BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261103T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261124T123000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Build Foundational Coaching and Influencing Skills DESCRIPTION:This program is ideal for post-secondary people leaders\, academic administrators\, HR professionals\, and labour relations practitioners who want to strengthen their ability to lead collaboratively\, build trust\, and create sustainable workplace relationships in times of complexity and change.In partnership with Essential Impact\, this interactive leadership program brings Excelerator Essentials Part 1 to post-secondary leaders\, HR professionals\, and labour relations practitioners seeking to strengthen their coaching and influencing skills in increasingly complex workplace environments.Created by Master Certified Coaches and grounded in proven learning theory\, Excelerator Essentials Part 1 provides a practical and highly engaging introduction to coaching-based leadership. Participants learn a proven coaching framework that has helped thousands of leaders strengthen communication\, improve team performance\, and lead with greater confidence\, clarity\, and influence.In post-secondary institutions\, leadership often depends less on positional authority and more on the ability to build trust\, navigate relationships\, support employees through uncertainty\, and influence outcomes collaboratively particularly in unionized environments. Coaching and influencing skills help leaders communicate more effectively\, manage difficult conversations constructively\, reduce unnecessary conflict escalation\, and create conditions for accountability\, resilience\, and engagement.Through live coaching demonstrations\, facilitated peer discussions\, hands-on practice\, and real-time feedback from accredited coaches\, participants develop practical tools they can immediately apply in their day-to-day leadership roles.Please note: This workshop receives 16 hours of credit toward ASET for completing Excelerator Essentials Part 1. For the International Coaching Federation purposes\, Excelerator Essentials Part 1 contributes 16 of the 30 approved training hours. Participants who complete Excelerator Essentials Part 2 receive an additional 14 hours\, bringing the total to 30 approved training hours recognized by theParticipants will learn to: Use coaching techniques to support performance\, accountability\, and growthInfluence constructively in complex and unionized environmentsStrengthen strategic thinking and decision-makingSupport teams through uncertainty and organizational change.Empower employees to take ownership of their work and developmentFacilitators: Melissa Busse\, PCC\nMelissa Busse is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC)\, facilitator\, and former healthcare professional with over 17 years of experience supporting people and organizations through growth and change. She is known for creating engaging\, psychologically safe learning environments where participants feel comfortable exploring new ideas\, building practical skills\, and having meaningful conversations. Her approach combines empathy\, curiosity\, and thoughtful challenge to help leaders achieve lasting impact.Danielle Hockley\, PCC\nDanielle Hockley is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) who has spent nearly two decades coaching senior leaders and executive teams in complex\, high-stakes environments. She is known for helping leaders align around priorities\, navigate difficult conversations\, and move from insight to action with clarity and accountability. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This program is ideal for post-secondary people leaders\, academic administrators\, HR professionals\, and labour relations practitioners who want to strengthen their ability to lead collaboratively\, build trust\, and create sustainable workplace relationships in times of complexity and change.

In partnership with Essential Impact\, this interactive leadership program brings Excelerator&trade\; Essentials Part 1 to post-secondary leaders\, HR professionals\, and labour relations practitioners seeking to strengthen their coaching and influencing skills in increasingly complex workplace environments.

Created by Master Certified Coaches and grounded in proven learning theory\, Excelerator&trade\; Essentials Part 1 provides a practical and highly engaging introduction to coaching-based leadership. Participants learn a proven coaching framework that has helped thousands of leaders strengthen communication\, improve team performance\, and lead with greater confidence\, clarity\, and influence.

In post-secondary institutions\, leadership often depends less on positional authority and more on the ability to build trust\, navigate relationships\, support employees through uncertainty\, and influence outcomes collaboratively &mdash\; particularly in unionized environments. Coaching and influencing skills help leaders communicate more effectively\, manage difficult conversations constructively\, reduce unnecessary conflict escalation\, and create conditions for accountability\, resilience\, and engagement.

Through live coaching demonstrations\, facilitated peer discussions\, hands-on practice\, and real-time feedback from accredited coaches\, participants develop practical tools they can immediately apply in their day-to-day leadership roles.

Please note: \;This workshop receives 16 hours of credit toward ASET for completing Excelerator&trade\; Essentials Part 1. For the International Coaching Federation purposes\, Excelerator&trade\; Essentials Part 1 contributes 16 of the 30 approved training hours. Participants who complete Excelerator&trade\; Essentials Part 2 receive an additional 14 hours\, bringing the total to 30 approved training hours recognized by the

Participants will learn to: \;

Facilitators: \;

Melissa Busse\, PCC
Melissa Busse is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC)\, facilitator\, and former healthcare professional with over 17 years of experience supporting people and organizations through growth and change. She is known for creating engaging\, psychologically safe learning environments where participants feel comfortable exploring new ideas\, building practical skills\, and having meaningful conversations. Her approach combines empathy\, curiosity\, and thoughtful challenge to help leaders achieve lasting impact.

Danielle Hockley\, PCC
Danielle Hockley is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) who has spent nearly two decades coaching senior leaders and executive teams in complex\, high-stakes environments. She is known for helping leaders align around priorities\, navigate difficult conversations\, and move from insight to action with clarity and accountability.

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