On-Demand Webinar: Four Secrets of a successful CHRO


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Starts: 05/04/2015 12:00 AM

Ends: 12/18/2018 11:30 PM

Registration Closes:12/18/2018 5:00 AM

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The chief human resources officer (CHRO) is a new addition to the C-suite; yet, it is quickly becoming a highly strategic position. Given its rapid evolution, CHRO business leaders have few places to turn for guidance. Join former CHRO Les Dakens, author of The Real Deal on People: Straight Talk on How the CHRO Creates Business Value, as he recounts his successful journey to the C-suite and divulges some of the secrets of the successful CHRO.

Learning objectives:

<  Learn the most effective ways of working with your CEO

<  Create a strong working relationship with your board’s HR committee

<  Discover new ways of collaborating with the senior HR team

<  Explore your role in supporting the rest of the C-suite

Who should attend:

Anyone who aspires to join the C-suite as a chief human resources officer.

Speaker bio(s)
Leslie Dakens, CHRE

Les Dakens became Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Maple Leaf Foods Inc. in January 2011 and retired in December 2013.

From 2008 to 2010, Les was the principal of Pineridge Consulting Inc, a human resources consulting firm through which he provided executive level coaching to Human Resources leaders and Human Resources Committees of Corporate Boards of many leading Canadian companies.

Previously he held the executive position of Senior Vice-President, People with CN Rail which he joined in 2001. Prior to that he spent most of his years in the food business, holding progressively senior roles in human resources with Cadbury Beverages before joining H.J. Heinz in 1990 as the North American Vice-President of Human Resources. He began his career with Nortel in 1975.

He has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and expertise over more than 30 years working with top tier companies and is widely recognized for his leadership in developing best practices as one of North America's top human resource professionals. Les is also the author of two successful business books: Switchpoints, Culture Change on the Fast Track to Business Success and Employee Performance Scorecards.

Mr. Dakens holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University, a Business Administration diploma in marketing from Sheridan College and is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors' Directors Education Program. Additionally he is a faculty member at Rotman's HRC Program. Les is a Board Director with Equitable Life of Canada, Walden House, and the Alzheimer Society of Toronto.

All of the author's proceeds from the "Real Deal" book will be donated to the Alzheimer Society of Canada, to support their research efforts.