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Learn & Connect
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CPHR
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Member Matters
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In the news...
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Job Board
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Learn & Connect
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2014
Time: Registration/Doors Open: 7:30am-8:00am
Buffet Breakfast: 7:45am-8:15am
Greetings: 8:20AM
Presentation: 8:30AM
Location: Radisson Hotel Winnipeg Downtown I 288 Portage Avenue
Speaker: Joyce Odidison
Registration Deadline: Monday, May 12 at Noon
Are you a busy HR professional needing support? Have you given all you have to others and now feel drained, burnt out and overwhelmed?
Tired of being there for others and no one being there for you? Oh my!
- Mental and emotional fatigue
- Internalized aggression
- Low energy
- Lack of innovation
- Lack of passion for work
Join this fun, interactive, holistic wellness presentation with Joyce Odidison and explore the steps of wellness to revive your HR career.
You will leave with:
- Information on the integrated wellness model
- An introduction to the eight levels of wellness
- Strategies to improve your wellness and reduce burn out and stress
For more information or to register, please click here.
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The May 7th webinar entitled, "Stress Management and Workplace Wellness: Healthy People Equal a Health Workplace", will provide an overview of stress, the dangers it poses and coping and you will discover the cost benefits of promoting health through wellness programs and how to improve the physical, mental and emotional well-being of employees. Click HERE to register for this webinar online.
The May 28th webinar entitle, "The Impact and Prevention of Bad Hiring Choices," will provide an overview of the impact of bad hiring choices including the financial cost and impact on employee morale. This webinar will cover recruitment and selection tips for successful hiring, how to minimize the damage of a bad hire and what to do when a bad hire has been made. Click HERE to register for this webinar online.
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CGA-Manitoba will be holding their Spring PD Forum 2014 on May 13 and 14 at the Holiday Inn Winnipeg Airport Polo Park. Choose from a variety of sessions including:
- Managing for Success: Designing & Tailoring Management Reports
- Coaching Strategies for Leaders
- Risk Management: Risk & Control Workshop
- Building Productive Teams
- The Art of Communication: Do You Hear What I Am Not Saying?
- I'm Going Swimming with the Sharks!
- Demonstrate Your Brilliance: How to Make an Effective Presentation
- Sticks in the Mud: Exploring Group Mindsets
CGA-Manitoba has extended member pricing to HRMAM members. Please click here for more information.
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Recent Federal Legislation and the Mental Health Commission of Canada have provided Canadian organizations with a Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace so STRATA is offering a synopsis of the Standard and how it can be applied at various organizations.
Date: Thursday, May 15th, 2014
Time: 11:30am Lunch, Noon to 1pm Session
Location: Remington's Steak House, Brandon
For more information or to register, click here
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CPHR
Congratulations to Leanne Sookhoo on becoming a CHRP!
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The CHRP Validation of Professional Experience Assessment is a formal step in earning the CHRP designation that requires candidates to demonstrate three or more years of professional experience in human resources within the last ten years.
To gain your CHRP designation through the assessment experience, CHRP Candidates will be required to submit a completed application. This application will need to be validated by your current employer. In order to be eligible to submit an application you need to be a Candidate (someone who has passed the NKE) and have had your proof of degree verified.
The next submission deadline is May 15.
For more information on the Validation of Professional Experience Assessment, please click here.
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Member Matters
Choose from All Sectors, Private Sectors, Public Sectors, or Cooperative (credit unions only). NEW - Executive Summary Included.
See what the trends have been in areas of productivity, compensation, recruitment, HR efficiency and much more. See how you measure up! Order Here
Started in 2008, the HR Metrics Service is owned and operated by the BC Human Resources Management Association and has partnered with HRMAM, HRIA, and SAHRP. For more information, click here.
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The North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week kicks off his year at the MTS Centre on Monday, May 5th at 9am. Come visit the main concourse level for a continental breakfast and some great speakers who will tell their inspiring stories of how they continue to 'make safety a habit'. Click here for more information
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Every two years, the Boston Consulting Group conducts a survey called "Creating People Advantage".
It is done in conjunction with the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA) which is an affiliation of around 90 HR associations worldwide representing over 600,000 HR professionals (www.wfpma.com).
The study aims to identify key HR priorities and understand the current challenges and opportunities that companies are facing around the globe and is the largest and most comprehensive study series in the world on people management trends in business.
The 2014 survey is now open for participation and will investigate the latest trends in:
- HR data analytics
- Business impact of HR
- HR target operating model
- Leadership and talent management
- Enabling high-performance HR
Additionally, the Creating People Advantage researchers are searching for the most innovative HR practices through an HR innovation competition.
An invitation to complete the survey is being sent to every member of the Canadian provincial HR Associations and you can participate by opening the link www.bcg.com/cpa2014.
Please note the close date is 15 May 2014.
There are no costs involved. We will get a tailor-made analysis of trends and priorities for Canada/North America and an advance copy of the new 2014 report when it is complete, both of which we will share with our members.
Thank you in advance for your participation.
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The Conference Board of Canada and HRMAM invite you to attend the Future of Work Summit 2014: Developing People and Transforming Organizations for the 21st Century, taking place May 12-13, 2014 in Toronto. We are hosting this major two-day event to help companies across Canada gain insights into the hottest trends in business strategy and workforce development, navigate change, and build high performing workplaces for the future.
Register Now! To register at your exclusive rate of $995, please contact Sarah Jacobs at 613-526-3090 ext. 333 or by email: jacobs@conferenceboard.ca and mention that you are a member of the Human Resource Management Association of Manitoba.
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In the news...
It's official. Employee engagement is the new black. I've been writing and thinking a lot about it lately, as have others. The very notion of how leaders and employees engage has slowly morphed away from 'companies have to do this because employees want it' to 'companies have to do this even though employees don't trust it 100 percent'. I'm not saying employees don't seek engagement; I'm simply saying many have reasons to doubt corporate engagement programs as they stand today. We are still in a process of finding what really works. Read more here
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The Canadian government said on Friday companies should raise wages to encourage more Canadians to apply for unfilled jobs, saying the freeze is imposed this week on restaurants hiring temporary foreign workers is a wakeup call for all employers. Read more here
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Significant uncertainty exists in HR's ability to address and respond to the challenges of today's multigenerational, borderless and technologically savvy workforce, according to a Deloitte survey. Read more here
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The Canadian government will require a rapid phase-out of older-model tank cars commonly used to haul crude oil by railroad, responding to recommendations made after last year's deadly train accident in Quebec, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. Read more here
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