8:00 - 9:00 AM
The Balancing Act: Communicating Well
When It Isn’t Easy
Kirby James
CEO, Unleashed
Kirby James is a master educator, certified board member, operations executive, software company co-founder, martial arts instructor and former Health and Safety Professional who is never shy about sharing his insights or humour. Kirby brings powerful stories, amazing experiences, and a proven ability to motivate you and your organization to tackle the big challenges on your journey to thriving.
Sit back and prepare to be inspired as together we explore the realities of why powerful communication matters and what you can do to communicate with impact and reap the benefits both personally and professionally. How we think/talk to ourselves and understand others is critical, and directly influences our ability to create the “We” conversations that make a difference and foster positive, effective connections. Passionate, funny, and irreverent, let’s explore ideas for new communication styles to resonate with others, get things done in collaboration and unleash your potential!
12:45 - 1:45 PM
Cracking the Stress Code –
Superpowers for Leaders
Sylvia Marusyk, B.A.,
OT (reg) MB
International Activational Speaker, Founder/Owner, MindBody
Works
As mental health continues to decline post pandemic, leaders are left with many walking wounded in their workplaces. People have been in survival mode for so long and they are becoming exhausted. The cracks are showing. Instead of adding one more thing to your to-do list, understanding how to support employees who are dealing with chronic stress, is actually a super power and can truly lift the burden from a leaders shoulders.
In this Keynote Presentation, you will discover:
1. The three universal triggers of stress
2. How to use knowledge of these triggers to defuse your own stress
3. How to use knowledge of these triggers to defuse stress in your employees
4. How to use knowledge of these triggers to prevent stress reactions at work and at home
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