Leading Through Change: Human-Centric and Future Ready
In 2026, HR is called to lead boldly through rapid change driven by AI transformation and economic and legislative shifts, and HR must step up and lead the organization with a human-centric focus. HR must develop leaders who excel at the foundations of people leadership, re-examine and reinforce organizational values to drive strategy through change, and collaborate cross-functionally with key partners to deliver on top priorities. By focusing on what matters most and the core drivers of organizational success, HR can build a resilient, connected workforce that thrives through change.

In this session, we will discuss the four pivotal trends highlighted in the report:

• HR in 2026: Leading Through Change
• Strengthening the Foundations of People Leadership
• Harnessing Culture for Strategic Impact
• Driving Success through HR Collaboration;
• and Emerging HR Trends

In today's unpredictable workplace, traditional talent models no longer support the agility and resilience organizations need to grow. This webinar offers HR professionals a strategic lens for aligning people strategy with business priorities. Through the Align • Grow • Prosper framework, we'll explore how to design organizations for resilience and scalability, build stronger performance and development practices, and cultivate cultures that drive engagement and accountability -- all essential to staying competitive in a rapidly changing environment.

Through practical insights and examples, participants will understand how to:

• Design their organization for growth and resilience
• Develop agile strategies for high performance, continuous learning, and talent development
• Build a dynamic workplace culture that drives sustainable engagement

CPHR 2025 National Ethics Course

Navigating Change: Ethical responsibilities in the Digital Age

This is required for CPHRs that have their Ethics course due in 2025. Deadline to complete is January 31st, 2026

In this practical yet thought-provoking webinar, we will teach CPHR NB's members an actionable blueprint for building a high-engagement work culture. Drawing from 20 years of study in Canadian workplaces, George will share a clear and effective framework for creating a high-engagement culture. Through real-life examples, he will illustrate the key elements and discuss how HR often fails to embrace the mandate they need to do this effectively. George will challenge traditional views of HR’s relationship with employees and introduce concrete leadership practices that HR managers can implement. Prepare to see HR in a whole new light!

AI is becoming part of everyday HR work, but many HR professionals still feel unsure about how to use it well, safely, and with confidence. This session is designed to help HR professionals move beyond trial and error and build real, practical AI fluency that supports better decisions, better work, and better outcomes.

In this webinar, we will explore what AI fluency really means for HR today. We'll look at how AI use in HR has evolved, why basic tool use is no longer enough, and what skills HR professionals now need to work effectively with AI. Through simple examples and real HR scenarios, we’ll show the difference between using AI poorly and using it well. We’ll also break AI fluency down into practical behaviors you can start applying in your day-to-day work, from writing better prompts to checking outputs, spotting risks, and embedding AI into regular HR workflows.

This virtual session offers an inside look at Options Employment Outreach Inc. — a hidden gem in Greater Saint John.   The session will include who we serve, what we do, and how we function as a central hub connecting individuals, employers, and other non-profit organizations.  Mary Stack will share:

• The populations Options supports, including individuals with disabilities and those facing barriers to employment
• The challenges many clients experience when navigating the workforce
• How Options collaborates with other non-profits and agencies to strengthen outcomes
• Why partnership — not duplication — is the key to community impact

This session will provide HR professionals and community leaders with a clearer understanding of how Options supports inclusive workforce participation and how collaboration creates stronger results for everyone.

Options is a proud member-agency of avenueNB. 

Options turns 30 on April 1 and this session in March will serve as a great introduction to CPHRNB’s upcoming event on April 30, a partnership between Options and Eddie Lamoine: https://secure.cphrnb.ca/events-calendar/english.php?event_id=1176

Workplace conflict rarely reaches HR early or in a simple form. It shows up late, emotionally charged, and shaped by fear, power, and organisational dynamics. This webinar offers HR professionals a new way of reading conflict, not as a single issue to fix, but as a signal of how people, systems, and authority are interacting under pressure. Participants will learn how conflict evolves over time, why familiar approaches work in some situations and fail in others, and how HR’s early responses can stabilise or intensify escalation. The session focuses on practical insights HR can use immediately to assess situations, set direction, and respond more effectively.

In this webinar, you will learn to:

• Recognise how and why workplace conflict escalates over time, and how timing affects which HR interventions are likely to work
• Apply interest-based negotiation, the most common “win-win” approach, and recognise its key limitations in workplace conflict
• Identify how interests, rights, and power shape how people enter and escalate workplace disputes
• Apply the most effective early stabilising move HR can make to support de-escalation
• Use conflict reaching HR as a diagnostic lens to understand how conflict is being handled upstream, and how people are using HR within the workplace system

We will explore how HR and recruitment professionals can balance the growing use of technology with the essential human elements that create trust, connection, and meaningful candidate experiences. This session dives into current recruitment challenges, the risks of over‑automation, and the business value of a human‑centered approach. Participants will learn practical strategies, real examples, and actionable tools to make recruitment more authentic, inclusive, and relationship‑driven, while still leveraging technology for efficiency. Ideal for HR leaders and practitioners seeking to elevate candidate experience, strengthen employer brand, and future‑proof their recruitment practices.