Leaders need to establish an effective balance between business and personal priorities to stabilize organizational culture, and to build and maintain trust. The diversity amongst those we work with has never been as broad in the history of modern organizations as it is now. The wide range of these differences requires a leadership approach that recognizes four generations, distinct personal dimensions, gender, ethnicity and many other challenges. This seminar will focus on six leadership behaviours that will improve your willingness and ability to influence others to act in ways they have yet to contemplate, with the goal of reaching shared values in the pursuit of a shared vision.

A community development approach is beneficial for the delivery of programs, services, events and facilities. What does this mean in terms of the day-to-day realities of making it happen? In this session, participants will explore a planning framework using a community development approach, and apply the planning framework to his or her own community experiences. Each participant will leave the session with their own "Community Leader's Toolkit" which contains an extensive collection of tools and resources.

Healthy Play is about character education, recreation site management and conflict resolution. Youth organizations deal more and more with aggressive and unsociable behaviors both on and off campus. The net result is a decreased effectiveness in the learning process. Creative Spirit knows that healthy play is a solution! Our training seminar provides the philosophy and practical skills to develop positive character traits in children. We accomplish this with our unique learning-through-play program, which practices positive social behavior within the recreational setting. When enabled by a setting of fun and humor, children can learn the basic essential character and socialization skills necessary to successfully interact with each other in an enjoyable and exciting manner.

Speakers: Charlie Steffens and Spencer Gorin