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Open enrollment and customized workshops are available to ignite your professional growth, and to inspire you to reach your best potential. Innovative offerings for HR teams, new leaders, and professionals from entry-level to executive will bring out your best performance.
With a background in adult education and corporate training, Angela brings humour, insights, and practicality to every session, creating dynamic and interactive learning experiences for individuals and organizations alike.
Don’t see the workshop that you need? Contact us to talk about a customized solution, from lunch-and-learn, to day-long workshop, to full leadership development curriculum, and everything in between!
Workshops
It Depends
Employee Relations Study Workshop for HR Teams
Employee relations can be tricky. You need to consider your company’s policies and practices, individual circumstances, and the legislation in your jurisdiction to determine a suitable outcome. No two situations are identical, and the answer is always, “it depends!”
In this workshop, we will elevate your team’s employee relations skills by not only learning the tactical approach to resolving the issue, but how to be more strategic in preventing these situations.
Who is this program for?
HR team members, including HR generalists, HR managers, HR advisors, and anyone dealing with employee relations in their organization.
Investment:
- $489 CDN – 1 hour virtual workshop for up to 8 participants*. Additional participants add $50/person. Note that the participants will require a copy of “It Depends” to participate. These can be purchased separately.
- $599 CDN – 1 hour virtual workshop plus books for up to 8 participants*. Additional participants add $65/person. Books will be sent to participants prior to the workshop.
- $689 CDN – 1.5 hour virtual workshop for up to 8 participants**. Additional participants add $60/person. Note that the participants will require a copy of “It Depends” to participate. These can be purchased separately.
- $799 – 1.5 hour virtual workshop plus books for up to 8 participants**. Additional participants add $80/person. Books will be sent to participants prior to the workshop.
* Additional participants, add $50.00 CDN/person
** Additional participants, add $60.00 CDN/person
How to register:
For more details or to request a custom workshop for your team, contact us here.
Who is this program for?
HR team members, including HR generalists, HR managers, HR advisors, and anyone dealing with employee relations in their organization.
Investment:
| With book included | Without book included*** | |
| 1 hour, up to 8 participants* | $599.00 CDN | $489.00 CDN |
| 1.5 hours, up to 8 participants** | $799.00 CDN | $689.00 CDN |
* Additional participants, add $50.00 CDN/person
** Additional participants, add $60.00 CDN/person
*** If you choose this option, note that participants must provide their own copy of the book, “It Depends: Employee Relations Case Studies for Human Resources Professionals and Students”
How to register:
For more details or to request a custom workshop for your team, contact us here:
New Manager Coaching Program
Becoming a new manager can be an exciting time, but also unsettling and filled with anxiety. COVID-19 has added extra challenges to managing people in a supportive and trusting way.
If you have become a new manager of a team within the past twelve months, this 6-week coaching program will provide you with ideas, tips and suggestions on how to become the best leader you can be.
Using “Being the Boss: The Three Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader” by Linda A Hill and Kent Lineback as a resource, this program combines a blend of self-study/reading, guided exercises, and small group virtual meetings to elevate your leadership skills.
How it works:
- Upon registration, you will be provided with the program curriculum outlining the reading schedule and guided exercises
- You will meet with the program participants virtually for 1.5 hours once every week (with one two-week period in between) for a guided discussion, peer mentoring, and coaching
- The program is limited to 8 participants to allow for discussion
- Participants are required to attend all five sessions and to complete the readings and homework assignments for each session
Who is this program for?
- Anyone who has been hired as or promoted to a manager of people within the past twelve months.
Program dates: TBA
Investment:
- $489 CDN per participant. Includes a copy of “Being the Boss: The Three Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader”
How to register:
Registration is coming soon. For more information, contact us here:
HR Book Club Academy
Why take just any boring, regular HR seminar? Instead, learn, network, and grow professionally through this unique book club-based program.
HR Book Club Academy is a 12-month program in which we will read, discuss, and apply the lessons from twelve pivotal books focusing on knowing the business, knowing our people, and knowing ourselves. Through independent study, small group discussions and team exercises, you will elevate your skills as a human resources professional.
How it works:
- Each month, the participants will be assigned one book to read
- We will meet virtually for 1.5 hours on the third Tuesday of every month to discuss the book and how the lessons can be applied at work. (Note: books must be purchased or borrowed separately; they are not included in the investment fee)
- You will receive weekly newsletters, questions and activities to try during that month’s reading
- Through small group discussions and guided exercises, you will learn to become more strategic and intentional in your profession.
Who is this program for?
- HR vice presidents
- HR managers
- HR business partners
- HR generalists
- HR students
- Anyone who wants to make a positive impact on their work environment
Investment:
- $1,299 CDN for 12 months. Books not included and must be purchased separately
Program dates: TBA
How to register:
Registration will be available soon. If you’re interested in receiving information when the program is live, contact us here: