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Perhaps the greatest challenge for public sector HR professionals is to keep up with the pace of change at a time when the public sector and its need are becoming even more complex. This Conference e-Proceeding will help you identify the most significant changes in your environment, develop a plan for the future, and deploy strategies and tools to ensure success. You’ll learn about best practices from across the public sector that deal with globalization, demographics, technology, and workforce planning.
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March 2010
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The Conference Board of Canada
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Workplace health and wellness initiatives provide value to organizations. This report examines workplace health and wellness programs and practices currently in place in Canadian organizations.
Report
| 36 pages |
February 2010
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Nicole Stewart
The Conference Board of Canada
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Universal labour peace is unlikely in the coming year. Public sector unions are bargaining in the face of substantial fiscal deficits and private sector unions will be focused on protecting benefits and defending jobs.
Report
| 28 pages |
January 2010
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David K. Shepherdson
The Conference Board of Canada
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This report shows that a robust measure of employee engagement can be constructed with just eight basic questions—termed The Conference Board Employee Engagement Barometer.TM
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| 12 pages |
January 2010
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John Gibbons
, Russell K. Schutt
The Conference Board, Inc.
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This report describes how SWP adds value by helping global companies make better business decisions. It details what it takes for companies to advance from a fledgling effort to a more robust version of SWP.
Report
| 40 pages |
January 2010
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Mary B. Young
The Conference Board, Inc.
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In the 2009 edition of an annual job satisfaction survey conducted for The Conference Board, only 45 percent of Americans said they were satisfied with their jobs.
Report
| 14 pages |
January 2010
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Linda Barrington
, Lynn Franco
The Conference Board, Inc.
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Now that the focus has shifted from recruitment to performance, many organizations may fail to recognize the business value of diversity as they pursue short-term business gains. This Conference e-Proceedings focuses on how your organization can capitalize on its diversity and create a more inclusive workforce. Learn from the innovators’ best practice case studies and hear practical tips from the experts on how you can increase the value of inclusiveness to your organization.
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January 2010
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The Conference Board of Canada
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This webcast discusses strategies to develop exceptional learning and development initiatives regardless of the economic climate.
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December 2009
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Conference Board Inc., New York
The Conference Board, Inc.
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How can HR help protect core talent and keep employees productive, efficient, and focused in the midst of stress and uncertainty? In this e-Presentation, you will hear about the new employee engagement challenges, and the strategies that these leading organizations are using to optimize employee productivity and loyalty.
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December 2009
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The Conference Board of Canada
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Demographic change, globalization, environmental concerns, and technological innovation are just a few of the long-term trends HR leaders must address. In this e-Presentation, you will gain new insights about how future trends will change the face of your organization and the future of work. Topics addressed include:
• Technological change and work design
• The new employer–employee relationship
• HR Leadership in positioning for globalization
• Labour management relations
• Evolving business structures for long-term success
Conference e-Presentation
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December 2009
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The Conference Board of Canada
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In an environment of constant organizational change, there’s new demand for HR to create flexible structures that manage talent more effectively. How are leading organizations responding to this challenge, and what are the latest approaches to building an integrated HR strategic plan?
Hudson’s Bay Company has an HR leadership team that had to react to multiple changes in organizational leadership at all levels. In this e-Presentation, you will learn how the innovative approach of HBC’s human resources team added value to the overall organization.
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December 2009
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The Conference Board of Canada
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In this e-Presentation, you will learn how to identify the gaps in organizational performance, operational and strategic risk management, and current HR capabilities. The presentation discusses HR’s role in the new economy; becoming an effective and integrated business partner; developing strategically relevant capabilities in HR; bridging the divide in required skill sets to meet changing organizational expectations; and, protecting top talent and mission critical skills, even during layoffs.
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December 2009
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The Conference Board of Canada
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Many companies struggle to find meaningful data and insights to support and shape their human capital decisions. Being able to precisely quantify workforce cost and value, relative to business outcomes, can help provide a significant competitive advantage. In this e-Presentation, you will learn how to make informed and strategies decisions that will help your organization improve performance, and optimize the value of your HR function.
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December 2009
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The Conference Board of Canada
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In this Conference e-Proceedings, Ruth Wright discusses the HR Trends and Metrics research at The Conference Board of Canada. She discusses two theoretical frameworks for making your HR function effective, The HC Bridge and the talent management lens, which includes a detailed analysis on the organizational effects of talent management. She also details sample measures for acquiring better talent, assessing the quality and effectiveness of a new hire, and key communication measures for new and existing employees.
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December 2009
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The Conference Board of Canada
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Bank of Montreal/BMO Financial Group was named one of Greater Toronto’s Top 75 Employers for the fourth consecutive year. April Taggart describes this success as a result of the bank’s approach to talent management. In this e-Presentation, you will learn from BMO’s experience with leadership, and HR’s role in building organizational sustainability. Topics include: the type of leadership needed in today’s economy, the skills and talents required by tomorrow’s leaders, how to build trust and engagement through principled leadership, and the best ways to protect top talent and critical skills during layoffs.
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December 2009
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The Conference Board of Canada
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When the times are tough, it’s critical to have resilient staff and a resilient organization. The panelists in this e-Presentation discuss the art and science of creating a durable workforce. Their presentation includes research from the Resilience Institute, insights from healthy workplace programs at NQL, and advice from award-winning small and medium-sized employers. This e-Presentation seeks to answer the following questions: What makes an organization more resilient in tough economic times? How can HR demonstrate the impact of resilience on individual and corporate performance? What are the resilience indicators, and how can HR inspire greater resiliency?
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December 2009
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The Conference Board of Canada
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How can HR act as an integrated business partner and position itself as a dynamic facilitator in tough economic times? In this e-Presentation, William Pallett describes the key HR messages that will help build sustainability, resilience, and enthusiasm; how HR must communicate in tough economic times; and how to support leaders in delivering organizational messages.
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December 2009
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The Conference Board of Canada
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This Executive Action features data on how layoffs were conducted, what support is being offered to employees who are leaving and who are staying, and some write-in comments on how respondents’ roles and companies are changing.
Executive Action Report
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December 2009
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Stephanie J. Creary
The Conference Board, Inc.
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The immediate challenges for HR leaders in today’s volatile business climate include “right-sizing” and rationalization to control costs. In this Conference e-Proceedings, you will find out from experts how to optimize the HR value proposition during unprecedented change. Learn how your HR strategies can increase “change-ability,” organizational agility, and immediate and long-term employee performance by protecting top talent and skills, building trust and responsible management, reducing costs, improving communications, and integrating new technology.
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October 2009
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The Conference Board of Canada
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On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization declared the first pandemic since 1968. The outbreak has surprised almost everyone—and the surprises may not be over. While not everything is known about the H1N1 virus, the second wave will continue to challenge organizations and threaten operations.
Recorded Webinar
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October 2009
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Andrew Archibald
The Conference Board of Canada
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