Day One: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
10:00 EST
15 minWelcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair
10:15 EST
45 minBuilding Culture and Connection in the New Distributed Workforce
- Employees as architects of the new strategy
- Employee wellbeing surveys to understand how people are feeling and address pain points
- Necessary changes in policies and programs
- The options: flex work, fully remote and office-based work
- Potential for more diverse hiring when not bound to physical location of the workplace
- The need to be more intentional about culture and cultivating an environment of inclusion, belonging and equality
11:00 EST
45 minEvidence Based Strategies, Programs and Policies for Diversity and Inclusion
Wendy Cukier, Founder & Academic Director, Diversity Institute, Ryerson University
- Tracking the progress, impediments and evidence based strategies for promoting diversity within organizations
- How data in leadership can drive change
11:45 EST
45 minCreating the Racially Just Workplace in Canada NOW
Richard Sharpe, Director, Equity, Anti-racism, Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Justice Canada
- Where are we now?
- What stands in our way?
- Game plans for progress
- Strengthening equality in your own organization
12:30 EST
45 minBreak
13:15 EST
45 minDigital and Cultural Transformation - The Essential Paradigm Shift for Human Resources Managers
- Why you can’t have digital transformation without cultural transformation
- Why enabling digital culture takes clear methodology and disciplined effort
- Core elements of a digital culture
- Promotes external rather than internal orientation
- Engage with customers, partners create new solutions
- Prizes delegation over control
- Boldness over caution
- More action less planning
- Values collaboration more than individual effort
- Risk taking fosters thinking outside the box
- Steps to a digital culture
- Articulate change required
- Activate leadership characteristics and engage employees
- Align the organizational context to embed the new culture.
14:00 EST
45 minEngaging Employees in Uncertain (and remote) Times
As the uncertainty of COVID and changing workplace protocols spread through our workplace, it gets challenging to operate and build a fantastic employee experience in our ‘new normal.’ But in these unprecedented times, employees matter more than ever. This session will discuss:
- The impact uncertain times have on employees and why it’s important for companies to respond
- Specific recommendations on how to measure engagement and act on improving employee engagement in the changing workplace
- The mindset and approach that you need to start with as an HR leader
- Examples of companies that are doing it well to inspire action in your organization
14:45 EST
15 minBreak
15:00 EST
60 minPeople Analytics for Data-Driven Decision Making
Geoff Ho, Head of People Research & Analytics, Rogers Communications Inc.
- People Analytics Vision & Strategy
- Our team and scope of work
- Employee Listening Analytics Deep Dive
- Where we’ve been and where we’re going
- Case study of Employee Listening Analytics in action
- Q&A
16:00 EST
End of Day One
Day Two: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
10:00 EST
15 minWelcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair
10:15 EST
45 minLeadership-Driven HR:
Transforming HR’s Role to Deliver Greater Value to the Organization
- What is Leadership-Driven HR and why is it urgent?
- What are the five elements in the “F.O.C.U.S.” roadmap to deliver Leadership-Driven HR?
- How can participants apply Leadership-Driven HR to their organizations?
11:00 EST
45 minMaking Wellness in the Workplace Work!
This 45-minute session sets the stage for ensuring the well-being of yourself and your employees is a priority, whether they are remote or returning to office. You will explore specific steps that you can take to ensure that you are ready to help your staff through this next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. You will also learn the importance of considering how full or empty your own battery might be and help you identify ways in which you can charge your own energy so that you are ready to support your staff.
Objectives:
- Explore how our mental health has been impacted as a result of COVID-19
- Discover three things you can do to take care of yourself and recharge your battery
- Develop a deeper understanding of the factors that will support positive mental health and wellbeing for your employees
- Identify what you can do as a leader to set the stage for healthy and safe workplaces, whether it be remote or back in office
11:45 EST
45 minDiscrimination, Harassment and Violence, Prevention & Response - Federal and Provincial Requirements
- Varying definitions, interpretations and understanding of the challenge
- Human Rights law: a cross Canada perspective
- The growing importance of OHS legislation & regulations
- Privacy expectations and “laws” and respect in the workplace
- Don’t forget the Criminal Code in your compliance program
- New Federal Harassment & Violence Prevention Regulation
- Legal requirement for a workplace H&V hazard assessment
- New mandatory elements of an employer’s H&V policy and training
- Intake of complaints and protection of privacy & dignity
- New requirements for investigators and investigations
- Resolution options, preserving evidence and litigation
- Changing union approach to negotiating settlements
- Providing support to employees affected by harassment and violence
12:30 EST
60 minBreak
13:30 EST
45 minEmployer Best Practices During Covid-19
As an employer you are obligated to keep employees safe but we continue to be in an evolving public health context. This session will provide do’s and don’ts for attendees to consider in their own workplaces. Specifically,
- How to keep employees safe as we ramp up post pandemic return to the workplace
- Specific protocols to consider implementing for return to work and maintaining a safe workplace
- Additional strategies if a portion of your workforce is not vaccinated?
- Can you make vaccination mandatory? Options.
- Proof of vaccination protocols and employee privacy considerations?
14:15 EST
45 minCreating a Psychologically Safe Workplace: The Business Case, Implementation Tools and Strategies
Blaine Donais, President and Founder, Workplace Fairness International
The concepts of psychological safety and mental injury prevention at work are creating urgent pressures on employers to respond. This session will assist you develop an effective response:
- Requirements and practical implications of a psychologically safe workplace as identified by the law and by the National Standard on Psychological Health and Safety CSA Z1003.
- Assessing the cultural and organizational health of a workplace
- Workplace Restoration and Workplace Health Assessments as a way of promoting psychological safety in the workplace
- Proactive approaches to workplace health and its relationship to mitigating psycho-social risk factors related to psychological health and safety
- Challenges associated with implementing the psychological health and safety standard
15:00 EST
15 minBreak
15:15 EST
45 minMeasuring the Impact and Value of Mental Health in the Workplace
Purpose:
This session will provide HR leaders with a frame of reference for how to link workers behaviors to the P & L. In some sectors and organizations HR is seen as transactional (e.g., facilitates compensation, benefits and hiring) and as a cost center. In contrast, strategic HR has the potential to facilitate human capital strategies (i.e., employee experience, workplace mental health) that can become a revenue center. Dr. Howatt will combine his experience working in the financial sector in Wall Street, operations, HR and workplace mental health to provide a point of view for HR leaders to consider how they can measure the impact of workplace mental health and create a positive ROI.
Objectives:
- Exploring the cost of doing nothing with respect to workplace mental health
- Examining the intersection of human capital and workplace mental health
- Defining how to link behaviors to tangible monetary value
- Understand the financial and non-financial data required to evaluate the impact of workplace mental health initiatives
16:00 EST
End of Day Two