SocialHRCamp Montreal 2024

In this session, we’ll explore the critical need for a unified understanding of AI across all organizational levels, from junior employees to executives. As AI becomes integral to business operations, differing points of reference and language around AI can create communication gaps and hinder effective adoption. We'll break down what AI is and isn’t, providing a shared framework to ensure clarity and alignment. By contextualizing AI, we’ll highlight how it can revolutionize workplace communication—enhancing collaboration, transparency, and inclusivity while ensuring no message gets lost in translation.

This interactive session will allow participants to discover their personal AI persona, uncover blockers to AI adoption, and learn strategies to support AI integration within their organizations. We will use insights from Slack’s Workforce Lab, which identifies five distinct AI persona types, to guide discussion and engagement.

Session Objectives:
- Encourage participants to reflect on their own approach to AI through a quick and engaging AI persona quiz.
- Facilitate open conversation about common blockers HR teams face in adopting AI.
- Provide actionable strategies for overcoming barriers and fostering a culture of experimentation with AI.
- Share practical AI use cases from the audience to enhance collaboration and best practices.

This session not only introduces participants to the concept of AI personas but also creates a safe space for discussion and collaboration. HR professionals will leave with actionable insights on how to engage their teams with AI, ultimately supporting AI integration in HR processes and improving productivity and innovation.

In an era defined by rapid change and uncertainty, leaders face the daunting task of navigating complexity while inspiring their teams to innovate and adapt. In this 30-minute workshop, leaders will explore practical strategies for navigating uncertainty and fostering creative courage within themselves and their teams. Through interactive discussions, experiential exercises, and self-reflection, participants will gain valuable insights and tools to thrive in today's complex business landscape.

Key Takeaways:
- Understand how VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) impacts organizations and leadership roles.
- Explore practical strategies for cultivating creative courage as a leader.
- Develop a mindset of curiosity and vulnerability to embrace uncertainty.
- Identify actionable steps to foster a culture of experimentation and learning within your teams and organizations.

In the age of AI, organizational design and its ability to drive business outcomes are evolving rapidly. This talk will explore how AI is transforming traditional static operating models, and the required shifts to more dynamic org design and talent management to thrive in our future environment.

We’ll dive into the following: 1) how AI is reshaping organizational design, including the impacts of workforce automation, self-management, and skill-based teams; 2) implications for People programs, Leadership, and HR as a whole; and 3) practical tools and org design methods for building future-ready organizations.

In this session, we will discuss the importance of being human and what that looks like but the goal will be to explore how AI is revolutionizing recruitment and how a hiring team can adapt to stay competitive. Attendees will gain insights into leveraging AI technologies to improve efficiency while ensuring a quality hire.

In today's fast-evolving recruitment landscape, AI is revolutionizing the way companies attract, assess, and hire talent. However, the importance of maintaining a human-centred approach remains crucial. In this session, "Rewiring Recruitment in an AI World," we will explore how hiring teams can effectively adopt AI technologies to enhance efficiency, streamline processes, and make data-driven decisions, all while preserving the human touch that ensures quality hires. Attendees will walk away with actionable insights on balancing AI integration with human intuition to stay competitive in the modern hiring ecosystem.

Human competencies lie at the core of transforming the workplace. How will your organization be ready for this challenge in 2024 and beyond? What development strategies, combined with AI tools, can help you achieve this? Join this session to discover how organizations like Transat, Desjardins, Bixi, and others use AI to support the development of their managers—currently the most critical workforce—and learn best practices to effectively help them perform in their roles.
We will share various AI applications and their benefits for managers and HR professionals through concrete examples. Topics covered will include:
- Understanding how AI plays a key role in team management.
- Investing in talent development by combining growth strategies with AI tools.
- Discovering practical approaches to support your managers and improve decision-making.
- Preparing to tackle challenges related to market changes, as well as employee engagement and retention.

Réinventer l’accompagnement du gestionnaire : L'IA comme Alliée des professionnels RH.
Les compétences humaines sont au cœur de la transformation du travail. Comment votre organisation sera-t-elle prête pour ce défi en 2024 et au-delà ? Quelles stratégies de développement, combinées aux outils d'Intelligence artificielle, peuvent vous aider à y parvenir ? Participez à cette session pour découvrir comment des organisations telles que Transat, Desjardins, Bixi et plusieurs autres utilisent l'IA pour soutenir le développement de leurs gestionnaires, la population la plus critique à l'heure actuelle, et quelles sont les meilleures pratiques pour les accompagner efficacement à performer dans leurs rôles.
Nous vous partagerons les types d’utilisations et les bénéfices de l’IA pour les gestionnaires et professionnels RH à travers des exemples concrets. Nous aborderons les thématiques suivantes:
- Comprendre en quoi l'intelligence artificielle est un acteur clé dans la gestion d'équipe.
- Comment investir dans le développement de vos talents en combinant des stratégies de croissance avec des outils basés sur l'IA.
- Découvrir des approches concrètes pour soutenir vos gestionnaires et améliorer la prise de décision.
- Se préparer à relever les défis liés aux évolutions du marché, ainsi qu'aux enjeux de mobilisation et de rétention.

The intersection of AI and leadership development is rapidly evolving, offering leaders new ways to be more agile, informed, and emotionally intelligent. Together we'll explore how AI will enable leaders to be more agile, informed, and emotionally intelligent, equipping them to navigate the complexities of the modern workforce. Leaders can foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and inclusivity by leveraging AI, preparing their organizations to thrive in an increasingly AI-driven world.

Key Takeaways
- AI-Driven Insights: How can we use AI for more data-informed decision-making to anticipate trends and challenges?
- Personalized Leadership Development: Leveraging AI tools to tailor coaching and support for individual team members
- Develop Emotional Intelligence: How to integrate AI tools to understand better and navigate team dynamics and growth

In this workshop, I’ll guide participants in building a custom GPT to handle internal HR requests, with no coding required. We’ll explore how to train the model to answer common HR queries—such as policies, benefits, and onboarding—while ensuring it reflects your company’s unique voice. By the end, you’ll have a working GPT to streamline HR communications and improve response times.

In this session,"Balancing Act: AI's Role in Advancing DEIB Initiatives," we will explore how artificial intelligence can enhance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) efforts within organizations while maintaining alignment with human values. I will share examples of AI applications in the hiring processes and L&D (and would love to hear yours!) that allow us to foster inclusive workplace cultures. Through interactive discussions, we will address the ethical considerations and challenges of integrating AI into DEIB initiatives, focusing on achieving a balance between technological advancement and human-centred approaches. The session aims to equip you with important considerations, insights and strategies for effectively leveraging AI to promote DEIB within their organizations.