Foundations OF LEADERSHIP

Course Details & Registration Information

Focusing on the
Disability Services Sector

INTENTION * ATTENTION * NO TENSION

Leadership begins with you!!

20 Darlington Drive Sherwood Park, Alberta T8H 1R8

(780) 983-4965
Email: focusedleadership@shaw.ca
www.focusedleadershipgroup.com

FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING OUTCOMES & COURSES OFFERED

Training
Topic

Potential Learnings & Training Outcomes

Learning Groups & Executive

Coaching

Leadership Skill Set

(Management vs. Leadership)

Think, Act & Feel concepts of Leadership

Exploring skill sets & qualities of historical leaders
Understanding ones own approach to leadership & workplace culture

Balancing YOUR Assets

Developing WORKING
Relationships
(Opposite Strengths)

Digging Deep Value Your

Core

Explore values and cornerstones for ones leadership/professional approach

Developing core values for how teams will work with each other and how services will be
provided to customers

Creative Influence

Learning a high level (right-brained) approach to personal/organizational creativity

Exploring ones leadership vision & how to creatively generate commonly accepted and
understood organizational/departmental vision
Skill to quickly extract subconscious thoughts that would not otherwise surface

Driving Thru the Noise

Understanding how to focus on the driving issues challenging a team/organization, not just what
people are talking about
Maximize time by determining how to leverage best opportunity for growth

Team Works

Understanding the dynamics and stages of team development

Learning how to recognize where your team is at and how to move to the next level

Art of Communication

Demonstrating the challenges of simple communication

Improving ability to use clear concise two way communication in order to maximize resources
(time, skills & corporate $$)

Experiential Classroom

Practically experiencing their own approach to new and/or challenging situations

Experiencing how collaboration improves corporate efficiency and effectiveness
Understanding the concept and importance of shared leadership

Discuss learnings and application to real life organizational challenges

Solicit unbiased help from colleagues
Development of new networks
Take learnings to higher level of understanding

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Understanding ones tendencies and strengths in relation to others

Learning how to flex ones strengths according to the strengths of teammates/colleagues
Learning to minimize and deal with individual and team conflict based on peoples strengths
Develop awareness of leadership requirements of each pattern of strengths and tendencies
Enhancing overall organizational culture, effectiveness and efficiency
Improving quality service to the individuals you proudly serve!!

Lethbridge, Alberta. March 11-13, 2015

TRAINING SCHEDULE 3-DAY INTENSIVE COURSE

Day One - Wednesday
12:30 pm
Welcome & Creative Participant Introductions
Participant Expectations
Learning Groups
Exploring the Leadership Skill set
EXPERIENTIAL CLASSROOM - Architect Builder & Relative Debrief
Opposite Strengths The Concept
5:00 pm

Dinner

6:45 pm

Opposite Strengths Leadership Tool

Video - Simple Truths of Inspiration Johnny the Bagger- Debriefing how it can be implemented in every day
organizations

9:30 pm

Evening Close

Day Two - Thursday

7:45 am

Learning Groups

8:15 am

Review of Previous Day

Digging Deep VALUE your CORE
EXPERIENTIAL CLASSROOM - The ART of Communication

12:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm

Team Works
EXPERIENTIAL CLASSROOM - Toxic Exchange
Video - Celebrating Whats Right With this World - Debriefing how it can be implemented in every day organizations

5:00 pm

Dinner

7:00 pm

CREATIVE Influence The Collage of Leadership

9:00 pm

Evening Close

Day Three - Friday

7:45 am

Learning Groups

8:15 am

Review of Previous Day

Driving through the Noise How to Cut Straight thru to the REAL Issues
EXPERIENTIAL CLASSROOM - Group Juggle
Closing Debrief Summarizing Leadership Tendencies

Departure

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12:30pm

Lethbridge, Alberta. March 11-13, 2015

COMMENTS FROM PAST PARTICIPANTS CONFIDENTIAL EVALUATIONS

The course was very useful, dynamic, educational and fun. I will recommend this course to be a core course to all staff and management
alike as part of a prerequisite for our company. Very-very well presented. The course makes you think outside the box and see what is
already in the box.
Foundations for Leadership was/is a very valuable tool for enhancing leadership. Its helped me recognize short comings in my abilities,
has given my great resource to help me work on myself to build a progressive TEAM. I am very excited to start the process. Thank You so
much
The Foundations of Leadership course was timely information which provided effective tools/strategies for the facilitation of effective
professional teams. Facilitators exercised fun, different teaching mediums which ensured consistent comprehension of course content.
The instruction team made the extra effort to establish personal dialogue with each student which created the most potent educational
opportunities
What I enjoyed about the course was that it was very engaging, and a different style of course that I wasnt used to. One of the best
courses I have ever taken. Being someone who doesnt public speak very well, my comfort zone was pushed. Awesome three days.
I enjoyed the outside classroom challenges and not sitting and having to listen all the time, but rather actually being really engaged
throughout the training.
Wonderful course! I have come away with not one but several good tools to use with my team. Thank you
I have to say out of all the conferences/workshops Ive participated over the past 15 years, this one was the absolute best! I feel positive,
motivated and empowered. I was pushed outside of my comfort level, but am leaving with no scars. To our instructors, you are incredible
presenters. You made the time fly by and have really pushed me to look at myself, more than I probably wanted to. I wish all my coworkers could have been here. Thank you for giving us the tools to move forward with confidence and optimism!

PARTICIPANT PRE-COURSE REQUISITE

Participants must provide their own email address at the time of registration as they will be asked to complete an online personal
assessment in advance of the course. Email addresses cannot be a shared company email address. Assessment summaries will be
provided at the course and serve as the foundation for dialogue throughout the course.

INSTRUCTOR
Brad Kotowich is Owner/Principal of Focused Leadership Group Ltd. and will be the primary instructor. He possesses a Bachelor of Arts
and Science Degree from the University of Lethbridge, and is also a Certified Executive Coach. For 12 years, Brad was privileged to be a
Senior Executive Leader with the Robin Hood Association in Sherwood Park, a disability services organization with 400 staff and 600
individual in service. Since 1997, Brad has also provided organizational effectiveness and human resource consultation along with
leadership training to corporations, government, non-profit organizations and schools; helping to develop cohesive and focused work
environments. Brad continues to be a featured leadership and organizational development speaker at numerous conferences and
professional development series both in the corporate and non-profit sectors.

Writing pad & pen

Eco-Friendly refillable water bottle (lots of water helps with hydration, and focused learning)
Lots of snacks to keep the growlies down through the day (Dont forget to share with the Instructors)
Attitude of What you put into the session is truly what you will get out of the session!!

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WHAT TO BRING TO THE COURSE

Lethbridge, Alberta. March 11-13, 2015

Recommended Participant Clothing

Indoor Classroom Component:
Casual clothing with clean indoor footwear

Outdoor Classroom Component:

Participants must bring appropriate outdoor clothing for the weather conditions. Winter clothing (snow
pants & jacket, headgear, gloves and boots) is strongly advised. Layered clothing also recommended. We will
be outside for an hour at a time each day.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
COURSE DATE:
March 11-13, 2015
Maximum 30 Participants

LOCATION:
Lethbridge, Alberta

For Information

HOSTED BY:
Alberta Council of Disability Services (ACDS)

Contact:
Doreen Hogarth,
ACDS
Email: training@acds.ca
Ph. (403) 250-9495 ext. 228

MEALS PROVIDED:
Wednesday Dinner, Thursday Lunch & Thursday Dinner
Note: All breakfasts, lunch on Wednesday and lunch on Friday
are the participants own responsibility

DEADLINE
Febuary 5, 2015

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REMEMBER:
Participants must provide their own email address at the time
of registration as they will be asked to complete an online
personal assessment in advance of the course.
Email
addresses cannot be a shared company email address.

Lethbridge, Alberta. March 11-13, 2015

Registration Form
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Postal Code:

Phone:

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Participant:
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Please note Dietary
Restrictions:

Non-Member Registration

699.00

With ACDS 30% Member

Discount

539.00

Subtotal
GST (R106692676)

$
5%

GST Exemption #:
(note: without an exemption #, g.s.t. must be charged on this
registration)

TOTAL Fee Payable

Lethbridge, Alberta. March 11-13, 2015

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We will invoice your organization after the event. Cancellation Policy: Written notice of
cancellation must be received ten (10) working days prior to the first day of this event for a full
refund. Please consider sending a substitute if you need to cancel on short notice. Registrants,
who do not attend, without proper notification, will be invoiced in-full.

**Confirmation of acceptance into this training event will be sent via email**
Please fax to (403) 291-9864 Attention: Doreen or Email: training@acds.ca