Nora Spinks
Canadian Work Place Guru; Expert on Diversity, Generational Communication and Technology; Life Balance
Style
Nora’s presentation style is accessible, friendly and fun. She combines evidence-based practices, and stories of success which provide examples of how individuals and organizations apply both strategies and the accompanying techniques to achieve success. The depth of data provided is sufficient to support her ideas while continuing to connect with the audience. Nora will engage the audience to varying degrees based on time, organizational culture, and event objectives.
Profile
Nora Spinks is the recipient of the 2007 Canadian Workplace Wellness Pioneer Awards. Presented at the Health, Work & Wellness Conference, winners are chosen for their outstanding contribution to the field of organizational health. With more than 20 years experience, Spinks has become an icon on work/life consulting in Canada, talking to corporations, governments, community organizations, and conference delegates.
Nora Spinks, President of Work-Life Harmony Enterprises, has over 20 years experience consulting with corporations, governments and community organizations on work/life issues, across Canada and around the world. She has worked with hundreds of organizations in the private, public and voluntary sectors – including CIBC, RBC Financial, McCarthy Tétrault, Treasury Board of Canada, Ontario’s Management Board Secretariat, and the Centre for Families, Work and Well-being. She has designed and delivered workshops, seminars and lectures at workplaces, conferences and universities including Queens School of Business, the Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto, Schulich School of Business at York University and Richard Ivey at the University of Western Ontario. Her clients include Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, Nortel Networks, Bayer Inc., Heritage Canada, 3M Canada, BMO Financial, Canon, IBM Canada, Motorola Canada, RBC Financial Group, Scotia Bank, GSK, TD Bank and more. As a recognized authority on this issue; her articles have appeared in the Canadian HR Reporter, The Journal for Quality and Participation and The HR Professional, to name a few.
She is a regular guest on television and radio, recently appearing on CBC’s The National and Venture as well as on CTV’s National News and Canada AM. She is regularly quoted in the national and international press, including in The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The National Post and The Wall Street Journal. Nora manages her own multiple work and family responsibilities with her husband. They are responsible for two children; one 25 years old and one 12 years old, three family elders over 70 years old and one 50 year old family member with a disability.
Clients Comments
“Leading edge content”, “Helpful linkages”, “Great use of statistics to give a picture of the world in the future related to work life” … Wow!” – Conference Board of Canada
"Nora’s presentation was interesting, informative and entertaining. A number of points were shared that peeked my interest, which led me to be more conscious of the generational differences, and the power to connect with the people on my team that comes with my new found consciousness." ~ Daryl L. Harris, Associate Director, Information Systems (IS) Master Data, Kraft Foods
"I attended your presentation last week, as part of the Public Safety EX retreat, only one word: WOW! You were absolutely fantastic. I learned so much about my younger staff (and my older bosses). You are a very good speaker, entertaining yet educational. I talked about you to a friend getting into her Master's in Sociology and she was even energized by my reporting of your presentation!" ~ France Bergeron, Director, Science and Technology Policy Public Safety Government of Canada
"Participants appreciated your informative style, stories and examples shared, depth and broad applicability of content. There were some recommendations for specific tips on recruitment/retention; more interactive or group; and handouts to follow along during the session. You provided us with a great deal of food for thought: encouraging us to see larger patterns and more complex layers at work than are usually considered." ~ Lori Gauld, Consultant, Leadership & Staff Development St. Michael's Hospital
"Nora is just so terrific and I think it's for so many reasons - she KNOWS so much...she has so MUCH experience and she's a dream to work with - very relaxed and yet incredibly professional, prepared and polished on the platform." - Iconic Canadian Coffee Company, September 2010
Topics
- Presentations
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Nora has given hundreds of keynote presentations to diverse audiences in the private, public, broader public and voluntary sectors. She has spoken to executive teams, HR professionals, lawyers, accountants, health care professionals, public officials, managers, employees and students.
Her audiences span a wide range of industries including financial services, agriculture, mining, forestry, consumer goods, professional services, government, education, unions, oil and gas, recreation, pharmaceutical, information technology, communications, construction, and nuclear. She has spoken at over 500 conferences across Canada and around the world, participated in webinars, audio conferences, roundtables and think tanks.
Keynote presentations are usually 60-90 minutes most of the topics can be expanded up to a half day interactive session. Generally speaking, as the length of the presentations increases the level of audience participation increases. - Perspective: individuals, managers, leaders and mixed groups
Energize, Strategize, Maximize Your Success at Home and Work -
Positive, supportive, and effective work environments are essential for individual and organizational success. Learn how you can help to create a work environment where everyone is able to reach their full potential, achieve their personal and professional career objectives, and realize their dreams and aspirations—without fear, guilt, anxiety or regret.
Hear what individuals, unions and organizations around the world are doing to energize themselves and each other, recognize achievements, and contributions. Understand how personal potential is released through customized work arrangements and career paths.
Nora Spinks will provide information and insights into the world of work and today's diverse work force. She will explore how to create positive, high performing and highly productive work environments where everyone is engaged, included and supported. Nora will provide a strategic framework as well as practical tactics, proven techniques and simple suggestions that you can apply in your life and workplace to achieve success as you define it. - Workload Unplugged: Produce RESULTS & Energy, Achieve SUCCESS & Harmony
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Employees (across all sectors, industries and professions and at all levels through organizations) say that their workloads are increasing, becoming unmanageable and out of control. Workload expansion is not happening by accident but rather by design, driven by six forces. When you understand these driving forces and implement proven workload management strategies and work-life practices you will meet increasing stakeholder expectations will maximize individual and organizational resiliency. Learn to deconstruct and demystify workload and learn how high performing individuals and leading organizations are producing results and energy and achieving success and harmony.
- Leveraging Generational Diversity
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For the first time ever, there are five (soon to be six) generations working side by side in our workplaces; each with their own perspectives, experiences and attitudes. Working effectively across generations can be frustrating or exhilarating. Learn what management skills and techniques will help you leverage the generational diversity in your workplace so you can enhance performance, increase productivity and maximize efficiency. Nora Spinks will offer insight, provide information and share best practices for managing, motivating and retaining a diverse workforce.
- Perspective: individuals (focus on women, men of mixed groups)
Work-Life Harmony: Mission Possible -
Quality of life, happiness and harmony, success and satisfaction: employees want it, managers’ need it, organizational can’t afford to ignore it! Organizational success depends on people. People have multiple responsibilities, diverse needs and often conflicting priorities. Leading organizations need to attract and retain the best people. People need work experiences where they can reach their full potential, to be fully engaged and able to meet their personal and professional goals and objectives. Exceptional leaders create work environment where people can achieve work-life harmony. Learn how successful organizations around the world are leveraging their human resources by facilitating work-life effectiveness.
- DO IT ON PURPOSE: Achieve Work-Life Harmony
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Work-life and well-being is a goal many strive for but few achieve. Work-life harmony is achievable and sustainable. Learn to apply practical techniques and to implement concrete strategies so you will be able to fulfill your multiple responsibilities without guilt, anxiety or fear. Learn harmony habits and balance behaviours in this fun and interactive workshop.