Participants will learn:

• The role of confronting in fostering a healthy coaching culture
• How coaches can build trust and rapport even while confronting
• Skills for self-management during the internal conversation that preceeds the external one
• Three critical questions a leader must ask themselves before engaging in a challenging conversation
• Strategies for crafting an effective opening statement

You should attend if:

• You are responsible for enabling and fostering a culture of coaching in your organization
• You are leading a change that will require a large number of people to modify their behaviour
• You want new ideas for increasing the effectiveness of your leadership team
• You want to build your own capability for producing behaviour change in others

What can you expect at this event? Take a look at this recap from our last executive breakfast.

About the presenter:

Olympian Karyn Garossino, BA, M. Ed., brings a combination of insight and grit from 40+ years of being coached and coaching others. Her experience at the highest levels of elite sport, Master’s Degree in psychology and adult education, and experience working with thousands of leaders in business and government bring huge depth to her understanding what it takes to thrive under pressure—and to lead others to do the same.

About the venue:

Just minutes from Union Station on Toronto’s waterfront, OCAD U CO is a state-of-the-art 14,000 square foot studio designed specifically for collaborative innovation work. The space features is home to 20 resident design-led startups, a suite of formal and informal meeting spaces, and is the setting for our program, How To Lead Innovation, which we run in partnership with OCAD U CO and the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.

Reserve your spot:

• Hayley Wickenheiser, 4-time Olympic Gold Medallist, women’s hockey
• Jayna Hefford, 4-time Olympic Gold Medallist, women’s hockey
• Christine Sinclair, 2-time Olympic Medallist and captain of the Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team
• Roy Rana, Assistant Coach, Sacramento Kings
• Dr. Peter Jensen, Founder, Third Factor

• How resilient teams harness and channel the negative emotions associated with loss and disappointment
• How their communication systems allow them to work through setbacks more productively and therefore recover faster
• How the relationships amongst team members can support or hinder recovery, and
• The vital role that a strong shared purpose plays in making it through the hard times

• You are responsible for enabling and fostering team culture in your organization
• You are responsible for fostering a culture of innovation in your organization
• You want new ideas on how to maintain productivity and performance through difficult times
• You want to build resilience for yourself or your team

Dane Jensen is a cross-pollinator between the podium and the boardroom. As CEO of Third Factor, he works every day to enhance Canada’s business and athletic competitiveness through better strategy and stronger leadership. His clients include RBC, CIBC, WestJet, University Health Network, the Canadian Paralympic Committee, the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario, and Right To Play. He has worked as an advisor to Senior Executives in 12 countries on 5 continents, he contributes regularly to The Globe and Mail on the topics of strategy and leadership, and was previously an Associate Partner at the strategy consultancy Monitor Deloitte.

Just minutes from Union Station on Toronto’s waterfront, OCAD U CO is a state-of-the-art 14,000 square foot studio designed specifically for collaborative innovation work. The space features is home to 20 resident design-led startups, a suite of formal and informal meeting spaces, and is the setting for our program, How To Lead Innovation, which we run in partnership with OCAD U CO and the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.