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Speaking, Workshops and Resources

My interactive speeches and workshops provide you with practical strategies that inspire teams to work together more effectively and be more successful. They also provide you with a safe space for learning, exploring, failing and excelling. My workshop topics are also available as introductory talks to groups, at your facilities or at your off-site sessions.

I speak to diverse groups within a variety of industries. Current and recent clients include the University of Ottawa, the Public Service Alliance of Canada, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, and Public Safety Canada.

Custom Workshops

Many of my workshops are customized to meet specific clients needs and can include executive coaching to support clients in deepening and applying their new learning. Facilitiated sessions are highly customized to target specific client requirements. The sessions vary in length and typically range from a half day to 3 days.

Workshop Topics

My workshop topics (all available in English and French) include:

Leading Change
Thriving in Uncertainty
Influencing Skills for Leaders
Career Lifecycle Planning
Mindfulness in times of change
Mindful leadership/Personal leadership
Coaching and Feedback skills for Leaders
Mentoring skills

I provide speaking, training, and mentoring at three levels:

Resilience: Thriving in the Face of Change and Challenge
High Performance Skills: Ensuring Long Term Success
Leadership: Doing the Right Things in the Right Way

If you or your organization are interested in a related topic, please contact me to find out how I can serve you.

Email me today for a free introductory consultation:
coachsigrid@outlook.com

Resources and Bibliography

If you want to read further on some of the topics I've described, here are some articles that I've found to be useful.

Harvard Medical School article on six steps to building resilience:
www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/ramp-up-your-resilience

Bloomfield article discussing how natural human fight or flight responses can be controlled through intentional breathing:
www.bloomfieldpsychology.com.au/blog/power-calming-belly-breathing/topic/160/resilience

Psychology Today article on how the military is leading efforts to use yoga practices to build resilience for soldiers returning from stressful assignments:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/feeling-it/201401/the-best-kept-secret-exceptional-resilience

Brief article discussing how gratitude practices can develop your confidence, inner strength, and resilience, and help your long-term decisions and successes:
www.thriveglobal.com/stories/how-practicing-gratitude-can-make-you-more-resilient/

Harvard Business Review article on recharging your mental batteries:
www.hbr.org/2016/06/resilience-is-about-how-you-recharge-not-how-you-endure

For further information, email me today:
coachsigrid@outlook.com