Executive Lecture Series: Past Sessions 2016
Enriching Organizations Through Diversity and Inclusion
One of Canada’s greatest strengths is the richness of its cultural diversity, and leaders are critical to helping the public service draw upon the full potential of Canada’s diverse workforce.
During this session, Caroline Codsi, Senior Vice-President and General Manager of Eastern Canada for Cira Medical Services, will engage executives in an open discussion about diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
She will share her experiences, the challenges she faced and how she addressed them. Participants, in turn, will have the opportunity to share their experiences, lessons learned and best practices. They will explore the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workplace, examine some common biases and discover the vital leadership role they can play as enablers of inclusiveness in their organizations.
Caroline has more than 20 years of experience in the field of human resources, with a focus on healthy and inclusive workforce. She has been the recipient of multiple awards, including a Gender Equality Award from the United Nations Women National Committee. She has also been ranked among the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada and the Top 20 Diversity Leading Figures of Quebec.
Event Information
Ottawa
November 3, 2016 | 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (EDT) CANCELLED
Caroline Codsi, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Eastern Region, Cira Medical Services
Available across Canada by webcast
Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Executives at the EX-01 to EX-05 levels from across the public service
Mentally Healthy Workplaces
This event is an overview of federal public service initiatives on mental health. After a review of work underway at the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Privy Council Office, three executives will share their experience and perspectives on supporting mental health in the public service. Participants will have opportunities to ask questions and share best practices in creating workplaces conducive to mental health in their organizations.
Event Information
Ottawa
September 30, 2016 | 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
- Caroline Curran, Executive Director, Human Resources Division, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
- Frances McRae, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Public Service Renewal Secretariat, Privy Council Office
- Janet Campbell, Ombudsman and Director, Office of Values and Ethics, Canadian Heritage
- Delroy Lawrence, Executive Director, Workplace Relations and Organizational Wellbeing, Health Canada
- Michelle Vaillancourt, National Manager, Disability Management Program, Public Services and Procurement Canada
- Michel Vermette, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada (APEX)
Available across Canada by webcast
Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Executives at the EX-01 to EX-05 levels from across the public service
Is Lean a Failed Theory for Public Service?
Held in partnership with Alpen Path Solutions Inc., this discussion will emphasize the importance of organizational readiness factors—including leadership engagement, understanding demand and co-production—in successfully implementing a lean approach. The presentation will argue that lean can only really achieve its potential when based within the logic and context of service delivery.
Professor Zoe Radnor is well known for her research in the application of lean in public service. She has published more than 80 articles, book chapters and reports and has presented widely on the topic to both academic and practitioner audiences.
Event Information
June 23, 2016 | 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Zoe Radnor, Professor and Dean, School of Management, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
Available across Canada by webcast
Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Executives at the EX-01 to EX-05 levels from across the public service
Social Media In Communicating Government Science
During this session, experts will explore the challenges, risks and benefits associated with using social media to engage public servants and Canadians. Additionally, they will demonstrate how social media can be strategically integrated into the workplace through culture change, and discuss how risks can be effectively managed.
The speakers will also discuss evidence-informed strategies to manage agendas that raise further discussions of these topics online.
Please note that this session will be available both on-site at Académie De-La-Salle in Ottawa and by webcast.
April 15, 2016 | 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (EDT)
Lori Harrop, federal public servant in residence, School of Public Administration, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ryan Deschamps, PhD candidate at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, Regina, Saskatchewan
Available across Canada by webcast
Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Executives at the EX-01 to EX-05 levels from across the public service
Public Engagement
Public engagement processes range from town halls to online communities, but they can all be classified under a few basic types, each of which is suited to different issues. To maximize the effectiveness of engagement processes, it's important to know what types are available, which type is appropriate for which task and how to apply them to the jobs they were designed to do.
To help Ontario's public service get the most out of public engagement, the province's Open Dialogue Initiative is developing and testing a new public engagement framework that will guide the selection, design and delivery of effective public engagement processes for the future.
Don Lenihan, the government's principal advisor on this project, will provide executives with an overview of the project, highlighting lessons learned and exploring how and where these may be applicable to the Government of Canada.
Event Information
This event has been merged with the Armchair Discussion scheduled March 17, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Speaker:
Don Lenihan, Senior Associate, Policy and Engagement, Canada 2020
Language:
English with interpretation in both official languages
Locations:
Available across Canada by webcast
Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (second entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario
Leading Transformation Initiatives
With major transformations underway across the public service, executives are called on more and more to pave the way for organizational change. Legislative modernization, new policy suites and culture change all require executives to fill critical leadership roles.
Mr. Neil Bouwer, Assistant Deputy Minister at Natural Resources Canada, has led many of these organizational transformations during his career. From change initiatives in organizations such as the Privy Council Office, Human Resources Development Canada and—most notably—the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Mr. Bouwer has accumulated a wealth of lessons learned and highly practical knowledge to share with executives in this session.
Event Information
Date and Time:
February 26, 2016 | 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (
EST)
Speaker:
Neil Bouwer, Assistant Deputy Minister of Science and Policy Integration, Natural Resources Canada
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
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