Personal Training & Development Philosophy
Working from an understanding of the client’s business, Bill designs and develops pragmatic strategies and programs that address the long-term objectives and the current needs of the client’s business in the areas of Organizational Effectiveness, Human Resource Strategies and Leadership Development.
Knowledge/Expertise
HR Strategies and Best Practices, Leadership and Culture Development, Workforce
Integration, Employee Engagement and Performance Management
CMC Experience
Bill is an advisor to Canadian Management Centre and its clients on Human Resource trends as well as a faculty member in the areas of Human Resource Strategies and Organizational Development.
Background
Bill is the founder of JOHNSTON CONSULTING, an organization that provides strategic
Human Resource services to a client base in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. His experience comes from a broad range of senior consulting roles and corporate positions, including: Partner, Human Resource Practice (KPMG Consulting), Vice President, Human Resources & Public Affairs (Speedy Muffler King—One of Canada's 100 Best Companies to Work For), Director, Human Resources and Public Affairs (Uniroyal Canada), Labour Relations Manager (Ford Motor Company, Windsor), and Employment and Development Manager (Ford of Canada).
His memberships include The Strategic Leadership Forum, The Society for Human Resources Management, The Institute for International Human Resources and the Toronto Board of Trade.
Partial Client List
Canadian Tire, The Province of Ontario, Ontario Power Generation, Grant Thornton,
Mazda, Allstate, Catalyst Canada, Allanson International, Cohn & Wolfe, the Battelle Institute
Personal
As a volunteer, Bill is the Past Chair of the Hospice Association of Ontario, a not-for-profit organization with 100 member organizations and 12,500 volunteers serving 400 communities in Ontario. He holds a Bachelor of Psychology degree from Oakland University in Rochester Michigan and did graduate work in the Master of Industrial Relations program at Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan.
