About dr. John-paul hatala
John-Paul Hatala, Ph.D., has worked as a Professor at a number of universities in the area of human resource and leadership development. His research interests focuses on social networking behaviors, social capital, human resource development,organizational behavior.
John-Paul has provided consulting services to a number of organizations throughout North America and is the founder of the social capital development firm Flowork International. Flowork works with individuals, organizations and communities to develop their social capital and more importantly increases their ability to access social resources.
Contact
Cyndi IngleWorkforce Planning Hamilton
905-521-5777
cyndi.ingle@workforceplanninghamilton.ca
Closing the Soft Skills Gap in Hamilton: Information for Employment Service Providers and Employers
Workforce Planning Hamilton's Hire Learning Survey 2015 found that effective soft skills such as work ethic, communication and self-motivation for future and present employees ranked higher with local employers than technical skills.
In the light of this research WPH embarked this year on a soft skills research project.
The Closing the Soft Skills Gap in Hamilton event features Dr. John-Paul Hatala, Flowork International, who will be highlighting key findings from his recent report, Soft Skills Development: Improving Organizational Effectiveness.
By attending our free event you'll learn:
- What is the difference between soft and hard skills?
- How can soft skills improve organizational effectiveness?
- How can we identify soft skills requirements for organizations?
- How can we close soft skills gaps?
The afternoon will include sharing local and provincial best practices and the planning of future community strategies and activities to improve soft skills in job seekers.
Lunch will be served.
Space is limited so please register below today if you plan on attending!