Niagara College’s Break Week sessions are fast approaching – and a diverse set of workshops are set to offer something for all staff and faculty. Each break week the Centre for Organizational Excellence (COE) offers an assortment of professional development workshops, open to all full-time and part-time Niagara College employees.
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Crucial Conversations: Feb. 26-27
Held at the Welland Campus February 26 and 27, Crucial Conversations teaches skills for communicating when the stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong. In this interactive two-day workshop, participants will engage in extensive in-class practice, group participation, and personal reflection.
Three questions with facilitator Nancy Dillon:
Q: Who do you think will benefit most from this session?
A: Everyone! We all find ourselves stuck at some point in our lives and that is usually because we are not holding a conversation, or we are not holding it well because we lack the skills.
Q: Why do you think this session is especially relevant to staff in today’s workplace?
A: A study of more than 600 people found that a shocking eight per cent of employees estimate their avoidance costs their organization more than $10,000. And one in 20 estimates that over the course of a drawn-out silent conflict, they waste time ruminating about the problem for more than six months.
Q: What’s the one thing you hope people take away from this session?
A: To know when a conversation becomes crucial and how to maintain respect and safety.
Getting Your Inbox to Zero: March 1
On March 1 at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus, productivity ninja Nick Aiello will guide you through email workflow improvements and volume reduction tricks to help you get to ‘Inbox Zero’ and establish new and improved habits to keep you there. This half-day workshop consists of a little bit of theory, lots of interaction and facilitated discussion, and one-to-one coaching to help you achieve Inbox Zero.
Three questions with facilitator Nick Aiello:
Q: Who do you think will benefit most from this session?
A: This session is for you if you are looking to stress less, achieve more, and love what you do! Also this session is for anyone who is looking to unleash their inner ninja!
Q: Why do you think this session is especially relevant to staff in today’s workplace?
A: In our modern, digital age there are more distractions than ever. This session will help you not only help you to get more things done, but it will help you to get the right things done so that you have more time to live your awesome life.
Q: What’s the one thing you hope people take away from this session?
A: How to protect our most valuable resource: our attention.
