HR Professional - December 2007/January 2008 - (Page 49)

OFF THE SHELF Made in Canada Leadership By Amal Henein and Françoise Morissette John Wiley & Sons Canada, 2007 Imagine that Canada is a corporation whose senior executives, the leaders of the country, are about to retire. As the director of HR, you realize that you have an insufficient number of qualified leaders to fill these critical roles. No problem, you say, you’ll simply implement a comprehensive training program to develop a new leadership team. Then you realize that you have no training program to follow because you’ve never faced this problem before. This is the scary proposition that authors Amal Henein and Françoise Morissette identify as being the critical issue facing Canadian business in their new book, Made in Canada Leadership. Henein and Morissette, both longtime HR professionals, feel there is an impending leadership crisis and solving it requires a uniquely Canadian solution. To that end, the pair conducted three years of research aimed at finding a solution. They determined that Canadian leadership has a distinctive tone and style: strong and diplomatic, forceful without aggression, humble and collaborative without appearing weak. Honing in on that style, the book examines specific company case studies and current leadership training schemes to identify where future leaders can be found and cultivated. The authors also focus on developing government leaderw w w . H RT houghtLeader. c om ship and suggest that if Canada expects to build upon its worldleader status, it must start developing strong federal and provincial leaders now. Made in Canada Leadership is more than a wake-up call for HR professionals—it’s a coming of age for Canadian leadership. HR professionals will appreciate the clear and precise step-by-step instructions offered on how to develop leadership programs in their organizations. —Sarah Twomey The Key to a Successful Search Unlocking a wealth of quali ed candidates has never been easier. • Advertise your position to over 70,000 CAs • Access our resume database (free with every job posted) • Include your posting in our CareerVision newsletter • Limit applicants to CAs to ensure high quality candidates Visit CA Source today 348045_Canadian.indd 1 D e ce mb e r 2 007/J a n u a ry 2 008 49 11:07:46 AM 9/26/07 http://www.casource.com http://www.HRThoughtLeader.com

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HR Professional - December 2007/January 2008 Contents Editor's Letter Contributors Leadership Matters Website Did You Know By the Numbers Technology Study News: Ontario Regulatory Enforcement Compensation News: Postponing Retirement Legal Compensation On Message Public Image Ltd. Building Brand Equity Research Strategy HR 101 Interview with Marshall Goldsmith Off the Shelf The Last Word

HR Professional - December 2007/January 2008

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