by John Stix | Feb 11, 2015 | Organizing the Organization
About This Session Great companies depend upon great culture to survive and thrive. John had the insight realize a new culture was needed at Fibernetics but articulated the vision of what it should look like, its goals, and constructed the plan to achieve it, His is passionate about culture in companies and what makes a great company become incredible is clear when he tells the Fibernetics story. What You’ll Learn The motivation for and challenges to actively pursuing happiness at work as a business strategy. Specific tactics to include employees more deeply in corporate community building Tangible evidence that joy at work and financial success are not mutually exclusive but actually tightly linked. About John “My career as an entrepreneur in both telecommunications and marketing has provided me with a wealth of experience taking start-ups to enterprise level organizations. A co-founder of Fibernetics, one of the largest telecom companies in the country with points of presence coast-to-coast, supports hundreds of thousands of Canadians with their telecommunications needs. My current role is President of Fibernetics, where I oversee an international team of telecom professionals principally through our residential brand, Worldline and our business services division, NEWT. I mentor Fibernetics Ventures Inc. and its associated companies: Fongo, Cloud at Cost, Rack & Data and Plasticity. My journey continues with a focus on improving culture with the “I’m in!” initiative. Great companies depend upon great culture to survive and thrive. I have the vision to not only realize a new culture was needed at Fibernetics but constructed the plan, the vision of what it should look like, its goals and its execution....
by Bonnie Langer | Feb 11, 2015 | Organizing the Organization
About This Session The quality of interactions between managers and employees has a truly positive effect on people performance. To achieve higher levels of performance requires scrapping the traditional employee performance management model and focusing on simple processes that better align employees with delivering on the goals of the company. That process includes disbanding with traditional performance reviews and ratings; training managers to have more frequent, quality conversations with their teams; providing greater recognition for one’s work achievements; and decoupling compensation from the performance management process. This session will focus on a new way of looking at people and performance and will cover: (a) How the traditional performance management pipeline is broken and why it no longer works. (b) The latest trends that are also pushing the need for re-invention of the traditional performance management process. (c) What the latest research in neuroscience is telling us about how people wish to be treated and managed at work. (d) Walk through a case study of how AGF Investments re-invented its performance management process. What You’ll Learn Learn about the 12 components of performance management re-invention. See an actual example of a re-invented performance process. Hear key learnings and words of wisdom for organizations who are embarking on the process of performance management reinvention. About Bonnie Bonnie Langer is Senior Vice President, Human Resources at AGF and is an experienced human resources leader with a wide ranging practice in encouraging performance excellence, enhancing leadership development, and overseeing reward, recognition, and recruitment decisions to support the organization’s strategic objectives. Bonnie was recognized as a 2014 Top 10 Diversity Change Leader by Diversity...
by Pepe Porrata | Feb 11, 2015 | Organizing the Organization
About The Session Complexity of systems….complexity of regulations….all of these factors are slowing down organizations and bogging their people down in work that doesn’t add value for customers. As COO at Capital One Canada, Pepe is leading the organization on a journey to eliminate waste and reimagine their processes from the customer back. Join him as he discusses what it takes to fundamentally change how people work, with the introduction of tools like Lean, Agile and Design Thinking, so they’re putting the customer first every time. About Pepe Pepe Porrata is the Chief Operating Officer for Capital One Canada. In this role, he has overall accountability for the operations function, including Servicing, Loss Mitigation, Marketing Operations, and the Business Risk Office for the company’s Canadian Card business. Pepe has a strong track record of delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions that have improved efficiency while also driving increased customer satisfaction. Since joining Capital One in 1999, Pepe held various leadership roles in the company’s US Card division where he managed Marketing Operations, Servicing and Business Risk functions. Pepe is an active member of the community and is dedicated to helping kids achieve their potential. Most recently, he served as President of the Board Directors for the William Byrd Community House. WBCH is a non-profit organization focused on delivering high quality educational, developmental and nutritional programs to children in the City of Richmond, VA. Prior to joining Capital One, Pepe served as a Naval Officer after earning his undergraduate degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1992. He and his wife have five children and they currently reside in Toronto,...
by Doug Kirkpatrick | Jan 28, 2015 | Organizing the Organization
About This Session This session will explore the lessons learned from one company’s journey into organizational self-management. The Morning Star Company grew from zero at its inception in 1990 to become the world’s largest tomato processor, with products consumed by almost every person in North America and millions more around the globe. Morning Star provides an organizational model that links mission-critical processes to individual stewardship without the need for supervision by bosses or managers. What You’ll Take Away: Learn How to Create a Highly Scalable Enterprise Without Human Bosses Learn How to Drive Organizational Agility, Innovation and Resilience through Self-Management Learn How Organizational Self-Management Can Create Strategic Business Advantage Session Preview About Doug Doug Kirkpatrick is an organizational change consultant, TEDx and keynote speaker, executive coach, writer and educator. He played the first season of his business career in the manufacturing sector, principally with The Morning Star Company, a world leader in the food industry, as a financial controller and administrator. He now engages with the Morning Star Self-Management Institute and other vibrant organizations and leaders to co-create the future of management. Doug is the author of Beyond Empowerment: The Age of the Self-Managed Organization. He holds degrees in economics and law, and has a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR®) credential. He was a past director for the Professional Coaches and Mentors Association, and currently serves as a director for the Association for Talent Development (ATD, formerly ASTD). LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/redshifter3 TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej4n3w4kMa4 Beyond Empowerment: http://amzn.to/1zeT4Tw...
by Philip Foster | Jan 22, 2015 | Organizing the Organization
About This Session What is it that makes certain organizations more successful? Organization design and its management has long been the fixation of leaders and scholars alike. Cracking the code to the perfect organizational ecosystem appears to be the dividing line between great success and mediocrity. Now, more than ever, organizations are seeking the perfect balance as they enter a volatile, culturally diverse world unlike any we have previous known. This instability demands new approaches and methods for the delivery of products, services and ideas. Organizations no longer have the luxury to operate under 19th and 20th century ideals. Globalism, technology, and a diminishing workforce are key players in the emergence of a more agile competitive structure we call Open Organization. The presentation will address the emerging causes of organizations seeking new structures and leaderships styles; kinds of open systems; the organizational ecosystem including structure, scalability, happiness, decision making, leadership, contingency theory and a short list of organizations known to be operating is some context of openness. The purpose of the presentation is to begin a discussion of the processes organizations must embrace to develop and operate a successful Open Organization. What you’ll take away: Emerging Causes of Open Systems The Ecosystem of an Open Organization The Process of moving toward an Open Organization. About Philip Philip Foster is a Thought Leader in Business Operations, Organization and Strategic Leadership. Facilitating change through the design and implementation of strategies, strategic foresight and strategic planning! Philip is a prolific writer, international lecturer and serves as an Adjunct professor. He holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and a Doctorate of...
by Ayelet Baron | Jan 22, 2015 | Organizing the Organization
About This Session Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.” We live in interesting times where how we work, whom we partner with and our ability to create new products and service offerings is changing. While many organizations still use antiquated 20th century management practices, others are achieving dramatic results by redefining their business on the edge. All too often leaders forget that the game plan is only as good as the execution. Research shows that 90 % of strategies fail due to poor execution. What are the leadership shifts and practices that must be embraced to chart a course for success? How do leaders need to communicate in today’s world to be heard above the noise and inspire action? How do you tap into passion and purpose to inspire deeper commitment and greater employee satisfaction? How do you lead on the edge? What You’ll Take Away: By providing an overview of the 7 practices of a 21st century organization, participants will be able to determine which ones they need to focus on first A framework they can take back to their organizations to create conversations and prepare for future realities By zeroing in on business practices that harness shared purpose in your organization and inspire people to accomplish more. About Ayelet Ayelet Baron is revolutionizing work through her speaking, writing and workshops by helping leaders build 21st management practices and prepare their organizations for future realities. She introduces new ways of working and helps leaders integrate them into day-to-day practices. Ayelet helps people thrive. She is a global strategist having worked in...
