Communication, Leadership and Social Innovation - Leadership Speaker Series - Upcoming Talks

[Sherilee Diebold-Cooze]

*Communication, Leadership and Social Innovation *

 

*Leadership Speaker Series*

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Tuesday, November 17

 

James Meddings

Vice-President of Organizational Leadership and 

Innovation, Canada School of Public Service

 

"Leadership Development in the Federal Public Service..A Canada School 

Perspective"

 

Laurel Room, South Campus Hall

 

5:00pm-7:00pm

 

James Meddings has worked in the public service of Canada for 19 years. 

He assumed the position of Vice-President of Organizational Leadership 

and Innovation at the Canada School of Public Service in December 2008, 

responsible for leadership programs for senior leaders in the public 

service, analysis of innovation in public management and international 

partnerships. Prior to this appointment James served as Vice President 

of Individual Learning at the School and as Special Advisor to the 

President responsible for leading the School through the Horizontal 

Review of Human Resources Central Agencies. Before that, James worked at 

Environment Canada as Director General of Policy and Corporate Affairs 

responsible for managing the national reorganization of the 

Meteorological Service of Canada. James has also worked in Human 

Resources Development Canada, the Privy Council Office and the Canadian 

Human Rights Commission. Prior to his career in the public service James 

taught economics and political science in public and private schools in 

the UK and Canada.

 

Please RSVP to Sylvia Hannigan at ext 35058 or shannig at uwaterloo.ca

 

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Tuesday, November 24

 

Mary Brodhead

Executive Director, Learning Division, Canadian Food 

Inspection Agency

 

Leadership and Innovation in the Federal Public Service

 

Festival Room, SCH

 

5:00pm-7:00pm

 

Everyone Welcome

No RSVP Required

 

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Monday, November 30

 

George Anderson

Past- President of the Insurance Bureau of Canada and 

former past-President of **Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

 

Elements of Transformational Leadership: Career Observations

 

Festival Room, SCH

 

5:00pm-7:00pm

 

George Anderson has worked in financial services in the public and 

private sector for over 35 years. He is past-President of Canada 

Mortgage and Housing Corporation. During his tenure at CMHC the 

corporation was selected by the Financial Post as one of the top 100 

companies to work for in Canada. He is also past-President of the 

Insurance Bureau of Canada. He currently serves on several corporate and 

non-profit Boards including Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Company, 

Johnson Inc. and Unifund Insurance of Newfoundland, the Lawyer's 

Professional Indemnity Insurance Company and CODE, an organization 

devoted to promoting literacy in developing countries. He has been a 

member of several international delegations including Head of Canadian 

Delegation to the Center for Human Settlements in Nairobi in 1987 during 

the international year of housing for the homeless, Chair of the 

Economic Commission for Europe Research Symposium on Urban Affairs in 

1990 and Co-Chair of the Canada-US Joint Committee on Housing and Urban 

Affairs 1986-90. Mr. Anderson received the Order of Canada in 2002. 

Other honours include Business Communicator of the Year by the 

International Association of Business Communicators (Washington, 1990), 

Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from St. Francis Xavier University 

(2005) and Carleton University (2001), the Queen Elizabeth II Golden 

Jubilee medal (2002), and the first alumni Lifetime Achievement Award 

from the University of Regina (2005).

 

Everyone Welcome

No RSVP Required

 

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