Ever feel burned out or overwhelmed? How often to you check your e-mail or texts inside and outside work? How often do you juggle multiple tasks? When was the last time you were truly focused on just one thing, or on one stream of thought?

How do you find out if the person you are interviewing is a real fit for your role and team? What if asking a candidate about what they are passionate about in their life and what their life's desires are can help to uncover that fit and whether this candidate will be able to commit wholeheartedly to the role and the organization.

How good is your manager at recognizing, praising, and rewarding hard work and achievements? How good are you at doing the same with your employees? Here are some tips for giving your employees and team members the recognition they deserve. This article by Jeff Haden is posted on the Inc.com site.

Are some of your employees more vocal with their opinions than others? Are their some members of your team who speak in meetings and others who usually remain quiet? This article provides some tips to manager to help draw out ideas from shy or quieter employees.

What do you think it takes for you to be a leader? What if it can be sometimes as simple as saying something or doing something that influences others positively? In this Ted.com talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other’s lives.

What is the real value of teambuilding and how can leaders build sustainable teamwork without clichés and unproductive exercises? This webcast clarifies what teambuilding is and why it matters to your organization. It will also outline some new techniques and strategies that you can immediately apply in your own workplace to improve teamwork and communication.

Challenging conversations represent the minority of our workplace interactions while consuming a vast amount of our mental energy. In this webcast, you'll learn how to convey difficult messages in a respectful manner and end a challenging conversation in a way that sets the stage for future collaboration.

This dynamic session for staff and managers explains effective teamwork. You will learn about some of the most common challenges including disrespect, miscommunication, and stress. Presenters Roy Johnson and Sue Wazny of The Neutral Zone will explain expectations of professional conduct at work and how to overcome teamwork challenges.

High-performing teams CAN accomplish great things, but the opposite is also unfortunately true ... dysfunctional teams can suck the lifeblood out of you and your organization! This content-rich and practical session will outline the eight definitive characteristics of high-performing teams and give you specific and realistic tools to build these qualities in your team.

Association events and seminars bring CGAs, students and other professionals together for valuable learning and networking. The Events pages present detailed descriptions of PD opportunities and special events around Alberta as well ...