Running in Place, Staying One Step Ahead

The modern HR professional looks a lot like poor Alice in Through the Looking-Glass, running feverishly with the Red Queen only to be staying in the same place, says Queen's IRC Director Paul Juniper. "It's all HR people can do to keep pace with the changing demands and expectations that are being placed on them," he told attendees at the Association of Ontario University HR Professionals 2009 Conference. "But they are going to have to run even harder if they hope to stay relevant in their organization.

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Reserve your spot soon at these popular fall programs:

• Sept. 15 to 18, 2009 Building Smart Teams (Kingston)
• Sept. 21 to 24, 2009 Organization Development Foundations (Toronto)
• Sept. 22 to 25, 2009 Change Management (Kingston)
• Sept. 28 to 30, 2009 Organizational Learning (Vancouver)
• Oct. 13 to 15 Organizational Design (Calgary)
• Oct. 18 to 23, 2009 Negotiation Skills (Kingston)
• Oct. 19 to 22, 2009 Change Management (Vancouver)
• Nov. 3 to 5, 2009 Partnership Development (Kingston)

Plan Your PD, and Thanks for Your Insight

Starting to plan your professional development priorities for the coming year? The IRC's 2010 Program Planner is currently in production; look in your mailbox for your personal copy in early September.

Thanks to all who recently participated in the Queen's IRC Client Research Survey. We gathered valuable and insightful feedback that will be incorporated in our 2010 planning. Winner of the free program registration will be announced in the next newsletter.

We hope to see many of our alumni at these upcoming events:

Saskatchewan Association of Human Resources Professionals (SAHRP)
Conference in Saskatoon -- October 2009

Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)
Conference in Toronto -- January 2010

Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA)
Conference in Toronto -- May 2010