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Teams pull together to accomplish goals at AGLC
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uc Gagnon works in an
ever-changing landscape at
Alberta Gaming, Liquor
and Cannabis (AGLC).
“It’s challenging but fun,” says
Gagnon, field services manager,
gaming. “I’ve worked on big
projects with others from all over
the organization and I’m always
impressed at how invested each
team is in what they do.”
Headquartered in St. Albert,
AGLC is the Crown commercial
enterprise and agency that
oversees the gaming, liquor and
cannabis industries in Alberta.
“AGLC employees show a keen
interest in collaboration,” says
Ash Tuli, vice president, human
resources. “And our leaders are
approachable and open to
new ideas.”
With up to 1,200 employees at
any given time, Tuli finds AGLC
still has a caring, small-town feel.
In part, this is due to a higher level
of flexibility in schedules, a hybrid
workplace and a renewed focus on
wellness and balance.
There are also initiatives to
connect employees province-wide.
The CEO and executive team
are piloting a video series to
spark meaningful conversations
between leaders and employees
called Coffee Talk. “Right now,
we’re focused on innovation, so
we have an upcoming episode on
that,” says Tuli. “We’re using the
platform to learn more about each
other, share insights and strengthen our sense of community.
“We regularly survey employees
to learn what they want us to tackle, and so it’s casual but informative, and we’re also encouraging
some laughs and fun."
Social events run throughout
the year, including the Special
Thanks and Recognition (STAR)
celebration held in hybrid fashion
to include watch parties from
offices and warehouses across the
province. These awards are designed to recognize and celebrate
outstanding employee contributions that impact the mission and
vision of AGLC and to celebrate
the behaviours that reinforce
organizational values. Attendees
have a chance to hear from winners about their career journeys
at AGLC and to acknowledge
colleagues’ service awards.
Tuli finds that organizational
culture is a journey. A new,
employee-led Engage and Evolve
working group brings together a
diverse employee group to drive
this culture work, consider feedback from across the organization
and make recommendations.
“We’ve done staff surveys and
focus groups, and we’ve reached
out to other organizations for best
practices,” says Tuli. “We want to
continue to be responsive to who
we are today, but we realize we
will continue to evolve.”
AGLC employees show a keen
interest in collaboration.
And our leaders are
approachable and open to
new ideas.
— Ash Tuli
Vice President,
Human Resources
Ash Tuli, vice president, human resources (left), and Luc Gagnon, field services manager, gaming, at AGLC.
Gagnon is a member of the
Engage and Evolve working group.
“One of the first tasks was to
develop a new culture statement
and cultural commitments around
the values of integrity, respect,
collaboration, innovation and
inclusion,” he says. “I think our
values are one reason people often
apply here after being referred by
a current employee.”
Gagnon had just recently
graduated from the computer
engineering program at Northern
Alberta Institute of Technology
(NAIT) when a former classmate
