COURSE DESCRIPTION 

Align you and your team using effective assessment and dialogue techniques

Teamwork is complicated these days. Teams are diverse and dispersed, so it can be tough to get everyone aligned. If you want to help yourself and your teams collaborate more effectively, this session is for you. You’ll find out some of the common challenges faced by teams today, and you’ll get tips for group alignment. Plus,  we’ll do a hands-on exercise to get you thinking about how to build bridges between diverse team members.

• Do you feel like your team is working in a fog, unable to agree on a common goal?

• As teams become increasingly diverse and dispersed, it’s getting harder and harder to build alignment.

• Jane and Sheila will share insights from their work with MirrorMirror (a team alignment tool from Europe), on how teams can cut through the fog and work together effectively. Hint: it’s not about giving direction; it’s about building bridges.

• In this session you’ll be doing a hands-on exercise on effective dialogue, to help develop your skills in inclusivity and tolerance.

PRESENTERS

Jane Chamberlin is a professional communicator and educator, specializing in emotional intelligence and empathy. She teaches business communication and writing at SAIT and UCalgary, and has a Ph.D. in English. She’s certified in emotional intelligence analysis (EQ-i 2.0) and offers workshops in creativity, empathy, and writing. Over the years, she has worked for the CBC, SMART Technologies, Alberta Health Services, and Benevity. Jane is passionate about empathetic communication and enjoys building exercises that blend creativity with emotional intelligence.

Sheila Carruthers MBA FCMC SCMP* has been an independent management consultant for more than 15 years.

Sheila has prepared many proposals herself and in collaboration with other consultants and subject matter experts. Some of these proposals have been successful and many were not... Learning from every proposal she writes, she continuously updates her proposal templates. 

Sheila skillfully integrates effective communication, sustainability, social value, and ethics into strategies for every business function. She is a certified management consultant and trainer for businesses, professional associations, and academic institutions- working for small, medium, and large businesses, government entities, and nonprofits.

Weren’t able to attend this event? Check out our recorded session!