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Peopletalk | Fall 2014 5 hrma.ca Women in Leadership V21 • N3 • Fall 2014 Women in Leadership: Changing the Mind Space Beyond of the Workplace Equality to Women in the Workplace: Then, Now and Tomorrow Business Advantage Social Media: A Woman’s Touch Required PM 40010722 THE VOICE OF THE HR PROFESSION Understanding Financial Risks of Employee Benefits Need to recognize that a ‘storm’ is coming Costs related to employee benefits plans are significant and growing for businesses, often a top-5 corporate expenditure. However, this area is not often strategically managed like other areas of the business. Businesses need to recognize that a ‘storm’ is coming around employee benefits plan costs and the related financial risks are increasing. They will need to better understand their current reality and develop strategies best suited to their unique needs. As we have done for 30 years, ZLC helps BC businesses attract and retain their most valuable asset – their people – so they can focus on growing their business. Check out our website to read a related article or give us a call at 604.602.7879 to speak with one of our Employee Benefits Team members. Robert E. Olson Nancy Pereira Ross Gibson Liza Bugar Dan Eisner b.a. gba dip.t gba c.a. www.zlc-employeebenefits.com 1200 Park Place, 666 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6C 2X8 Tel: 604.602.7879 Fax: 604.688.7268 Toll Free: 1.800.663.1499 MORE THAN READY STUDY AT YOUR OWN PACE Ensure you’re more than ready to take the business world by storm by upgrading your skills with Part-time Studies. With hundreds of courses to choose from, BCIT’s School of Business will help you fi nd the one that’s right for you. SCHOOL OF bcit.ca/business/pts BUSINESS 1 Ad Name: SoBiz PTS 1314 2 Media: HRMA PeopleTalk 3 PO#: A2013-0320C 4 Size: full pg (7.1875 x 10.0625 non-bleed; 7.875 x10.875 bleed ad - trim; 7.125 x 10.125 bleed Ad – Live) 5 Colour: CMYK 6 Comments: 7 Artwork Deadline: Sep 09 2014 MORE THAN READY CONTENTS V21 | N3 | Fall 2014 16 26 38 cover story departments 26 Women in Leadership: Beyond 16 recruitment and retention 40 peopletech Equality to Business Advantage Six Keys to Career Development Social Media: A Woman’s By Donna Howes By Raluca Manolache Touch Required? By Andrew Woods Online Tutorials Target Skilled Immigrant Opportunity 42 CHRP update By Sangeeta Subramanian CCHRA Releases CHRP 20 training and teambuilding Competency Framework association news By Kelly Mills The Glass Ceiling Conundrum: 7 president’s message Does HR Have a Role? 43 raising the bar By Jane Terepocki, CHRP Hollow Shuffles vs 8 editor’s message Looking Within at Leadership: Constructive Dismissal 9 contributors Sentis Takes a Selfie By Graeme McFarlane By Mary Bacica 11 upfront and online 44 bottom line STUDY AT YOUR OWN PACE 12 people and perspectives 32 leadership Women in the Workplace: What do you think the differences are Millennial Women Leading the Then, Now and Tomorrow between male and female leaders—if any? (New) Way: Defining Leadership By Jock Finlayson on Their Own Terms 14 members’ corner By Bernadette Smith 46 voice and vision Rebrand Speaks to HR Equity Fiona Ho: 2014 HRMA Rising Star Ensure you’re more than ready to take the business world by storm by Women’s Leadership Imperative: Speak Up, upgrading your skills with Part-time Studies. With hundreds of courses Stand Out and Succeed By Isabelle St-Jean to choose from, BCIT’s School of Business will help you fi nd the one “Some leaders are born women.” —Geraldine Ferraro 36 off the shelf that’s right for you. The “Lean In” Factor By Kristin Zehnder, CHRP “Any woman who understands the problems of 38 workplace wellness running a home will be nearer to understanding Changing the Mind Space the problems of running a country.” of the Workplace —Margaret Thatcher By Pam Paquet SCHOOL OF bcit.ca/business/pts BUSINESS PeopleTalk | Fall 2014 5 1 Ad Name: SoBiz PTS 1314 2 Media: HRMA PeopleTalk 3 PO#: A2013-0320C 4 Size: full pg (7.1875 x 10.0625 non-bleed; 7.875 x10.875 bleed ad - trim; 7.125 x 10.125 bleed Ad – Live) 5 Colour: CMYK 6 Comments: 7 Artwork Deadline: Sep 09 2014 On-demand learning for an on-demand world. Shandele Yuen, Recruitment Consultant, Critical Search SmartYou’ve made members learning like at the Janet speed choose of business a priority. So have we. Introducing HRMA’s PD On-Demand courses and webinars. Choose HRMA’s professional development from a range of topics delivered by authoritative instructors and acclaimedproducts presenters. and services. Go ahead... learn. Be inspired. Network. Grow. Desktop and mobile-optimized learning that delivers the professional developmentYour career you will need, never where be andthe when you want it. same again. Neither will you. Visit courses.hrma.ca for HRMA’s PD On-Demand courses and webinars. upfront | president’s message Women in Leadership: A New Brand of Opportunity WE LIVE AND WORK IN A VERY DIFFERENT In keeping with that evolution theme world from when this Association first for a moment, you likely have noticed a few took form in 1942. changes to this issue of PeopleTalk—as well As per this issue of PeopleTalk with as other communications from the Asso- its theme of “Women in Leadership” ciation. Aside from the fact that our name though, there is still plenty of room and is now officially the Human Resources reason for further change. Despite all the Management Association, we have adopted progress made in the workplace and the a new logo, look and messaging as well. research into the positive impact of greater Why? Much as with the discussion of diversity, women still hold a relatively slim women in leadership, because times have percentage of executive leadership roles. changed and we wanted to have some- Then again, as a member and president thing that reflected the true impact of HR of a professional association of over 5,500 and nature of our membership. Wmembers—71 per cent of whom are As such, you are bound to see some women—entrusted with helping evolve familiar faces popping into our commu- that change, I know those numbers are nications and marketing pieces moving rising. As a wise mentor once told me, Shannon Railton, CHRP forward. After all, who better to reflect our everyone is a leader at heart, simply at a membership than our members? different part of the journey. All told, the new brand for HRMA is simply a refreshingly, A crucial step towards realizing that leader within is, of course, on-target take on an Association and a profession which I take mindset and a realization of our individual and organizational greater pride in being involved with on a daily basis. Informative, potential. Given the breadth of opportunities now open to women trustworthy, authoritative and powerful: four words which really and the economic realities of the day, women in leadership seems do define who we are and what we are capable of…as HR…as both a given and a necessity. leaders…and most definitely as men and women alike. After all, how is one to innovate without giving equal credence to something so simple as the input of both genders? That we Shannon Railton, CHRP have moved beyond this in many ways does not detract from the President, HRMA statistics within this issue or the opportunity to further evolve. [email protected] MANAGING HR DŒ SN’T HAVE TO BE A TAL ORDER. UltiPro®, from Ultimate Software, unravels HCM and gives you one simple resource for unlocking your workforce’s awesome potential. Because when you put people fi rst, you win. UltimateSoftware.com/PeopleTalk ULTIPRO® HR PAYROLL TALENT MANAGEMENT 24665-10 Coffee_PeopleTalk_7.875x3.625_CR.indd 1 PeopleTalk | Fall8/21/14 2014 3:22 7 PM editor’s message Business Equity Human Resources Management Association 1101 – 1111 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, BC V6E 2J3 Tel: 604.684.7228 Fax: 604.684.3225 Canada toll-free: 1.800.665.1961 www.hrma.ca CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Anthony Ariganello, FCGA, CPA (ext. 102) Requires Equality [email protected] • 604-694-6937 SENIOR MANAGER, Christian Codrington, CHRP (ext. 126) PROFEssIONAL PRACTICE [email protected] • 604-694-6934 coNTROLLER Vicki Bauman (ext. 111) [email protected] • 604-694-6931 BOARD & EXECUTIVE Joan McFadden (ext. 113) ADNI MI STRATION [email protected] • 604-694-6940 WHAT IS IT THAT DEFINES A LEADER? VISION, DRIVE AND MANAGER, HR METRIcs Lisa Irish, CHRP [email protected] • 1-855-323-6530 great communication skills are definitely in the mix. HRS METRIC SPECIALIST Frances Yang, CHRP (ext. 125) What about gender? [email protected] • 604-694-6945 mANAGER, PROFEssIONAL Chloé Gendron, CHRP (ext. 119) What do you think the differences are between DEVELopmENT AND RESEARCH [email protected] • 604-694-6936 CO-ORDINATOR, PROFEssIONAL Whitney Friesen, CHRP (ext. 114) male and female leaders—if any? (p.12) DEVELopmENT [email protected] • 604-694-6941 MARKETING SPECIALIST Nancy Wong (ext. 129) While such a question seems positively archaic, [email protected] • 604-694-6947 CommUNICATIONS SPECIALIST/ Erin Breden (ext. 115) and contrary to human rights and business results, its PE OPLETALK ASSISTANT EDITOR [email protected] • 604-694-6930 relevance remains. In fact, I was assured as much by PROJECT MANAGER Quinne Davey (ext. 104) [email protected] • 604-694-6943 every woman I queried on the subject, but not for the coNFERENcE/ EVENT MANAGER Erin Roddie (ext. 107) [email protected] • 604-694-6933 reasons which once predominated.
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