Feel Good Work, Transforming how we do work

In this conversation we look at the role of conflict and how it can impact, shape and at even benefit the way we shape organizational behaviour.

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About Stephen Friedman

Stephen is an award winning, Adjunct Professor of Organizational Studies at The Schulich School of Business, York University for over 20 years. His teaching and course development experience includes Graduate and Undergraduate, Organizational Behaviour, Team Development, Communication, Leadership, Problem Solving, Management, Strategy and Human Resource Management courses.

His workplace teaching and coaching in private practice and work at the Schulich Executive Education Centre, Schulich School of Business, draws on 1000's of stories from leaders’ and managers’ problems, decisions, and challenges. This has included teaching a variety of leaders and professionals including, medical professionals, finance executives, developers, government leaders and administrators, educators, engineers, publishers, retail executives, utilities, energy, packaged goods, health care, pharmaceutical, packaged goods as well as other businesses and not-for-profit leaders from across Canada and the US.

Broad experience in facilitating in person, virtually, hybrid, keynotes, and in professional conference proceedings has utilized his energetic, inclusive, respectful, and highly experiential approach to learning. His programs include sharing accessible tools, insightful and progressive concepts, and impactful new ways of thinking. His work is always focused on establishing achievable, practical, and realistic approaches and outcomes for students and clients.

He is also an active writer, with work appearing in several publications and platforms.

Link to Transcript - https://circlepointwellness.com/stephen_friedman

Join this inaugural conversation on Future of Feel Good Work, as I talk with Letecia Rose is an equity strategist and an award-winning facilitator passionate about creating inclusive spaces and delivering equitable outcomes.

We explore what equity, emotional literacy and belonging have in common and what organizations and leaders can do.

About Letecia Rose

Her career has transcended multiple sectors, including sports & entertainment, education, community impact, arts, and social service. As a leader in diversity, social justice, and community engagement for the past seventeen years, Letecia has trained thousands of stakeholders and organizations across Ontario and has created spaces for individuals to have courageous conversations about diversity, inclusion, and inequity.

As the Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Canadian Tire Corporation, Letecia works to build equitable and inclusive environments where people can feel seen heard and that they belong. Letecia is also a vital member of the Human Resources Leadership team, where she advises on all aspects of the talent function to deliver long-term sustainable growth for the organization. During her short time within the organization, she has increased diverse representation, created career advancement opportunities, and cultivated a sophisticated network of Employee Resource and Business Integration Groups across the enterprise.

Before working at Canadian Tire, Letecia was the Principal Consultant for Skill Market, a company she founded to build equity strategies and customized trainings to address organizations' complex and evolving needs. In this role, she was able to advise government agencies and co-create strategies with industry leaders in the corporate and NGO sectors. Her values-driven approach centred around 'fostering proximity to promote empathy' combined with her ability to design people-centred solutions has made her a trusted voice and thought leader in the EDI industry.

Letecia is a recognized city-builder and has received the United Way Innovation and Creativity Award, a Vital People award from the Toronto Community Foundation, the Inclusion Innovation Award from the NBA and is a WXN Women's Executive Leadership Top 100 Leader for 2020 and a recipient of the Mercedes Benz Emerging Leader Award. In recognition of her contributions to cultivating inclusion, Letecia was named 2022 Top 10 Diversity & Inclusion Leaders in Canada.

Within the community, Letecia sits on the CAMH Foundation Board but has also served as an advisory member of several organizations, including the Civic Action Leadership Foundation, RISE Edutainment and was the co-chair of the City of Toronto's Reaction Task Force and the Emerging Leaders Network (ELN).

Link to Transcript - https://circlepointwellness.com/laetecia_rose