This guide is designed as a discussion of specific features in Corporate Taxprep and was used during the Fall 2014 Corporate Taxprep seminars. 

We are offering this comprehensive 250 page Seminar Guide to all Corporate Taxprep customers until December 31, 2014. Quantities are limited so order today!

The material within this guide was prepared based on Corporate Taxprep 2014 version 1.1 as well as a pre-release copy of the Corporate Taxprep 2014 version 2.0.

More specifically this guide covers:

• Essential Program Information
• Represent a Client
• New CRA Services
• Technical Changes within Corporate Taxprep
• Federal Tax and Form Changes
• Provincial Tax and Form Changes
• Filing Requirements
• Amending Returns
• Accessing Prior Version Files
• Related and Associated Corporations in Corporate Taxprep
• Ten “Must-know” Taxprep Features
• Importing and Exporting Data
• Printing

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This guide is designed as a discussion of specific features in Cantax and was used during the Fall 2014 Cantax Productivity seminars. 

We are offering this comprehensive 340 page Seminar Guide to all Cantax customers until December 31, 2014. Quantities are limited so order today!

More specifically this guide covers:

• Cantax T1
  • Interview/Billing
  • Client Invoice
  • Options Preference Settings
  • T183 – What’s New
  • New! - Cantax Connect
  • Preparing Coupled Returns
  • Dependants and Family Returns
  • Reviewing the Return
  • Quick Entry Forms
  • Tax Summaries
  • Cantax T1 Forms, CRA Schedules and Features for 2014
  • Spotlight on - T2125
  • T1135
  • Provincial Form Changes
• 2014 Federal Tax Changes
  • Spotlight on – Claiming Auto Expenses, T2200
  • Provincial Tax Changes
  • Spotlight on – Non Refundable Credits in Various Scenarios
  • Reports
  • Attaching Schedules
  • Columnar Worksheets
  • Breakdown Feature
  • Local and Global Annotations
  • Printing and Printing Defaults
  • Options Form Selection
  • Printing a Return
  • EFILE
• Cantax T2 & T2 Plus
  • T2 Program New and Revised Forms
  • T2 Tax and Form Changes Federal 2014
  • T2 Provincial Tax and Form Changes 2014
  • T2 Print Settings
  • Corporate Internet Filing
  • Alberta Netfile
  • Payment methods
• FormMaster
  • 2014 Tax and Form Changes
  • Preparing Returns
  • Form Manager
  • Print Formats
  • Electronic Filing or Information Returns
  • FormMaster Features
  • Spotlight on – Amending T Slips
  • Cantax T1 Hotkeys Combinations
  • Cantax T2 Hotkeys Combinations

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This webinar series consists of a panel of highly successfully accounting professionals who have each approached the integration of financial planning into their practice in different ways. This second webinar will cover:

• The role of the accountant in financial planning
• What is permitted and what is prohibited
• The importance of the engagement letter
• The financial planning process from setting goals to presenting the plan
• Best practices and lessons learned

Part One:
Why Financial Planning is Important to Accountants Archived Webinar 2012

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In our current economic environment lawyers, both in in-house and external counsel, need to apply stronger and more transparent legal project management practices.  To ensure legal matters are handled efficiently, and to meet the needs and expectations of the business, in-house counsel need to partner with the business, and with external counsel, to scope, plan, staff and monitor the work. This webinar will provide an introduction to the primary elements of legal project management and discuss the benefits LPM can produce for in-house counsel in working with the business, and when working with external counsel. However, implementing LPM often means changing the way we practice.  This is not easy. We will look at the issues and challenges in getting a team to engage in this new approach and provide strategies for success.  The panel will include both internal and external counsel and will discuss real implementation scenarios and issues.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Understand the professional obligations to adopt legal project management practices;
• Understand the benefits of legal project management working within an organization and for an in-house team working with external counsel;
• Understand the basic components of legal project management;
• Understand the different approaches to preparing budgets and estimates; and
• Be aware of the issues and challenges in implementing LPM.

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A lawyer’s duty to avoid conflicts of interest is an important aspect of the duty of loyalty that lawyers owe to their clients. For Canadian in-house counsel, the duty to avoid conflicts of interest presents special challenges due to the nature of the relationship of in-house counsel to their employer. This webinar will enable in-house counsel to effectively navigate the conflict rules in the Canadian legal system, and provide participants with the knowledge to successfully implement best practices to avoid conflicts of interest.

This webinar will provide participants with an introduction to key cases including the recent Supreme Court of Canada case of Canadian Railway Co. v McKercher LLP, 2013 SCC 39, and provincial law society rules on conflicts of interest. It will also address when representation might attract a bright line rule, and when a contextual test will be applied; the circumstances in which a lawyer might be disqualified from representation of a client; and why a waiver might be insufficient. It will provide an opportunity to learn about the unique duties of in-house counsel in relation to conflicts of interest. Finally, it will provide discussion on some best practices for creating effective policies and procedures to avoid the creation of circumstances in which a conflict of interest would arise.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Learn about the provincial Law Society rules on conflicts of interest in Canada;
• Learn the key Canadian cases on conflict of interests, the rules that have emerged from the jurisprudence, and the policy concerns of the Canadian courts in relation to a lawyer’s duty to avoid conflicts;
• Understand and reflect on your professional duties to your employer, and to your professional regulator, in circumstances in which a conflict of interest may arise; and
• Learn about best practices and policies to avoid conflicts of interest.

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It's often a very difficult decision for your client to make, when they must decide whether to transfer holdings in their farm or farm property. But the complexity doesn't end there. While that decision is being made, the advisors must step in and help to ensure that the transactions are arranged in the most tax efficient and practical manner. For those approaching any potential farm restructurings or sales, this webinar will be essential.

This archive webinar covers a comprehensive look at the preferential tax treatment that transfers of qualifying farms or farm property can enjoy on passing to the next generation or on the sale to outside parties. This includes an overview of the capital gains exemption available for the sale of qualifying farm property shares and partnership interests, and rollovers to certain family members (both inter vivos and on death). While similarities do exist with among these transfers, there are traps and nuances that practitioners must be aware of to ensure their transactions qualify for beneficial tax treatment desired.

More specifically, for each of the above types of transfers, this archived webinar will explore:

• What property qualifies for the treatment?
• Who is entitled to the preferential tax benefit?
• What does farming mean in these contexts?
  • What is the business of farming for tax purposes?
  • What is being "actively engaged on a regular and continuous basis"?
  • Who must farm the property?
  • When must farming activity take place?
  • How much of the property must be used in farming?
• What are the common things farms may do to fall offside?
• Putting it all together - a compare & contrast with examples
• Bonus Issue (time permitting) - Craig vs. the Queen - restricted farm losses

Note: This webinar took place on October 1, 2013.

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Trusts have become extremely valuable tools when planning for the continuance of a person's estate, and are often used in business succession planning as well. For example, discretionary trusts are one of the most flexible tax planning tools available. However, there are many types of trusts, and each can be used to tailor specific planning needs.



Just as trusts are a valuable tool, there are also many tax and legal traps that one needs to be cognizant of when using them in client situations. For example, the very creation of the trust can be particularly troublesome if it is not set up with the correct attributes or if assets are not transferred to it correctly.

This 2 hour webinar will provide a practical and complete overview of the legal definitions and considerations of various trust types, as well as reviewing important tax considerations when planning with trusts. Examples of suggested tax planning structures and related tips will also be provided.



More specifically, topics covered will include:

• What elements are required for a properly created trust
• Tax issues to review when creating a trust and in particular the tax attribution rules
• Review of types of trusts used in estate and business planning - including insurance trusts, spendthrift trusts, asset protection trusts, private foundation trusts and trusts created for probate and estate tax minimization and income splitting
• Change of trustees - change of control from a tax perspective
• What are the tax and other limitations of amending a trust once created
• What ongoing obligations do trustees have to beneficiaries, including reporting and trust accounting

 

 

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Webinar information current as of November 5, 2009

Barry Reiter and a panel of experts provide a closer look at the key legal developments influencing Canadian Corporate Counsel today.

Key Learning Objectives

1. You will understand how recent developments in internet and privacy law have changed how businesses operate
2. You will be aware of how the employee/employer relationship has changed as a result of recent developments in employment law
3. You will be cognizant of the curent changing and challenging environment in which in-house counsel operate and how they must respond to a variety of external and internal challenges
4. You will understand why changes to the Competition Act, the current scrutiny of executive compensation, privilege and access to information requests, and the move to IFRS require your attention.

Panel of experts

Barry Reiter - Chair, Technology, Media and Entertainment Group and Chair, Corporate Governance and Director Protection Group, Bennett Jones LLP
Robert Fabes - Assistant General Counsel, Legal Affairds, Canada Post
Anne Fitzgerald - Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Cineplex Entertainment
Andrea Wood - Chielf Legal Officer, Globalive Wireless Management Group

Format

The following is required to access the archived webinar:

• Flash Player installed in your computer
• Internet Connection
• Sound Card

The webinar consists of a recording only of the live event. There is no time limitation in usage, you can play, pause and stop the presentation at your convenience.

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Interested in Reporting Foreign Property on the T1135, but missed the webinar that took place on May 5, 2014? Here is your chance to purchase the webinar recording.

The CRA has extended the filing deadline for the T1135 to July 31, 2014. If you will be preparing T1135 forms for T1 clients after tax season, have to prepare T1135 forms for corporations or just want to make sure that you filed your T1135s correctly, then view this webinar for an analysis of the revised T1135.

Maureen Vance, CPA, CA, a tax consultant with Wolters Kluwer CCH will explain the new reporting requirements on the T1135 and your reporting options, and will also review what constitutes Specified Foreign Property.

The webinar archive will include the following topics:

• New T1135 requirements
• Recap of the definition of Specified Foreign Property
• The T3/T5 exclusion explained
• The 2013 Transitional Reporting method
• Choosing between the T3/T5 exclusion and the transitional reporting method
• Filing the T1135
• 2014 year ends
• Penalties and extended reassessment
• Q&A

Target Audience

This archive webinar will be of interest to all professionals who prepare a T1135 for a taxpayer, whether the taxpayer is an individual, corporation, trust or partnership.

This Webinar Includes: 

• 30 days to review the webinar recording
• PDF version of the presentation slides

 

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This 3-hour recorded Webinar is entitled "Preparing and Conducting a Consultation with CCH Profit Driver." It is a high energy, informative session led by Mark Holton: an internationally renowned taxation and business management consultant and an expert in CCH Profit Driver implementation. Step by step you will learn how to become a trusted advisor to your clients, earning additional revenue by providing them with the consultation services they not only want, but need in today's economy.

Here are just some of the topics that will be covered at this important event:

• How to determine which clients are potential prospects for your consultation service
• How to efficiently prepare a consultation using CCH Profit Driver
• How to explain financial formulas using terms that are easy to understand
• How to conduct the ideal consultation
• What your next steps should be after the consultation has been completed
• What your pricing strategy should be for these value-added services
• And more!

Here’s what people have to say about Mark Holton’s sessions:

"Great presentation and good ideas to get going on client meetings."
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"Great speaker. Informative and entertaining."
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"Excellent presentation. This will really help me get started with CCH Profit Driver."
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One of the tax planning strategies often employed in estate planning involves the use of an estate freeze to transfer future growth in assets to the next generation. Estate freezes come in many forms, and each bears its own unique set of risks and complexities.

Join the tax lawyers of Minden Gross LLP for a practical two-part discussion of estate freezes. This webinar will highlight some of the topics found in CCH's "Implementing Estate Freezes", authored by David Louis of Minden Gross. More particularly, the first part of this webinar series will review the "why's" and "how-to's" of implementing estate freezes, and provide guidance on avoiding common traps associated with such types of succession plans. More specifically, topics covered in Part 1 will include:

• What is an estate freeze?
• When should a freeze be implemented?
• Basic configuration
• Share provisions
• Section 85 vs section 86 freezes
• Common pitfalls
• The use of trusts
• Tax traps associated with estate freezes

Part 2 of this series will air during the winter semester. Details can be found at [link coming later].

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By popular demand, we are now offering an archived version of the webinar GST/HST & Real Property Transactions that took place on November 20, 2014.
 
Although many GST and HST concepts are well understood by taxpayers, many of the real property rules are less well known. The rules associated with real property are complicated, having led even tax practitioners astray, and the dollar values of these transactions are usually high. Accordingly, audit activity in the sector is also high and GST/HST errors have led to costly CRA reassessments.

Although many GST and HST concepts are well understood by taxpayers, many of the real property rules are less well known. The rules associated with real property are complicated, having led even tax practitioners astray, and the dollar values of these transactions are usually high. Accordingly, audit activity in the sector is also high and GST/HST errors have led to costly CRA reassessments.

This archived webinar will provide a practical understanding of the complex rules for real property transactions and the current issues faced by the industry in applying the GST/HST in the development, construction and sale of real property.

Topics specifically covered include:

• Current state of affairs
• Bare trustees
• Joint ventures
• Partnerships
• Sales of vacant land
• Self-assessments
• New housing rebates
• Rental property rebates
• Documentary requirements for input tax credits

By purchasing this archive webinar, you will receive:

• 30 days to review the webinar recording 

• PDF version of the presentation slides

Our Speaker: 

Wayne Mandel, PwC LLP

Wayne Mandel is an Indirect Tax Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He specializes in the Goods and Services Tax and the Harmonized Sales Tax and has concentrated his area of practice primarily in the real estate sector. Wayne has provided advice and interpretation on a wide range of issues and has also provided assistance to clients in preparing for government audits, support during the audit process and resolving assessment issues. Wayne has experience in the appeals process and making submissions under the government's taxpayer relief provisions. He has delivered numerous presentations to clients on changes and new developments in these taxes.

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By popular demand, we are now offering an archived version of the webinar Death and Taxes - When Life's Two Certainties Collide that took place on October 28, 2014.

Many a joke has turned on the axiom about the certainty of death and taxes. However, when the first precipitates the second, the resulting complexities are anything but humorous. The planning opportunities and potential complications in planning for those who have a broad base of asset holdings often leave accountants feeling confused and frustrated. Fret no longer.  

In this insightful but concise two-hour archived webinar, Shaun Doody will provide a practical overview of the tax issues and considerations that can arise upon the death of a taxpayer. This includes an overview of the deeming rules invoked on death, the tax treatment of various assets, and some planning opportunities and strategies available to deal with these issues.

More specifically, topics covered will include: 

• Overview of taxation on death in Canada
• Income in year of death
• Deemed realization of income at death
• Deemed disposition of assets at death
• Tax treatment of jointly held assets
• Tax treatment of special assets
  • Principal residence
  • Small business corporations
  • Farming and fishing properties
  • Cottage and vacation properties
  • Partnership interests
  • Trust interests
  • Personal use property
• Charitable donations
• Special rules and elections
• Insurance 
  • Corporate owned policies
  • Valuation issues
  • Capital dividend account
• Foreign assets
• Post-mortem tax planning
  • Capital losses of the estate
  • Step up strategy
  • Pipeline strategy
• Taxation of estates
  • Testamentary trusts
  • Testamentary spousal trusts
  • 21-year rule
  • Distributions to non-residents
  • 2014 Budget changes to taxation of estates/testamentary trusts 
• Estate planning
  • Objectives
  • Estate freeze
  • Inter vivos trusts
  • Charitable donations
  • Spousal rollovers
  • Income splitting
• US tax issues

 This archived webinar includes:

• 30 days to review the webinar recording
• PDF version of the presentation slides

Our Speaker: 
Shaun Doody, Tax Lawyer, Fogler Rubinoff LLP

Sha

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"I have definitely learned more about this topic after the seminar. As a planning manager, i could apply what I have learned today to my job when interacting with senior management and co-workers."

"The webinar was very effective from the perspective of a leader."

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Webinar information current as of November 20, 2008

At one time or another, we've all thought back to important meetings with colleagues and wished they had gone better? But rest assured that preparation can be even more important than hindsight. With the right training, you can approach your next meeting or conversation with a greater understanding of how to build rapport, and with better techniques for establishing credibility, dealing with conflict and moving people to action.

Learn how to:  

• Gain buy-in from an individual or a group
• Get individuals to open up to your perspectives
• Flex your communication style to deal with conflict or to motivate
• Deal with conflict in an influential manner
• Understand how different people communicate

Speaker

Suzanne Stevens is the President, and Founder of Ignite Excellence Inc. (www.igniteexcellence.com), a training and development company specializing in influential face-to-face communications. Suzanne is highly sought-after, energetic speaker who has traveled all over North America, Europe, Africa, and Australia to train and keynote speak.

Suzanne has more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and training. She has trained more than 10,000 people at every level of corporate structure, building verbal and kinetic communication skills that drive competitive advantage and differentiation at both an individual and corporate level. Many leaders in their field use training programs from Ignite Excellence. Clients' industries include Engineering, Accountants, Health Care, Technology, Manufacturing, Finance, Architecture, Media, and Public Relations. Suzanne was recently the keynote speaker at the Consulting Engineers Conference, and at FIDIC Conference (International Federation of Professional Engineers). Suzanne is a member of Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.

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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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"Excellent information. Time well spend. Organizational readiness assessment information will be very helpful in determining start time for a mentorship program in our organization. When the time is right, this training has provided an excellent platform from which to set up a successful mentorship process."

"This session was valuable and had a useful structure with great tips for coordinating and supporting a mentorship program."

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Webinar information current as of November 6, 2008

Do you know how to create, implement and monitor sustainable mentorship programs in your workplace? If you want to assess your organization’s readiness for a new mentorship program, or if you’re trying to revive a struggling or dormant mentoring program, you’ll want to purchase this archived webinar.

Learn how to:  

• Dispel the myths of mentoring
• Determine drivers for mentoring, establish goals and roles, and develop a communication plan
• Recruit, select and match mentors and mentees
• Adopt best practices to achieve your mentoring program’s goals
• Develop strategies to address common mentoring challenges
• Assess your organization’s readiness to implement a mentoring program

Speaker

Jenny Lewis is the owner of LEWCO Consulting Inc., a company that focuses on building great businesses by building great people! She collaborates with organizations to create sustainable coaching and mentoring processes. Her innovative approach to designing, implementing and monitoring mentoring 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 and development and performance consulting. Jenny also co-founded, designed and currently instructs the ‘Leadership Certificate program specializing in Leadership Coaching’ at Vancouver Community College.

Elaine Scollan is a senior associate with LEWCO and brings an extensive background in communications and mentoring. She has spent 27 years in Radio Broadcasting business focused primarily in news and information. Elaine has been the voice of hundreds of commercials and promos for a number of clients including non profit. Not only does Elaine have the ability to voice and deliver a variety of products bu

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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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"Good discussion of issues and examples of how to handle challenging situations."

"Very informative with practical applications."

- Maja Winter, Webinar Participant

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Webinar information current as of June 17, 2008  

This archived webinar is designed to help you learn techniques and strategies not only for diffusing others but for managing your own emotions at these challenging moments. With these skills, you’ll be able to tackle everything from figuring out your own triggers and what your body language conveys, to boundary setting during a challenging conversation, to finding the right time and place to initiate a difficult interaction. Our goal is to help you keep your cool and approach those difficult situations with more confidence, so you resolve them more effectively and show your employees that you’re proactive in creating a tension-free workplace.

Learn how to:

• Manage yourself during difficult interactions
• Be proactive vs. reactive
• Understand your triggers and sync your body language to your message
• Plan the right time and place for a challenging conversation
• Master the art of constructive feedback
• Know when to use empathy, sympathy and apology

Speaker

Bina Feldman is a corporate training consultant and coach specializing in Personal & Professional Development. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master’s Degree in Communication Disorders. She is a member of the Canadian Society of Training & Development (CSTD) In the field of Training and Development since 1984, Bina has grown her business to deliver training across many industries and in the public sector. As a performance coach, she has helped business and professional people with communication and leadership skills.

Bina taught Presentation Skills and Public Speaking at the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies from 1981 – 1992 and has delivered Presentation Skills training nationally and internationally. Bina leads a training company and con

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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  
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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 February 21, 2008

Negotiations happen every day in and outside of your workplace. Every time you communicate with your manager, discuss projects with employees and cross-functional teams or work with outside suppliers – you are negotiating.

Communicating your ideas clearly, gaining buy-in and building trust are critical in today's business world. Negotiating effectively results in respect for your ideas and transforms difficult interactions into positive relationships.

Purchase Negotiate Effectively in the Workplace: Develop Key Skills to Influence Others and Build Positive Relations and gain the essential tools and practical strategies required to recognize your own personal negotiation style, negotiate effectively in the workplace and achieve the results you desire.

Agenda 

• 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
• Employ key strategies to build trust and gain respect for your ideas
• Overcome objections and resolve issues
• Manage difficult interactions and build positive relationships

 

Format
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This archived webinar will include:

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

The Speaker
Colm Brannigan, MA, LLM (ADR), CMed, is the Principal of Mediate.ca Dispute Resolution Services and has been a full-time mediator, arbitrator and facilitator since 1999. with experience in family, estates, employment and commercial (including IT and IP) disputes. In addition to his dispute resolution practice, he has participated as a speaker in professional development programs for the Ontario Bar Association, the Law Society of Upper Canada, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University and Upper Canada Dispute Resolution. He is also a Co-Lecturer at the forthcoming 4th Advanced Legal Negotiation conference in Toronto.

Colm has been a part-time Professor in both mediation and law at both Humber and Sheridan Colleges. He is the Founder/Moderator of "Mediate-Canada", an ADR listserv hosted by Google Groups, and Co-Chair of the ADR Institute of Ontario Technology & IP Section. He is a member of the ADR Institute of Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association – ADR Section, the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution and various other professional organizations. Colm was a member of the Toronto Mandatory Mediation Roster from 1999 until 2005 and is a member of the World Intell

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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
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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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Webinar information current as of May 29, 2008

Making the leap from manager to coach plays a critical role in every workplace. Whether the focus is on providing regular constructive feedback, monitoring relationships, ensuring to maintain harmony in teams or learning to communicate like a coach, our Webinar can guide managers to develop these and other proven coaching and leaderships skills. This interactive Webinar can help you gain essential tools and practical strategies required to make the leap from manager to coach in your workplace. This is your opportunity to gain vital coaching skills to make you more effective as a manager and get your employees more engaged ensuring a more motivated and productive employee in the workplace.  

Learn how to:  

• Differentiate between managing and coaching
• Identify critical coaching success factors
• Communicate like a Coach
• Develop a successful mentoring relationship
• Provide constant and constructive feedback
• Coach the difficult employee - how to pinpoint the problem
• Engage employees to create a productive environment
• Use tools that can develop the maximum potential of all employees
• Coach in a cross functional team
• Coach a team vs. the individual

Speaker

Sara Lee, CHRP, CGA has over 18 years of combined human resources, finance and management consulting experience. Throughout her career, Sara has worked with public and private, union and non-union organizations in a variety of business sectors including oil and gas, engineering, real estate, manufacturing, information technology, health services, and financial services.

Format

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• An Internet connection
• A sound card

Each archived webinar consists of a recording only of the live event. There is no time limitation in usage, you can play, pause and stop the presentation at your convenience.

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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

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• a sound card

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"An excellent information tool that helped to shed some light on a difficult subject in today's business environment for individuals who might not know where to start."

"The information provided during the webinar was useful and I will be able to integrate some best practices into our current succession planning process."

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Webinar information current as of March 26, 2009 

The responsibility of developing and finding tomorrow's leaders today is a daunting task. This archived webinar will teach you how to audit your current succession initiatives while ensuring your planning integrates with broader corporate strategies. You will also gain insights into employer best practices and common pitfall as well as the tools and techniques you need for developing current initiatives into winning succession management programs.

Learn how to:

• Ensure that succession planning integrates with broader corporate strategies and plans
• What is the goal of succession planning
• What role corporate culture plays in succession planning
• Utilize resource planning to support succession planning
  • The importance of having a strong assessment tool for evaluating competencies
  • How to balance internally focused succession plans with an understanding of the talent available externally
  • Resource planning tools that support succession planning
• Develop an action plan for succession planning

Speakers

Sandra Weeks
Sandra Weeks brings over 20 years of consulting experience managing a wide range of human resource projects in all industry sectors. She also has extensive experience in designing and delivering professional development activities for human resources professionals. Specifically, she has over 15 years experience as an Instructor in the WorldatWork Certification program, delivering certification courses in Total Rewards, Base Pay Design and Performance Management. In a

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This webcast was recorded on November 16, 2006

Want to transform your employee unit into a high-performance team? It's been proven time and time again that when you use effective coaching and communication strategies, you can easily motivate your employees to reach higher levels of productivity. Improve Workplace Performance Through Effective Coaching and Communication is loaded with tips on how to motivate your employees and improve the dynamics of your team.

Agenda

• Discover key strategies to boost employee motivation
• Pinpoint the major roadblocks to successful teamwork
• Identify strategies to overcome these roadblocks
• Understand the "hows" of effective communication
• Avoid pitfalls of poor communication habits
• Encourage your team members to maximize their work performance by utilizing five key coaching skills
• Make the connection between dedicated coaching and return on investment

Format
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This archived webinar will include:

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

The Speaker
Tammy Dewar, PhD, has been a coach for organizational leaders since 1996, with over 20 years' experience designing and delivering leadership and learning solutions. She will provide you with practical knowledge and step-by-step guidance to help you successfully coach your team, boost employee morale, facilitate effective communication, and drive higher performance.

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Webinar information current as of December 2, 2010

Bonus Material: A copy of the supporting paper and a complete Question and Answer document prepared by the speaker will be provided in this archived webinar.

In a period of uncertainty and high turnover, workforce planning is an important element of an organization's overall strategic plan. Being proactive in anticipating workforce needs helps to maximize organizational efficiencies and avoid unnecessary costs that commonly result from unanticipated change. Today's HR professionals must have a clear understanding of how to develop an effective workforce plan that will cultivate organization-wide efficiencies. Learn how to better prepare for HR related contingencies that could prevent an organization from reaching its strategic goals.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Understand the relevance of linking the workforce plan to the organizational strategic plan
• Recognize the value of executive buy in to the success of the workforce plans
• Appreciate the need for preplanning
• Understand the importance of organization wide involvement in the development and maintenance of the workforce plan
• Understand how the workforce plan impacts the various functions of HR
• Appreciate and communicate the significance of ongoing measurement and revision

Speaker

Kathline Holmes, CHRP

Kathline Holmes, President of Gailforce Resources is an engaging and dynamic speaker who has a passion for people and a talent for aligning people and processes to business goals. A Certified Human Resources Professional with HRM training from Cornell University, she serves on the BC Human Resources Management Association Advisory Council for the Southern Interior Region and contributes articles as an HR expert and mentor for HEART Business Journal for Women.

With almost two decades of experience in management, career counselling and workshop development and facilitation, Kathline combines her vast experience, knowledge and skills to offer services that assist businesses to create a workforce with the characteristics and qualities required to drive their desired outcomes. She takes pride in providing up to date information to meet the human resources needs faced by business today.

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For many people, trends are either for (1) the bean counters upstairs to find more reasons to slash our budgets or (2) the organizational leadership to find more reasons for us to do more with less. These perceptions could not be further from the truth. While the improper use of trends lends itself to the boring staff meeting and Death by PowerPoint full of meaningless statistics; trends in all actuality provide a window into the organizational external environment and provides a roadmap to the direction the organization should be headed. This direction could be to capitalize on organizational strengths, take advantage of short lived market opportunities, avoid situations that emphasize organizational weaknesses or to prepare for a potential crisis either financial or operationally.  While the effective presentation of trends can provide critical environmental intelligence to the senior leadership; it is the integration of that intelligence into human resource (HR) plans, aligning the revised strategic and operational plans to the business model and aggressively implementing those plans that will provide organizations the critical edge over their competition.

What are trends? How important are they? Why should we use them? How do I integrate trends into my HR plan?  How do I align the changed plan into my firm’s business model/ What are the leading HR trends for 2012?  How do I recognize and measure success if I use the trends in my planning efforts? While these questions may seem daunting, today’s HR professionals must have a clear understanding of how to effectively use HR trends as a critical management  tool to update and improve their HR plan so that it effectively  meets organizational needs based on the business model  and implement an HR plan that effectively addresses the challenges and opportunities presenting by the HR trends in 2012 and provide an organization the flexibility, agility and nimbleness to retain its completive edge

Learning Objectives:

• Understand what trends are, their importance, their value as intelligence and as environmental tools
• Understand the principles behind using HR trends as environmental intelligence and management tools.
• How to develop and integrate metrics into the trend analysis and plan development process. How to recognize success.
• Understand the leading HR trends for 2012.
• Understand how to use HR trends as environmental intelligence and management tools and how to incorporate trends into HR operational and strategic planning efforts.

This Webinar Includes:

•  PowerPoint presentation with slides 

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"I found the Employee Engagement Strategies session very beneficial. It reinforced my belief that although business strategies are important, the success of a company truly depends on the level of commitment the employees have towards the company. That commitment comes through engagement."

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Webinar information current as of December 8, 2010

Bonus Material: A copy of the supporting paper and a complete Question and Answer document prepared by the speaker will be provided in this archived webinar.

This webinar will present the most current information on recommended strategies to enhance employee engagement within today's workplace. The webinar speaker will explore human resources strategies that can be implemented company wide and what it takes to support the implementation of these strategies. Especially how you can prepare managers to positively impact the implementation and the resulting employee engagement. In this webinar you will not only learn strategies but also specific tactics that can be implemented immediately to impact productivity and company results.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Update your knowledge on current employee engagement research
• Learn ten key strategies for enhancing employee engagement
• Methods and tactics for implementing engagement strategies
• The human resources role in driving employee engagement
• The critical impact of managers when implementing engagement strategies

Speaker

Barbara Adams, Managing Director of HR Architects

Barbara Adams is a senior business executive with 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 the

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"Wayne provided me with much food for thought, along with an personal action plan to build my network and get going on my next move!"

"Not only was this helpful and motivating in my HR role, I'll be sharing it with others in fields of: Political Communications, Construction Industry and Medical field. Impressive that the content is applicable to many career paths."

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Webinar information current as of November 4, 2010

Bonus Material: A copy of the supporting paper and a complete Question and Answer document prepared by the speaker will be provided in this archived webinar.

It can be easy to become complacent with your current career opportunities, particularly when economic conditions suggest fewer opportunities for advancement exist. Take control of your career and realize your true potential regardless of external factors. In this webinar learn strategies for better managing your career and positioning yourself for more fulfilling opportunities. Capitalize on the chance to take your career from good to great.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Recognize and define their skills, interests, and values
• Understand how their skills, interests, and values align with multiple career opportunities
• Identify the best ways to structure their career plans towards continual learning and progression
• Analyze their current career profiles and explore various career clusters and pathways
• Set achievable goals and make informed, fulfilling decisions about where they plan to be in the future
• Understand how personal ethics can affect business decisions
• Apply decision-making strategies to career choices

Speaker

Wayne Rawcliffe, Founder and President of Senga Consulting Inc.

Wayne brings over 25 years of organizational effectiveness experience as a

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This webinar introduces you to a relatively new social science paradigm, Followership. For many years followership was viewed as an appendage to leadership and in many business schools, the focus has been on leadership. Why? The answer is really very simple. Leadership has always been viewed as the foundation of organizational power and influence. Did you know that leaders really spend 20 to 30 percent of their time leading, and 70 to 80 percent of their time following, but that following has never been viewed as an essential activity?

Most people have a rather negative perception of followers. Children’s games of Follower the Leader, automotive manufacturer Audi’s bold declaration of “Never Follow” and parent’s warning to their children if “”Johnny is going to jump off of a bridge, are you going to follow him? ; reinforce the negative societal perception of sheep –like followers who are easily influenced, molded and are of little worth. Like with leadership,  there are specific  and distinct followership styles and associated behavioral attributes that certainly have an effect on organizations and their performance.

Leadership model’s like the Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Model, focuses on leadership style based on the follower or group maturity level. Though this particular model has much research to support the premises of the theory, the focus is still on leadership influence and power based on a follower maturity level, versus a behavioral interaction and follower influence on the leader. What you will learn during this webinar is the use of a behavioral based leadership model that focused on the development and power-sharing relationship with organizational followers that is essentially a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship where the leader and follower grow and learn from each other where leaders learn to become Transformational Leaders and followers learn to become what is termed Exemplary Followers. This will not be an attempt to conduct a comparative study of various leadership styles.

The concepts behind Exemplary Followership and Transformational Leadership become essential in organizations that are focusing on becoming self-directed team based organizations. Unfortunately, organizations that bandy the team word around and say: We are going to be a team! Or We have a team based organization, when in reality; the teams are just miniature versions of the larger rigidly formal hierarchy of the larger organization. At that point, the team concept becomes a joke and sinks beneath the waves of failure. In order to successfully implement these concepts in your organization, major organizational cultural change will become necessary in order to adopt and integrate e

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"An excellent information tool that helped to shed some light on a difficult subject in today's business environment for individuals who might not know where to start."

"The information provided during the webinar was useful and I will be able to integrate some best practices into our current succession planning process."

- Tammy Stevenson, Human Resources Advisor

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Webinar information current as of March 30, 2010

HR practices are always on the front line and mistakes can put your organization at risk, not to mention impact your bottom line and jeopardize your department's credibility. This archived webinar will look at the top ten mistakes in HR, providing you with the tools you need to recognize them in advance and implement the appropriate mitigation strategies.

Bonus: A copy of the supporting paper and a complete Question and Answer (Q&A) document prepared by the speaker will be provided in this archived webinar.

Learn how to:

• Appreciate the importance of aligning and communicating individual and corporate goals
• Recognize the need for job descriptions and their usefulness in an integrated HR Strategy
• Appreciate the true consequences of retaining counterproductive employees
• Grasp the importance of employee recognition and the impact of neglecting to provide continual feedback
• Know why they need to define the "rules of engagement" for staff
• Learn how to deal with a management team that wants to cut your training budget

Speaker:

Timothy R. McConnell, B.A, M.P.A., SPHR, CMC
Tim McConnell is Managing Partner and 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 strat

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"Very informative, direct and relevant information provided."

"The session provides a comprehensive overview of the considerations, activities and processes required to effectively navigate the complex topic of terminations."

- Chris Perkins, Director Change Management

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Webinar information current as of October 6, 2009

In an unstable economy, employers are faced with some tough decisions surrounding layoffs and employee terminations. During this webinar, Jamie Knight of Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP will give you the tools you need to successfully determine, administer, and oversee the temporary or permanent reduction of your work-force. Jamie will walk you through tips on how to effectively communicate to your staff, ways to manage rumours and response reactions and how to ensure that the ‘survivors’ remain engaged and motivated.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Improved decision-making about work-force reductions
• Understanding the importance of pre-determined policies and procedures for lay-offs and employment terminations
• The various types of work-force reductions and understanding the appropriate choice
• Legal and effective implementation of work-force reductions and follow-through
• Managing the fallout – the need for effective internal and external communication
• Recognizing the importance of keeping the remaining employees informed and engaged

Speaker

James G. Knight
Jamie Knight, a partner at Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP, represents management in all areas of employment and labour relations law, with particular experience in guiding employers through all stages of the dismissal process, including trial and appeals if litigation ensures. Jamie is a teacher and trainer, and advocates sound human resources practices in both union and non-union workplaces. His clients are in industries as diverse as manufacturing, technology, financial services, entertainment and construction. Jamie is an experienced litigator, in

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"Lauren Bernardi is an excellent speaker who presented a point of view that was believable with real life scenarios."

"The session was very informative. I was listening both as a supervisor and an employee. It reminded me that it is all about 'how' you relate to your employees or supervisor and that it is important to relate to them both negative and good things. We all like to hear we are doing a good job. I am grateful that I work in a place that does that."

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Bonus: An article on "Nine Steps to Effective Discipline", a copy of the supporting paper and a complete Question and Answer (Q&A) document prepared by the speaker will be provided in this archived webinar.

Webinar information current as of November 19, 2009

To remain competitive in today’s economy, organizations must make the most effective use of limited resources. Doing so requires a well managed, performance driven workforce. Learn key strategies for driving your workforce towards successful job performance and in turn, improve your company’s future outlook.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Be aware of the impact of recessionary times on employee performance
• Recognize the difference between performance issues and disciplinary problems and why it matters
• Understand how to enhance employee performance by setting goals and expectations, and providing meaningful feedback and support
• Recognize the importance of effective disciplinary measures in maintaining efficient operations
• Be capable of handling problem employees: learn how to determine the cause and correct the problem through performance improvement plans, progressive discipline and other management tools

Speaker

Lauren Bernardi

Lauren has been practisin

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Webinar information current as of December 3, 2009

HR professionals are striving to become strategic partners; a key success factor is the ability to measure results. Join us as Kathline Holmes CHRP, walks you through best practice tools and techniques that are used to measure HR results. Guidance around HR Metrics, benchmarking and how to present these results successfully, in order to build buy in from the executive team, will also be covered.

Bonus: A copy of the supporting paper and a complete Question and Answer (Q&A) document prepared by the speaker will be provided in this archived webinar.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Understand why you should care about HR Metrics
• Look at common mistakes around developing and implementing Metrics
• Recognize the different types of metrics
• Tips on selecting metrics
• Get the tools you need to create your own dashboard
• Effective ways to communicate your results

Speaker

Kathline Holmes, CHRP
Kathline Holmes, President of Gailforce Resources is an engaging and dynamic speaker who has a passion for people and a talent for aligning people and processes to business goals. A Certified Human Resources Professional with HRM training from Cornell University, she serves on the BC Human Resources Management Association Advisory Council for the Southern Interior Region and contributes articles as an HR expert and mentor for HEART Business Journal for Women.

With almost two decades of experience in management, career counselling and workshop development and facilitation, Kathline combines her vast experience, knowledge and skills to offer services that assist businesses to create a workforce with the characteristics and qualities required to drive their desired outcomes. She takes pride in providing up to date information to meet the human resources needs faced by business today.

For more information, please visit http://www.gailforceresources.com

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"Very interesting - negotiating skills is something I never really learned about before, and it is nice to now have a sense that I can improve my skills."

"If the quality of one's communications are a main determinant of the quality of one's life, this webinar on negotiation is a must."

- Paul Stratford, Webinar Participant

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Webinar information current as of October 15, 2009

Studies have shown that today’s professionals spend up to twenty-five percent of their time negotiating and resolving conflicts. Therefore, the success of these professionals and the success of their organizations rest heavily on developing effective negotiating skills. It's a whole new ball game today, as the old rules regarding negotiating have changed substantially since the world went into a global recession. Those who wait for an economic recovery will have lost out on significant opportunity. Learn to be proactive by better understanding the challenges that face us and how to deal with them effectively. Join speaker Brad McRae and enhance your negotiation skills from competency to mastery.

During this webinar you will:

• Learn how to negotiate with increased confidence and professionalism
• Come to the table incredibly well prepared
• Understand where your negotiation style works for you and where it works against you
• Learn why negotiating during a recession is more difficult and how to find the hidden opportunities therein
• Learn how to carry out the negotiation process with the *Master Negotiator’s Preparation Form

Bonus: A copy of the supporting paper prepared by Dr. Brad McRae along with the Master Negotiator's Preparation Form™ will be provided with this archived webinar.

Speaker

Dr. Brad McRae
Dr. Brad McRae, CSP is Director of the Atlantic Leadership Development Institute and the author of Negotiating and Influencing Skills: The Art of Creating and Claiming ValueIf you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here.

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