PAST EVENT:
Best Workplaces Summit 2010 Ideas and Inspiration for Building a High Trust Workplace

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April 12, 2010
At Toronto Board of Trade (First Canadian Place) – Downtown Toronto

The Best Workplaces Summit featured leaders, practitioners and research from the Best Workplaces in Canada Survey.

- A Model for understanding what makes a workplace great
- A framework for how to implement change
- A business case for why building a great workplace is worth the effort
- A network of colleagues, your real-life, real-time resource for supporting your workplace transformation
- The tools and best practices, what you can do to enhance workplace culture
- Inspiration - leave excited about building a better workplace

Speakers

John Peoples, Former President of S.C. Johnson Canada and now an Executive with S.C. Johnson Marketing
11 years on US list, 5 years in Canada

Dr. Steven Woods, Director of Engineering and Waterloo Site Director, Google Canada
#3 Best Workplace in Canada in 2010

Bruce MacLellan, CEO Environics Communications
#1 Best Workplace in Canada in 2010 

Michel Burchell, International VP, Great Place to Work^® Institute Inc.
Understanding what makes a workplace great

Jen Wetherow, Consulting Director, Great Place to Work^® Institute Canada
Learning from a Research Project for the Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) Labour Program
Mental Health in Canadian Workplaces: Investigating Employer's Best Practices

Pre-conference

- 2011 survey process (what’s new, how to apply)
- Customer Testimonial: Grant Thornton (Sharon Healy, HR director)
- Culture Audit submission: tips and recommendations
- Interpreting your Trust Index results.