DR. DAVID S. COHEN
Dr. David S. Cohen is a leader in the area of talent management. He is known for his abili-ty
to tell it like it is and help organizations through practical, real-world initiatives. Cohen is
passionate about building organizations through the successful alignment of their people to
the corporate values. He works with organizations to ensure the clear articulation of culture
and to build integrated talent management processes and practices. Cohen has over 28 years
of consulting experience working with organizations across all industries and is frequently
called upon as a keynote speaker and presenter at conferences around the globe. He has also
written two books: The Talent Edge and Inside the Box. Read his article about the changing
performance review process, starting on page 37.
contributors
VANESSA JUDELMAN
Vanessa Judelman is the president of Mosaic People Development, a company that helps devel-op
leaders who inspire great results. Whether facilitating, training or coaching, Judelman has
achieved successful change outcomes with organizations such as Campbell’s Soup, Food Banks
of Canada, Motorola, Torstar Digital, Workopolis, the United Nations and CIBC. She is noted
as an expert in her industry and has been published and quoted in The Globe and Mail and the
National Post and is a regular contributor to CKNW Radio. Judelman is also a guest lecturer
in the MBA program at Ted Rogers School of Management. Read her article about what lead-ers
need to do to keep employees happy at work, starting on page 28.
DR. JOHN IZZO
Dr. John Izzo is a keynote speaker and bestselling author on leadership. His books include
Awakening Corporate Soul, Values Shift, The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die and
Stepping Up. Over the last 20 years, he has spoken to over one million people, taught at two
major universities and is frequently featured in the media by the likes of Fast Company, PBS,
CBC, The Wall Street Journal, CNN and INC Magazine. He has advised some of the best
companies in the world including DuPont, TELUS, McDonald’s, Tim Hortons, Westjet,
RBC, Lockheed Martin, Qantas Airlines, Humana, Microsoft and the Mayo Clinic. Read
his article detailing the success TELUS experienced after addressing their corporate culture,
starting on page 33.
NOLAN FRIESEN
Nolan Friesen is the manager of employee benefits and sales for Western Financial Group
Business Insurance, located in Winnipeg, Man. He is responsible for the effective selling of
a growing volume of life, health and dental business to groups and associations while ensur-ing
a professional standard of service to clients is maintained. He also provides leadership,
management and training to the employee benefits sales team and has over eight years of
experience in employee benefits sales. Read Friesen’s article about how to ensure benefits cov-erage
is sustainable through company growth periods, starting on page 39.
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