Most companies don’t realize how much their people challenges are actually costing them. Not just in turnover, but in missed deadlines, burned-out teams, underperforming leaders, and opportunities they can’t take on. It shows up everywhere, just not always where you expect. And as the labour market tightens, it’s only going to get harder unless you get ahead of it.
The reality? You’re not just dealing with hiring issues. You’re dealing with a chain reaction. You hire reactively, so you compromise on fit. You onboard inconsistently, so people never fully ramp up. You promote your best operators, but don’t equip them to lead. You lose good people, and tell yourself it’s “the market.” And the cycle repeats.
This session breaks that cycle down in a practical, no-nonsense way and focuses on what you can actually do about it.
We’ll cover:
Recruitment strategies that actually workWhy reactive recruiting is costing you, and how to build a more intentional approach
Employer brandingWhat people are saying about working for you, and how to strengthen your reputation
RetentionWhat’s really driving turnover, and what you can do to keep your people
Leadership and succession planningThe “accidental manager” problem, and how to better prepare your next leaders
OnboardingWhat your first 90 days are doing to retention, and how to set people up to succeed
CultureNot posters, but behaviours, expectations, and how work actually gets done on your teams
Talent strategyHow to connect hiring, leadership, and retention so they work together, not against you
Join us virtually on May 22 for this lunch and learn to take a clear look at what’s happening inside your workforce and what you can do about it.
Company Description
Hughes Recruitment & Strategy Collective is a Saskatoon-based recruitment, HR, employer branding, and talent strategy firm helping organizations solve people problems before they become business problems. We work with companies across professional services, industrial, mining, construction, trades, and operationally complex sectors to support hiring, leadership, retention, culture, succession planning, and workforce strategy.
Known for our practical approach and human-first lens, Hughes helps organizations connect the dots between people, performance, reputation, and growth. Whether we are leading an executive search, strengthening an employer brand, supporting HR strategy, or helping leaders build stronger teams, our work is grounded in one belief: great businesses are built by great people, but great people need the right systems, leaders, and culture to thrive.
Speaker Bio: Rosalie Hughes
Rosalie Hughes is the Founder and CEO of Hughes Recruitment & Strategy Collective, where she leads with a relationship-first, business-minded approach to recruitment and strategy. With deep experience supporting organizations through executive search, workforce planning, leadership hiring, and strategic growth, Rosalie is known for cutting through complexity and helping companies make better people decisions.
She has partnered with business owners, boards, executive teams, and leaders across Saskatchewan and beyond to build stronger teams, solve hard hiring challenges, and understand how talent impacts business performance. Practical, candid, and deeply connected to the business and mining community, Rosalie brings a sharp lens to how organizations can attract, select, and retain the right people.
Speaker Bio: Alex Fleischhacker
Alex Fleischhacker is a Principal Strategic Talent & Marketing Consultant with Hughes Recruitment & Strategy Collective, bringing together expertise in HR, recruitment marketing, employer branding, and talent strategy. Her work focuses on helping organizations understand why people join, stay, leave, and talk about the employee experience.
Alex supports companies with employer brand development, employee value propositions, recruitment strategy, HR advisory work, leadership and retention initiatives, and people-focused communication. With a background in marketing, HR, and business development, she brings a practical and creative lens to workforce challenges, helping organizations turn messy people problems into clear strategies, useful tools, and stronger employee experiences.
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