CEO MONTHLY / CEO 100 113 20 CEO MONTHLY / ISSUE 10 2020 , Aug20387 Dr. David Weiss Drives Innovation and Ingenuity First launched in 2007, Weiss International Ltd. has significantly contributed to building the innovative capacities of Canadian private, non-profit, and public sector businesses. Led by its President and CEO, Dr. DavidWeiss, the firmhas marked itself out by the quality of its innovation, leadership, and HR consulting. Since Dr. Weiss is the recipient of the award of Most Innovative HR Consultancy CEO (Canada), we took a closer look at the firm to learnmore. Based in Toronto, Weiss International Ltd. is an innovation, leadership, and HR consulting firm that works with Fortune 500 companies, social enterprise organizations, and public sector organizations globally, to enhance business, organizational, and talent effectiveness. The researchbased consulting approach generates leading-edge insights and program designs that achieve outstanding results for clients, and the firm benefits from expertise in facilitating innovative outcomes at the crossroads of issues requiring strategy, innovation, and leadership insights. Weiss International’s methodology is based upon the applied research of its CEO, Dr. David Weiss, who has written more than sixty journal articles, presented at over two hundred conferences, taught in 150 University Executive Development programs, and authored seven books. A Ph.D. Organizational Psychologist, Dr. Weiss has had a career marked by success. Early on, he helped grow the firm of Geller, Shedletsky, and Weiss to become a best practice consulting firm in Canada with more than forty employees. In 2002, that firm was acquired by Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions, and Dr. Weiss became their Chief Innovation Officer and Vice-President. In 2007, Dr. Weiss then opened Weiss International Ltd. with the primary focus of consulting to private sector, social enterprise, and government agencies based upon his own books and consulting innovations. Over the past thirteen years, Weiss International has become a thought leader for clients, and an active social media voice sharing innovative insights with more than ten thousand followers and connections across Twitter and LinkedIn. Dr. Weiss himself was kind enough to share some words of wisdom with us following his recognition in CEO Monthly, stating that “Our approach emphasizes the importance of linking innovative intelligence to emotional intelligence. Leaders of innovation need to create a trusting environment with their teams, which requires a high level of emotional intelligence to augment their capability of drawing out insights and discovering innovative solutions.” Weiss International, under Dr. Weiss’ sage leadership, has become renowned for its ability to help clients resolve complex challenges and to develop leaders of innovation. Throughout his professional career, Dr. Weiss has pioneered several innovations for the human resources function, including shifting their focus to ensuring their internal work has a line-of-sight to the external customer, and how human resources can be a driver of innovation. He was also an early proponent of the expectation that human resources demonstrate a return on investment of human capital, and he pioneered the methodology to “lighten up” human resources processes so that they can reallocate resources to strategic priorities. Not one to shy away from big thoughts around an innovative future, Dr. Weiss shared with us some insights around where the industry might go next, saying “We are living in a world entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution. People should expect to experience a fusion of technologies that blur the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres. This Fourth Industrial Revolution ushers in a systemic level of change so profound to existing social, economic, and environmental interconnections, that it will require a new blueprint in terms of how we think, strategize, and execute.” Dr. Weiss is working with organizations to help them discover how to navigate through the challenges and opportunities presented by this new paradigm and coaching executives to think, strategize, and execute differently to meet the challenge. Ultimately, the work of Dr. Weiss cannot be overstated in terms of its excellence, relevance, and innovation. As the world is becoming an increasingly digital place, the necessity for a forward-thinking innovator such as Dr. David Weiss has never been more apparent. Steering Weiss International into more success than ever before, this CEO is truly exceptional in everything he does. Company: Weiss International Ltd. Contact: Dr. David Weiss Website: https://weissinternational.ca/ Dr. David Weiss is also the recipient of many other Canadian awards for his innovation and ingenuity including the honourary lifetime title of 'Fellow' FHRPA from the Human Resources Professionals Association, the lifetime achievement award as 'Fellow' from the Institute for Performance and Learning, and the Distinguished Lecturer Certificate from the Government of Canada. AUG20387
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