In the know @ PHO - June 2015
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LISE BLANCHARD PRESENTS AT THE <strong>2015</strong> ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS FORUM. <strong>PHO</strong>TO CREDIT: CLAUDE MARTEL<br />
Our People<br />
Employee Engagement Profile:<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE<br />
PROFESSIONALS DISCUSS<br />
‘PERSONAL BRAND’<br />
What is <strong>the</strong> first<br />
thing that comes<br />
to your colleagues’<br />
minds when your name is<br />
mentioned? What do <strong>the</strong>y<br />
say about you when you’re<br />
not in <strong>the</strong> room? What do you<br />
uniquely bring to your work,<br />
activities and relationships? <strong>In</strong><br />
short, what is your personal<br />
brand? And, what can you do<br />
to ensure you’re promoting it<br />
in <strong>the</strong> right way?<br />
These were <strong>the</strong> questions<br />
put to <strong>PHO</strong>’s administrative<br />
staff by keynote speaker<br />
Salima Valji at <strong>the</strong> <strong>2015</strong><br />
Administrative Professionals<br />
Forum (APF) held on May 7,<br />
<strong>2015</strong> at <strong>the</strong> Royal York Hotel in<br />
Toronto. Salima’s talk was but<br />
one way <strong>the</strong> Forum sought<br />
to encourage administrative<br />
professionals to be intentional<br />
about our careers and<br />
engaged in our roles at <strong>PHO</strong>.<br />
After a wonderful breakfast<br />
and welcoming activities, <strong>the</strong><br />
day began with a presentation<br />
on <strong>the</strong> employee engagement<br />
survey results for <strong>the</strong><br />
administrative group, followed<br />
by an open floor Q&A session<br />
with Donna Marafioti, vice<br />
president, Human Resources<br />
and Laboratories.<br />
Rhonda Pollard, senior advisor,<br />
Leadership Development and<br />
Organizational Improvement,<br />
<strong>the</strong>n led <strong>the</strong> group in an<br />
Engagement Café activity<br />
facilitating discussion around<br />
<strong>the</strong> top three engagement<br />
drivers for <strong>the</strong> administrative<br />
group: career development,<br />
recognition, and performance<br />
management. The Café<br />
provoked excellent discussion<br />
and produced action items<br />
which Human Resources and<br />
APF leadership are eager to<br />
tackle in <strong>the</strong> coming year.<br />
The afternoon session kicked<br />
off with Salima’s interactive<br />
and engaging presentation.<br />
This was followed by Donna’s<br />
“Top 10 Career Tips.” The day<br />
ended with an address and<br />
Q&A with President and CEO<br />
Dr. Peter Donnelly.<br />
Thank you to all who came<br />
and participated so fully in <strong>the</strong><br />
day’s activities!<br />
BY MATTHEW ROOT,<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT,<br />
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES<br />
PREVENTION AND CONTROL<br />
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