Carolyn Watson

In this interactive workshop, business owners and managers will learn the key steps to making better hiring decisions. You’ll gain practical tools and techniques to attract, assess, and select the right people for your team.

You’ll learn to:

• Assess your recruitment needs in today’s market
• Use strategies to attract top candidates
• Build an employer image that draws in talent
• Ask strong interview questions and verify references
• Apply proven tools to select the right person

Help your team unlock their full potential — even from afar. This online workshop is designed for mentors, managers, supervisors, and leaders who want to become more effective virtual coaches.

Learn how to move beyond casual check-ins to a focused coaching style that truly impacts performance and growth.

You’ll learn to:

• Build trust in a virtual setting
• Ask powerful, thought-provoking questions
• Recognize subtle cues during online interactions
• Deliver impactful feedback
• Reinforce and shape desired behaviours and results

Perfect for anyone leading remote or hybrid teams who wants to support development while boosting day-to-day effectiveness.

• Lead when you don’t have all the answers
• Set clear standards when priorities shift
• Manage emotions while maintaining momentum
• Leverage your team’s strengths for better results

Virtual or not, strong teams are essential to achieving results. In this workshop, you will discover practical strategies to lead high-performing teams that are accountable, collaborative, and focused — even when working remotely.

You’ll learn to:

• Manage team accountability with clarity
• Improve team communication using proven techniques
• Identify your team’s strengths and areas for growth
• Build a practical action plan to boost team performance

Being part of a productive team requires the ability to lead during these times of change while keeping employees engaged. This workshop will help participants develop their leadership skills to adapt to our changing workplace landscape. 

You will learn to: 

• Evaluate your own organizations health and resilience, plus new ways to lead
• Use engagement strategies to effectively manage teams at a distance
• Review ways to create trust and accountability
• Identify opportunities to celebrate positive outcomes
• Develop an action plan that can be applied immediately

This six-part online series is ideal for new supervisors or anyone looking to strengthen their leadership skills. Each 2-hour workshop combines practical concepts, real-life scenarios, and live coaching with an HR Specialist and a Productivity Expert.

You’ll learn to:

• Understand your leadership style and apply the principles of authentic leadership
• Set clear expectations and manage performance with coaching and feedback techniques
• Identify motivators to drive team engagement and productivity
• Recognize value-added work and reduce inefficiencies within your team
• Navigate conflict and lead difficult conversations with confidence
• Use visual tools and daily huddles to improve team communication and results

Workshop Titles:

Leadership 101: The Basics of Leadership today: Explore the concept of Authentic Leadership through activities that will help identify your own leadership style. 

Setting Expectations and Managing Performance: Discuss best practices that ensure everyone across the organization is on the same page. Learn the differences between Coaching &Feedback while applying techniques for both approaches. 

Motivating Teams: No individual creates as much value alone as they do as part of a team. What motivates individuals to show up, on time and do a great job every day? Understanding those motivators is critical to increasing a team’s productivity and the value they create for their customers. 

Productivity for the Team: The word “productivity” is misunderstood. Many people work very hard every day yet are not as productive as they could be or should be. Most professionals are not trained in the field of operational excellence & improvement and therefore they are wasting precious hours each day and each week on non-value added work. This session will focus on what is value added for your teams and how to eliminate the waste. 

Managing Conflict: How to overcome the challenges of avoiding conflict and learn the steps in finding common ground. Discuss various approaches to effectively navigate through difficult conversations with confidence. 

Daily Management for Improvement: One of the most engaging tools for any team. This day will train the team on how to run efficient daily huddles (5-7 mins. It also includes the implementation of a visual management board which allows the team to always know the plan for the day and how they are doing (the score).