Most would agree that having an engaged workforce is a good thing.  Most would also agree that an engaged workforce doesn’t “just happen” – rather, creating and maintaining a culture of engagement requires intentional effort on the part of leadership.
 
Six experts will explore the factors that are known to have the greatest impact on engagement, such as leadership, trust, generational differences, rewards, performance management, and conflict resolution.  Practical tips rooted in current theory will be shared to help you gain a better understanding of how to create an engaged workforce.
 
Why attend?  Research has clearly shown that organizations that have a culture of engagement experience superior financial and operational results, and they retain their best employees.  In other words, engagement can help give you a competitive advantage in an often difficult economic environment.


Agenda
 
7:45am Registration
8:00am Continental Breakfast
8:30am Opening Remarks
8:40am Government Programs
9:45am Break
10:00am Panel Discussion moderated by Sally Wells

• Ross Preston - Employee Engagement
• Betty McCarthy - Generational Differences, Engagement and Reward Systems
• Kelly Lendsay- Indigenous Inclusion Partnerships - Your New ROI
• Kathy Watt - Performance Management and Personality Differences
• Sally Wells - Conflict Management

MODERATOR / PANEL
Sally Wells is workplace consultant based in Fredericton.
She has combined a background in Social Work and Law to provide education and intervention in creating Respectful Workplaces.
Sally also conducts procedurally fair workplace harassment investigations in the private and public sector.
She also writes and evaluates Workplace Harassment and respectful Workplace Policies.
www.sallyjwellsinc.ca

PANEL
Ross Preston, LMI Canada Inc.
 
Ross has 20 years’ experience in developing leaders, and in building, empowering and leading exceptional teams that perform under pressure. He has studied, taught and practiced leadership in a variety of roles in different organizations preparing individuals and teams to perform in the most demanding of circumstances.
 
Ross is known for fostering the confidence needed to be decisive under pressure, whilst maintaining team unity and a strategic vision.  Ross’ leadership approach enables the development of teams characterised by clear goals, a united vision and high performance born of clarity, confidence, and self-belief.
 
Betty McCarthy, Career Directions/Directions + Co.
 
Betty would describe herself as an HR Generalist. She has over twenty-five years broad-based experience consulting, training and working in Human Resources with both large and small organizations in New Brunswick. Most recently, her HR clients have included a large transportation company, a small municipal agency, as well as small organizations in the not-for profit sector. Betty spends a lot of time thinking about multi-generational issues and finding practical solutions for these issues.

Kelly Lenday, President & CEO, Aboriginal Human Resource Council

Kelly J. Lendsay is a social entrepreneur who is internationally recognized as one of Canada's foremost innovators of indigenous workplace inclusion, diversity and partnership building.

kindling trust, renewing our relationships, and building partnerships to create prosperity for all people.

Kelly was honored by the University of Saskatchewan's (U of S) as one of their "100 Alumni of Influence" in the last century whose accomplishments have been recognized for influencing the growth and development of the university, the province, and the world during the last century.

Kathy Watt, LMI Canada Inc.
 
Kathy is a professional educator with over 35 years’ experience in working with learners of all ages. Over the past decade she has been both a student and practitioner of leadership and organizational development.
 
Kathy brings a strong values-based understanding to the realm of leadership development. She has achieved superior results in helping individuals and organizations maximize their potential. She has extensive experience in the design and delivery of curriculum, workshops and individualized coaching in interpersonal dynamics, leadership development and the creation of effective strategies for organizational development.