www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday January 16, 2008 - 21 Morissette to speak at CFUW Monday Françoise Morissette uncovers Made in Canada Leadership as she speaks to the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Oakville on Monday, Jan. 21. Morissette will speak at the CFUW-Oakville's general meeting. A bilingual human resource consultant, Morissette is a major contributor to the field of organization development in Canada. Her field of expertise is leadership development, and since 2004 she has conducted, with colleague Amal Henein, the largest research in Canada in leadership development aimed at answering three fundamental questions: · What are the best ways to develop competent leaders? · How can a country develop a reliable supply of capable leaders? · How to strengthen Canadian leadership? The results form the basis of their book, Made in Canada Leadership: Wisdom from the Nation's Best and Brightest on Leadership Practice and Development (Jossey-Bass, 2007). A website has been developed to promote their research and expand upon best practices in leadership at www.leadershipcanada.com. Morissette has been a faculty member at the Industrial Relations Centre (IRC) of Queen's University since 1992 and has played a key role in developing the new certificate program in organizational development at Queen's. In 2006, she was made a Fellow of the IRC. She is also certified as a professional coach by the International Coach Federation. Morissette has worked in the private, public, and para-public sectors across North America and in Europe, namely in Finland, Sweden, the UK, and France. Besides teaching on a number of Queen's IRC programs including Organization Development Foundations and Leadership Development Morissette is part of the core faculty at the Adler School of Professional Coaching. She is associated with the Centre for Leadership Studies at the University of Guelph and a guest faculty member at Sherbrooke University. Through her consulting practice, Morissette offers services to enhance the performance of organizations, teams and individuals. Through a variety of interventions, Françoise helps leaders to increase their effectiveness and organizations to enhance their leadership capacity. All CFUW general meetings are held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1494 Wallace Rd. (near Third Line and Speers Road), on the third Monday of the month. Anyone wishing to become a member can contact the club's Membership Chair, Carolyne Darimont through the Club website at www.cfuwoakville.ca, or 905-337-2603. Next month, the CFUW meeting will feature a presentation from the Protecting Escarpment Rural Land (PERL) group, and include portions of singer/environmentalist Sarah Harmon's Escarpment Blues, winner of the 2007 June Music DVD of the year. The CFUWOakville is a member of the CFUW national organization and of the International Federation of University Women (IFUW). New ocation! L H HALTON LINEN OUTLET L Decorating a bedroom can be expensive BUT not at Halton Linen Halton Linen where your decorating dollar goes further WAREHO U OPEN SE EVERY SATURD AY Voted Oakville's Best Linen Shop 1360 Speers Rd., OAKVILLE (905) 847-2274 MON. - FRI. 10 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. SATURDAY 10 A.M.-5 P.M. SUNDAY. CLOSED Mynt Hair Studio would like to welcome Kori to their team. 2530 Third Line, Oakville Tel: (905) 827-0803 www.mynthairstudio.com Raymond & Simon's paramount concern is to ensure your financial and emotional comfort through: · Saving taxes by taking advantage of the tax laws. · Providing tax free cash in the event of a critical illness. · Positioning your retirement for guaranteed income. We can help you to nurture and protect your lifestyle as you achieve your health, family and financial goals. RAYMOND E. JACKSON CSA Senior Financial Advisor Insurance Agent SIMON J. JACKSON CSA Financial Advisor Insurance Agent Call us today for a review of your investment, tax and estate plan to ensure you minimize taxes. Remember that outliving your income is not an option. Important Reminder: Deadline for 2007 RSP contributions is February 29 and not the usual March 1st due to 2008 being a leap year. 710 Dorval Drive Suite 505 SECURITIES INC. INSURANCE SERVICES INC. (905)849-4700