & Talent |
New world of work |
Organizational effectiveness
Branding
How do
organizations define their “promise” externally and internally to attract and
retain skilled employees that perform well? How do they promote their employer
brand among their employees? What is the link to organizational culture? What is
the employee experience? The six presentations in this group will answer these
questions and even more!
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Change and
Innovation
How can employers integrate change into
daily business? How can they involve all employees in innovation
and change processes? The five presentations in this group will
answer these questions and even more!
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Development and personal equity
How can HR professionals make an even greater contribution to their
organizations? How can they become real strategic partners? How can they develop
and maintain their credibility? How can the HR function grow and face the
future? How can you build peace of mind? The ten presentations in this group
will answer these questions and even more!
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Diversity
Managing
diversity is a growing challenge and it is vital for HR professionals to play a
more proactive role in this area. What are the trends and good practices for
managing diversity? How can we secure the support of senior management? How can
immigrants be effectively and efficiently integrated into Canadian workplaces?
How can we move beyond unintentional intolerance? The six presentations in this
group will answer these questions and even more!
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Engagement
How do
cultural differences impact on recognition practices? Why does a balloon flight
motivate more than a gift certificate to a fine restaurant? Are your employees
more engaged in their hearts or their minds? What obstacles make it hard for
managers to attain the high levels of engagement they target? The four
presentations in this group will answer these questions and even more!
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Environment/Corporate social
responsibility
What role can the HR function play in managing sustainable development and
the ethical dimension within an organization? What does “sustainable human
resources management” mean? What practices make it easier for employees to
behave ethically and buy into the organization’s values? The five presentations
in this group will answer these questions and even more!
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Health and wellness
How can mental health problems be detected in the workplace and, even more
importantly, what action can be taken? What are the impacts of the Quebec
legislation on psychological harassment? How can you detect stress and prevent
it from affecting your performance and that of your employees? What is the
Corporate Health Standard and what is its impact? How did Marie-Victorin College
coordinate health, recognition and balance for the wellness of its employees?
How can you implement a profitable wellness strategy and what are the
implications in terms of culture change and employee/management accountability?
The six presentations in this group will answer all these questions and even
more!
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Labour relations
How
are the actors in the world of work adapting to globalization? How is European
unionism developing? What were the challenges and success factors that
Bombardier encountered in implementing an integrated labour relations culture
and the impact on the organization? What should North American HR professionals
working with Europe know? How did labour relations at the Horne Foundry move
from confrontation to dialogue and how did the employer and the union bring
about this cultural change? The five presentations in this group will answer
these questions and even more!
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Leadership & Talent
What is the added value of a leader-entrepreneur over a traditional manager?
What happens when we view HR strategy through the perspective of author Sun
Tzu’s The Art of War? How can HR professionals push their limits and be better
than “just” good? How does Molson shake up soft skills and know-how to ensure
succession to executive positions? What practices enhance the quality of
leadership? How can sports inspire us to better identify and develop emerging
leaders’ talent? The eight presentations in this group will answer these
questions and even more!
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New world of work
What is the employer’s “duty to protect” employees working internationally from
risks? What is the impact of social networking sites on the world of work? Why
is there a major labour shortage even though the first warning signs appeared in
the late 1980s? What is the legal value of information obtained on social
networking sites? How can the HR function move to another level and help
organizations become more agile? How has the talent war changed with the
recession? What are the seven musts that global HR professionals should know?
What will the world of work be like in the next 10 or 20 years? How can we use
chaos, encourage innovation and instil a culture of revolution? How are labour
relations affected by the Internet culture and social media? The eleven
presentations in this group will answer these questions and even more!
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Organizational effectiveness
How can an employer set up a centre for organizational development expertise
that will support the corporate strategic plan in conjunction with the HR offer?
How can we create value for the client? How can HR departments improve their
operational performance? What are the compensation policies and programs that
are best aligned with the organization’s business strategy? The eight
presentations in this group will answer these questions and even more!
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