DAVID HURST
Management &
Organizational Change

David Hurst is a speaker, consultant and writer on management. As a reflective business practitioner with a unique blend of practical experience and conceptual knowledge, he has a special niche in the management field. He spent twenty-five years working in the corporate world as an effective manager and extracted from his experience some highly innovative ideas about leadership, the management of change and the dynamics of organizations that promote creativity and learning.

Hurst’s ideas have been expressed in two ground-breaking books. In his first book, Crisis & Renewal: Meeting the Challenge of Organizational Change, he used concepts from ecology and anthropology to explain how organizations are born, evolve and decline. In his second book, Learning from the Links: Mastering Management Using Lessons from Golf, he uses the theory of complex systems to discipline the comparison between golf and management. His articles have been published in leading business publications such as The Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, Strategy+Business, The Globe and Mail, and the Business Quarterly.

 

ADWOA BUAHENE &
GISELLE KOVARY
Generational Experts &
Organizational Performance
Consultants

ADWOA BUAHENE
As a managing partner and co-founder of n-gen People Performance Inc., Adwoa K. Buahene works with clients to create and implement products and services that improve organizational and people performance, by layering on a generational perspective to all people practices. Adwoa helps clients to understand and build strategies and programs that target, motivate and engage all four generations. Adwoa’s generational expertise has been leveraged by industry leaders in both the private and public sector since 2003. She is a sought after resource to senior leaders, HR teams, and management groups that recognize the need to improve organizational engagement. She is regularly quoted in newspapers and trade magazines, and has presented to international audiences.

Adwoa has a Master’s degree in analytic philosophy from Dalhousie University and is co-author of the book Loyalty Unplugged: How to Get, Keep & Grow All Four Generations.

She is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management, Human Resource Professionals of Ontario, member - Provincial Partnership Council, chair - United Way Allocations Panel and board director – VHA Home Health Care.

GISELLE KOVARY
As a managing partner and co-founder of n-gen People Performance Inc., Giselle Kovary works with clients to create and implement products and services that improve organizational and people performance, by layering on a generational perspective to all people practices. Giselle helps clients to understand and build strategies and programs that target, motivate and engage all four generations. Giselle’s generational expertise has been leveraged by industry leaders in both the private and public sector since 2003. She is a sought after resource to senior leaders, HR teams, and management groups that recognize the need to improve organizational engagement. She is regularly quoted in newspapers and trade magazines, and has presented to international audiences.

Giselle has a Master’s degree in communication studies from the University of Windsor and is co-author of the book Loyalty Unplugged: How to Get, Keep & Grow All Four Generations.

She is a member of the Human Resource Professionals Association, Society for Human Resource Management, and chair - Promotions & Events Taskforce of the Provincial Partnership Council.

PAUL JUNIPER

Paul Juniper became the sixth Director of Queen’s Industrial Relations Centre (IRC) in August 2006. Mr. Juniper is a leading and respected figure in Canada’s human resources community, with 25 years of experience in human resources and association leadership.

Serving as Vice-President of Human Resources for national and international companies, Mr. Juniper also managed a Toronto-based consultancy focusing on strategic planning and recruitment. In addition he has taught in both college and university environments, including the Strategic HR Planning course for York University in Toronto.  Mr. Juniper recently developed the IRC’s well received Advanced HR program now launching across Canada.

Mr. Juniper is particularly sought for his views on international HR trends, in part due to his internationalist credentials and global interest. He holds a Senior HR Professional designation from the U.S.-based Society for Human Resource Management, one of the few in Canada with this distinction; is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development in the UK; and monitors HR/OD developments in Australia and other parts of world.

An active volunteer in human resources associations, Mr. Juniper was interim CEO of the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPAO), served on its Board in several roles including President, and was instrumental in the adoption of a degree requirement for certification in human resources.

Mr. Juniper is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Council of HR Associations, and served on its Independent Board of Examiners for several years.