Join leaders from across SFU to participate in leadership-related learning and development opportunities. Not only will this enhance your own professional development, and be a chance to connect with colleagues, it will also contribute to a positive learning culture for your team. 

The Fall 2024 workshops for leaders are included below.  Please also visit our list of online resources on a number of foundational and transferable skills.

Leader’s Mini-Series

Join us for another Leader’s Mini-Series starting in the middle of November. The mini-series provides practical tools and information to support and strengthen our leadership community at SFU. The series has been designed by SFU leaders for SFU leaders and aims to be timely, relevant, and responsive.  The series sessions are an opportunity to hear from, discuss with, and stay connected to other leaders.

All virtual sessions run on Wednesdays for 1 hour. We encourage you to attend all sessions in the series however, they are designed as stand-alone and can be taken independently.  Please register in advance if you can; day-of registration is also welcomed.

Workshops

Teams and Workload Management Workshop (Half day) 

A leader’s ability to maintain a strong sense of teamwork during times of competing constraints and shifting priorities is critical in reducing team stress and optimizing performance. This workshop is designed to provide leaders with skills to think critically in collaboration with their team in evaluating team opportunities to achieve a desired future state in consideration of current challenges. Participants will learn and practice a practical method to facilitate a team meeting that helps teams re-focus on how to work together to perform at their best.

Outcomes we seek for this session:

• Focus on practical tools for managers who are grappling with execution while managing up and down
• Identify options when you don't have clear direction from above
• Persist in a time of challenges to know how to work effectively and harness the power of the team
• Identify the value of delegation and leveraging power of team
• Illustrate the environment we must set up for our teams to be successful
• Apply project management tools such as RACI, DARCI accountability matrices, Gantt Charts, the discipline of starting with the end in mind
• How to build inclusive environment when managing workload
• Explain managing across: Tips and tricks to manage up and down effectively
• Tips and tricks to effectively lead difficult conversations with staff and managers that can help lead change

There are two offerings of the same workshop. Please join us by registering for one of the following dates: 

• Wednesday, November 27th from 9am to 1230pm, virtual
• Thursday, December 12th from 9am to 1230pm, virtual