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the opportunity to learn at these engaging workshops. With
presenters from Western Canada
and beyond, we've designed
these workshops to offer a wonderful blend of ideas and
topics
that will help you succeed in the workplace and beyond.
Workshop selection is open to all delegates - you are not
limited to a 'stream' selection.
WORKSHOP SERIES 1:
8:45 am - 10:15 am |
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There is no doubt that the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Games will create business opportunities for both new
and existing businesses, but will these opportunities be
sustainable and what impact will they have on an
existing business, if you already own one. This workshop
takes a creative approach to firstly identifying what
these opportunities might be for new or existing
businesses, and secondly explores secondary market
niches. Apart from the opportunity identification, it
further looks at feasibility and risk assessment by
analyzing the market implications of this international
sporting event in terms of both the immediate
implications and long term business sustainability.
PRESENTED BY:
Wendy Klyne
Principal, The Klyne Group |
'SELL' is Not Just Another Four Letter Word
People want to buy, they just don’t want to be sold
to. No one wants to be seen as a “salesperson”.
But it doesn’t matter what you do for a living,
chances are you need to sell. You’re likely selling
your ideas, concepts, proposals, or the more
‘traditional’ selling of products or services. You
even need to sell yourself! This high energy,
interactive workshop will lead you through
understanding why prospects/buyers/decision-makers
behave the way they do; the strategies they use to
protect themselves; and, how you can take control of
the sales process without looking or feeling like a
“salesperson”.
PRESENTED BY:
Tracey Huff
Principal, Sandler Sales Institute |
In today’s anxiety-ridden, stress-infused world,
even a moment of quiet reflection has become a
time-consuming luxury most of us just can’t afford.
How did we reach this point? How did we lose our
direction and sense of control? And, more
importantly, how can we reclaim our lives? A Pace of
Grace offers lessons to rediscover the essential
elements of a life well lived by 1) Purifying our
life; 2) Pacing ourselves; 3) Practicing the
presence; and 4) Planning a sustainable life.
This workshop will give you time to:
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Learn 10 Health Rules for sustainable balance
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Find out how to prevent burnout from the FOG
Syndrome of Fatigue, Overwhelm and Guilt
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Discern what to stop doing,
keep doing and start doing
to live with a pace of grace.
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WORKSHOP SERIES 2:
11:15 am - 12:45 pm |
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The key to effectively assessing your business for
growth, expansion, diversification or selling can
all be found in financial analysis. Ratios are a
way to evaluate the performance of your business and
identify potential problems. Each ratio informs you
about factors such as the earning power, solvency,
efficiency, and debt load of your business. They are
used to measure the relationship between two or more
components of the financial statements. This very
practical and ‘easy-to-understand’ workshop walks
you through exploring your financial statements to
look at the following the information hidden
therein, including:
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Leverage ratios:
examine how assets of the business are financed
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Liquidity ratios: determine the capacity of
the business to meet current obligations
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Profitability ratios: how much profit is
being generated
Beyond just learning what the ratios mean
and how they are calculated, participants will learn how
to use these ratios as a true management tool.
PRESENTED BY:
Mary-Ellen Echle
Branch Manager, Business Development Bank of
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Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is an exciting new
organizational development that is ideal for
private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Unlike
the traditional problem-based tools and models that
focus on what is not working well, AI focuses
on what is working well (appreciative) by engaging
people in asking questions and telling stories
(inquiry). This shift in focus to the positive
generates life within the organization/business
allowing it to move more effectively towards its
goals. Participants will examine the theory behind
AI, engage in the ‘5D’ model (Definition, Discovery,
Dream, Design, and Delivery), and explore ways to
apply AI in any situation – be it private sector,
government or a community-based group.
PRESENTED BY:
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The Art of Personal Rebranding
In today's workplace, whether you are an executive,
business owner or woman in transition, you must
differentiate yourself to succeed. Doing this involves
understanding, building and communicating your unique
personal brand. Creating your authentic brand is
especially challenging when you've recently reinvented
your work through a career change, shift in business
focus or promotion. In this interactive, hands-on
workshop you'll learn the keys to successful
re-branding. We'll explore:
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What personal branding is, and why it's important to
you.
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How to overcome the common challenges women face
when developing their unique brand
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A 3-step process for branding your unique traits and
talents for career success and personal fulfillment.
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Package yourself to reflect your chosen brand image.
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Launching, maintaining and building your brand.
Take charge of your business future by tapping into the
power of your personal brand.
PRESENTED BY:
Barbara Richards
VisionWork Coaching |
WORKSHOP SERIES 3:
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm |
Creating the Strategic Environment
The most sustainable business growth requires focus and
strategic planning, however in the words of Michael
Gerber, business owners are too busy working ‘in’ the
business to be working ‘on’ it. For entrepreneurs to
move away from an operational focus to a strategic one –
their house needs to be in order to let go and free
their mind to plan.
Apart from examining the process and steps of strategic
planning, this workshop looks at identifying the
roadblocks that are holding you back; prioritizing how
to fix these roadblocks; changing your entrepreneurial
mindset (from do-er to thinker/planner) and lasting what
tools you need to have in place to begin the process.
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Sound business ethics and corporate social
responsibility (CSR) belongs to everyone – it is
not just for big business or government. This
workshop will define CSR in very practical terms and
discuss the business case, trends, and challenges of
implementing CSR in any organization or business. It
will focus on how to develop and integrate a CSR
program, outlining a CSR roadmap for values-based
leaders seeking to improve workplace and community
conditions. You will discuss the CSR roadmap; where
your organization is on the roadmap; and, what you
might do to advance CSR in your organization – if
you have 3 employees or 300.
PRESENTED BY:
Coro Standberg
Principal, Standberg Consulting |
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While women are moving into more senior positions
within both private and public sector, there are
still few women providing governance at the board
level. What are the reasons contributing to this?
While there are still, no doubt, barriers to entry,
another contributing factor is that women themselves
chose not to venture forward into these uncharted
waters in the second stages of their careers.
This workshop is a facilitated panel presentation
with a dynamic group of women who have been involved
with corporate, public sector and community based
boards. Hear first hand, their path to the board
table - the obstacles - the triumphs - and,
how they have learned to effectively contribute to a
board governance model.
MODERATED BY:
Mary
Martin
Director, The Nexus Learning Group
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