Executive Lecture Series: Past Sessions 2015
Technological Shifts in the Media
The news industry is undergoing fundamental technological and cultural change, and CBC News is leading the way when it comes to adapting to digital disruption.
The organization is repositioning itself while maintaining traditional values and, in the process, setting an example for news broadcasters around the world.
Join a fellow executive from CBC to learn about transformational change and the opportunities it brings for renewing public policy and engaging citizens.
Event Information
Date and Time:
November 27, 2015 | 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (
EST)
Speaker:
Jennifer McGuire, General Manager and Editor in Chief, CBC News and Centres
Location:
Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (second entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Audience:
Executives at the EX-01 to EX-05 levels from across the public service
Acuity—Making Sense of Key Relationships in Government
Whether providing advice or implementing government decisions, executives need to understand the world of ministers, their staff and key stakeholders.
Join our expert guest speakers to discuss case studies and tools that can help you gain insight into the relationship between elected and non-elected officials, thereby improving your ability to play your role effectively.
Event Information
Date and Time:
November 13, 2015 | 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (
EST)
Speakers:
Dr. Peter Constantinou, Assistant Professor, York University
Ian Matheson, Faculty Member, Canada School of Public Service
Location:
Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (second entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Audience:
Executives at the EX-01 to EX-05 levels from across the public service
Leading Strategic Transformation
The scale of the transformation underway in the public service is all encompassing—it includes mandate, culture, management philosophy and programming across multiple organizations. What approaches and practices can executives use to lead these massive changes effectively?
In this lecture, three chief executive officers will share their experience in navigating successful, large-scale organizational transformation. Their insight and practical advice will help executives bring to life the Blueprint 2020 vision of a capable, high-performing public service that embraces innovation, transformation and continuous renewal.
Event Information
Date and Time:
October 23, 2015 | 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (
EDT)
Speakers:
Margaret Beckel, President and CEO, Canadian Museum of Nature
Mark O'Neill, President and CEO, Canadian Museum of History
Marie Chapman, CEO, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Location:
Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (second entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Audience:
Executives at the EX-01 to EX-05 levels from across the public service
Leadership and Collaboration—the Olympic Experience
The resounding success of the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010 was an accomplishment Canada took great pride in. It was also the culmination of a mammoth logistical coordination exercise that brought together a broad spectrum of stakeholders, partners and levels of government.
Then Deputy Minister of Heritage Canada, Judith LaRocque chaired the Deputy Ministers and Heads of Agency Committee that guided the preparations and provided a "whole of government" approach. Ms. LaRocque will share the compelling lessons in leadership and collaboration that she learned from the Olympic experience.
Event Information
Date and Time:
October 9, 2015 | 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (
EDT)
Speaker:
Judith A. LaRocque, former ambassador and permanent representative, Permanent Delegation of Canada to the OECD
Location:
Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (second entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Audience:
Executives at the EX-01 to EX-05 levels from across the public service
Engaging the Crowd in Public Policy
This session offers an expert perspective on how public policy can be enhanced by the participation of individual Canadians.
Mr. Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman and CEO of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, will present an overview of the CRTC's efforts to stimulate broad awareness, engagement and participation among the Canadian public, the academic community and other groups.
Executives will not want to miss this opportunity to learn proven strategies for crafting policy that better reflects the public interest.
Event Information
Date and Time:
September 25, 2015 | 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (
EDT)
Speaker:
Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman and CEO, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Location:
Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (second entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Cost:
No charge for learners
Audience:
Executives at the EX-01 to EX-05 levels from across the public service
Delivering IT Value
IT departments must manage increasingly complex systems and data while delivering continuous innovation and absorbing annual budgetary challenges. Balancing these demands requires IT departments to demonstrate the "value" of IT as a corporate investment.
Determining IT value starts with understanding the total cost and effectiveness of the entire IT portfolio. In this session, expert panellists will discuss how IT can be a dynamic business partner and review principles that can change organizational perceptions.
Event Information
Date and Time:
August 28, 2015 | 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (
EDT)
Panellists:
Peter Donnelly,
IT Advisory Partner, KPMG ITnet
Guylaine Montplaisir, Director General, Application and Knowledge Services, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Facilitator:
Gini Bethell, Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister on
IM/
IT Transformation, Canada School of Public Service
Location:
Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (second entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Cost:
No charge for learners
Audience:
Executives at the EX-01 to EX-05 levels and equivalents from across the public service
Registration:
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Registration deadline: August 26, 2015
How to Give and Receive a Two-Minute Briefing
This lecture presents an approach to briefing that allows executives to confidently and effectively summarize an issue in two minutes or less. It will also provide insight into how senior managers are viewed, how their employees try to respond to their perceived needs and preferences and the negative communications patterns they can fall into. Finally, the lecture will sketch out how a leader's reception of a two-minute briefing can contribute to successful communication, deliberation and decision making.
Based on the School's highly popular half-day course on this topic and led by Royal Orr, one of the faculty members who developed the two-minute briefing approach, this session offers executives tips and strategies for conserving their most valuable resource—time.
Event Information
Date and Time:
May 8, 2015 | 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (
EDT)
Speaker:
Royal Orr, Faculty Member, Canada School of Public Service
Location:
Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (second entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Cost:
No charge for learners
Audience:
Executives at the EX-01 to EX-05 levels from across the public service
Well-Managed Human Resources for a Productive Workplace
Human resources modernization is an important challenge in today's public service, one that is critical to maintaining a healthy and productive work environment. Ignoring challenging situations may damage management credibility, negatively affecting the workplace.
This session will explore issues related to human resources and the role of management during periods of transformation, helping executives to address each situation effectively.
Event Information
Date and Time:
April 10, 2015 | 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (
EDT)
Speaker:
Gabriel Caponi, Assistant Commissioner – Quebec Region, Canada Revenue Agency
Location:
Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (second entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Cost:
No charge for learners
Audience:
Executives from across the public service
Treasury Board Decision Making: What Executives Need to Know
Policy implementation is a core public service responsibility, and preparing a submission seeking Treasury Board authority to proceed is often a key step. Policy, program and corporate executives all have a role to play in successfully demonstrating that the departmental executive team is ready for implementation.
Pablo Sobrino, former associate ADM with the Acquisitions Branch at Public Works and Government Services Canada, and Ian Matheson, former executive director of the Defence and Immigration Division at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, have drawn on their extensive experience to create this event.
Join us to exchange best practices with your colleagues and gain practical tools that will guide you in leading your organization through the submission process.
Event Information
Date and Time:
March 19, 2015 | 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (
EDT)
Speakers:
Pablo Sobrino, Executive Advisor – Strategic Directions, Canada School of Public Service
Ian Matheson, Senior Faculty Member, Canada School of Public Service
Location:
Collaboration Lounge, Canada School of Public Service, 373 Sussex Drive (second entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Cost:
No charge for learners
Audience:
Executives from across the public service
Policy Leadership 2020 – Challenges and Opportunities
Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary for the Department for Education, is shaking up policy-making culture in the UK Civil Service.
In this session, Mr. Wormald will discuss the challenges of striking an effective balance between politics, evidence and delivery, developing the confidence to narrow down options and recommending the best policy to deliver change in the real world.
Join us to gain valuable perspective from another Westminster democracy on the policy-making experience and its transformation.
Event Information
Date and Time:
March 6, 2015 | 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (
EST)
Speaker:
Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary for the Department for Education, UK Civil Service
Locations:
Available across Canada by webcast
Collaboration Lounge, Canada School of Public Service, 373 Sussex Drive (second entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Cost:
No charge for learners
Audience:
Executives at the EX-01 to EX-05 levels from across the public service
HR Transformations: Above and Beyond
In this session, Donna Wilson, Vice-President of Human Resources at LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services, will offer executives fresh insight into the changing landscape of human resources. Ms. Wilson is a distinguished leader with a wealth of experience in HR, including an executive role in the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee.
She will explore the challenges facing HR in times of transformation, focusing on her organization's journey in implementing a new HR Service Delivery Model and the essential role of the HR branch in business.
Event Information
Date and Time:
February 20, 2015 | 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (
EST)
Speaker:
Donna Wilson, Vice-President, Human Resources, LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services
Location:
Collaboration Lounge, Canada School of Public Service, 373 Sussex Drive (second entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Cost:
No charge for learners
Audience:
Executives from across the public service
Business and IT Collaboration
Mobile applications, integrated collaborative platforms, the "cloud" and the unprecedented flow of analytical data from social media make it possible for organizations and stakeholders to interact anytime and anywhere.
As a result, the rules of engagement between business and information technology services have changed dramatically. This session explores how to build a successful collaboration between business and IT. Transparency, a common language and continuous improvement practices all contribute to the most important element: trust.
Event Information
Date and Time:
February 17, 2015 | 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (
EST)
Speakers:
Susan Kilburn, Consultant, BMO Capital Markets and Enterprise Risks
Benoît Long, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Processing and Payments Services Branch, Service Canada
Location:
Collaboration Lounge, Canada School of Public Service, 373 Sussex Drive (second entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Cost:
No charge for learners
Audience:
Executives from across the public service
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada: Their Lean Journey
Join senior executives from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) to learn how the organization used the lean approach to modernize its processes and create a culture of continuous improvement.
As a result of this initiative, IRB can now make refugee determinations in four months instead of two years, and lean thinking has been enthusiastically adopted across the organization.
The speakers will share the results they achieved in transforming IRB's service delivery, strategic planning and organizational culture and provide a candid perspective on what worked and what lessons they learned along the way.
Event Information
Date and Time:
February 3, 2015 | 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (
EST)
Speakers:
Ross Pattee, Deputy Chairperson, Refugee Protection Division, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Greg Kipling, Director General, Policy, Planning and Research Branch, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Location:
Collaboration Lounge, Canada School of Public Service, 373 Sussex Drive (second entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Cost:
No charge for learners
Audience:
Executives from across the public service
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