Concurrent Sessions: Series A
Tuesday May 4th
10:15am–11:45am
Daphne Woolf
A1: Closing the Employee Engagement Gap
In this economy all employees, including top talent, must be maximally engaged for an organization to emerge intact. Measuring employee engagement is good, taking appropriate action that results in a tangible outcome is essential. Although this makes sense, have you closed the gap–the serious gap between the metric that is intended to measure employee engagement and what is really happening “on the ground?” Through the use of case studies, this session focuses on how employers can close that gap and truly effect change that will foster employee engagement, impact employees and realize required organizational outcomes.
About DAPHNE
Daphne Woolf is an expert facilitator, a skill she puts to good use with senior-executive teams and employees alike as she spearheads the work of The Collin Baer Group. The Employment Engagement Equation model she developed serves as a foundation for the work she does in identifying the specific actions required to effect meaningful and sustainable change. Daphne Woolf is the Managing Partner of The Collin Baer Group Ltd.
Deborah Kimmett
A2: Re-Energize the Team
With economic and environmental issues at the forefront –now more than ever we need to foster creative teams at work. But we don’t have enough time. And we just don’t have enough energy. People you work with annoy you. In this hilarious presentation understand how to ignite and re-energize your team so you can all go back to work with reframed perspectives.
You Will Learn How To:
- Manage physical and emotional energy.
- Eliminate energy draining behaviours like gossip and resentment.
- Evict people who live rent free in your head.
- Reach up to more positive thoughts.
ABOUT DEBORAH
For 28 years Deborah Kimmett has helped literally thousands of people embrace creative solutions to life and the myriad of changes it offers us. She has done thousands of sessions on teaching teams how to work together and see the power in change. Whether it’s getting middle managers to build resilience, teaching people to talk to each other or getting people to risk speaking freely, Kimmett knows how to get people working together. Her stories and interactive exercises get people opening their minds…and laughing their heads off doing it.
Jeannine McGlade & Andrew Pek
A3: Get Stimulated! Catch Your Creative Vibe
With the pace of competition, innovation and change in today’s world, creativity isn’t a luxury – it’s a survival skill. But even the most creative people can end up stuck, stale, and stressed out, worn down by the daily grind. The Get Stimulated! Catch Your Creative Vibe session will address specific habits that will help audience members release their creativity and expand their innovative thinking. An experiential and engaging session, audience members will be equipped with tips, tools, and tactics for getting unstuck and sparking their creative vibe!
About JeANNINE & andrew
Jeannine McGlade and Andrew Pek are experts in the field of innovation and change relating to personal /business growth. They have over thirty years combined experience working with leading companies such as General Mills, Tabi International and Pfizer. They co-authored the popular book, Stimulated! Habits to Spark Your Creative Genius at Work. They have appeared on television and radio to help individuals and organizations make creativity and innovation a habit.
Frema Engel
A4: Respectful Workplaces: How to Stop the Harassment
Everyone should be able to work in a safe and healthy environment without fear of any kind of violence. Yet most people are aware that workplace violence–especially psychological harassment or bullying–is still common. Bill 168 has been passed amending the Occupational Health and Safety Act with respect to violence and harassment in the workplace. These regulations require employers to develop policies and programs to prevent workplace violence or harassment, assess the risks, and to regularly evaluate and update their policies.
Get ready for a dynamic, fast-paced session as Frema Engel demonstrates how to handle energy-sapping, toxic attitudes and behaviours that tie employees and workplaces up in knots. Then find out how to incorporate legislative requirements into existing or new policies. Learn four strategies to turn negative, destructive situations into positive, enriching experiences. And there’s more: learn why you must begin now to create your engaged and respectful workplace, and three areas requiring your immediate attention.
About FREMA
Frema Engel has been helping business leaders create engaged and respectful work environments for 30 years. Long before workplace trauma and violence was recognized by the World Health Organization, Frema was speaking publicly about its impact on work environments and initiating programs to deal with it. Her best-selling book, Taming the Beast: Getting Violence out of the Workplace, is in its second edition.
