Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Workplace Culture
AI and automation are transforming every aspect of the workplace from operations to marketing to HR. We have already started adopting AI-powered tools and chatbots to streamline administrative tasks, enhance data analytics capabilities, screen candidates and provide more personalized employee experiences.
But how does AI Integration impact workplace culture?
In this session, we’ll explore the various ways you can leverage AI to advance your workplace culture, highlight some of the ways it can hinder your efforts and illustrate how leading with trust through the transformation will pave the way for success.
Speaker(s): Alison Grenier, Head of Culture and Research, Great Place to Work Canada
Session Length: 45 minutes
CPD: 0.75 hours
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Employee Financial Well-Being and Mental Health: An Ongoing Challenge for Canadian HR Professionals
Financial well-being is a significant source of stress for Canadians, negatively affecting mental health and workplace productivity. This pressing issue is a top priority for employers who are seeking innovative ways to support their workforce through reimagined and effective benefits. Despite the wide availability of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), 50% of Canadians are not utilizing them, leaving a daunting gap in support. Join Dr. Marc Robin, Medical Director, and Aws Al-Hasani, Independent Financial Planner at Dialogue—Canada’s leading virtual health and wellness platform—as they delve into actionable strategies for employers to effectively manage financial stress within your organization and understand the profound impact it has on mental health. This session aims to equip Canadian HR professionals with the insights needed to create a supportive work environment that prioritizes both financial and mental well-being.
Speaker(s): Dr. Marc Robin, Medical Director, Dialogue; Aws AI-Hasani, Independent Financial Planner, Dialogue
Session Length: 50 minutes
CPD: 0.83 hours
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Future-Proof Allyship: Strategies for a Disrupted World
This session explores the three mega trends reshaping workplaces today and in the future, while offering an updated framework for practicing effective allyship in this rapidly changing environment. As political, technological, and social upheavals challenge traditional systems, the old playbook for allyship is no longer sufficient. We will introduce how allyship must evolve and provide tools for navigating this new landscape. While this session offers an overview of key tools for each aspect of the framework, there are many more strategies available for deeper exploration.
Speaker(s): Dr. Sarah Saska, Founder, Feminuity
Session Length: 17 minutes
CPD: 0.28 hours
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Innovative Tool for Assessing Job-Related Psychological Risk
This session introduces participants to Radius - a collaborative solution for assessing the risk of psychological harm on the job. Radius is an innovative, web-based tool that uses a shared, participatory approach to review job factors that impact worker mental health, rate subjective risk of psychological harm, and collectively identify solutions to support worker wellbeing.
Speaker(s): Tegan Slot, Director, Workplace Well-being, Public Services Health and Safety Association (PSHSA)
Session Length: 30 minutes
CPD: 0.5 hour
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Keys to Effective Hybrid Work Models
Modern hybrid organizations require clear objectives, direction, coordination, effective collaboration, and empowerment for individuals and teams to succeed. At first blush, some of these concepts may seem somewhat contradictory.
However, if balanced correctly, they can be mutually reinforcing and synergistic, driving organizational success while boosting employee productivity and well-being. In order to meet critical objectives, it is vital to understand the current and future challenges that hybrid workplaces must deal with.
For instance, which skills do employees need to hone and develop in order to navigate both remote and in-office work environments while managing increased levels of autonomy and empowerment? What are the issues that teams must tackle to successfully coordinate their work while enabling individual independence? How do we get everyone on the same page when individual and team autonomy is central to how they work? What are the best practices to strive for, and the key pitfalls to avoid? And of course, how does all of this happen while allowing employees to be productive while maintaining their well-being?
This session is designed to provide key insights to aid organizations and their employees in effectively navigating hybrid work environments while driving critical objectives.
Speaker(s): John P. Trougakos, Ph.D., MBA, Professor of Management, University of Toronto, Scarborough Dept. of Management, Rotman School of Management
Session Length: 60 minutes
CPD: 1.00 hour
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Leveraging Workplace Strategy to Drive Culture, Engagement, and Productivity
As the workplace continues to evolve, Human Resources professionals face the challenge of fostering environments that not only attract and retain top talent but also nurture collaboration, innovation, and engagement. This seminar explores the powerful connection between workplace design and organizational success, with a focus on how space can directly impact culture, employee morale, and overall productivity
Speaker(s): Sue Bennett, CEO, Principal, Bennett Design Associates; Jill Priestman, Director, Workplace Strategy, Bennett Design Associates; Meghan Burelle, Workplace Strategist, Bennett Design Associates
Session Length: 60 minutes
CPD: 1.0 hour
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Multi-Generational Mastery: Unlocking the Strength of Diverse Teams
As workplaces become more diverse in age, it is essential for organizations to create an environment where every generation feels supported by driving stronger collaboration, innovation, and overall business success. In this session, we will dive into practical ways companies can foster inclusiveness through thoughtful policies, communication styles, and leadership approaches, ensuring that employees of all ages can thrive together.
Speaker(s): Courtney Lee, VP of People, Humi; Natasha Simpson, Employee Experience Lead, Humi
Session Length: 35 minutes
CPD: 0.58 hours
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Nimble Resiliency: Rethinking How Organizations Support and Promote Proactive Change
As the workplace continues to evolve at an ever-increasing pace, organizations find themselves facing changes in their industries, technologies, and customer demands. To succeed in this turbulent environment, leaders are demanding greater resilience from their employees. But traditional approaches of “just endure” resilience have their limits. O.C. Tanner research has found that over half of employees say they are expected to just push through challenges without complaint, which leads to a 125% increased likelihood of burnout.
How can organizations create a culture of resiliency that is nimble, proactive, and people-centered? How can we shift our mindset from seeing change and challenges as setbacks to overcome to viewing them as opportunities to innovate, evolve, and improve? New research from the 2024 Global Culture Report reveals a framework of nimble resiliency that empowers organizations, leaders, and employees to embrace change, foster collaboration, and leverage cross-disciplinary thinking.
Speaker(s): Dr. Cristen Dalessandro, Senior Researcher, Sociologist, O.C. Tanner; Daniel Patterson, Senior Researcher, O.C. Tanner Institute
Session Length: 50 minutes
CPD: 0.83 hours
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Steering Through Uncertainty: Relief, Risks, and Canada's Economic Future
Pedro will explore the complexities of Canada's economic landscape as it strives to return to normalcy. While prices and interest rates are stabilizing, the path forward is filled with new risks and challenges. Alongside external pressures like U.S. trade policies and domestic bets on electric vehicle production, labour markets are also undergoing significant shifts. The decisions made in the coming years will shape our economic future, impacting everything from employment to consumer spending.
Speaker(s): Pedro Antunes (he/him), Chief Economist, The Conference Board of Canada
Session Length: 60 minutes
CPD: 1.00 hours
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The Future of Accessibility
Hear from two industry leaders on the future of accessibility, and how your organization can make meaningful changes today. Join the Canadian Hearing Services team in a conversation that will provide real-time advice and practical insights on how to meet the needs of Deaf and hard-of-hearing employees, clients, and customers. May Ramdial, Director of Human Resources and Beverley Dooley, Manager, Customer Experience, will share insights and resources from their first-hand experiences. Canadian Hearing Services is the country’s leading provider of programs, services, education, and products that enable the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community to overcome barriers to participation. Building on 84 years of experience, we deliver leading-edge accessibility solutions, and clinical and social services.
Speaker(s): May Ramdial, Director of Human Resources, Canadian Hearing Services; Beverley Dooley, Manager, Customer Experience, Canadian Hearing Services
Session Length: 35 minutes
CPD: 0.5 hours
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The Ups and Downs of Long-Term Disability
In Canada, nearly a quarter of plan sponsors are concerned about the level of disability. And rightly so: for years, long-term disability cases have been increasing by 1 to 1.5% a year. By 2022, however, things changed dramatically, with disability cases declining, including those related to mental health. At a time when the country's psychological health indicators remain in the red, this downturn is surprising. So, what happened? How can we explain this turnaround? What does it tell us about employee health, and what does it hide? Should companies modify their insurance coverage? Drawing on data from the Desjardins Insurance portfolio, we will retrace the course of events to answer these questions. We will look ahead to 2025 and suggest strategies for business leaders and HR managers to better control disability.
Speaker(s): Eric Minardi, Senior Advisor, Disability Management, Desjardin Insurance
Session Length: 45 minutes
CPD: 0.75 hours
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The Value of Soft Skills and the Myth of Measurement
What are soft skills? Why do they matter and how can they be measured? There's a constant demand in today's business landscape to measure and tie all activity back to a metric. Organizations are often challenged in determining how to recognize, develop and measure qualitative areas (culture, synergy, collaboration, reputation etc.); areas that directly impact both short-term and long-term results.
In this session presented by The Globe and Mail Leadership Institute we'll define and demonstrate the value of soft skills and how to measure them using case studies, activities, exercises, and frameworks (which will be available for download). This session will examine the impact that soft skills can have on business success by specifically highlighting key scenarios and core competencies wherein the presence or lack of soft skills strongly influences outcomes.
Speaker(s): Kayla McKenzie, Learning Advisor, The Globe and Mail Leadership Institute; Nick Durie, Program Director, The Globe and Mail Leadership Institute
Session Length: 75 minutes
CPD: 1.25 hours
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