WATSON Speaks

The erasure of history simply compounds inequity.

On February 15, 2023, WATSON’s Alicia Williams spoke at a community event for Black History Month on the importance of history and storytelling for Black and other marginalized communities. She spoke about how the erasure of that history prevents people from knowing the many who came before and accomplished great things despite obstacles, and prevents people from outside of those groups from understanding, acknowledging, and appreciating the valuable contributions that have been made in our collective society.

It’s important to be able to see representations of people who look like you to know what is possible. For those groups whose histories are not told, it is like having to start from scratch to build it.

Thank you, Alicia, for sharing your story, and inviting us all to think about the stories we tell and are told.

This webinar is exclusive to members of the Council of Human Resources Executives of The Conference Board of Canada.

Oversight of culture was a growing priority in the boardroom even prior to the events of the past year, and these same headlines have pulled boards of directors much closer to what this responsibility and oversight of culture really means, and how it manifests in organizational performance. There is a clear trend towards high-performance boards engaging more deeply in the intentional design of culture, culture metrics, and ongoing monitoring of culture. 

Join WATSON Practice Leads Rachel O’Connor (Leadership & Performance) and Sharon Rudy (Director & Executive Search) as they share insights gained from working with multiple boards across sectors and discuss the implications for even greater leadership and influence by CHROs.  They’ll bring the topic: Do Boards Play a Role in Supporting Workplace Culture? to life with discussion, case studies and real experiences.

• HR Council – Eastern Canada – February 18, 2021
  • February 17-18, 2021 Virtual
• HR Council – Western Canada  – March 3, 2021
  • March 3-4, 2021 Virtual
• Joint HR Council meeting (Eastern and Western Canada) – TBD
  • June 9-11, 2021

Learn more here about membership to The Council of Human Resources Executives.

During the past year, we have all experienced a lot of turbulence — and there’s more ahead. As family business owners plan for the future, they’re having to be more flexible and consider multiple business scenarios.

Join WATSON and FEX on February 9, 2021 for the next panel with Julius Frohlich and Chris Massie where we will hear how far they are looking out and what they’re doing differently during their planning as they try to navigate uncertainty.

• What are some of the different scenarios that have been considered?
• How have they engaged their leaders and advisors to chart the course?
• Are they performing better or worse than planned?
• What adjustments have they made as a result?

Tuesday, February 9, 2021
1:00PM EDT/ 11:00AM MDT/ 10:00AM PDT

More information HERE

Registration HERE

PS: In case you missed the last WATSON/FEX webinar, catch it HERE!

Elizabeth Watson, WATSON Founder and CEO, will be a key speaker at the 16th Annual Conference on Crown Corporate Governance taking place January 19th – 20th, 2021 virtually.

The 2021 program features timely content on the complexities of governance at this unique historical moment. The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing crowns to contend with important challenges in workforce management and business continuity, while presenting new opportunities to re-imagine how public services are delivered. At the same time, social movements like Black Lives Matter and demands for increased diversity are setting new expectations for boards and managers.

Register here