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"I am happy to say "How to Build Morale in Tough Times" webinar exceeded my expectations. It had information that was useable and realistic. I enjoyed hearing from speakers with years of experience that have been able to see results based on their recommendations."

"The webinar was easy to follow. The facilitators were very knowledgeable and interesting to listen to, and provided practical guidelines for building morale not only in tough times but at all times. A webinar is a great way to share information."

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Webinar information current as of April 30, 2009  

In this tough economic climate, building and maintaining high employee morale is critical to the health and competitiveness of your organization. Motivating and encouraging innovation is especially needed when you are asking employees to do more with fewer resources. During this archived webinar you will learn what is required at the corporate, team and individual level to build morale and engage your employees in tough times.

Areas to be covered:

• Factors that increase/decrease morale
• Corporate, team and individual responsibilities during tough times
• Strategies to increase your personal sphere of influence and personal control
• How to reduce fear and anxiety within your organization
• HR's role and responsibilities
• Best practices for private, not-for-profit and public organizations
• How to weather the ups and downs through the power of your employees

Speakers

Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis founded LEWCO Consulting Inc. in 1991, a company that focuses on building great businesses by building great people! She collaborates with organizations to achieve business results by creating engaging and empowering work environments. Her innovative approach to designing and implementing performance programs always start and are aligned with the client's strategic goals. She has over 27 years business experience including 17 years experience in leadership training

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"today's session provided great insight to the importance of developing a formal program and continuous evaluation of the program"

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Webinar information current as of June 12, 2008

This archived webinar will help you learn techniques and strategies to ensure your company has the leadership it needs in the years ahead. With these skills you can help your business overcome the negativity caused by attrition of senior managers, address the anxieties of managers fast-tracked to senior roles, and tackle problems caused by the loss of intellectual capital and organizational memory. Our goal is to help you manage this transition with a clear strategy and organization.

Learn how to:  

• Gain insight into your own negotiation style
• Take necessary steps to effectively prepare for negotiation
• Negotiate as part of a team
• Read non-verbal communication
• Develop skills to influence others
• Employ key strategies to build trust and gain respect for your ideas
• Overcome objections and resolve issues
• Manage difficult interactions and build positive relationships

Speaker

Wayne Rawcliffe, B.A., B.Ed., MBA, CHRP, RODC, is the founder and principal consultant at Senga Consulting Inc. He is recognized for bringing humour, positive energy, creativity and a wealth of ideas to his work with clients in discovering and implementing measureable solutions. As a facilitator, instructor and coach Wayne’s clients benefit from over 25 years of organizational effectiveness experience in improving individual, team and organizational performance. Wayne has worked extensively with all levels of leadership in public, private and not for profit sector organizations to successfully develop and implement organizational improvement initiatives. As an active member of the business community, Wayne is involved with the Vancouver Board of Trade, BC Human Resource Management Association, Vancouver Enterprise Forum, BC Organizational Development Network, High Impact Network and the International Registry of Organizational Development Professionals and is a contributing editor of CCH Canadian Ltd. Ultimate HR Manual, Western Edition.

Format

The following is required to access the archived webinar:

• Flash Player installed in your computer
• an Internet connection
• a sound card

This archived webinar will include:

• PowerPoint presentation with slides
• Speaker and facilitator voice-over pres

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Webinar information current as of October 9, 2008

 

When is the last time you really took stock of your HR strategy? Have you linked that strategy to your overall business plan? Do you have metrics in place to monitor its effectiveness? If your answers are shaky to any of these questions, your organization would benefit from some solid professional advice.

Learn how to:

• Audit your current HR strategy or plan
• Successfully link your HR strategy to the overall business strategy
• Analyze and prioritize areas for strategic improvement
• Develop a step by step plan for improvement of your HR strategy
• Present the case for strategic changes to your superiors
• Communicate the strategic changes to your organization
• Measure strategic improvement
• Make the connection between HR Strategy and return on investment

Speaker 

Tim McConnell, B.A, M.P.A., SPHR is a Senior HR Strategist with McConnell HR Consulting Inc. in Ottawa. He has over 25 years experience in Human Resources management, both as a Director of HR and as a senior HR consultant. Tim provides strategic HR guidance to senior executives and clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

He is a winner of the Ross A. Hennigar Memorial Award from HRPAO. He is the published author of several articles on HR management, Compensation and Organization Design. Tim is a past-President of the Ottawa Human Resources Professionals Association (OHRPA) and a past-President of HRPAO.

McConnell HRC provides services to clients in three key areas: Human Resources Strategy, Compensation and Organization Design.

Format

The following is required to access the archived webinar:

• Flash Player installed in your computer
• an Internet connection
• a sound card

This archived webinar will include:

• PowerPoint presentation with slides
• Speaker and facilitator voice-over presenting the slides and answering pre-recorded questions.

There is no time limitation in usage, you can play, pause and stop the presentation at your convenience.

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"The content and models for this session on "How to Implement Performance Management Programs" were extremely relevant and will be immediately applicable in our municipal government environment. Thank you for providing useful tools we can incorporate to enhance our organization's performance management process."

"This session was very well presented with relevant material for professionals whose goal is to development a performance management program with a strategic impact on their organization."

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Webinar information current as of December 4, 2008 

Performance management is one of the most complex and demanding issues facing HR practitioners today. An organization’s need for effectiveness or competitive advantage and an individual’s need for recognition, development and job satisfaction can often create a dynamic paradox in the design and management of an effective program. Contemporary models of performance management are now overturning long-held assumptions and methodologies. Competence, creativity and technical understanding are fundamental to designing and implementing a model that is right for your organization. This archived webinar offers a unique opportunity to tap into a wealth of practical experience from two seasoned consultants and practitioners who have extensive international expertise in the subject.

Learn how to:

• Build the foundation for performance management
• Overcome implementation challenges
• Benchmark against emerging best practices

Speakers

Sue Traynor is the Head of Leadership Development at Transport for London in the UK. She is responsible for the alignment of the strategy underpinning performance management, leadership development and the active management of talent in order to support the vision and strategic goals of the organization. Sue works to develop capability at the senior level by raising standards of leadership and creating targeted interventions designed to support the performance goals of both current and future leaders in the organization.

Bill Bradford is a Senior Consultant with Performance Management Consultants. He has extensive experience in all aspects of hum

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This webcast was recorded on May 15, 2007

Do you manage one or more employees? Do you require the skills to actually resolve performance issues and effectively manage difficult situations? Are you looking for practical, hands-on tools and techniques to help you implement a performance management system that works? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, you need to purchase Resolve Employee Performance Issues: How to Implement a Management Process That Works!

Agenda

• Accurately identify sources of performance issues
• Implement an effective performance management process
• Develop performance objectives and goals for individual employees
• Conduct successful performance reviews
• Create personal development plans
• Respond effectively to difficult situations

Format  
Participate right from your desk or office. All you need is an Internet connection and a sound card.

This archived webinar will include:

• PowerPoint presentation with slides
• Speaker and facilitator voice-over presenting the slides and answering pre-recorded questions

 

The Speaker  
Michelle Chambers, MEd, CHRP, CTDP, has over 18 years of proven and successful management, leadership and consulting experience, including work with three of Canada's top 50 employers. Prior to establishing her organizational learning and development practice, she was responsible nationally for leadership and management development for Telus Mobility/Clearnet Communications. She has also held senior consulting and management roles with Royal Bank of Canada, Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals and General Motors of Canada.

Michelle works collaboratively with her clients to create sustainable change and to inspire and ultimately increase individual and an organization's effectiveness. Her work with clients has resulted in increased sales revenue; increased employee retention; decreased turnover of staff; increased work satisfaction and performance; decreased operating-costs; and enhanced capabilities for individuals, teams, and organizations. Furthermore, communication skills have been enhanced, leadership has become more focused, and employees have become more engaged.

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This webcast was recorded on March 25, 2008

Employee engagement is a real challenge in today's multi-generational organization, including yours. As an HR professional you must take employee engagement to the next level. A multi-generational engagement program that fits your organizational needs is critical. Achieve higher productivity, motivation, and retention by understanding, developing and maintaining employee engagement in the new workforce. Purchase this archived webinar and gain the essential tools and practical strategies required to understand your organization's generational mix, develop a multi-generational engagement program, and implement your program effectively.

Agenda 

• Understand and define the different generations in your organization
• Engage each of the four generations
• Identify the influencers of engagement of your organization's generational mix
• Evaluate existing HR practices for engagement across the generations in your organization
• Jump-start engagement across different generations by tailoring your HR strategies to your company's generational mix
• Present the case for a multi-generational employee engagement program

 

Format
Participate right from your desk or office. All you need is an Internet connection and a sound card.

This archived webinar will include:

• PowerPoint presentation with slides
• Speaker and facilitator voice-over presenting the slides and answering pre-recorded questions

The Speaker
Barbara Adams, CHRP, BA, is a senior business executive with over 20 years' experience within the human resources field. As Managing Director of HR architects, she provides business consulting mainly in the creative implementation of human resources strategies, objectives, and processes; the facilitation of strategic planning, workshops, and management retreats; and the design of people-oriented workplace practices. She also provides ongoing human resources consulting on a contract basis.

Previously the Vice-President of Human Resources for one of the 50 best employers in Canada, Barbara is a Certified Human Resources Professional, a Certified Chief Executive, a Certified Compensation Professional and holds a BA in Business Administration (Entrepreneurial Leadership). She is past Chair of the Fraser Valley Advisory Council for the BC Human Resources Management Association, instructor of Human Resources Management for Langara College in the Business Administration Certificate Program, and instructor of Operating the Small Business in the Small Business Management Certificate Program.

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"This webinar was excellent. It provided me with some direction on how to deal with an ongoing employee issue."

"The speaker clearly communicated and emphasized the important key drivers used to engage employees."

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Webinar information current as of May 14, 2009

CCH's How to Engage Employees will provide tools and techniques to assist you in managing the distractions that face your employees on a daily basis and refocus them on company objectives. In today's volatile landscape, there is no other single variable that can produce bottom line results like your employees. Employee Engagement is the critical mandate of the HR department. Add value, contribute to the bottom line and Engage your Employees for success!

Areas to be covered:

• The key drivers behind employee engagement
• The critical impact of managers on employee engagement and the employment relationship
• The importance and methods for measuring employee engagement at the management level
• Strategies for enhancing management capabilities
• The complexities behind the employee-manager relationship
• Specific management behaviours that drive employee engagement

Speaker

Barbara Adams
Barbara Adams is a business executive with over 25 years' experience within the human resources field. As Managing Director of HR architects, Barbara specializes in bringing a business approach to an organization's people practices. Applying a coaching style, she takes a creative yet structured approach to the implementation of human resources strategies and ideas; the design of people oriented workplace practices; and the development of people within these organizations. In presentations and projects, Barbara works to translate theoretical concepts into practical and realistic applications by the organization and the individuals within those organizations.

Format

The following is required to access the archived webinar:

• Flash Player installed in your computer
• an Internet connection
• a sound card

Each archived webinar consists of a recording only of the live event. There is no time limita

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"Today's session was extremely informative and useful in the workplace."

"Today's session was great! I've read Mr. Hurson's book, Think Better, and this session provided a very helpful overview of how to put his methodolgy on problem solving into practice!"

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Webinar information current as of June 18, 2009

In a difficult economic climate when organizations are forced to make the most of limited resources, innovative and productive thinking become important elements of a company’s success. The individual nature of each problem makes it a challenge to re-create a decision making process that has proven successful. There are, however, important strategic elements that cannot be overlooked when approaching a problem. This archived webinar will introduce you to a less subjective approach to problem solving that creates a solid framework for the execution of consistently sound business solutions.

Learn how to:

• Understand a valuable approach to accurately defining and assessing the right problem to be solved
• Use an effective balance of creative and critical thinking skills in generating meaningful ideas
• Use the necessary tools needed to establish useful decision making criteria for any problem
• Understand the importance of considering all possible solutions and avoiding binary thinking patterns
• Be able to determine which ideas or courses of action should be considered for implementation, while remaining mindful of important resource requirements

Speaker

Tim Hurson
Author of “Think Better” (Mcgraw Hill, NY), named one of the Ten Best Business Books of 2008 by the Globe & Mail; Tim Hurson is an international pioneer in developing and presenting the principles of productive thinking. He has worked, lectured, and coached clients in 29 countries on six continents. He has spent over 30 years transforming products, workplaces and marketing programs. Now he helps to transform minds and companie

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