Succession Planning and Talent Development for the Public Sector
Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent and Effective Knowledge Transfer
Conference: May 27 and 28, 2008
Optional Workshops: May 29, 2008
Minto Suite Hotel · Ottawa, Ontario
Conference Program Agenda - Day One
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
| 8:00 - 8:30 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:QQ - Q:QQ |
8:30 - 8:40
Welcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair
Dr. David Cohen, Principal, Strategic Action Group
8:40 - 9:40
Keynote Speaker
Leadership Development: Strategies for Building Leadership from
Within
Denise Amyot, Vice-President Office of the Vice-President,
Leadership Network, Canada Public Service Agency
- Implementing a leadership development plan and strategy for you as an individual
and for your organization
- Importance of leadership for you and in your organization
- Expected difficulties and strategies to overcome them
9:40 - 10:40
What You Need to Know before You Plan:
Analyzing Real Risks and Identifying Priorities
Ann Brosseau, A/Director, HR Strategies and Development, House of
Commons
- Innovative tools to conduct effective succession planning risk analysis
- Using risk analysis as a way to identify your particular succession planning
priorities and the areas on which strategies should focus to strengthen the organization
in the short, medium and long term
- Real-world case study: developing of a framework that reflects the succession needs, the context, and the culture of the organization
| 10:40 -11:00 |
Networking Break |
Q:QQ - Q:QQ |
11:00 - 12:00
Developing a Retention Strategy: Ensuring You Have a Retention
Strategy in Place to Retain Top Talent
Tim R. McConnell, Senior HR Strategist, McConnell HR Consulting
Inc.
- Finding out what employees value
- Implementing positive changes to improve retention.
- Sustaining an "employer of choice" environment in the retention process
| 12:20 - 1:20 |
Luncheon |
1:30 - 2:30 |
1:20 - 2:10
Creating a Flexible Culture: Retention Strategies for the Public
Sector
Michael Rosenberg, Consultant, OYG Consulting Inc.
- What does a "flexible" culture mean?
- Understanding your culture and why it is important in attracting talent
- Seven action steps to create a flexible culture that will help you attract and
retain talent
| 2:10 - 2:30 |
Networking Break |
Q:QQ - Q:QQ |
2:30 - 3:30
Case Study: Award-Winning Employer
Integrating a Retention Strategy: Award-Winning Insights from the
Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto
Terry Daly, Human Resources Director, Catholic Children's Aid Society
- Making retention a focus of your succession planning strategy
- Implementing factors that make employees want to stay and how to incorporate
these factors into your organizational strategy and culture
Canada's Top 100 Employers 2007
CARP's Best Employers Award for 50-Plus
Canadians 2007
3:30 - 4:30
Calgary Police Service Case Study
Successful Experiences With Talent Managements
Inspector. W. (Bill) Webb, Calgary Police Service, Career
Development Section
- How the competency development process serves as a cornerstone to talent
management
- Value and role of competency-based talent management
- Development process for a Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
- Real-time demonstration of the HRIS system
- Lessons learned for implementation
4:30
Closing Remarks from the Chair
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