Events for April 2024
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Take Charge of Change
Take Charge of Change
Change happens. It is a real, concrete, often stressful fact of life. Do you ever wish that change would go away--or at least slow down? If so, this class is for you. During this course, participants will: Examine the initial normal reactions to change; Explore ways to overcome resistance to change; and Prepare a personal […]
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Email Effectiveness
Email Effectiveness
Do you control your email or does your email control you? Is email the best communication tool? Most of us spend a good part of our day using this powerful medium. Often we sort through emails with content that would have been better communicated via the phone, in-person, in a chat or in a virtual […]
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Now Hear This
Now Hear This
Did you know that as much as 40% of the average workday is spent listening to others? That's close to half of your day! Isn't it time, therefore, to stop and make sure you're using your time to its greatest advantage? Take a few moments and ask yourself: Are you an effective listener? How often […]
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Making Meetings Work
Making Meetings Work
How many meetings have you attended or conducted where they just seemed like wasted time? Well, no more! Attend this workshop to learn techniques for planning and facilitating effective meetings. This workshop counts as an elective in the Supervisory Challenge certificate program. Pre-registration required in myTraining. A link to Zoom will be sent to registered […]
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Project Management Basics
Project Management Basics
Project management, whether aimed at improving service or solving major organizational problems, requires a different set of management skills than those needed to oversee routine operations. Project management involves leading a diverse group of employees who are working in an environment that is highly dependent upon planning, limited by budget and scheduling controls, and subject […]
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Demystifying Accommodations Panel
Demystifying Accommodations Panel
After launching our Neurodiversity in the Workplace course in 2023, we have received one question in our course feedback more than any other: “How do we continue this conversation?” We aim to continue the conversation with our Keeping Growing: Neurodiversity Webinars in 2024. During these webinars, we will delve deeper into neurodiversity-related topics within the workplace at […]
Embracing the Growth Mindset
Embracing the Growth Mindset
Explore how a Growth Mindset can encourage continuous improvement and innovation. This perspective can free people to think creatively and hold themselves accountable for their results. Experience a life-changing way of tackling work-related problems. In this session, we’ll: Define the growth and fixed mindset; Identify why and how we learn from failure; and Discuss strategies […]
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Grammar Game
Grammar Game
Can business grammar be fun? Absolutely. This fast-paced and interactive class is designed to help you catch common grammar mistakes that can hurt your professional image and your credibility. During this course, participants will explore those essential grammar rules that every professional must know such as: - Subject/verb agreement - Who vs. whom; me vs. […]
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Cultivating Judgment: Critical thinking skills for complex work environments
Cultivating Judgment: Critical thinking skills for complex work environments
Things change rapidly and continually at work which requires us to address unanticipated, uncertain, time-pressured and complex problems and decisions. In this session we will consider how critical thinking, along with self-awareness and understanding of the mental shortcuts we often, and unknowingly, take can be integrated into a process to help cultivate good judgment. Pre-registration […]
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Giving and Receiving Feedback
Giving and Receiving Feedback
Does the thought of giving someone candid feedback back make you uncomfortable? Is being on the receiving end of feedback something you dread? Whether you are the giver or the receiver, feedback is NOT an easy thing to do! Learn how to deliver direct and caring feedback, discuss ways to seek input and feedback from […]