Experience this highly recommended Impact Leadership Program! Join a community of brave, innovative and determined leaders from across Canada to examine self-leadership, leading and understanding others, and leading within an organization through 6 sessions of supported and embodied learning. You can expect to emerge from the course energized, aligned, and equipped to harness your leadership to best effect.
Learning Objectives:
Module 1 (14 hours): Leading and Understanding Myself
- Identify your leadership strengths, preferences, areas of development and the type of leadership needed within your working environment;
- Understand different leadership approaches, and learn to adapt your leadership approach to different situations;
- Explore reflective listening and emotional intelligence as key leadership skills toward better communication and trust;
- Examine the difference between Leadership and Management, enhancing the right skills for both; and
- Examine Inclusive Leadership, power dynamics in the workplace and building cultures of belonging
Module 2 (14 hours): Leading and Understanding Others
- Explore Leadership as a system, and identify cause and effect factors that create healthy and engaging workplaces;
- Deepen your understanding of motivational drivers, learn how to motivate others and create a motivating work environment;
- Refine your delegation skills and strengthen your coaching capacity;
- Explore the key skills of listening, questioning and feedback to foster a culture of open and effective communication;
- Understand leadership styles and discover where opportunities lie to strengthen leadership capacity; and
- Examine role transitions and their impact on responsibilities and behaviour
Module 3 (14 hours): Leading in the Organization
- Explore the advantages and challenges to working with different working styles and improve your ability to manage differences;
- Consider the stages that teams go through as they form, storm, perform and transform and how leaders can support each stage;
- Consider how to manage change and transition in your organization while engaging your teams on the journey;
- Deepen your understanding of skilful communication and improve your ability to handle difficult conversations with confidence;
- Assess your and your team’s resilience and discover ways to bounce back from challenges; and
- Reflect on your future leadership posture with a plan to embed your learning, new skills and tools.
For whom: Leadership and management professionals, aspiring leaders, and social entrepreneurs looking to efficiently and effectively develop their skills as the next generation of change-makers. The course is carefully designed to be impactful for leaders at all stages. Participants will be applying and reflecting on their own individual experience and areas of challenge/opportunity throughout each module.
When: Tuesdays (biweekly) on April 10 and 24, May 8 and 22, and June 5 and 19.
- 7:00am - 2:00pm Pacific
- 8:00am - 3:00pm Mountain
- 9:00am - 4:00pm Central
- 10:00am - 5:00pm Eastern
- 11:00am - 6:00pm Atlantic
- 11:30am - 6:30pm Newfoundland
Limited Capacity: Please note that the course will be capped at 20 learners to ensure each participant has a high quality, engaging and impactful experience.
Accreditation: This program offers the opportunity to achieve an internationally recognized accreditation, a 10 credit SCQF Level 9 qualification in Leadership, accredited by Glasgow Caledonian University. A certificate will be awarded upon completion of a written leadership assessment. Three months are allocatted to submit the written assessment for marking. Additional costs apply: $295
Requisite: Due to the applied nature of this course you will be required to commit to approximately 2 hours of self-reflection and application in between each session.
Course Fee:
Important Note on Program Accessibility
Increasing ease of access for people of every identity and ability is our priority. Closed captioning will be available. But, if there is a barrier preventing you from fully joining us for these sessions, we want to help! Additional accessibility accommodations may be made available by contacting Adriana at.
The impact of this program has been championed by the groups of staff that have gone through this Leadership Program every year since 2016!
Impact to date:
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93% of learners indicated the training was very effective in helping them to apply the learning in their day-to-day leadership role
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98% of learners would recommend the training to a friend or colleague
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100% of the learners who moved through the program said they used the learning in their roles (90% of whom felt they would use it often or every day!)
We encourage and invite all to invest in your leadership practice!
About the Facilitator
Suzanne Gibson “awakens the potential” of your organization to achieve its mandate and vision. Over the past 25 years, Suzanne has:
- inspired new and established organizations to “dream big,” unite around an idea and turn those dreams into reality
- uncovered creative solutions to complex social and organization problems
- mobilized diverse groups into strong teams
- facilitated and supported leaders, staff and volunteers to achieve their personal and collective potential
- applied her entrepreneurial flair to start up innovative new ventures
- equipped organizations to secure much-needed knowledge, skills and resources.
Suzanne will help you draw out the very best from your staff and stakeholders as you help create a better world.
| Members | $1,250.00 |
| Non-members | $1,500.00 |