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CALGARY REGION EVENT: SCN's Second Annual Wine & Cheese Networking Extravaganza - 2/15/2012 - Calgary Petroleum Club

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

SCN's Second Annual Wine & Cheese Networking Extravaganza

EVENT DATE: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
TIME:5:00:00 PM to 7:00:00 PM
SCNETWORK REGION: Calgary
VENUE:Calgary Petroleum Club
SPEAKER(s):Elizabeth Manuel
REGISTRATION LINK: https://secure.scnetwork.ca/default.asp?id=1271&event_id=299

EVENT DESCRIPTION:

Please join us for the second annual SCN Evening of Networking and Mingling. In addition to connecting with your SCN colleagues, we are pleased to feature a short, yet inspiring presentation by Elizabeth Manuel.

Elizabeth's presentation on the Science of Happiness will give you three important tools you need to be happy. Two of the most important principles for creating positive psychology are the emotions of gratitude and hope. These principles are scientifically proven to increase your current happiness. During this presentation, you will learn surprising benefits to deliberately increasing positive feelings. We are often very wrong about what makes us truly happy and depression is reaching all time highs.

Happiness training creates a positive chain reaction and cooperation at all levels is generally enhanced. The British Medical Journal published a study of 5000 individuals, held over 20 years which found that; on average, every happy person in your social network increases your own chance of joy by 9 percent, and the effects of catching someone else's happiness lasts up to one year.

Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Time: 5:00 to 7:00 pm

Place: Calgary Petroleum Club, 319 - 5 Avenue SW

Cost: SCN Members- free; Non-members: $30 + GST.

Everyone will receive one drink ticket and a selection of appetizers will be offered.

Dress Code is Business Casual.

To Register: Visit our website at www.scnetwork.ca or leave a message at 403.217.2989.

SPEAKER BIO(s):

In the area of the psychology of happiness, no one is better respected than Elizabeth Manuel. Her message has reached thousands of people through memorable presentations and one to one coaching. Elizabeth offers insightful ideas and principles that can re-shape vision of what is possible.

After spending time with Elizabeth, amazing things happen. Desire levels and inner drive increase, self esteem and morale is raised, creativity is stimulated and life is approached with a new perspective.

Increasing positive emotions can add 10 years to your life span and being positive allows you to create a healthy and fulfilling life. Giving from her heart with over a decade of specialized experience in increasing happiness and self-esteem, author of two books and six CD's, Elizabeth is a successful speaker and coach and certainly a powerful and positive woman of influence. Elizabeth has her black belt in TaeKwonDo and is not afraid to use it in the name of happiness!

Phone: 780.445.9299

Email Elizabeth: metamind@shaw.ca

Media & speaking inquiries: marketing@elizabethmanuel.com 

Blog: www.elizabethmanuel.blogspot.com

This event is Bullfrogpowered.

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TORONTO REGION EVENT: Beyond the CEO: People Risk and the Role of the Board - 2/22/2012 - One main location and several satellite webcast locations. Please select venue when registering.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

Beyond the CEO: People Risk and the Role of the Board

EVENT DATE: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
TIME:7:30:00 AM to 9:30:00 AM
SCNETWORK REGION: Toronto
VENUE:One main location and several satellite webcast locations. Please select venue when registering.
SPEAKER(s):1 Speaker, 3 Panelists
REGISTRATION LINK: https://secure.scnetwork.ca/default.asp?id=1271&event_id=296

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Mitigating risk is at the top on any corporate agenda. Economic challenges in Europe or our neighbours to the south are the backdrop to more localized concerns with financial risk, operational risk, regulatory risk, technological risk� and the list goes on. But what about �people risk?�What exactly does it encompass?

Just recently , the Institute of Corporate Directors, the Clarkson Centre for Board Effectiveness and Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions co-authored a report which revealed that there was a wide disparity on the breadth of board governance pertaining to �people� or �human capital�risk. In fact, fully 1/3 of directors do not believe boards should monitor, or provide oversight, other than CEO hiring, compensation and succession. This finding is interesting, perhaps even surprising when one considers how many organizations publically state that people are their most valuable asset.

Should boards be involved in mitigating people risk? At our breakfast meeting on February 22nd, Vince Molinaro of Knightsbridge will share the key findings in the report as the kick-off to the session. He will be joined by three panelists, who will provide their insights as we discuss the most significant human capital risks, as well as pragmatic mitigation strategies.

SPEAKER BIO(s):

Vince Molinaro - Speaker

Vince Molinaro is a Managing Director of the Leadership Solutions Practice with Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions in Toronto.

Vince has devoted his career to helping organizations build the leadership needed for successful strategy execution. During his time at Knightsbridge, Vince has assumed more senior consulting roles and now leads the national leadership practice.Prior to Knightsbridge, Vince ran his own consulting practice and also held internal roles responsible for leading the learning and leadership function.

He is an advisor to C-Suite leaders, senior executives and boards in the areas of building strong leadership capacity needed for organizational success, creating strong leadership cultures, succession, and team effectiveness.

Vince has worked with organizations in a variety of sectors � including energy, pharmaceutical, professional services, technology, financial services, and public sector.

He is called upon by the media for his innovative opinions on leadership. An engaging speaker, Vince conducts keynote presentations within corporations, international conferences and business schools. Vince has also published extensively in journals and business magazines. He is the author of two books. Leadership Solutions(co-authored, Jossey-Bass, 2007) and The Leadership Gap (co-authored, Wiley 2005).

Vince received his Doctorate from the University of Toronto and has degrees from Brock University and McMaster University .He is also a (CMC) Certified Management Consultant and has his CTDP designation (Certified Training & Development Professional).

Beth S. Horowitz - Panelist

Beth is Former President & CEO, Amex Bank of Canada, and Former President & General Manager, Amex Canada, Inc. From 2002-2007, she chaired the Amex Bank of Canada board.

In 2009, Beth was appointed to the HSBC Bank Canada Board.

During her 22-year career with American Express, Beth served in many leadership roles, including Senior Vice President, International Product Strategy & Development; Vice President, Quality & Reengineering ; and Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Global Network Services. In addition, she served on Amex's Global Diversity Council.

In addition to HSBC Bank Canada, Beth's current board memberships are: Trustee, Art Gallery of Ontario; Advisor, Schulich School of Business (Dean's Advisory Board); Advisor, Catalyst Canada (Advisory Board); and Director, the Harvard Business School Club of Toronto.

She is a past member of the Board of Governors of the National Quality Institute, and a past Governor and Chair of the Junior Achievement of Central Ontario's Board of Governors. In addition, Beth has served as an Executive-in-Residence at Schulich, and also served as a Senior Advisor for Strategy & Branding for the McEwen Center for Regenerative Medicine.

Beth received a B.A. degree in Medieval and Renaissance European History from Cornell University, and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School.

For fun, she and her boyfriend Pat enjoy travel, hiking, art, movies, fine wine, and playing with their dog, Picasso.

David R. Shaw - Panelist

David R. Shaw is the Founder and CEO of Knightsbridge Human Capital Management Inc., a national human capital firm specializing in a strategic, solutions based approach to assist clients in managing their most important asset � their people. Since its founding in 2001, the firm has acquired nine of Canada's leading H.R. consulting firms and has twenty offices across the country. Acquisitions include Axsium Group, which has extensive business revenues in the US in the Workforce Management space as well as in Europe and Australia; MiCA Consulting Partners, a leadership solutions firm; and iPal, an interactive e-leaning business. The company employs close to 300 people.

Prior to founding Knightsbridge Human Capital Management Inc., Mr. Shaw was President and CEO of Pepsi Cola Canada Beverages, a $1.0 Billion company, employing 3,500 people within Canada. Mr. Shaw's career with PepsiCo spanned twenty-two years within Canada and abroad gaining extensive international experience in Australia, Southeast Asia (Singapore) and Turkey, where he held various levels of general management responsibility.

Mr. Shaw is the former Chairman of the North York General Hospital Foundation and member of the Hospital Board of Directors, former Chairman of the Canadian Soft Drink Industry as well as the former Chair of the Stratford Chefs School. He currently sits on the Queen's School of Business Advisory Board, the Junior Achievement of Canada Foundation Board, the Amrop Board (an international organization), the Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee Inc. Board of Advisors and two publicly traded boards, Fiera Sceptre Inc. and Brick Brewing Co. Limited.

Sylvia D. Chrominska - Panelist

As Group Head, Global Human Resources and Communications, Sylvia Chrominska has global responsibility for human resources, corporate communications, government relations, public policy and corporate social responsibility of the Scotiabank Group.

Sylvia joined Scotiabank in 1979 as a Credit Analyst in Corporate Credit. She held progressively more senior positions over the next decade until being appointed Senior Vice-President, Corporate Credit, with responsibility for Eastern Canada, Eastern United States, Europe and Japan. In 1994, she transferred to Human Resources, where she was appointed Executive Vice-President in 1995. In 2004, her mandate was expanded to include Public, Corporate and Government Affairs, and was made Group Head in 2008.

Sylvia's community activities include serving on the Dean's Advisory Board at the Richard Ivey School of Business and the Junior Achievement of Central Ontario's Board of Governors. She is Chair of the Capital Campaign for Women's College Hospital. She is also a member of the International Women's Forum, Women's Executive Network, the Global Human Resources Roundtable, and the Institute of Corporate Directors. She is a Member and an Honourary Fellow, Advisory Council for Dalhousie University Corporate Residency MBA. Sylvia serves on the Board of Directors of Emera Inc., and the Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited.

Previously, Sylvia served on the boards of Dofasco, Inc., Sheena's Place, Goodwill Industries of Toronto, the Rehabilitation Institute of Toronto Foundation and the Canadian Club. She is also a former chair of the Human Resources Committee of the Canadian Bankers Association and of the Board of Governors of the Institute of Canadian Bankers and Stratford Shakespeare Festival. In 2005, she was recognized by the YWCA as a Woman of Distinction for Corporate Leadership for her work in helping to advance the careers of women. Sylvia was named to the Top 100 List of Canada's Most Powerful Women by the Women's Executive Network for four consecutive years, and was named to its Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2010, she was the inaugural recipient of the Catalyst Canada Honours in the category of Human Resources/Diversity Leader for her contribution in advancing women within and beyond the workplace. She is also the recipient of the Ivey Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contributions to the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Sylvia graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1975 with an Honours Degree in Business Administration. She has completed the Western Executive Program at the University of Western Ontario, as well as the Human Resources Executive Program at the University of Michigan Business School and the International Banking Summer School.

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WATERLOO AND WELLINGTON REGION EVENT: The Future of HR: What will a rapidly shifting workplace mean to HR service delivery? - 2/28/2012 - University of Waterloo

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

The Future of HR: What will a rapidly shifting workplace mean to HR service delivery?

EVENT DATE: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
TIME:8:00:00 AM to 9:39:00 AM
SCNETWORK REGION: Waterloo and Wellington
VENUE:University of Waterloo
SPEAKER(s):
REGISTRATION LINK: https://secure.scnetwork.ca/default.asp?id=1271&event_id=298

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Once upon a time, we could get away with believing HR was monolithic. Not any longer. The centrifugal forces of the 2nd decade of the twenty-first century are going to shatter the old paradigm. What will emerge? Where will the pieces land? What does this mean for you? Julian Chapman, VP, Forrest & Company Limited, a twenty-year OD veteran, has some conclusions he'd like to share.

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TORONTO REGION EVENT: Harnessing the Boomers (1/2 Day Program) - 3/28/2012 - The National Club (Live)

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Harnessing the Boomers (1/2 Day Program)

EVENT DATE: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
TIME:9:00:00 AM to 12:00:00 PM
SCNETWORK REGION: Toronto
VENUE:The National Club (Live)
SPEAKER(s):Michael Adams (Stayin Alive)
REGISTRATION LINK: https://secure.scnetwork.ca/default.asp?id=1271&event_id=302

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Strategies for engagement, knowledge transfer and, creating a legacy. More details shortly!

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CALGARY REGION EVENT: Building Healthy Organizations for Sustainable Success - 4/17/2012 - Enbridge Leadership Forum

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

Building Healthy Organizations for Sustainable Success

EVENT DATE: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
TIME:7:30:00 AM to 9:00:00 AM
SCNETWORK REGION: Calgary
VENUE:Enbridge Leadership Forum
SPEAKER(s):Graham Lowe
REGISTRATION LINK: https://secure.scnetwork.ca/default.asp?id=1271&event_id=300

EVENT DESCRIPTION:

In this interactive session, workplace expert Graham Lowe draws on his new book, Creating Healthy Organizations, to challenge you to think about organizational success in sustainable human terms. Just as healthy people are vigorous, fit and resilient, the session shows how to foster the same healthy qualities within your organization's systems, structures and culture. Graham will provide ideas, examples and tools to help you forge stronger links between people and performance - which is the key to a healthy organization.

You will learn about the building blocks of a healthy organization and how to use these to achieve four complementary goals: develop employees' capabilities, achieve higher levels of business performance, provide a decent quality of work life for employees, and strengthen your reputation as a socially responsible employer. Graham's examples of how change agents - from owners and CEOs to HR managers and front-line employees - have mobilized others around these linked goals will help you to plan actions within your own workplace.

The session has five objectives for learning and action:

Understand the advantages of a "healthy organization" perspective.
Assess your strengths in terms of the 4 building blocks of a healthy organization.
Identify ways to leverage existing people initiatives to achieve healthy organization goals.
Strategize on how best to foster shared responsibility for workplace improvements.
Learn more about the metrics and measurement tools you will need to track progress.

Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Time: Doors open at 7:00 AM for networking and light refreshments. Presentation runs from 7:30-8:30, followed by Q&A until 8:45 and another opportunity for networking until the doors close at 9:30 AM.

Place: Enbridge Learning Forum, 18th floor, 425 - 1 Street SW, Calgary

Cost: SCN Members - free; Non-Members: $30 + GST

To Register: Visit our website at www.scnetwork.ca or leave a message at 403.217.2989.

This event is Bullfrogpowered.

SPEAKER BIO(s):

Graham Lowe is president of The Graham Lowe Group Inc., a workplace consulting and research firm.

He also is a professor emeritus at the University of Alberta, where he had a distinguished academic career. Graham has over two decades of organizational, labour market, and employment policy consulting experience across Canada and internationally. His books include The Quality of Work: A People-Centered Agenda; Work, Industry and Canadian Society, and Creating Healthy Organizations, which is now available as an e-book (please go to www.creatinghealthyorganizations.ca for more information). He regularly contributes articles to practitioner publications such as Canadian HR Reporter, Canadian Business, Health & Productivity Management, HR Professional, and Healthcare Quarterly.

As a "thought leader" on work issues, Graham has given hundreds of conference talks and workshops and is a frequent media commentator. He is a recipient of the Canadian Workplace Wellness Pioneer Award and holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Toronto.

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TORONTO REGION EVENT: Social Media and Employee Engagement - 4/24/2012 - The National Club (Live)

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

Social Media and Employee Engagement

EVENT DATE: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
TIME:7:30:00 AM to 9:00:00 AM
SCNETWORK REGION: Toronto
VENUE:The National Club (Live)
SPEAKER(s):
REGISTRATION LINK: https://secure.scnetwork.ca/default.asp?id=1271&event_id=303

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
The myths and realities of social media as a lever for employee engagement, and measuring the impact of technology. More details shortly.

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CALGARY REGION EVENT: What is in Our STARS?* - 5/8/2012 - Enbridge Leadership Forum

Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

What is in Our STARS?*

EVENT DATE: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
TIME:7:30:00 AM to 9:00:00 AM
SCNETWORK REGION: Calgary
VENUE:Enbridge Leadership Forum
SPEAKER(s):Robin Robertson
REGISTRATION LINK: https://secure.scnetwork.ca/default.asp?id=1271&event_id=301

EVENT DESCRIPTION:

If you are reading horoscopes to guide your organizational effectiveness work or you haven't stopped long enough to reflect on what goes into creating successful organizations, this session is for you. If you are using a model to guide your thinking and actions and would like to learn about another or you just need an hour to do some quick analysis to jump start your work - all these and more are reasons for you to join us.By the end of this presentation you will have a visual representation to begin organization design conversations within your organization. You will be aware of the critical concepts and ideas involved in designing and go away with some data specific to your organization.

Organization design is a key accountability for senior leaders, whose main focus must be creating and articulating strategy, along with the ability of the business to execute and live out the strategy. Robin Robertson has worked as a consultant to redesign teams and executive leaders helping them frame their conversations and actions in ways that work for their organization. Her goal will be to help you see the line where theory and practice come together to advance organizations through design. Your job will be to use organization design as a powerful way to position your organization for sustainability.

Come, get a glimpse into the work of organization analysis and design and leave motivated in your ongoing work where organization design builds strategic capability.

Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Time: Doors open at 7:00 AM for networking & light refreshments. Presentation runs from 7:30-8:30, followed by Q&A until 8:45. There is another opportunity for networking from 8:45 until the doors close at 9:30 AM.

Place: Enbridge Learning Forum, 18th floor, 425 - 1st Street SW, Calgary

Cost: SCN Members - free; Non-Members: $30 + GST

To Register: Visit our website at www.scnetwork.ca or leave a message at 403.217.2989.

This event is Bullfrogpowered.

SPEAKER BIO(s):

Robin Robertson brings more than 25 years of experience to organizational consulting, including involvement in organizations with both small and large-scale systems change projects.

Robin's experience includes over 300 projects including organization analysis and review; change projects - structural redesigns, system change, cultural change; strategic planning; team training and coaching; project design and assistance for managers and leaders; training needs identification and design; competency assessment and profiling; conference/symposium design and leadership; board development; design of leadership development programs; executive coaching; post change implementation reviews; and work-life balance initiatives.

Robin has worked in healthcare, oil and gas, defense, government, not-for-profit, and service industries. She is a former operations director as well as the founder and director of a provincial physician and family health program. Robin has taught at the University of Calgary, S.A.I.T., N.A.I.T., Mount Royal College, Grant MacEwen College, Lethbridge College and Medicine Hat College and is an accredited Insights Discovery facilitator and an EQ-i (Emotional Intelligence) practitioner.

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TORONTO REGION EVENT: HRPS Webcast: Do you have the right kind of leadership in your organization - 5/15/2012 - T.B.D.

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

HRPS Webcast: Do you have the right kind of leadership in your organization

EVENT DATE: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
TIME:9:00:00 AM to 12:00:00 PM
SCNETWORK REGION: Toronto
VENUE:T.B.D.
SPEAKER(s):Linda Hill (Harvard)
REGISTRATION LINK: https://secure.scnetwork.ca/default.asp?id=1271&event_id=304

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Save the date! Please check back at a later date for updated information.

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TORONTO REGION EVENT: Tool Time - 5/23/2012 - The National Club (Live)

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

Tool Time

EVENT DATE: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
TIME:7:30:00 AM to 9:00:00 AM
SCNETWORK REGION: Toronto
VENUE:The National Club (Live)
SPEAKER(s):
REGISTRATION LINK: https://secure.scnetwork.ca/default.asp?id=1271&event_id=305

EVENT DESCRIPTION:

VP's share success stories relating to tools and approaches they are/have used in their own corporate settings

Bonus: Top 2040 team to present their winning vision of HR in the future

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