Keren Taylor-Hughes

Keren Taylor-Hughes

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Former CEO - Agile Change Advisor & Transformation Expert

Keren Taylor-Hughes is an agile change advisor & business leadership strategist with a passion for implementing sustainable organizational change. She has assisted numerous organizations across Canada and the US to successfully navigate and implement transformation initiatives in many different ways. She has developed and implemented system performance technology and software designed to improve the efficiency of the organization and their people while futureproofing organizations to manage the disruptive forces of change.

KEREN TAYLOR-HUGHES BIOGRAPHY

Keren Taylor-Hughes is an Agile Change Advisor, Former CEO, M&A Strategist, and Board of Directors Member with a passion for implementing positive, lasting change within an organization. Keren has spent the majority of her career in an executive leadership role, assisting organizations with business transformation and systems improvement.

Keren recently departed on her own will from her previous role as CEO of Harvest Manitoba, one of Canada’s premiere non-profit organizations & the fourth-largest food distribution organization in Canada. Manitoba Harvest has been in operation for 35+ years and responsible for collecting and distributing 11M+ pounds of food annually to over 80,000 Manitobans in need via a comprehensive network of food banks, soup kitchens, daycares & other agencies.

During her time spent at Harvest Manitoba, and in serving as the most senior member of the Leadership team, reporting to the community-based Board of Directors & working closely with provincial & federal governments to lead the organization into a new era. She carved out a new strategic vision for the organization, leading it through a significant transformation, including navigating the organization through the Covid-19 pandemic, finding ways to thrive & serve the target customer base despite the crisis resulting in a 200% increase in funds donated.

Keren Taylor-Hughes also oversaw & led the organization through a key merger with another entity to result in the largest provincial network of its kind in the country. She had a direct role in overseeing the launch and rebrand of Harvest Manitoba post-merger, establishing the organization’s new identity. She Implemented LEAN manufacturing principles & processes across warehousing, logistics & supply chain operations, resulting in the launch of the industry’s first-ever real-time food tracking system. She also launched numerous new programs, built lasting relationships & cultivated a culture of agility, empathy, collaboration, psychological safety & trust, building an inspiring place where all individuals had an opportunity to thrive each day.

Prior to being the CEO of Harvest Manitoba, Keren Taylor-Hughes has spent over 10 years leading large-scale change, innovation and transformation initiatives in the healthcare sector with organizations such as Vancouver Coastal Health and Canada, Ontario Telemedicine Network, and Canada Health Infoway.  Her roles and responsibilities included board selection process development, merger transition, rebranding & launch, leadership training & development structure, roadmap & toolkit establishment, development of a Project Management Office (PMO) & many more.

She has assisted numerous organizations across Canada and the US to successfully navigate and implement transformation initiatives in many different ways. She has developed and implemented software systems for healthcare companies in the USA later adopted by the Province of Manitoba. As an Executive Director and CEO, Keren Taylor-Hughes has assisted numerous organizations through manage disruption through innovation, transformation & mastering business transitions. Keren Taylor-Hughes is currently leading a transformation consultation practice rooted in the 5 C’s; Courage, Cognizance of bias, Culture, Collaboration, and Conviction.

Proudly leveraging a background in child welfare, healthcare, manufacturing, and community engagement, Keren Taylor-Hughes has been a catalyst to lead organizations to become more innovative, implement processes, built teams and foster strategic relationships in order to assist organizations to become more efficient and productive towards business growth. As a servant leader and thought leader, she teaches how listening, empathy, and being authentic connect people together to build strong relationships to drive innovation and orchestrate change. Her career and her life goals have aligned to be focused on making a positive impact on the world by leading change that delivers value rooted in purpose, vision, and impact. Keren Taylor-Hughes’ professional life returns to one key foundational element she learned early in her career: organizational change and innovation adoption only come after mindset change – which can only be inspired, not enforced.

From small nonprofits to publicly-traded companies with large-scale M&As affecting thousands, the ideas, strategies, and insights she has been a part of have been through a humanistic business landscape across Canada and the US. Keren Taylor-Hughes holds a Master’s Degree in Leadership and a B.A in Sociology and Psychology from the University of Winnipeg, sat on numerous Boards of Directors and has been featured in or contributed to media outlets and publications including CBC News, Global News, Winnipeg Free Press, The University of Manitoba Press, Business Insider, and beyond. She currently leads a private consulting practice with a focus on strategic change management and leadership advisory serving industries as diverse as health, transportation, food production, and more.

Keren Taylor-Hughes leverages years of education and experience ranging from CEO to Senior Consultant to act as a Coach and Advisor to Executive teams and a catalyst for transformation for individuals, organizations, and industries. She possesses a unique understanding of corporate structures and processes with the tools and solutions that can be the deciding factors for sustainable and efficient business operations.

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the power of courage: embracing change and fostering a culture of innovation, resilience, and adaptability.

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  • In a rapidly changing business landscape, organizations must embrace change with courage and foster a culture that values innovation, resilience, and adaptability. In this dynamic presentation, Keren Taylor-Hughes explores the power of courage in driving successful organizational transformation. Drawing on her extensive experience as an

    Agile Change Advisor and former CEO, Keren will share practical strategies to help teams and individuals navigate uncertainty, overcome resistance, and embrace change as an opportunity for growth. Participants will learn how to foster a culture of innovation, where calculated risks are encouraged, and failure is seen as a stepping stone to success. By the end of this session, attendees will be equipped with the tools and mindset needed to inspire courage within their organizations, leading to enhanced creativity, increased resilience, and the ability to adapt to an ever-evolving business landscape.

unleashing the power of diversity: cultivating inclusive environments to foster creativity and collaboration.

unlocking team potential: unity & the power of feedback

building a transformational culture: establishing a culture that values agility, empathy, psychological safety, and trust

the art of collaboration: relationship, trust & team performance

leading with conviction: inspiring purpose, accountability & performance

servant leadership development

inspiring purpose and fostering unity: igniting passion and driving extraordinary performance

embracing change and driving innovation: empowering organizations through agile systems transformation

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Keren Taylor-Hughes named Burns Leadership Institute Leader-in-Residence

UM Today

DECEMBER 21, 2022 — The James W. Burns Leadership Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Keren Taylor-Hughes as Leader-in-Residence (LIR), effective December 1, 2022. The Leader-in-Residence helps to foster connections between the Institute and private, public, and not-for-profit sectors, and serves as a link to the community through the recruitment of guest speakers and the promotion of student networking events. Set out in its Terms of Reference, the LIR serves as an ex-officio member of the Burns Leadership Institute Advisory Board. Ms. Taylor-Hughes will also work closely with the Alumni Association of the President’s Student Leadership Program (PSLP) on workshops and...
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Harvest CEO Leaving a Legacy After 3.5 Years

Harvest manitoba

In September of 2021, after three and a half years at the helm, Keren Taylor-Hughes will step down as CEO of Harvest Manitoba. You may not have heard or seen her in the media, but she has been a CEO such as Harvest has never had before. The Only Choice When the CEO search started in 2017, the Board of Directors felt it was time for a CEO to fulfill a new mandate; to put in place the systems and practices that would allow the organization to function, grow and succeed for next 30 years. The Board chose Keren Taylor-Hughes (KTH) for two reasons. They knew of her background and professional experience in Change Management – a recognized discipline that...
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Harvest Manitoba CEO Keren Taylor-Hughes stepping down

CBC

Harvest Manitoba is searching for a new chief executive officer. CEO Keren Taylor-Hughes is stepping down, board chair Marilyn McLaren said in an email Wednesday. Her last day at the food bank will be Aug. 27. At her request, there will be no public event to mark her departure, the email said. Instead, the board will send out a public email invitation to write a note in a digital memory book it is compiling for her. A printed version will be presented to her, the email said. Taylor-Hughes took over after longtime CEO David Northcott retired in June 2017. Before that, she led a variety of organizations in Manitoba and worked at Manitoba Child and Family Services for 12...
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Winnipeg Harvest appoints new executive director

Global News

The fight against hunger in Manitoba just got stronger. Winnipeg Harvest appointed Keren Taylor-Hughes as its new executive director on Tuesday. Taylor-Hughes succeeds David Northcott, who announced his retirement last February. She began her career in Winnipeg with Child and Family Services, before leading numerous other organizations around North America. Winnipeg Harvest provides food assistance to almost 64,000 Manitobans each month, distributing millions of pounds of food via 400 food banks and other agencies across the province. “The fight against hunger and poverty must be relentless,” Taylor-Hughes said. “Together with the ongoing support of generous and...
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