Work in 2023 will continue to be impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. Remote work and flexible work arrangements may become even more common as companies continue to adapt to the changing needs and preferences of employees. Companies may also continue to invest in technologies and tools that enable remote collaboration and communication. Up to five generations now coexist in many workplaces and we know that generational differences are causing some of the biggest shifts in our workplaces.
As the job market becomes increasingly competitive, organizations are having to focus on employee retention and engagement, offering more significant benefits, career development opportunities, and work-life balance options. The stakes have been raised even higher thanks to a greater awareness of the workplace factors that can contribute to poor mental health, as well as heightened urgency around its intersections with diversity, equity and inclusion.
In a sector long known for far-too-modest salaries, tireless work and burnout, COVID highlighted those fractures. There is a heightened awareness that the community impact sector is experiencing a spectrum of health impacts, from low-grade anxiety to more serious issues of suicide. Although employers have responded with initiatives like mental health days or weeks, reduced workweeks, and enhanced counselling benefits or apps, they’re not enough.
Employees need and expect sustainable and mentally healthy workplaces, which requires taking on the real work of culture change. It’s not enough to simply offer the latest apps or employ phrases like “well-being” or “mental fitness.” Employers must connect what they say to what they actually do.
In this workshop we will learn
- How generational differences play a role in workplace culture and wellbeing
- How to create empathetic and compassionate work cultures while also achieving goals and performance metrics
- Why empathy, deep listening, trust, collaboration, and transparency are pieces of culture that are most needed at this time
- And walk away with actionable tips and tools to explore in your workplace and/or community
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Individuals who are responsible for managing people, including human resource professionals, managers, supervisors, CEOs, and EDs. Also those who want to explore new ways of leading organizations and supporting people.
Are you a nonprofit member organization with an operating budget of under $100,000? You may be able to save an additional 50% off the registration fee.
Learn if you are eligible for the NONPROFIT MEMBER DISCOUNT RATE.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:
Chris Moss
Chris Moss has been mobilizing the business, nonprofit, and governmental organizations as well as individual leaders to seek opportunities where they can make a significant impact in the lives of their staff, customers, partners and community. With 25 years of practical leadership experience and a masters of arts degree in leadership, Chris focuses on radically transforming team cultures, improving performance and elevating organizations to success, however they define that. With expertise in executive coaching and leadership development, change management and teams facing challenging situations, Chris works with leaders to rethink the way they do business in order that they may achieve the positive outcomes they've identified. Learn more about the work that Chris Moss does here.
Rachel Berdan
Transformation, relationships, and storytelling are at the heart of Rachel’s work. As an intrapreneur throughout much of her career, Rachel can see the opportunity in barriers to change and brings a human-centred approach to moving beyond those barriers. Rachel is a seasoned facilitator, working with both internal teams and external participants to drive organizational and systems change through both individual reflection and collective visioning toward action. Having navigated significant changes in leadership and hard organizational pivots, Rachel has developed the capacity to not only bring clarity and stability during internal transformation, but also to spark innovation and collaboration in service of shifting systems. Rachel holds an MA in Global Leadership from Royal Roads University, leadership is a verb—not a noun and not a title—and continues to engage in reflective practice in her work and personal growth, focusing on anti-racism, decolonization, power, and relational ways of being. Learn more and connect with Rachel here.
Thank you to our 2023 Learning & Development Sponsors:
Western Continuing Studies and Fanshawe Employment and Student Entrepreneurial Services/Corporate Training Solutions
