Workshops & Training

We offer a range of supports for your learning through participatory and lively workshops and training. Most workshops are offered on a demand basis. For information on the next workshop, please contact us. Current offerings include:

• Living Collaborative Leadership Workshop:  The living collaborative leadership workshop is an intensive two-day workshop offered by seasoned leadership development associates. It can be a stand-alone, or the beginning of a leadership development program that's offered by an organization to promising people who have been selected for further development. Participants come out of this workshop with
  • experience with the dimensions of collaborative leadership
  • insight into your own strengths and challenges with respect to collaborative leadership
  • a personal learning plan identifying how you are planning to strengthen your competencies
  • a strong peer group of others who are prepared to support their development.

We recommend that participants in this workshop consider peer or individual coaching as a support to the achievement of their personal learning plan to follow up this workshop.

• we CARES:  practical skills for front-line workers working with adults affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.  This one-day workshop and accompanying manual (with facilitators' guide and presentation) was specially designed for those working with people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Thanks to HRSDC for sponsoring this work.
• Introduction to peer group coaching: a three hour session designed to help people who are interested in peer group coaching decide what their focus will be, and develop peer coaching skills.
• Collaboration check-up: a half-day session designed for in-tact collaborating groups, or for people who are involved actively in a collaboration. This session gives you what you need to assess your collaboration and help it move forward more powerfully.
• Coaching for leaders: this full day session is designed for leaders who want to expand the way they work with staff and volunteers. It distinguishes between managing, coaching and mentoring. You will be provided with support to deepen your coaching muscles, through training and practice in the group. Core competencies include: contracting for coaching, listening, reflective questioning, self-management as it affects your role, offering "discovery tools" and practices.
• Deepening your Skill in Turning Difficult Conversations into Learning Conversations:  this half-day experiential workshop helps you understand the anatomy of a difficult conversation.  It helps you "unhook" your identity from inter-personal conflict, and transform blame and accusation into discovery and resolution.