Professional Development Breakout Sessions

NEW in 2012!  Choose from 3 professional development workshops!  We know you love the inspiring speakers but with each ticket purchase you will register for one workshop. These 45 minute sessions are designed to focus on leadership, work life balance and understanding what makes you tick.  Learn how to effectively communicate with others and balance your personal and professional responsibilities with ease.  We'll focus on practical techniques and new approaches to give you the tools designed to extend into your career and business.

Co-ordinated by the Greater KW Chamber of Commerce Women's Leadership Committee. Greater KW Chamber of Commerce

Session #1 ~ Want to be a Great Leader?

Join Nahla Kor of Kor Capabilities Consulting in this engaging and informative session.

Great leaders are made, not born. The best leaders of organizations, communities, religious groups, volunteer organizations across sectors and industries focus diligently on building their interpersonal skills which help bring out the best in their people. In addition to what would typically be considered core skills for all leaders to possess such as strategic planning, budgeting, decision making, problem solving and communicating, we’ll explore the not so obvious characteristics great leaders consistently demonstrate.

In this one hour interactive workshop:

  • We’ll discuss the key characteristics that set the best leaders apart
  • We’ll explore how these characteristics link to best practices and the direct impact they have   on employee morale, productivity and creativity

Participants will share personal stories and experiences and will walk away with practical tips they can implement immediately back on the job.

Session #2 ~ Discover your Personality "DNA"

Join Stacey Campbell from Wilfrid Laurier University in this fun, interactive, self-awareness session!

Growth and self-awareness go hand in hand, can’t have one without the other - come on out and participate in this fun and engaging session where you will learn:

  • Your Personality Type
  • How to better understand your Type
  • How to better understand others of a different Type
  • How to effectively use your Type factors with communication, styles and team work

In advance of this self awareness exercise there will be an assessment performed to determine your Type. This information will be used during the session to assist with discovering how to translate your Type into better understanding yours, and others, needs when it comes to working together!

Session #3 ~ Balance Life to Master Success

Join Sabrina Fitzgerald of PwC in this work-life balance act!

Having a balance between work and life is essential to reach your personal and professional goals. Join Sabrina Fitzgerald of PwC in this interactive, fun and informative session on how to reach that balance in all aspects of your life!
 
In this one hour interactive workshop:

  • You’ll learn how to prioritize what is important to you
  • We’ll explore options on how to balance it all
  • Participants will share personal stories and experiences and will walk away with practical tips they can implement immediately in their personal and professional lives