Guest Dr. Paul Harrietha on Gender Equity and the Invisible Rules | HR18

Susan Ney hosts guest Dr. Paul Harrietha in a dialogue about gender equity and, to use the subtitle of his book, what’s really holding women back in business – and how to fix it.  Dr. Harrietha and co-author Holly Catalfamo confirm that women are held back from advancement opportunities (particularly the C-suite and board positions) by a number of invisible rules that continue to “tilt the playing field in favour of white men”.  Their book The Invisible Rules: What’s really holding women back in business – and how to fix it, is based on direct one-on-one interviews with 50 senior female Canadian executives who shared their personal insights, experiences, wisdom and real-life challenges. Learn about the four big biases women face, the CAPS Leadership Framework and what we all need to be doing to help finally achieve gender equity within our workplaces and organizations.

About the Guest – Dr. Paul Harrietha

Dr. Paul Harrietha is a career executive and consultant specializing in global leadership and change management. During his 30-year career, he consulted to a range of leading international organizations, including PepsiCo, Honda, John Deere, Royal Bank of Canada, Eddie Bauer, Mobile Oil, and a range of associations, unions and not-for-profit organizations. 

 Most recently, Dr. Harrietha was chief executive officer of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (OMERS) Sponsors Corporation, the design arm of a $100 billion pension fund servicing almost 450,000 active and retired municipal employees in Ontario, Canada.

Prior to joining OMERS, Dr. Harrietha was a senior partner and head of the Communication and Change Management Practice at Eckler Ltd., a leading Canadian consulting firm. He also served as Chairman of the Executive Board for Abelica Global, a network of more than 30 independent consulting firms operating in 20 countries around the world.

 He is currently Chair of the Advisory Board of the Niagara University in Ontario and founding Principal of the CAPS Leadership Group. He received his PhD on Leadership and Policy from Niagara University, his MA in Industrial Relations and HR Management from Keel University, his MA in English from York University and his BA (H) in English from Queens.

Current Research Interests: Advancing women in leadership, leadership diversity, culture transformation, employee/member engagement.

Current Research Projects: Paul is currently working on a biographical novel inspired by the remarkable life of Barrington Francis, former Canadian, Commonwealth and World featherweight boxing champion.

Current Teaching Interests: Global leadership, organizational effectiveness, change management, human resources, business communications

If you wish to contact Dr. Paul Harrietha, he can be reached through any of the following:

Website:    www.capsleadership.ca

Email:        paul@capsleadership.ca

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulharrietha

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/capsleadership

 His book:     The Invisible Rules: What’s really holding women back in business – and how to fix it available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.ca

About the Host:

Susan has worked with people all her life. As a human resource professional, she has specialized in all aspects of employment, from hiring to retirement. She got her start as a national representative for a large Canadian union. After pursuing an undergrad degree in business administration, Susan transitioned to HR management, where she aspired to bring both employee and management perspectives to her work. She retired from her multi-decade career in HR to pursue writing and consulting, and to be able, in her words, to “colour outside the lines.” She promises some fun and lots of learning through this podcast series.  Susan holds a Master of Arts degree in Leadership and Training.

Susan is also the author of the book Leadership Inside Out: Effecting Change from Within available on Amazon.  https://www.amazon.ca

If you wish to contact Susan, she can be reached through any of the following: 

Website:      www.effectingchangefromwithin.com

Email:          susangney@gmail.com

Linked In:    www.linkedin.com/in/susan-ney-197494

Facebook:   www.facebook.com/susan.ney.5/

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