HR Professional

THE MAGAZINE OF HUMAN RESOURCES THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

May/June 2014

INSIDE

PEER TO PEER MENTORING | INNOVATING THE HIRING PROCESS | TRACKING SOCIAL FEEDBACK

MAKING DOLLARS MAKE SENSE
FINANCIAL SKILLS EVERY HR PROFESSIONAL NEEDS TO KNOW

Features

  1. Making Dollars Make Sense
    Financial skills every HR professional needs to know
  2. Deception
    Preventing, detecting and recovering employee fraud
  3. Maximizing High Potential
    Growing leaders through peer-to-peer connections
  4. Interview with an HR Hero:
    Les Dakens

Departments

  1. Letter from the Editor
  2. Leadership Matters
  3. Upfront - The latest HR news
  4. Legal Words - Pension income not equated to severence paya
  5. Communications - Changing conversations to optimize working relationships and outcomes
  6. Talent Management - The importance of social feedback to HR departments
  7. Revolutionizing the Hiring process with speed interviewing
  8. Workplace Culture - Organizational culture change through leadership examples
  9. Training and development - Connecting Mentors and Proteges
  10. Keeping HR software current and within budget
  11. Off the Shelf - What's Worth reading
  12. Index to Advertisers
  13. The Last Word - Looking at the Big Picture
  14. 2014 HR Suppliers Guide

Volume 32 / Number 2 May June 2014
Editor: Jill Harris
Managing Editor: Duff McCutcheon, HRPA Legal Editor: Malcolm MacKillop, Shields O’Donnell MacKillop LLP
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Vice President, Annual Conference and Sponsorship: Marta Pawych
Vice President, Marketing, Membership & Learning: Chris Larsen
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs: Claude Balthazard, PhD, CHRP
Vice President, Public Affairs: Scott Allinson
Vice President, HR Research and Development: Kristina Hidas

As the premier HR association in Canada, HRPA is internationally recognized and sought out for its knowledge, innovation and leadership. With more than 20,000 members in 28 chapters in Ontario, HRPA connects its membership to an unmatched range of HR information resources, events, professional development and networking opportunities.

Editorial Advisory Board
Michael Bach, Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion/Institut canadien de la diversité et de l’inclusion Mary Ann Baynton, Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace Christine Burych, StarlingBrook Corporation Eric Cousineau, OCG Strategy & Organizational Consulting Joseph (Val) D’Sa, York Region District School Board Bonnie Flatt, Master Coaches Mandy Hanlon, Oakbridges Labour Relations Consulting Inc. Jennifer Laidlaw, Ontario Securities Commission Norm Sabapathy, Maple Leaf Foods Dr. Parbudyal Singh, York University Sandra Smith, North York General Hospital Melissa Sonberg, Aimia Christine Thomlinson, Rubin Thomlinson LLP HR PROFESSIONAL is published eight times per year for the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA).

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