Virtual Learning Series | 2023
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December 12, 2023
Financial Planning and Investment Basics
Presented by: Karen Lomas
Karen helps her clients work towards their goals and plan for the important things in life such as retirement, business transition, and family planning. She is a bi-lingual professional who specializes in working with small businesses of 1-150 employees. She strives to provide value to clients through a high-touch experience and ensures her practice is accessible and customized to her clients' specific needs.
November 2023
Cyber Awareness in Manufacturing:
Building Competencies Through a No-Cost Digital Badge
Presented by: Dr Evelyn Brown
Many of today’s manufacturing facilities include cyber-physical systems that enable machines to communicate with each other and be accessed remotely. While use of new technologies has enabled efficiencies in advanced manufacturing, it has also increased the risk of cybersecurity threats. This presentation will discuss how building cyber awareness among automation technicians and other front-line workers can help lessen the cyber vulnerabilities at a manufacturing facility. The presentation will also introduce the Cyber4RAM digital badge, a micro-credential which provides learning modules on 11 cyber competencies related to advanced manufacturing.
October 2023Leading With Confidence in Male Dominated EnvironmentsPresented by: Micha Goebig Many female professionals feel consistently underestimated and passed over, especially in male-dominated environments such as tech and automotive. Recent studies show that close to 80 percent of women struggle with a lack of confidence at work. In other words, a large number of women are held back in their advancement by self-doubts and low self-esteem, shying away from self-advocacy. In our day and age, however, confidence and visibility can be about as vital as expertise and experience in shaping a successful career. Why are so many female professionals struggling with confidence? First, corporate continues to be a world primarily designed for (white) men. So women often have to work a lot harder for the same reward. Instead of recognizing this inequity, we tend to internalize the experience as a sense of “not enough”. Second, our brain is wired to trust past experience above all. In our fast-paced business world, time to do something over and over again – and gradually build experience and thus confidence in our skills and ability – is increasingly rare. But the good news is: Confidence is a transferable skill, and in this session you will learn how to leverage it! September 2023Ladies, Let's NegotiatePresented by: Nan Gesche Fact: Women who negotiate brilliantly on behalf of others often falter when it comes to asking for themselves. If we want more out of life, we need to learn to ask for what we want. So whether you avoid negotiating like the plague or consider yourself at the top of your negotiations game, come get some practical tools for getting more of what you want. |
August 2023
Women and Retirement: Practical Tools to Prepare for the Future
Presented by: Mary Ellen Fiflis
Women can face a lot of changes and challenges during their lifetime which typically occurs during their earning years, so their savings for retirement can be interrupted or declined. You will learn what some of those changes and challenges are and what you can do to get on track to save for retirement.
July 2023The Importance of Work and Family Life BalancePresented by Dollnita M Winston As a professional woman, it is imperative to maintain a healthy work-life balance. In this webinar, participants will learn the steps to build resilience, establish self-care routines, and manage work-family related stress. Within this presentation we will discuss how a person's job satisfaction, performance, and connection impacts their work life. It is equally important to take a close look at how a person’s personal/family life can have a significant impact on their overall well-being. Participants will also learn how to face challenges with more clarity and focus, by setting realistic goals for their lives. Finally, participants will engage in meaningful dialogue regarding the results from their “Wheel of Life” Worksheet |
June 2023
Embrace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to Transform Your Organization's Culture
Presented by Simone Sloan
Culture is an umbrella term which encompasses social behaviours, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups. Culture is often originated from or attributed to a specific region or location. An inclusive culture is one that embraces and celebrates our differences in experiences, backgrounds and ways of thinking. It is also contributed to the workplace environment (how things get done). In the workplace, Culture can empower or hamper DEI strategic efforts. When businesses embrace DEI and a culture of inclusion, it results in an environment where people are more highly engaged, motivated, and productive.
In this presentation participants will explore concepts of culture, their organization’s DEI maturity ,and behaviours that foster an inclusive culture and the advancement of their organizational DEI maturity.
May 2023
Conquer Impostor Syndrome to Advance Your Career
Presented by Kim Meninger
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•Do you ever feel like a fraud? Do you ask yourself, “Who am I to…?” Do you worry that the people around you are so much smarter and more qualified than you are?
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April 2023
Is This Thing On? How to Communicate So People Will Hear You
Presented by: Nikki Evans
Great leaders know how to leverage and adapt their communication style to effectively work with others with different styles. Join us to discuss strategies to get your message heard, communicate with clarity, and help others to understand and take action on your ideas. Participants learn the primary communication styles and how to recognize effective ways to adapt to each communication style need.
March 2023
Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback
Presented by Sarah Mayle
We've all experienced the transformational power of Feedback and the opposite, the devastating impact some Feedback has had. In this session we'll explore Feedback to understand its complexity and emotional properties so that we can manage Feedback versus it managing us. We will explore why Feedback is important, the Five Elements of Feedback, What gets in our way (of providing and receiving Feedback) and strategies for providing Feedback. This session will expand your knowledge and perspective so that we can begin Flourishing with Feedback.
January 2023
8 Technologies That Will Disrupt Your Manufacturing Business
Presented by Will Healy III
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