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Moments that Matter: What Executive Decisions on Leave Management Signal About Culture, Risk, and Values

Description: 

Employee leave decisions are rarely neutral. How leaders respond when employees step away from work sends a powerful signal about organizational values, tolerance for risk, and the true employee experience.

This session reframes leave management from an HR process into a governance and leadership issue. The discussion explores how executive‑level decisions around employee leave influence trust, consistency, reputational risk, and organizational culture.

This session will examine: 

• Leave Management as a Governance Issue – why employee leave demands executive oversight and how inconsistency can expose organizations to legal, financial, and cultural risk.
• Leadership Signals in Moments That Matter – how decisions made during employee leaves shape trust, fairness, and perceptions of organizational values.
• Balancing Care and Continuity – navigating competing pressures between supporting employees and sustaining operational effectiveness.
• The Executive Role in Setting the Tone – how leadership choices, policies, and exceptions establish cultural norms that ripple across the organization.

About the Series:
The Executive Breakfast Series consists of breakfast meetings throughout the year where HR executives come together to discuss important issues and trends affecting their workplaces. Each session includes a presentation on a topic of interest and roundtable discussion with participants.


These meetings are limited to HR executives and/or senior HR leadership in each company.
Executives in non-HR roles are also welcome to join us. Executives are permitted to sponsor a senior staff person to attend but should be in attendance with that staff person on event day. CPHR Manitoba reserves the right to cancel registrations for those not at a senior management level.


Format:
In-person event. Registration includes breakfast.


Time:
7:30am - 8:00am: Networking & Breakfast
8:00am - 9:00am: Presentation & Discussion


CPD Hours: 1.0


Cost (add GST):
Members - $60.00
Non-members - $70.00


About the Presenters:

Johanna Hildebrand Manager, HR Solutions - People First HR Services Johanna Hildebrand, Manager, HR Solutions, is a forward thinking Chartered Human Resource Professional with over a decade of HR experience. Partnering with organizations of all sizes, Johanna translates complex HR challenges into practical, results-driven solutions, developing HR foundations that create inclusive cultures based on and implementing effective HR practices. Johanna’s experience spans multiple industries, supporting not-for-profit organizations, Indigenous communities, and private sector businesses.  Johanna is passionate about empowering leaders and teams to make strategic decisions that drive employee and organizational growth. Committed to collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning, she works with clients to develop people-focused solutions that support each organization’s success.

Jeremy Dick Business Development Consultant - People Corporation Jeremy Dick is a Business Development Consultant with People Corporation, where he works with organizations to design and manage group benefits programs that support employee wellbeing while balancing cost and risk. He collaborates closely with HR leaders to navigate complex areas such as disability management, employee leaves, and evolving workforce needs. Jeremy brings practical insight from working with organizations across multiple industries on benefits strategy, plan design, and total rewards.

Cancellation Policy:
This event is governed by our general Professional Development Cancellation, Refund & Transfer Policy. To learn more, click here