Leadership and Management Soft Skills Training – 2023

2023 Leadership and Management Soft Skills training for Core Facility Managers/Directors

Recognizing the limited time and funds available to many of BINA’s core facility professionals to develop their leadership and management skills, we are offering an alternative opportunity this year that should provide greater flexibility on both these fronts. The training will focus on soft skills development for those in leadership and management roles and will be facilitated by The Soft Skills Group Inc. This training will not address management skills specific to imaging core facilities, but rather the more general skills someone in that role would benefit from acquiring – Negotiation, Time Management, Assertiveness and Confidence, Leadership, and Supervisory skills.

Each topic is offered independently over the course of 7 months and priced at $130 for each 3 hour workshop, payable via credit card only. Applications will close the Friday before final payment is due or once capacity is reached, whichever happens first.

• Tuesday, May 23, 2023 – Workshop #1 Leadership Skills (1-4pm ET)
  • Application opens Monday, April 10, 2023 – Now Closed
• Monday, June 12, 2023 – Workshop #2 Negotiation Skills (1-4pm ET)
  • Application opens Monday, May 1, 2023 – Now Closed
• Monday, September 18, 2023 – Workshop #3 Time Management Skills (1-4pm ET)
  • Application opens Monday, July 10, 2023 – Now Closed
• Monday, October 16, 2023 – Workshop #4 High Impact Supervisory Skills (1-4pm ET)
  • Application opens, Monday, September 4 – Now Closed
• Monday, November 20, 2023 – Workshop #5 Assertiveness and Confidence Skills (1-4pm ET)
  • Application opens Monday, October 9, 2023 – Now Open until Nov 13! 

Places will fill on a first come first served basis, with core facility personnel from Canada, Mexico and the US and its territories receiving preference, but those outside of North Americans may apply (see below).

Final payment for each course will be due 3 weeks prior to the start of the course and a waitlist will be maintained. Any registrants from outside of North America that have applied to participate will then be offered places in order of original registration time and will be expected to pay in full within 5 days of being notified of their place in order to secure their spot. All cancellations made anytime up until 3 weeks before the course starts will be refunded minus a 5% administrative fee. Refunds will not be issued if canceled within 2 weeks of the workshop start date.

(content below provided by Soft Skills Group Inc.)

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The workshops will be facilitated by Diana Kawarsky, MA, CCP

Diana is President of The Soft Skills Group Inc., an on-the-job learning boutique firm based in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. She is a senior training & development professional with over 20 years of experience in delivery, design & consulting with Fortune 500 companies, Universities & Colleges in Canada, the USA, Europe, and Asia.

Diana has worked with organizations in many industries, including finance, legal, telecommunications, health care, manufacturing, transportation, natural resources, not-for-profits, and crown corporations. Her experience has breadth from working with various professionals, from new hires to seasoned executives, totaling over 20,000 clients.

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023 – Workshop #1 Leadership Skills
(1-4pm ET)

Leadership skills are no longer optional for professionals at all levels who wish to be exceptional in their interactions with colleagues, teams, leaders, and clients. In this workshop, participants learn how to enhance daily communications, presentations, meetings, and social interactions.
We explore the foundations of leadership skills to inspire participants to understand the relationships between other people’s perceptions and their own self-awareness – and the impact these factors have on their personal leadership development. This engaging and interactive workshop allows you to learn and practice the ideas, techniques, and tools to enhance communications and turbo-charge your social interactions.

In this workshop, you will learn to:

• explore the foundation of personal leadership development by examining other people’s perceptions of yourself and your self-awareness
• develop advanced knowledge of organizational, personal and interpersonal skills to speed-up processes
• understand how people act in organizations and how to leverage your relationships
• apply powerful social impression-making skills with more competence and confidence

Length: 3 hour workshop
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Monday, June 12, 2023 – Workshop #2 Negotiation Skills
(1-4pm ET)

This workshop will provide proven techniques for negotiating successfully, as each conversation is your relationship currency. Improve your skills for negotiating with individuals and groups. How do you gain commitment for your ideas? How do you work collaboratively to achieve win/win situations?
Interpersonal skills and clear communication are how we can take our relationships to another level of success – this is successful negotiation. You will learn techniques to organize your thoughts, create high-impact messages, deliver with intent, and see the results you seek in your negotiations.

In this workshop, you will learn to:

• organize your thoughts into clear business-appropriate plans for discussion
• navigate in critical conversations where every word counts
• create your own interpersonal style guide to use as a communication cheat sheet

Length: 3 hour workshop
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Monday, September 18, 2023 – Workshop #3 Time Management Skills
(1-4pm ET)

This workshop provides an overview of prioritizing daily activities that revolve around our goals and objectives, both individual and team. Participants learn how to effectively manage time wasters, which clog up our schedules and inhibit our progress both individually and as a team. You will learn to recognize what is essential, unnecessary, and urgent related to your overall goals or projects.
Participants will learn and practice organizational planning while distinguishing between ‘doing right things’ and ‘doing things right.’

In this workshop, you will learn to:

• assess your time usage and where you can make changes
• learn attention management skills to make a difference
• control interruptions from sabotaging your productivity
• sort priorities by enhancing your sphere of influence
• monitor and reduce interruptions from multiple sources – every time

Length: 3 hour workshop

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Monday, October 16, 2023 – Workshop #4 High Impact Supervisory Skills
(1-4pm ET)

Supervision is an extremely important skill set for you to develop for your career progression as well as for your team’s success. This workshop is designed for individuals in supervisory roles looking to acquire the skills to become effective leaders.
You will gain the practical know-how and the confidence you want to plan, organize, motivate, delegate, and communicate to be an effective supervisor. You’ll come away with a better understanding of how to best perform your supervisory responsibilities with a new set of real-life tools. Key objectives include influencing others and fine-tuning one’s preferred approach.

In this workshop, you will learn to:

• create open lines of communication with your team
• increase your leadership effectiveness and overall impact
• develop goal-setting and performance-tracking techniques
• work with difficult situations, resolve conflicts: transform negative feelings into positive behaviours

Length: 3 hour workshop
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Monday, November 20, 2023 – Workshop #5 Assertiveness and Confidence Skills
(1-4pm ET)

When people are assertive, they portray a strong, confident image and can put their views across while considering other opinions. By contrast, non-assertive, passive-aggressive or aggressive behaviour can cause misunderstandings, frustration, and even a breakdown in relationships at work.
This highly practical workshop is full of powerful techniques every professional can leverage and apply in their day-to-day work lives in various situations, such as making requests, following up on requests, saying ‘no’, giving feedback and raising difficult issues.

In this workshop, you will learn to:

• demonstrate effective listening to ensure you are fully engaged
• ascertain how your confidence and assertion levels are determined and can work for you
• assess your comfort levels with assertion and how to manage your discomfort
• adopt techniques for building rapport and achieving trust from your colleagues

Length: 3 hour workshop
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