contributors
TODD WEISBERG
Todd Weisberg is an associate with the law firm Shields O’Donnell MacKillop LLP, a management
labour and employment law firm located in Toronto. He received his law degree from
Queens University and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2012. Weisberg represents employers
in all areas of employment and labour law, including wrongful dismissal litigation, employee
discipline and termination, employment standards complaints, human rights complaints,
labour arbitration, fiduciary litigation and drafting employment policies and contracts. He frequently
writes on topics related to employment law and has authored or co-authored articles
for Canadian Lawyer In House magazine, Workplace.ca, Your Workplace, LexisNexis Practice
Advisor and the Federated Press. Read the article he wrote about human rights code considerations
to be made during the hiring process, starting on page 17.
SUSAN POWER, CHRL
Susan Power is owner and CEO of Higher Talent Inc., which she founded in 2011. Having
worked in human resources for over 15 years, her professional experiences fixing people issues
across industries and job levels has resulted in less stressful environments and stronger
relationships in many workplaces. Read Power’s article about why culture can be the new performance
management, starting on page 35.
KRISTA BAX
Krista Bax is the executive director of the Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table, a non-profit,
regional partnership between labour, business and education/training institutions whose mission
is to ensure the Asia Pacific Gateway has enough people with the right skills and training
to meet its needs. She is a self-starting, high performing professional who has a solid track record
of moving ideas to reality, leading teams and getting results in the area of human resources
and administration. Read the article she wrote about how HR professionals can keep company
knowledge from leaving as baby boomers retire, starting on page 37.
ANDREW LENARDON
Andrew Lenardon is the global director at Shred-it International, and has been a leader within
Shred-it’s national accounts team since 2006. Prior to Shred-it, he worked with national and
international brands including Canadian Tire, Whirlpool, AT&T and Allstream in marketing
and sales leadership roles. While at Shred-it, Lenardon has led teams responsible for national
accounts business development and account management across the commercial, healthcare
and government verticals. Read his article about keeping confidential data secure by training
employees, starting on page 45.
CAROLINE COLE POWER
Caroline Cole Power is the president of Canadian HR Solutions Inc., a Toronto-based firm that
provides recruiting, corporate training, leadership development, workplace wellness and payroll
services. Her work has spanned financial services, higher education, telecommunications,
technology, pharma, professional services, manufacturing, health care and multiple levels of government.
Power holds the CHRL designation, a Master of Education degree from the University
of Toronto, a Master of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University, a Bachelor of
Business Administration degree from York University and through the University of Leicester,
she currently conducts doctoral research with a focus on leadership development. Read the article
she wrote on the psychological consequences of bullying in the workplace on page 47.
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