Organizational Development and Design Consultant
Human Resources Services

Capability Award: Champions Change and Innovation

Examples of how Christine demonstrates our leadership capabilities:

• she is a positive change agent in her role by being a role model – she researched new tools, designed innovative supports, and taught others her skills;
• she exhibits resilience and adaptability by quickly transitioning work processes to respond to challenges. She supports stakeholders through resources, and presentation delivery;
• she goes above and beyond to support opportunities for continuous improvement by creating communities, channels, and opportunities to connect and share resources;
• she is open to feedback and provides opportunities to coach leaders on effectively giving and receiving feedback to engage teams virtually; and
• she is a leader ‘behind the scenes’, often enabling or building the capacity of others.

Manager, Faculty Relations
Provost’s Office

Capability Award: Takes a Strategic Approach

Examples of how Barbara demonstrates our leadership capabilities:

• she is always available to discuss an issue or confirm an understanding of process or policy;
• she is always on top of current regulations and programs, emerging developments from the Government of Canada, potential roadblocks and how they may affect new and existing faculty members;
• when the pandemic hit, she was not only focused on the continuance of her team’s activities, but also on the many immigration issues she was managing and those yet to come before the new academic year;
• she is quick to share what she knows within the context of confidentiality and sensitivity and provision of excellent service for informed stakeholders;
• she has been the key driver in the Academic Tracking project to allow for the efficient and effective tracking of processes and events related to faculty members; and
• she goes above and beyond expectations, and she does this with class, good humour and collegiality.

Manager, Strategic Communications
University Advancement

Capability Award: Communicates and Collaborates

Examples of how Sara demonstrates our leadership capabilities:

• she exhibits exceptional communication and collaboration skills in virtually every aspect of her role;
• her impact has been campus-wide and has resulted in stronger collaboration and better communication outcomes for all;
• as a result of her work, there is a sense among communicators that they can share and safely bring forward their ideas and challenges related to equity, diversity, and inclusion;
• she has a note-perfect social media “voice”, responding to those who post comments with kindness and good humour, and in turn, gently reminding commenters that the university and its social media outlets are run by human beings who also deserve respect;
• she is often able to leverage the strong network she has built to help support the university’s priorities and make sure critical communications reach the broadest possible audience;
• she is generous with information and with her time and is quick to give people the resources they need and the praise they deserve for their success; and
• she played a leading role in creating and adapting the university’s COVID-19 website and communications at such a critical time.

Administrator
Medicine

Capability Award: Develops People

Examples of how Annette demonstrates our leadership capabilities:

• she takes an intentional approach to EDI by encouraging her leadership team to participate in EDI learning, applying an equity lens when discussing departmental policies, and helping to develop important changes such as the implementation of the Associate Chair of Equity and Diversity (ACED) role in the Department of Medicine;
• she not only leads by example when engaging in professional development, but she open the doors for others by using a mentoring approach with colleagues while encouraging them to participate in development opportunities;
• she goes out of her way to ensure individuals who have learned a new skill will have the opportunity to practice this, even if it means temporarily restructuring tasks in the department;
• she celebrates and honours the success of others and encourages colleagues to keep growing; and
• she provides balanced feedback, including both praise and constructive messages that ensure employees have the information they need for improvement and success.

Senior Budget Advisor
Financial Affairs

Capability Award: Invests in Relationships

Examples of how Chris demonstrates our leadership capabilities:

• she enhances the university brand by being collaborative in her approach to working;
• she supports departments through her knowledge and strength in building relationships;
• while she works behind the scenes, her patience, kindness and willingness to help others is beneficial to partners, employees and students alike;
• she leverages her relationships across the university while effecting change and driving results within finance;
• she helps others problem-solve complex issues, even when her time is stretched between tasks; and
• she graciously mentors and supports others to ensure skill development and transfer of knowledge for continued success.

Senior Analyst, Reporting and Control
Human Resources Services

Capability Award: Drives Results

Examples of how Jesse demonstrates our leadership capabilities:

• she constantly challenges her team and others to improve existing payroll practices and initiate system changes;
• she always collaborates with others across HR to work through complex situations and takes on challenges to work towards a well-researched solution;
• she sets high standards for herself and her team by performing regular audits and checks to maintain very high accuracy;
• she takes extra time to check and verify payroll payments and deductions to maintain a 99% accuracy rate annually;
• she strives to minimize risk through testing process changes and implementations in advance, while still pushing work forward on time; and
• she supports collaboration by liaising between HR and Finance committee groups.