Graham Lowe and Jen Sulkers will offer this interactive workshop at the Industrial Accident Prevention Association annual conference. Toronto Convention Centre. A Great Place to Work® is one where employees trust the people they work for, have pride in what they do and enjoy the people with whom they work. Join us for this interactive […]
Organizational Change Strategies
High-Trust Cultures = Health and Performance
Graham Lowe and Jen Sulkers will offer this session at the Industrial Accident Prevention Association annual conference. Toronto Convention Centre. Great workplaces are built on trust – the cornerstone of organizational health and performance. This is a key insight from the Great Place to Work® Institute’s research on the fundamentals of great workplaces. High-trust relationships […]
Trust is tops
This article is part of a feature in Canadian Business magazine on the first annual Best Workplaces in Canada. It describes the steps managers can take to build high-trust, high-performing organiztional cultures.
Making a measurable difference: evaluating quality of work life interventions
Across the country, nurses and other front-line health system workers are taking actions to improve the quality of their work environment. A high quality work environment is being accepted, albeit slowly, as a prerequisite for building the human resource capacity needed to sustain the health system. As more time and money are invested in trying […]
Human Resource Professional Association of Ontario Conference
Graham Lowe will present a workshop entitled, “Creating a Great Place to Work: Lessons from the Best” at the HRPAO Annual Conference, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto Feb 1-3, 2006. For information contact: www.HRPAO.org
Seventh Annual Workplace Wellness in Niagara Conference
Graham Lowe will present the keynote address, entitled, "Creating Healthy Organizations", at the Seventh Annual Workplace Wellness in Niagara Conference, to be held at November 23, 2005, at Club Italia in Niagara Falls. For information, contact: workplace.wellness@regional.niagara.on.ca
How hospitals become great places to work
This article describes the cultural practices of 7 hospitals on Fortune magazine’s "100 Best Companies to Work For in America" list.
Riding the Age Wave: Designing People Strategies for an Aging Workforce
The aging workforce and retirement of the Baby Boom Generation has been on the radar screen of senior managers for the last decade. Yet despite knowing this age wave is coming, relatively few organizations are ready to respond with creative human resource management strategies that meet emerging workforce challenges. This workshop builds on the best […]
Riding the Age Wave: Designing People Strategies for an Aging Workforce
Workshop material presented to the Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute in Edmonton, Alberta, June 15, 2005, addressing how employers can respond to an aging workforce.
Creating a Quality Workplace
Pre-conference 1-day Workshop, 2005 Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference, Calgary. June 8, 2005. Overview: Focusing on high-quality work environments, this workshop addresses the underlying causes of some major labour-management problems, ranging from employee stress, injuries, and dissatisfaction to disability claims, grievances and rising health benefit costs. The workshop will describe the ingredients of a high-quality […]