Human Resource Management

Fitting the Work to the Worker: Recruiting, Engaging, and Retaining Employees with Disabilities

This year is the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. What are the barriers to and benefits of hiring and retaining people with disabilities?

Executive Action Report | 14 pages | August 2010
Megan Manni, Susan Stewart | The Conference Board, Inc.

Beyond Benefit Webinar: Absence and Disability Management

Beyond Benefit Webinar: Absence and Disability Management, is a 60-minute webinar that will discuss the casual absence/sick leave provisions and practices, as well as short- and long-term disability program coverage in Canadian workplaces.

Recorded Webinar | August 2010
Lisa Hughes, Karla Thorpe | The Conference Board of Canada

Is Age Really Just a Number? Investing Approaches to Employee Engagement

Regardless of whether there are too few people or too few jobs, one thing doesn’t change: the need to recruit and retain talent that distinguishes an organization.

Report | 15 pages | July 2010
Stephanie J. Creary | The Conference Board, Inc.

Beyond Benefit Webinar: Absence and Disability Management

Beyond Benefit Webinar: Absence and Disability Management, is a 60-minute webinar that will discuss the casual absence/sick leave provisions and practices, as well as short- and long-term disability program coverage in Canadian workplaces.

Recorded Webinar | August 2010
Lisa Hughes, Karla Thorpe | The Conference Board of Canada

Change Management and Transformation — A Business and HR Perspective

This presentation was made at the Change Management 2010 conference, held in Toronto.

Winning corporations capitalize on opportunities to drive growth and build competitive advantage in spite of challenging economic conditions. In this e-Presentation, Steven Berger describes how Viterra has prepared for a changing work environment, while maintaining its long-term talent strategies. He shares his perspectives on today’s change and talent management issues, including:

• strategically managing talent
• linking HR transformation to business transformation across the organization
• building an employer brand
• transforming culture
• investing in human capital in trying times

Conference e-Presentation | July 2010
| The Conference Board of Canada

Understanding and Managing the Psychological Impact of Change

This presentation was made at the Change Management 2010 conference, held in Toronto.

People’s response to change is determined by the mental models that guide their actions. Yet change practitioners often proceed as if people always function and respond predictably and rationally. In this e-Presentation, Jordan Peterson examines the different models people use to “see the world” and how their perceptions create the reality of their change experience.

Conference e-Presentation | July 2010
| The Conference Board of Canada