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Western Cities Podcast Series 2025
Exclusive Interviews from the Western Cities HR 2025 Conference
Municipal World is honoured to have been invited to conduct a series of exclusive interviews from the Western Cities HR 2025 annual conference and trade show, held October 7 – 10 in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Executive Editor Greg Crone sat down with leaders and experts in the sector to learn more about the important work they do to strengthen municipal Human Resources in order to better serve their communities.
From leading change with Emotional Intelligence (EI) executive leadership, to strategies for embedding equity in workplace culture, to the top challenges HR professionals are confronting today, these impactful interviews will engage and inform and listeners everywhere.
Leading Change with Emotional Intelligence (EI)
Carolyn Stern, Emotional Intelligence (EI) and leadership development expert as well as an author, joins us to talk about the emotional intelligence skills that are most needed by human resource (HR) leaders need most in today’s workplaces as well as EI strategies that HR professionals can use to strengthen themselves and their teams.
The evolution of Western Cities HR Conference (WCRHC)
Dawn McCoy, Executive Director of Western Cities HR Conference (WCRHC), joins us to talk about how this conference has grown and evolved, including the launch of memberships an official membership program in early 2026 for HR professionals in Canada’s public and non-profit sectors.
How Emotional Intelligence intersects with equity
Joanne Kinya Baker, a registered social worker, equity strategist, and founder of Shades of Humanity Consulting, joins us to talk about to talk about how human resources (HR) leaders can use Emotional Intelligence (EI) to help inspire a mindset shift in order to truly embed equity in their workplace culture.
Workplace challenges and opportunities
Maureen Parker and Ian Howatt, partners in Elevate the Path consulting, join us to talk about the Human Resources (RR) challenges that are most frequently confronting their municipal clients right now and what opportunities are available for municipalities to sieve seize in the future of work.
Boosting workplace engagement
Pauline Perreault, a corporate culture and leadership strategist, founder of Jump Outta Bed Inc., and for the past four years the high-energy Emcee of Western Cities HR Conference, joins us to talk about practical things Human Resources (HR) teams can do to boost energy and engagement in their own workplaces.
Emotional Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence
MacDonald Oguike, director of corporate training and workforce development at the University of Calgary, joins us to talk about emotional intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and how to navigate conflict in the work environment.