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Championing Employees
At
BMO, we focus on the strategic development and management of our people.
By offering a workplace that supports and welcomes individuals from
many diverse communities and provides opportunities for career and personal
fulfilment, we build a reputation as an employer of choice. At the
same
time, we enhance our ability to attract and retain the talented, engaged
and diverse workforce we need to best serve our customers and succeed
as a business – it makes sense.
Our Progress
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2008 Progress |
| Provide our employees with the skills
and
training they need to best serve our
customers and achieve their personal
career goals. |
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Conducted an organization-wide
assessment of
how best to provide learning opportunities that
will enable our employees to achieve higher performance and their own career goals.
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BMO employees received, on average, six training
days per employee.
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| Place emphasis on the early identification,
development and retention of emergingleaders to ensure a ready pipeline of
talent for key leadership roles. |
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Drove our talent review process deeper into our
organization.
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In partnership with the Rotman School of
Management, developed a new Advanced
Leadership Program integrating cutting-edge
academic research with business practices.
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Actively partner with community and
government agencies to recruit talented
people from the communities where we
live, work and do business, including
groups that are under-represented in our
workforce. |
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| Support each other in balancing
work and life. |
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Supported our people in balancing work and
life with alternate work arrangements and an
extensive benefits program that includes leaves of absence.
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| Actively partner with community and
government agencies to recruit talented
people from the communities where we
live, work and do business, including
groups that are under-represented in our
workforce. |
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Encouraged and supported employees who are
active volunteers in our communities.
For example:
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Our People Care Daysprogram enabled
employees to take time off for involvement with
charitable organizations or humanitarian causes.
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Harris recognized outstanding employee volunteers
at an annual volunteer recognition event.
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"Success in the execution of business strategy is dependent upon acquiring
and retaining the best people, and then getting that talent into the right roles – with
clear mandates, so they can perform at the top of their game."
Rose Patten
Senior Executive Vice-President,
Head of Human Resources
and Senior Leadership Advisor
BMO Financial Group
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