CEO Corner

BC Housing is one of the largest landlords in the province, and works with a wide range of partners to create new social housing for BC’s most vulnerable. Our culture is mission-orientated and so we have a workforce that is focused and cares deeply about the work they do. However, as in every organization, improvements can be made to help us break down silos and work more effectively together – both internally and with our external partners. Our semi-annual staff meeting focused on a collaboration theme and the RHB “don’t demand the wave” mindset had all of our employees buzzing long after Dave’s presentation. I would not hesitate to recommend him to any group that relies on real cross-organizational collaboration and partnerships to effectively deliver on their mission.

Janes Family Foods is a leader in providing high quality meal solutions for busy families. We believe employee engagement is an essential ingredient in our success – when everyone here is engaged in making excellent products we can maximize market share and reduce loss. In such a competitive industry, a workforce that takes personal responsibility and strives for continuous improvement gives us a definite edge.

The employee-centric Real Human Being concept has been enthusiastically received and taken up across Janes. This intrinsic reward system “sticks” as it is based on continual repetition of striving to be a “Good Guy” or an “Amazing Woman”… our employees keep their peers, and themselves, accountable using the RHB 3rd Gear Philosophy. It’s become a part of our everyday language.

Janes Family Foods is now taking Dave Howlett’s teaching to the next level by implementing the RHB eCourse to help keep our brand as a visible source of pride for all of our employees.

“After acquiring two companies and at the same time adding to our team to support significant organic growth, we wanted to maintain and build upon our 50 Best Employer status by striving for a common “good guy” culture that philosophically connects Aecon’s many operating units.

Dave’s down to earth, interactive and powerful Knocking Down Silos’s was right on for our 400 leaders, and was rated one of the top sessions of our two day conference. I highly recommend Dave and his RHB “good guy” perspective and presentation.”