In response to major changes in the business environment, including globalization and delayering, organizations and employees are being forced to redefine the fundamental meaning of a career and the means for career development. After a recession, organizations need strategies for engaging a demoralized workforce. Moreover, as the economy recovers, organizations will be challenged again to retain outstanding talent. On June 25, 2009, Knightsbridge, in partnership with CIBC, hosted a Career Management Best Practice Session, to explore the challenges and opportunities associated with career management and to identify emerging best practices...
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Leadership Matters - Building Strong Leadership Capacity in the Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector of Halton Region presents a disciplined and cohesive approach to building leadership capacity, and includes sector-specific data from boards of directors diagnosing current areas of strength and opportunity regarding leadership in the Halton Region nonprofit sector. Developed in partnership with Halton Region. "It is undeniable that the context in which nonprofits must operate in Canada is increasingly challenging. Even while government restructuring has created greater need for the expansion of the role of the nonprofit sector, governments have reduced their funding to nonprofit organizations or changed the form in which funding is provided,in effect asking the sector to do more with less..."
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Les Affaires in partnership with Knightsbridge
The Urgence Leadership Think Tank, held in Montreal on August 26, 2008, brought together 37 senior Executives from Quebec organizations concerned about leadership development. They were invited to identify the major issues and explore possible solutions. Participants stressed that Quebec organizations must pay closer attention to Leadership - this is essential if Quebec is to remain competitive in a global marketplace.
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New report on Canada's leadership gap recommends a made-in-Canada solution Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions in partnership with the Canadian Business Hall of Fame and the Canadian Society for Training and Development has released a compelling report called Invisible Fire. It calls on Canadian businesses to “feel the heat and smell the smoke” of the current leadership crisis in Canada. Based on a recent Think Tank of C-Suite leaders in Toronto, the report identifies several major challenges to addressing this crisis: a lack of understanding of leadership as a critical business issue; greater complexity of demands on leaders today than in the past; and definitions of leadership that are too narrow. In response, the report offers six priority recommendations to address the burning need for increased leadership capacity across the country...
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