We’re here to level up your business culture and productivity, which will inevitably lead to better profitability and cost reduction for your company. That’s an exciting prospect and a worthy investment.
Building a workplace community with trust and integrity is something everyone can support. Each of our services are tailored to meet your specific needs. You get appropriate human resources solutions and strategies designed with your business in mind.
Workplace Investigations
Every workplace investigation must be handled with discretion, respect and integrity. All ACTivate HR investigators are licensed with the Province of Alberta Solicitor General. Whether it’s in a union or non-union workplace, they are fully equipped to conduct investigations into:
Harassment and sexual harassment
Workplace violence
Discrimination
Workplace bullying
Process and policy violations
Legislative violations
Disrespectful culture issues
Human Rights
Other workplace issues
Every investigation is handled in a confidential, compassionate, objective, and fact-based manner. We interview all parties involved, carefully listening and detailing the information given in order to deliver a comprehensive report. If desired, we will also provide with appropriate recommendations for a resolution including ways to avoid similar issues or incidents in the future.
Let’s talk about how one of our licensed investigators can support you.
Human Resources Consulting
We cater to businesses of all sizes and to both union and non-union environments. Whether you need us to act as your HR team, want assistance with a particular HR concern, or you need a fully developed HR strategy to deploy, we have the expertise you need.
Workplace culture assessments
Payroll assistance
HR audits, strategies and projects
Facilitated conversations and mediation
Leadership coaching
Compensation structures and benchmarking
HR policies and employee handbooks
Recruitment
Talent and Succession Planning
Get the clarity you need to move your business forward in the most effective way. We invite you talk with us in a complimentary consultation.
Leadership, Employee and Workplace Investigation Training
For training to be effective, it must take into account both the goals the organization is aiming to achieve as well as the culture and people in the organization. To achieve this, ACTivate HR works closely with our clients to customize our training to work with your unique environment, personalities and objectives.
Your company is only as strong as your people. We’re here to support their growth and yours.
Respectful Workplace
Leadership Essentials
Team Building and Creating Team Charters
Powerful Conversations
Strategic Leadership
Diversity, Inclusion and Unconscious Bias
Workplace Investigations
Labour Relations Fundamentals
Customized On-Demand Training
Take your team and your company to the next level.
Workplace Rehabilitation
Workplace culture can take a hit for many reasons including interpersonal conflict, workplace investigations, significant change within the company and mergers or acquisitions. Our team of human resources professionals have the skillset to assess your culture and identify solutions to rehabilitate your culture.
Mediation and facilitated conversations
Team building
Integration of policies and programs
Confidential safe reporting service
Training for leaders
Change management
Performance improvement programs
Clarification of roles and expectations
Departmental or organization-wide culture assessments
Learn how to create the culture you want.
Testimonials
“As a result of the training, we feel competent to provide legally defendable investigations for any type of workplace concern. After our experience with them through this training we have engaged them to provide their experience and expertise in several other areas, including workplace culture reviews.
We strongly recommend Krista and the team at ActivateHR to support you.”
Aron W - Director HR
Long Term Care Facility
“Krista is a highly capable HR professional, and is quick to respond, approachable, and really easy to work with. She and her team really understand various intricacies of HR management. While working with her, she not only prepared the requested document for us, but went above and beyond by coaching me on how to present the document in a correct manner. I strongly recommend her services.”
Avneesh K - CEO and President
Web Services Company
“Shannon is extremely knowledgeable and up to date on all HR policy and practice areas, knows how to implement and maintain policy in a non bureaucratic way, and is skilled on investigation and follow up when required. She has comprehensive knowledge about HR information systems and operations and can make systems “sing”."
Gill B - VP Human Resources
Mid-Size Oil and Gas Company
“Joely has been very responsive and helpful from the first conversation had about our business needs. She understands our culture, her knowledge is broad and she is able to give a clear, concise responses in areas we lack. I sincerely recommend adding her to your team.”
Donna H - Executive / Clinical Director
Psychological Services Organization
“Krista, Joely and Shannon are a professional, trustworthy and results driven team committed to delivering value to the organization.”
Erin K - VP, Human Resources and Environment, Health and Safety
Mid-size Utility
“Krista and Joely conduct workplace investigations in a professional, confidential manner that mitigates clients’ legal risk. They also recommend and implement solutions following investigations that have created more harmonious work environments, reinforcing a client’s desired corporate culture and increasing employee engagement.”
Cameron B - Manager, Total Talent
Municipal Airport
“I have no hesitation in recommending both Krista and Joely based on their high level of performance and the confidential manner in which they conduct business on our behalf.”
Terri J - People Services Manager
Mid-size Energy Company
"Krista and her team have been an absolutely invaluable resource. As a small business owner, having someone as experienced and knowledgeable as Krista on HR laws, guidelines and industry norms available to answer questions and guide us has definitely increased our professionalism, confidence and trust that we are doing the right thing for our people."
Stephani C - Owner
Sustainable Consulting Company
“We are a small company that occasionally needs to draw upon the knowledge and expertise of a senior Human Resources Team and we have found ACTivateHR to be a perfect fit for our needs. The ACTivateHR team is responsive and knowledgeable; they understand our HR needs and most definitely provide value-added services. We highly recommend them.”
Lisa G - Senior Business and HR Analyst
Professional Services Company
"ACTivate HR is an amazing company and wonderful to work with. Our company had a large scale investigation occurring, and our team was overloaded and unable to respond to it by ourselves. Upon reaching out to ACTivate HR, I received a quick response from Krista, followed by plenty of great assistance. She was extremely professional and insightful, and provided a thorough report of the findings in a timely manner. I can’t recommend ACTivate HR enough.”
Garnet D - People Portfolio
Health Care
"When working with Krista on some sensitive topics I found Krista was quick to understand the business, responsive and understanding in difficult times and thoroughly professional in her approach to these sensitive issues. I would recommend Krista’s services and will be using them again the future should the need arise!”
Tania D - AVP HR Client Support
Financial Services Company
Respectful Workplace
Our respectful workplace training is designed to ensure your team understands what a respectful workplace is as well as their role in creating and maintaining a respectful workplace culture. Participants learn legislative requirements and definitions, how to recognize harassment and other forms of disrespectful workplace behaviour and appropriate steps to take when disrespectful behaviour occurs.
We offer both employee and leadership versions of the course where the leadership session includes additional accountabilities required of those in leadership roles.
As with all our training, it customized to align with your unique workplace and is interactive and engaging. We have flexible delivery options ranging from full day sessions to modules offered over multiple days and sessions in both in person and remote formats.
Leadership Essentials
Our Leadership Essentials course is designed for emerging leaders to provide them with hands-on skills and tools they need to manage their workforce. Some of the topics covered in this course include expectations of a leader, building trust, providing feedback, delegation and managing performance. The aim is to provide new leaders with a toolset to set them up for success in their new role.
As with all our training, it customized to align with your unique workplace and is interactive and engaging. We have flexible delivery options ranging from full day sessions to modules offered over multiple days and sessions in both in person and remote formats.
Team Building and Creating Team Charters
We offer a variety of team building courses and sessions and will work with you to determine which will best support your goals. Examples of sessions we offer include: Strengths Finders, MBTI, Appreciative Inquiry, Five Disfunctions of a Team, Strength- Based Team Building and Creating a Team Charter.
As with all our training, your session will be customized to align with your unique workplace and is interactive and engaging. We have flexible delivery options ranging from full day sessions to modules offered over multiple days and sessions in both in person and remote formats.
Powerful Conversations
Our Powerful Conversations training can provide everyone in your organization with key skills for effectively communicating in many different scenarios. Some of the topics covered include: communication essentials, tips for making all your conversations powerful, giving and receiving feedback, holding others accountable and communicating in difficult or challenging situations.
As with all our training, it customized to align with your unique workplace and is interactive and engaging. We have flexible delivery options ranging from full day sessions to modules offered over multiple days and sessions in both in person and remote formats.
Strategic Leadership
This session is ideal for leaders who have mastered the fundamental skills of being a leader and want to develop skills at the next level. Some of the topics covered in this training include: building effective relationships; emotional intelligence; building trust on your team; diversity and inclusion; building powerful teams by leveraging strengths and advanced communication techniques.
As with all our training, it customized to align with your unique workplace and is interactive and engaging. We have flexible delivery options ranging from full day sessions to modules offered over multiple days and sessions in both in person and remote formats.
Workplace Investigation Training
Our experienced and licensed workplace investigators are here to bring you end to end workplace investigator training full of real-life examples, scenarios and case studies. These courses are ideal for both those new to investigations who want to learn how to effectively conduct a workplace investigation to those who have experiences with investigations and want to improve their skills. We currently have the following offerings which are offered both as public sessions as well as customized in-house sessions for organizations. The in-house sessions have the option for an on-the-job component where one of our investigators will partner with participants when they conduct investigations.
– Workplace Investigation Fundamentals. Full day session taking participants from intake to closing the file once the investigation is complete.
– Advanced Techniques- Interviewing. Full day session diving into the processes related to preparing for and conducting interviews.
– Advanced Techniques – Assessing Findings. Full day session covering topics such as identifying biases, analyzing evidence, assessing credibility, determining findings and reviewing aggravating and mitigating factors
As with all our training, it is customized to align with your unique workplace and is interactive and engaging with exercises and case studies. We have flexible delivery options and provide this training both in person and via remote formats.
Diversity, Inclusion and Unconscious Bias
This session is ideal for everyone in your organization and results in participants being able to approach clients and colleagues with a more open mindset. Participants are introduced to what an inclusive and diverse workplace looks like and given tools to identity unconscious biases they may have, recognize microaggressions and understand how biases and microaggressions can impact colleagues and customers. The goal is for individuals to be able to do their part in creating a culture of inclusion and empathy in the workplace which will translate to higher employee engagement and more successful interactions with customers and clients. This session is particularly helpful for organizations looking to enhance employee interactions with customers.
As with all our training, it customized to align with your unique workplace and is interactive and engaging. We have flexible delivery options with sessions offered both in person or cia remote formats.
Labour Relations Fundamentals
This session is directly related to the needs of leaders and HR professionals who will be handling union related employment issues. Some of the topics in this comprehensive training include: understanding collective agreements; roles of the union, management and employees; diciplinary actions, investigations, grievances and arbitration, and performance management in a unionized setting.
As with all our training, it customized to align with your unique workplace and is interactive and engaging. We have flexible delivery options and this session can be offered in person or via remote formats.
Customized On-Demand Training
Not everyone’s training needs are the same. We are happy to partner with organizations to create and deliver training that is specific to their goals and needs. Examples of customized training we have offered in the past include:
– HR Legislative Requirements and Best Practices
– Alcohol and Drug policy training
– Code of Conduct training
– Understanding Alberta OHS and Psychological Safety
– Effectively Intaking and Acting on Employee Complaints
– Enhancing Trust in the Workplace
As with all our training, all custom training is built to align with your unique workplace and is interactive and engaging. We have flexible delivery options ranging from full day sessions to modules offered over multiple days and sessions in both in person and remote formats.