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Using Coaching to Lead! “Coaching is proving to be one of the fundamental skills of leadership. Effective coaching is inspiring, motivating and challenging. A good coach builds confidence, provides actionable feedback and unleashes creativity and talent. It is leadership in action.” This 'Coach-Approach' overview will: • Explore what coaching is…and is not. • Create clarity on how the business community is embracing coaching in the development of leaders. • Educate participants on how to determine when to have 'coaching conversations'. • Teach two ‘Core Coaching Skills’ to implement in the workplace. • Encourage participants in gaining insights into how they can use coaching to lead their respective organizations. • Ensure participants leave with a clear understanding of when to mentor and when to coach.

As an HR professional, have you been tasked with the leadership development function? Not so very long ago HR and leadership were not mentioned in the same sentence. Now this critical Organizational Development activity is taken on by HR either by choice, by frustration or by decree. This presentation will highlight the numerous options organisations have at their disposal to strengthen leadership capacity and what are some of the best practices of employers from all sectors and with various financial means. The presentation will also focus not only on the various combinations of specific leadership development initiatives but how to make the programs stick in such a way that employers invest long term in building leadership talent.

Are you dealing with the following issues? • Attraction and retention • Aging demographics • Four generations in the workplace Eddie’s session will address each of these issues and more and provide you with techniques to manage an ever-changing workforce. In doing so, you will learn how this will lead to: • Improved productivity • Cost containment • Increased profitability Anybody can lead an organization during the good times. The tough times are when the true leaders stand out. Developing an engaged workforce will give any organization a competitive advantage. Engaged employees are more productive yet statistics show they only make up 25 to 30 percent of the workforce. The remaining disengaged employees are costing you money by being half as productive as engaged employees. They also use more time-off, sick leave, benefits and produce a negative work environment for others. In “A Journey to Engagement: Managing across the generations” Eddie offers a proven process for engaging employees. Attendees learn how to: • Recognize their strengths as a team and work collectively • to produce a stronger output • Understand age, gender and cultural diversity and • their influence on the workplace • Motivate the four generations in the workplace • Interpret future trends and their impact on the organization • Implement the three steps in closing the engagement gap CLICK HERE for a preview of the session: https://vimeo.com/119814015.

For the fourth consecutive year, HRANB Moncton is proud to partner with the Frye Festival and this year we are hosting Elizabeth Renezetti. Elizabeth is currently Columnist and Feature Writer at the Globe and Mail, where she deals with often controversial issues related to culture, socioeconomics, politics, environment and health. Twice weekly, she voices her opinion on current affairs, garnering a strong and dedicated readership nation-wide. Her columns are timely, witty, and intelligent, and Elizabeth is one of the leading female voices in Canadian journalism. Elizabeth’s presentation will address a topic which resonates with thousands of Canadians…the pursuit of work-life balance. In a recent Globe and Mail article, she tackles this head-on and promotes the benefits of embracing the messiness of chaos because that is what ultimately makes life beautiful and interesting. To read this column as a hint to her presentation, please go to: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/realtionships/craving-balance-in-chaos/article21323092/?page=1 Adding to the chaos of her own life, Elizabeth also just published her first novel, Based on a True Story, which is a work of humorous fiction about celebrities and journalists. Join us for a delicious breakfast buffet and meet Elizabeth Renezetti. *Help HRANB Moncton promote childhood literacy – for each new or gently-used child’s book you donate on April 28th you will receive a ballot for great door prizes. Literacy is the key to an enriched life!

Come and support tomorrow’s human resources leaders by taking part in lively discussions. The Moncton Chapter has asked NBCC Moncton HR students to research local, provincial, national and international trends in HR. Join us and take advantage of this occasion to talk about trends that affect your organization or your career with colleagues. Hope to see you there. We need your input! There will be three groups presenting on the topic of HR trends. Each group will discuss HR trends that affect management at different levels of business participation: local; regional/ national; and global. They will discuss the following issues: What are the HR trends affecting organizations in New Brunswick? Are trends in New Brunswick different than trends in Canada in general? Are there common trends across our great nation? How do HR trends in Canada compare to trends in other parts of the world? Are there truly “global” HR trends? How are organizations coping with these challenges locally, nationally, and globally? How are these trends affecting each of us?

Providing a new and fresh perspective on disability management, Dr. Margison will approach the topic from the viewpoint of a family physician. He will provide insight into difficult return-to-work discussions from the family physician’s perspective, and challenges that family physicians face. He will address general public opinions and beliefs around disability management and why there needs to be a shift before we will see positive, long term change in this ever evolving area of Human Resources. He will review preliminary discussions with disability managers and insurance companies around how to address challenges family physicians face in trying to encourage a safe stay-at-work or an early safe return-to-work. Dr. Margison will then go on to propose a vision for the future. Nicola MacNaughton will approach the session from the perspective of an Occupational Therapist. She will define their scope of practice as it relates to disability management, and offer tips and advice on how to effectively manage disability and accommodation in the workplace. She will also address those “difficult return to work scenarios”, and provide outside the box solutions for employers. You do not want to miss this exciting half day session where you will be challenged to see the world of disability management in a new light, and walk away with valuable tips and practical solutions that you will be able to implement in your workplace. Come prepared with questions as there will be a Q&A period at the end.

Join us for our annual legal update with Lucie LaBoissonnière and Dominique Fontaine from McInnes Cooper. This year, we will be doing a half-day session on off-duty conduct, privacy in the workplace and the enforcement of termination clauses and confidentiality agreements. Every employer in Canada has heard of Shawn Simoes, the Hydro One employee who was terminated for cause after publicly harassing an on-air reporter. Hydro One acted quickly and - most employers would agree - made an estimable decision. Since Mr. Simoes’s termination made headlines across Canada, terminations for “off-duty conduct” have been in the spotlight. Can employers manage employees outside of the workplace? What factors will courts consider to determine whether off-duty conduct justifies a termination for cause or other discipline? Is reputational damage a necessary factor? Can an employee who is seen on Facebook using recreational marijuana be terminated for cause? Privacy in the workplace remains an evolving area of employment law. Employees expect to have some privacy at work while employers must know what their employees are doing while at work. It can be challenging to know where to draw the line, for instance, with GPS devices on company-owned vehicles used by employees and other methods of conducting surveillance on employees in the workplace or on their work phones. Finally, recent case law on the enforcement of termination clauses and confidentiality agreements will be discussed. We will address the enforceability of termination clauses as well as an employer’s available remedies in the case of an employee’s breach of a confidentiality agreement. This session will provide insight to employers as to their rights and obligations in regards to these emerging topics.

With open discussion with Nicole E Druckman immigration lawyer, review the application process and learn the steps of offering temporary foreign worker positions in New Brunswick. Review the new regulations of the program, and learn additional topics that may reduce the cost and time to offer these very important employment opportunities.

Nancy Sherman has over 20 years of experience as a nurse, health programs manager, entrepreneur and wellness strategist. Over the last 9 years, she has operated and owned her own business: Rehab Solutions, where she worked directly with employees and senior management to help them with illness and disability cost. Working in the disability management field for almost 20 years, Nancy has seen the difference that innovative programs and services like early intervention, and a progressive extended benefits package can do to help keep employees at their job, returning to their jobs quicker, and creating healthier workplaces. She will be presenting on Practical Approaches to Mental Health Issues in the Workplace to help HR Professional & Management.

The HRANB Moncton Chapter Executive Board cordially invites members and up to one guest each to our appreciation holiday celebration. This drop-in event will also be a fundraiser for local charities. We will be accepting donations of non-perishable food or an item of new winter wear (ex: hat, gloves, scarf). In return for your donation, you will receive a drink ticket. Delicious hors d’oeuvres will be served during live festive music. To cap off this wonderful evening of afterhours socializing, several door prizes totaling over $500 will be given to lucky winners. We look forward to welcoming our members and their guest as a thank you for your support throughout the year. There is no fee for this event however we require that you register yourself and your guest. To complete your registration, select cash or cheque as method of payment. NOTE: limit of 1 guest per member.