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of a relatively rarified few – has worked
really, really hard to get there. Dig in and
learn from those who have gone before
you; they know what they’re doing, or they
wouldn’t be there.
What’s the future of HR?
AG: The future of HR is tremendous.
In the current issue of Harvard Business
Review, they speak of “blowing it up and
reinventing it.” I agree. HR needs to free
itself from the notion that it is a back-office
function and step into the limelight
of enabling organizations and their leaders,
managers and individual contributors!
HR, or probably more appropriately, the
concept of “enabling human capital” needs
to be seen as an essential element of organizational
and business success. Let’s work
on getting it there, collectively, for the benefit
of everyone. The world needs more HR,
not less. n
IN A NUTSHELL
First job: Corn detasseler (really!)
Childhood ambition: To be the Prime
Minister of Canada
Best boss and why: Steve Latimer of
Jeffries & Co., because he delights
in motivating people to achieve what
appears to be beyond their means –
and then supports them to get there
through a ton of hard work and fun.
Current source of inspiration: This
is a three-way tie: a) our team at
ENGAGE HR; b) the Lorne Park
Peewee 71 hockey team of 2014/15,
who won absolutely everything in
the season of all seasons, and had
even more fun doing it; and c) the
Mississauga Chiefs Bantam A hockey
team of 2015/16, because their
hard work will pay off.
Best piece of advice you ever got: “Go
for it!” – Suzanne Tyson, president
and CEO of HigherEdPoints.com
Favourite music: The Tragically Hip,
Blue Rodeo, Rush, Taylor Swift,
Mumford & Sons and Neil Diamond
at the cottage on a Sunday morning
Last book you read: 37 Ways Your
Website Died and How to Resurrect
It by Darrell Keezer, a fellow entrepreneur
in Mississauga
How you spend your time away from
work: Coaching, playing and watching
hockey (yes, including the Leafs);
spending quality time with family
and friends; skiing; cottaging; and,
when time permits, cooking. I really
love food; it’s a weakness and pleasure
all wrapped into one!
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