We've all met well-meaning jerks who are often right and almost always believe they have the organization's best interest at heart but leave a trail of human carnage behind them. Brilliant Jerks cause distress, trigger turnover and sick leaves and tarnish your brand reputation. The stakes can get higher, when the board gets involved, when investors don't want to deal with you, or when a nasty termination escalates to a human rights case. You may want to retain the stellar developer, designer or product manager, but at what cost? As the leader of your organization, what should you do with these brilliant jerks?

Best Practices for Effectively Activating your Human Resources Function with Denise Roy

The technology space is a different beast than its older, more lumbering counterparts on the Canadian business spectrum. It moves at a more accelerated pace of change, with a more diverse set of employee players to contend with. The Human Resources team of any technology organization needs to be equally paired in its pace, style and practices. This session will speak to the Best practices for effectively activating your human resources function.