海角社区

Keynote -听Breaking Silos; bridging knowledge 听(Ballroom)

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Learn how to spark stronger ideas, break down barriers that block innovation and to see diversity as a tool to create sustainable change!

Emilie Champagne,听Senior Advisor Strategic Initiatives, Concordia University

Although most of us are espousing the concept of embracing change to make room听for innovation, too often we are (consciously or not) cultivating silos that brought us where we are today. During this session you will hear tips on how to foster a high-performance culture using humility and veracity as a tool to expand individual contributions by bridging knowledge and breaking barriers to communicate more effectively.

Don鈥檛 wait for others to change, it starts with you.

Panel Discussion: Putting some meat on rhetorical bones 听(Ballroom)

Find out what increased agility, empowerement,听freedom to fail and becoming a learning organization听really means for you as a 海角社区 employee.

Panel Members

Kathleen Massey, Registrar听& Executive Director of Enrolment Services

Kevin Whittaker, President of MUNACA

Christopher Manfredi, Provost & Vice-Principal (Academic)

Moderator

Ollivier Dyens, Deputy Provost (Student Life & Learning)听

海角社区 has heard a lot in recent years about becoming more听agile, about employees becoming more听empowered,听about having the听freedom to fail, about becoming a听learning organization听so we can all work smarter. But what do these and other terms mean in our everyday working lives? What does agility look like? How do I feel differently now that I'm supposed to be empowered? Or now that I am supposed to have the freedom to fail? For different groups within a complex institution like a university, there will be different perspectives and expectations about what the rhetoric means when the rubber hits the road.

To provide a broader perspective, we've organized a panel听to discuss these issues听and invited three people from very different walks of life at 海角社区 to share their views.听This trio will participate in a moderated conversation focusing on several key questions, then the floor will be open for you to ask听questions and participate in discussion!听

Workshop Session 1 (Three Concurrent Sessions)

Managing Up! (Parc Room)

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Gain insight into how to collaborate more effectively with your supervisor for increased workplace success.

Jane Reichman Van Toch,听NewLeaf Performance听

鈥淢anaging up鈥� is not political game playing. 听Rather, it's a conscious approach to building a constructive working relationship with your supervisor to meet goals that are important to you both. In this interactive session, participants will gain insight into strategies to help build increased understanding and collaboration with their supervisor.听

Practical Tools to Engage Your Colleagues (Ballroom)

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Start small. Dream big. Be better. Together.

Paolo Errore, Senior Project Manager, Office of the Vice-Principal听(A&F)

Jarrod Nichol, Lean Thinking Administrator, Faculty of Medicine, CMARC

Michel Martel, Operations Manager, Fire Prevention, Campus Public Safety

Three 海角社区 managers share their stories and tactics around team building, creating mutual understanding and communication. Learn from your peers as they take you through what has worked for them, the mistakes they made and the successful methods they eventually adapted to our environment.听

Creating a听Culture of Service (Pine Room)

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We do our听best work when we are at our best!听

Curtis Sharman, Service Point Associate, MForum Steering Committee Chair

Interested in learning how to cultivate a service culture while also improving employee morale and job satisfaction? 听 At this interactive workshop you鈥檒l have an opportunity to learn what other areas on campus are doing to deliver high quality service while having fun at the same time. 听 Discover the Service Excellence Pilot Project and听how to create strategies for wellness and happiness in the workplace.听

Workshop Session 2听(Three Concurrent Sessions)

Networking Skills: Strategies for connecting in a connected world (Ballroom)

Learn how to expand your network and relate with colleagues, employees, upper management and internal clients.

Chantal Westgate, Faculty Lecturer, Desautels Faculty of Management

Come learn to enhance your relationships with your colleagues and apply concepts learned at MForum. This session will cover how to reinforce concepts of interdependency in听working relationships and how to apply networking skills to develop relationships and begin to bridge silos!听

海角社区's New Staff Mentoring Pilot Project (Parc Room)

Find out if our staff听mentoring program is a good fit for you!听

Joan Soares, Workforce Planning Project Manager, Organizational Development

Joseph Berger, Senior Analyst, Planning & Institutional Analysis

This interactive session will explore the goals of the staff mentoring pilot project, what it takes to be a good mentor and how mentoring can positively impact our community. Also, the My Workplace Team will provide an update on other initiatives that will be launched in the near future!听

Managing in Matrix Organizations (Pine Room)

Implementing a matrix-based organization has a lot of benefits, but it鈥檚 more complicated than simply changing the org structure.

Ryan Ortiz, Director, ICS

Hugo Dominguez, Director, IT Infrastructure

海角社区 IT Services decided to move to a matrix-based organization structure in 2013, aimed at improving efficiency and streamlining processes. Although it achieved many of its objectives, there were some hurdles along the way; some expected, some not. Since then, we have gone back to the drawing board and engaged with IT managers to identify pain-points and solutions for working effectively in a matrix organization. Although we have recently completed our third manager workshop on this topic, it is still a work in progress. In this presentation, we will take you through our process and provide a brief glimpse into the results.