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LandSure employees drive a culture of innovation
V
ipin Thomas fell in
love with LandSure
Systems Ltd. from
day one. “It’s peoplecentric and there is
an amazing level of support from
top to bottom,” says Thomas,
technical delivery lead.
Thomas joined the organization
to work on the First Nation Land
Governance Registry initiative
– the first in Canada. Led by the
First Nations Lands Advisory
Board and built by LandSure, it
will provide a modern, secure and
dependable land registry system
for those currently governing
their lands under the Framework
Agreement on First Nations Land
Management across Canada.
Based in Vancouver, LandSure is
a subsidiary of the Land Title and
Survey Authority (LTSA) of British
Columbia. It supports the LTSA to
continually innovate and improve
delivery of services in the public
interest.
“At LandSure, we focus on
fostering an environment where
everyone feels empowered and
appreciated,” says Samantha
Mitchell, vice president human
resources.
One way the organization offers
appreciation is through a corporate recognition program. “Our
annual employee achievement
awards are peer-nominated and
we receive a tremendous number
of nominations each year,” says
Mitchell. “We hold an in-person
event where people can recognize
and celebrate each other.”
Mitchell finds there is a culture
of appreciation throughout the organization. Informally, employees
can give a shout-out to a colleague
through what they call kudos. “We
start off meetings with kudos and
we share them in our employee
communications,” she says.
Each employee takes a
foundational diversity, equity and
inclusion course when they begin
work at LandSure. Last March,
the organization celebrated
International Women’s Day with a
panel discussion. It has developed
an accessibility plan and, last year,
employees completed Indigenous
reconciliation awareness training.
“We want everyone to feel included here,” says Mitchell.
Thomas was welcomed to the
organization. Excited to begin
work on the historic First Nation
Land Governance Registry project,
he realized he needed to get up
to speed in the land domain first.
“Everyone was approachable,
from my colleagues to the CEO,”
says Thomas. On the technical
side, he attended a developer
productivity summit and was able
to bring back insights and ideas to
the team.
At LandSure, we focus on
fostering an environment
where everyone
feels empowered and
appreciated.
— Samantha Mitchell
Vice President
Human Resources
Samantha Mitchell, vice president human resources, at LandSure Systems.
“I wasn’t sure my idea to do
a hackathon would be supported but LandSure is open
to innovation,” says Thomas.
The hackathon was an event in
which employees collaborated
intensively with one another over
a relatively short period of time to
bring an innovative business idea
to life. LandSure’s goal was to use
creative and collaborative thinking
to solve a wide range of issues for
employees or customers.
There was interest in the
hackathon from all departments
at LandSure and LTSA. A panel
of leaders whittled 36 ideas submitted for consideration down to
four, and employees indicated interest in working on the different
