Day One: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
10:30 EDT ( 07:30 PDT )
15 minWelcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair
Jeff Robert, Workplace Harassment Prevention Advisor, Nokiiwin Tribal Council, Owner, Workplace Ki
10:45 EDT ( 07:45 PDT )
60 minThe Correlation of Diamonds and People that Come to Work
James T Arreak, Executive Director, The Coalition of Nunavut District Education Authorities
- Making Corporate Values Count – corporate values can be bland but…
- Aligning with People – reflecting a culture of the people
- Obligations and Risks – balancing responsibilities and the opportunities to be different
- Leadership: exercising great leadership with courage
11:45 EDT ( 08:45 PDT )
60 minRecovery is the Foundation of Our Success
Jackson Dionne, Executive Director, Indigenous Wellness Training Society
- Decolonization may not be the solution.
- What is the true cause?
- Recovery, restorative justice and reconciliation.
- Indigenous Wellness and Training Society
12:45 EDT ( 09:45 PDT )
45 minBreak
13:30 EDT ( 10:30 PDT )
60 minHow to Hire Diverse Employees and Create an Inclusive Culture
- Definition of Diversity
- The importance of Diversity in the C Suite.
- The benefits for the organization, employees, clients, and the economy
- How to build a systematic approach to Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity Goals and Targets
- Implementing Diversity and Inclusion
14:30 EDT ( 11:30 PDT )
60 minStandards of Workplace Conduct
Rose Anne Daniels, Director of Operations, Red Earth First Nation
- Code of Ethics in the Workplace
- Addresses a potential toxic work environment
- Addresses lateral violence in the workplace
- Federal Act and the Pandemic Restrictions
15:30 EDT ( 12:30 PDT )
Closing Remarks from the Chair
Jeff Robert, Workplace Harassment Prevention Advisor, Nokiiwin Tribal Council, Owner, Workplace Ki
Day Two: Thursday, September 16, 2021
10:30 EDT ( 07:30 PDT )
minWelcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair
Jeff Robert, Workplace Harassment Prevention Advisor, Nokiiwin Tribal Council, Owner, Workplace Ki
10:30 EDT ( 07:30 PDT )
60 minHR Budgeting 101: Collaboration with Finance
Carey Calder, Founder & Principal, Nakanagis Consulting Inc.
- Ensure access to professional development opportunities are available to all staff
- Improve proposal writing practices throughout all levels of your organization
- Align progressive HR policies with organizational budget forecasting
- Increase financial revenues to support competitive compensation packages
- Reframe not-for-profit (NFP) thinking and strengthen your organization
11:30 EDT ( 08:30 PDT )
60 minMake Employee Engagement a Strategy, Not an Activity
Tanya Thomas, Senior Manager, Human Resources, Williams Lake First Nation
- What is employee engagement?
- Should you invest in employee engagement?
- As a leader, how are you creating meaning and purpose for your employees?
- How does employee engagement impact your organizational culture?
- Employee engagement best practices
12:30 EDT ( 09:30 PDT )
45 minBreak
13:15 EDT ( 10:15 PDT )
60 minLateral Violence in the Workplace and Duty to Accommodate
Nelson Onwuliri, Manager, Human Resources, Tsay Keh Dene First Nation
- What is lateral violence? What does it mean to you?
- Lateral violence in the workplace and why do we participate in Lateral Violence
- How Lateral Violence impacts on the workplace Individuals, Families, Community, and the Organizations
- Duty to Accommodate and procedural duty to accommodate
- Examples of duty to accommodate and the meaning of undue hardship
14:15 EDT ( 11:15 PDT )
60 minConnecting with Today’s Youth
- Fostering the Relationships
- Speaking their language
- Going the Extra Mile for them
- Sponsorship +
15:15 EDT ( 12:15 PDT )
45 minBreak
16:00 EDT ( 13:00 PDT )
60 minCreating Supportive Environments in the Workplace
The Alberta Public Service (APS) is dedicated to providing optimum environments and opportunities to garner social support, connect with senior leaders and organizational systems, educate colleagues, encourage career advancement and advance the goals of our organizations. The Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s) are part and parcel of our Diversity and Inclusion plan.
ERGs are voluntary groups that bring together diverse APS employees who share a common identity, characteristics, and/or bond or background. The primary purpose of these groups is to support diversity and further inclusion in the APS. Specifically, the Indigenous ERG – the Indigenous Employee Circle provides a supportive environment and network and:
- is dedicated to supporting Indigenous employees body, mind, spirit and emotion through working with Elders and practicing our cultures,
- provides opportunities to APS staff to learn about Indigenous histories and cultures and to bust common myths and misconceptions about Indigenous peoples, creating a safe work environment,
- has a guiding principle that every decision should result in sustainable relationships today and seven generations into the future, to help make the GoA a positive working experience for Indigenous and non-Indigenous staff,
- members listen generously and respect alternative ways of knowing, providing for open dialogue with the purpose of increasing understanding, sharing information, and building meaningful relationships in order to guide directed studies regarding diversity and inclusion,
- all circle members are encouraged to promote the goals and principles of the Circle. They will each take on roles to deliver on actions identified through consensus decision making,
The presentation will review the IERG network, its activities, and its supportive systems.
17:00 EDT ( 14:00 PDT )
Closing Remarks from the Chair
Jeff Robert, Workplace Harassment Prevention Advisor, Nokiiwin Tribal Council, Owner, Workplace Ki
Day Three: Friday, September 17, 2021
10:30 EDT ( 07:30 PDT )
minWelcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair
Jeff Robert, Workplace Harassment Prevention Advisor, Nokiiwin Tribal Council, Owner, Workplace Ki
10:30 EDT ( 07:30 PDT )
60 minLeading with Purpose to Commit to Indigenous Development and Employment in the Workplace
Christine Bajona, Director, Human Resources, Indigenous Inclusion, First Canadian Health
- Indigenous Candidate Recruitment
- Indigenous Culture in the Workplace
- Training and development for Indigenous Managers and Non-Indigenous Managers on sensitivities to cultural needs in Managing employees
- Strategies in Indigenous Employee Retention
11:30 EDT ( 08:30 PDT )
60 minAchieving Great Leadership
Jeff Robert, Workplace Harassment Prevention Advisor, Nokiiwin Tribal Council, Owner, Workplace Ki
- Envisioning organizational design
- Understand emerging leadership trends
- The Impacts of leadership on an workplace
- Defining and creating culture through leadership
- Creating a personal leadership improvement plan
12:30 EDT ( 09:30 PDT )
45 minBreak
13:15 EDT ( 10:15 PDT )
60 minMnaasged Child and Family Services – The Challenges of Recruitment
Allen Deleary, Human Resource Developer, Mnaasged Child and Family Services
- Academic Requirements
- Finding the Right Fit
- Challenges to Indigenous Recruitment
- Finding Opportunity to Develop Indigenous Staff from Workers to Senior Managers.
- Culture as a Foundation
14:15 EDT ( 11:15 PDT )
60 minRecruitment and Hiring Priorities in a Competitive Marketplace
David Desormeaux, Manager of Human Resources, Tsawwassen First Nation
- About Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN). Its past, present, and future
- The HR management function and TFN’s recruitment priorities
- Supporting and building TFN Members’ professional development
- Meeting operational needs through staffing in a fast growing Treaty Nation
- Attracting talent in a competitive urban environment
15:15 EDT ( 12:15 PDT )
Closing Remarks from the Chair
Jeff Robert, Workplace Harassment Prevention Advisor, Nokiiwin Tribal Council, Owner, Workplace Ki