Rick Brick, MBA, CPHR, IPMA-ACP, SHRM-SCP, PMP

About

I am currently a full-time, permanent faculty member at the University of Alberta's School of Business, serving as an Executive Professor. I teach on the MBA and B Com programs in a number of areas including Leadership, Ethics, Culture, Human Resources, Change Management, Team Management, Organizational Behaviour, Government Policy Development, and Project Management. I am also an Adjunct Professor at the Peter Lougheed Leadership College.

Prior to my retirement from government service in 2015, I was the Executive Director of Human Resources (HR) for Alberta Health and Wellness [the Ministry of Health]. In that role, I was accountable for providing the full range of transactional and strategic HR services for that Government department. I reported directly to the Deputy Minister and was a member of the Department’s Executive Committee as well as the provincial governments’ Human Resources Council.

I worked in the HR field for over 30 years, including at a Director level with the Federal, Municipal and Provincial levels of government. I am experienced in all HR disciplines having worked as an HR generalist/manager during my career. In addition to general HR certifications, I am certified in the HR disciplines of staffing/recruitment, labour relations, and training. 

Education and lifelong learning have always been important to me, and I completed my MBA in 2001 with Royal Roads University in Victoria. I have been a faculty member of the University of Alberta for over eighteen years. I was also on the business faculty at MacEwan University before starting full-time work with UofA.

I strongly believe in the value of professional association. In addition to being a member of the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of Alberta (CPHR AB) and the International Personnel Management Association of Canada (IPMA-Canada), I belong to various other organizations, such as the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). I hold HR certifications from both Canadian associations [i.e., CPHR and IPMA-ACP] and am certified to practice HR in the United States [i.e., SHRM-SCP]. I have served on numerous boards and committees, including as the National President of IPMA Canada, one of Canada's two national HR certification bodies. Finally, I hold the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and am certified to administer several psychometric tests, including Emotional Intelligence (EQi), Work Personality Index (WPI), and Myers-Briggs (MBTI).

I am a strong believer in the importance of volunteer work and am involved with the Canadian Association of University Teachers, the Association of Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA), various Alberta School of Business and UofA committees/programs, as well as external volunteer roles.

SEM 407 - Teams - Making them Truly Effective

This course explores the critical nature of working in teams. Organizations increasingly default to teamwork for strategic issues, quality control, project management, and solving seemingly intractable problems. SEM 407 develops frameworks and techniques for working effectively, efficiently and cooperatively with various people in specialist, team member and leadership roles. Prerequisite: SEM 201, 301, 210, or 310.

SEM 607 - Teams - Making them Truly Effective

This course explores the critical nature of working in teams. Organizations of all types are increasingly defaulting to work in teams for strategic issues, quality control, project management, and solving seemly intractable issues. Develops frameworks and techniques for working effectively, efficiently and cooperatively with a wide variety of people in specialist, team member and leadership roles.

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