contents VOLUME 34 / NUMBER 6 JUNE 2017
FEATURES
HR’s Changing Role in M&A...................................... 18
Today’s transformational mergers and acquisitions make
HR’s role in the process more critical than ever
Looking Inward............................................................ 24
Talent management is key to addressing critical
skills gaps
Meet the HR Influencers............................................ 38
Allan Bartolini, CHRE
DEPARTMENTS
Letter from the Editor.................................................... 4
Leadership Matters....................................................... 5
Promoting a culture of resiliency
Upfront............................................................................. 9
Legal Words.................................................................. 13
Providing references: words of warning
Diversity........................................................................ 31
Overcome unconscious bias to attract diverse talent
Health & Wellness...................................................... 33
Improving the health of working Canadians
Benefits......................................................................... 35
Should we introduce medium-term disability?
24
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31
The nature of mergers
and acquisitions in recent
years makes things even
more complex. In the past,
they were often a relatively
simple process. Now, a
good number are downright
transformational. The cover
story starts on page 18.
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