By the end of the week, you will be better positioned to:

• An understanding of HR’s role in building sustainable organizational capabilities
• Easy-to-integrate insights that will help you understand larger business forces and forge key partnerships
• New skills to build your personal and departmental credibility
• Diagnostics to identify organizational blockages that need to be confronted
• A plan to integrate your personal strengths and affinities with organizational needs
• A proactive approach to managing your career in people management

This road-map program will show you where to focus your resources in order to develop these new roles:

a] You as a Credible Activist
Develop a respected point of view by delivering results and building relationships based on trust.

b] You as a Business Ally
Articulate the value proposition, understand the social context, and leverage business technology.

c] You as a Strategy Architect
Design business strategies based on a solid understanding of organizational and customer needs.

d] You as a Culture and Change Steward
Diagnose and shape your organization’s culture to meet changing conditions head on.

Adapted from: Ulrich, David et al. HR Competencies: Mastery at the Intersection of People and Business

Value-Added Components

Before the program, you will be given a template and learning objectives that will guide your pre-session and post-session conversation with your sponsor/supervisor.

You may take an optional exam at the end of the session to receive Queen’s IRC certification.

Take away a copy of HR Competencies: Mastery at the intersection of people and business, by David Ulrich et al.

Organizational benefits

• A human resources department better aligned with organizational needs
• Better organizational support from HR practitioners
• More systematic approach to managing change
• More engaged workforce

Advanced HR is for human resources and labour relations professionals with at least three years experience managing an HR department or for functional specialists. A CHRP designation or equivalent profile is required.

Paul Juniper

Paul Juniper (MA, Geography (York); CHRP; SPHR; Honourary Life Member, HRPA) became the sixth Director of the Queen's Industrial Relations Centre (IRC) in 2006. Paul is a leading and respected figure in Canada's HR community, with over 30 years of experience in human resources and association leadership.

Paul is particularly sought for his views on the future of the human resources profession. He speaks regularly at national and international conferences on trends in human resources, and the ways in which individuals and their organizations can continue to raise the bar on HR. Given his extensive HR experience, Paul leads the IRC's Advanced HR programming. He developed and designed the IRC's HR programming to meet the increasingly complex professional development needs of HR practitioners. His research focuses on the state of the HR profession both in Canada and around the globe. In 2011, Paul launched the IRC's inaugural HR survey. Based on the success of this national survey, the IRC is preparing to launch a second survey, one that explores the state of the labour relations profession in Canada. more...

Sandi Cardillo

Sandi Cardillo is president of Conrad Associates based in Omaha, Nebraska. Sandi consults with both profit and not-for-profit organizations applying accountable management principles in structuring, talent management and improved managerial practices. She has over twenty years experience in management, human resources, organization development and internal consulting.

Sandi has been vice president, human resources, and director, human capital development for a major national financial services organization. In her director role, Sandi served as assistant-to-the-president and worked with executive leadership teams to implement organizational structure and roles needed to meet future business needs, providing clarity in the development of key accountabilities and managing "right person, right role" concerns. During her tenure in this role, she led the internal consulting team for a five-year business unit merger project that resulted in significant structure change, role clarity and increased profits. more...

Wynne Chisholm

Wynne Chisholm is a seasoned executive, entrepreneur and change agent. Wynne leads the management consultancy firm, Wynne Chisholm & Associates, and has worked with business leaders in North America, UK, and Netherlands to achieve stronger and more sustainable business results. Service areas include strategic planning, organization design, executive coaching, meeting design and facilitation, and organization effectiveness.

Wynne's practitioner experience is substantial. She was vice president, human resources (and administration) for Trizec Properties Ltd. and held HR management positions at North Canadian Oils, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and Credit Union Central of Alberta.

Wynne is a life member of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants, a Certified Human Resources Professional, and a Director of the Board of the Calgary Stampede. more...

Ian Cook

Throughout his career Ian J. Cook, MA, MBA, CHRP, has pursued his fascination with people and business. His quest to understand, at a fundamental level, what it takes for organizations, and the people in them, to thrive and continue thriving has led down numerous inter-related paths. During his early career, Ian was both an entrepreneur and an operational manager. These experiences led him into consulting on organizational effectiveness, a path he followed for 10 years while serving some of the World's leading organizations. Ian has established a reputation as a strategic business builder, who is far-sighted and thought provoking.

For BC HRMA, Ian has led the creation and development of the HR Metrics Service; Canada's most innovative HR benchmarking service. He is also a regular speaker and writer on HR strategy and the business impact of talent. more...

Diane Locke

Diane Locke is a senior partner at Ellis Locke & Associates, a Toronto-based management consultancy. She has more than 20 years experience in the areas of leadership development and organizational effectiveness, including both internal and external consulting roles.

Diane's areas of expertise include organization development, training and development, executive assessment, and coaching. She has provided training, coaching, and consulting services to a broad range of organizations in the public and private sectors.

Prior to becoming a consultant, Diane created and led the Leadership Effectiveness Department at American Express, where she was responsible for organizational effectiveness, leadership development, management coaching, employee satisfaction, and internal communication. In addition, she has worked as a professional development specialist at Scotiabank and as a senior associate in one of the premier human resource consulting firms in North America. more...

Calgary: Calgary Marriott (Nov 19-21, 2013)

Queen's University IRC is pleased to present this program at the Calgary Marriott. The facility is located at 110 9th Avenue SE, in downtown Calgary. For more information and to reserve accommodations at the Marriott, please call (403) 266-7331 or visit their website at www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/yycdt-calgary-marriott-hotel.