Ottawa: 03.27.19 Capital HR Ideas

Date and Time:

Starts: 03/27/2019 5:30 PM

Ends: 03/27/2019 8:30 PM

Registration Closes:03/28/2019 12:00 PM

Event Type: Student

2 Hour(s)

Location:

Ben Franklin Place 101 Centre Point Drive Ottawa, ON

Price:

$25 members $40 non-members $10 student members

Availability

Additional Information

Event Sponsor

Cancellation notice is to be sent to cancellations@hrpaottawa.ca no later than March 13, 2019 at 9 am.

Ottawa: 03.27.19 Capital HR Ideas

An interactive exchange designed to bring positive, innovative ideas to inspire and educate human resource leaders to become future leaders.

Risky Business l Hidden risk in your Employee Benefits plan

Managing a benefit plan in 2019 can be tricky. There are many different issues that require the handling of an experienced professional. Topics like participation levels, non-evidence maximums, and premium contribution levels can cause big problems if not addressed properly. What happens if you make an error while administering the benefit plan? Does your benefit plan cover medical marijuana? We’ll also discuss some of the newer types of benefit plans that are alternatives to the traditional insured plans.

Speaker Ian Keith, IP Benefits Inc

Procrastinate Now – using your procrastination to actually get things done!

In a world where everyone is talking about stopping procrastination, why would anyone want to "Procrastinate Now"? Because it is the key to unlocking productivity and performance – yours and theirs. In just a few minutes, you'll learn the brain science behind the brilliance of procrastination, and walk away with a simple tool you can start using today (or maybe tomorrow).

Improve decision-making skills within their own work performance
Improve emotional intelligence of self while improving psychological well-being of others
Possess a simple way to improve workplace productivity and performance

Speaker Nancy Morris, Author and Consultant

Agile in HR – So Hot Right Now

Feedback is key, both giving it and receiving it, both critical and appreciation. These are the ways we practice giving and receiving feedback:

Agile Ceremonies (Daily Standup + Demos + Retros)
bi-weekly 1:1's
Radical Candour by Kim Scott (framework for feeback)
Tools - BambooHR + Bonus.ly + Fellow.app

It is the responsibility of any leader to know how to properly both give and receive feedback
An intro to agile and how any HR team can do it
An overview on some of the software tools we use to help facilitate feedback

Speaker Laura Mindorff, COO, Industrial

The Realities of Globally Diversifying your Business

Hoping to discuss the challenges and realities within an organization when you diversify globally. I'd love to discuss the areas that you need to keep in mind from an HR perspective as your company immerses in new regions. This can include consistency between HR geographic areas, regional nuances, the legal lens associated, and the wins a company can experience through natural diversity, experiences, relocation opportunities and internal mobility of talent.

Speaker Sarah Eaton, HR Consultant, Adobe

Strategy Meets Serendipity

After decades of eroding performance, the RA was in a financial crisis. In 2014, the leadership was changed and tasked with a turnaround as well as determining the new strategic path forward. This 75 year old, not-for-profit institution was in crisis. This real life business case shares the HR learnings by breaking down the highs and lows of that journey.

Speaker Tosha Rhodenizer l Chief Executive Officer of the Recreation Association of the Public Service of Canada

AI and HR: How Artificial Intelligence can Benefit HR Recruitment

Artificial Intelligence provides a wide range of benefits for HR recruiters. This presentation will show how AI can identify the channels, influencers, and messages thatcan help recruiters engage with the specific target groups they're looking to hire.

Learn how AI can help identify the the right channels to reach a target group (On-line streaming video services, family, friends, news websites etc.)
Find out how AI can help recruiters determine what influencers have positive and negative effects on target groups (recruits)
Learn how AI can determine the right message to use to reach and influence a target group or their influencers.

Speaker Erin Kelly l President and CEO of Advanced Symbolics Inc. (ASI),

AGENDA

5:00 - 6:30 pm l Appetizers and Registration

6:30 pm l Presentations

Speaker bio(s)

Sarah Eaton

Sarah is an dynamic, bilingual HR Consultant who coaches and advises Adobe’s business managers and leaders. Sarah has spent 8 years with Adobe supporting sites growth and engagement in Ottawa, New York City and Sydney, Australia. Her passion is Employee Relations and currently supports Canada, the United States and Latin America. Personally, Sarah enjoys travel and has been fortunate to visit over 35 countries to date.

Ian Keith, Group Insurance & Pension Advisor

Ian Keith has been in the group insurance industry since 1997, starting his career with Great-West Life in Ottawa. Ian has worked for 3 major insurance companies as a Group Benefits Wholesaler and truly understands the inner workings of Benefit Plan providers. Ian started working as an independent benefits & pension broker in May 2015. He is proud of the fact that he helps his clients with their day-to-day plan administration in addition to the financial aspects and plan design issues. Ian graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1997 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, and has obtained his CEBS designation in 2008.

Erin Kelly

Erin Kelly is President and CEO of Advanced Symbolics Inc. (ASI), a company that uses Artificial Intelligence for market research. ASI works with companies and organizations to help them predict how their messages and marketing plans are likely to be received by their target market before these plans are implemented.

Laura Mindorff, Chief Operating Officer

Laura Mindorff has always been compelled to advocate for clarity and simplicity. Professionally, she designs the values, culture and operational efficiencies as the COO at both Industrial and Wicket. Industrial is one of Ottawa’s top digital agencies that specializes in designing and building websites for professional associations and large organizations, which Laura has been a part of for 6 years. More recently, she co-founded Wicket, a SaaS company that offers member-driven organizations a refreshing alternative to their membership management software. As an Ottawa native, Laura holds degrees from both Algonquin College and the University of Ottawa. Laura is passionate about volunteering her time at Youville Centre, an inspiring centre that provides opportunities to young mothers and their children. Laura writes and speaks about bringing focus and clarity to chaos (she has five kids and two dogs after all). She will inspire you to create the culture your team needs.

Nancy Morris

Tosha Rhodenizer, Chief Executive Officer

Tosha Rhodenizer is the Chief Executive Officer of the Recreation Association of the Public Service of Canada, commonly known as the RA. Tosha’s diverse career has touched virtually every business sector in Ottawa – for profit, not for profit and charitable organizations. In the first year of her leadership, the RA’s performance improved by over $1 million dollars to the bottom line. Currently, Tosha is the driving force of an ambitious re-imagining of the facilities and strategic direction of this 75-year-old organization. Central to these changes is the incorporation of a world first “House of Sport” initiative made possible through her vision, creative design and innovative partnerships. Prior to her role at the RA, Tosha was the Vice President at the National Capital Region YM-YWCA and previous to that, a full time faculty member at the Sport School of business at Carleton University.