What’s next for you and your organization? Are you trying to solve a problem, run an effective meeting, guide a special project, or help a group make decisions to advance from “A to B”? Do you need some further coaching and encouragement to help you move things forward?
Join Dr. Shawn Jolemore for a practical, three-part webinar series designed to explore the challenges of leadership, organization, and facilitation of “strategic convenings”. Shawn will offer real-world personal and professional insights while exploring tools, mindsets, and methodologies that will help you deepen your collaborations and achieve meaningful results.
This program will be especially useful for those in non-profit, charitable, and church settings. Leaders, staff, board members, and volunteers are all encouraged to take part. We especially welcome teams to participate together.
“In this series, I’ll share my approach to guiding people and projects from A to B and offer practical tips and tricks for designing meetings with intention and facilitating conversations that matter!”
Dates: May 9, 16, & 23, 2024
Days & Times: Thursdays from 2:00pm-3:30pm
Format: Online via Zoom (in real time/live)
Program Outline:
Session 1 (May 9): Where to start? (aka: The “pre”)
- A process model for moving from A to B
- Core elements to impactful convening
- Establish your purpose
- Discover your people
- Intentional meeting design
- Ideas to try (before session 2)
Session 2 (May 16): From Design to Practice (aka: The “during”)
- Debrief: Ideas to try from session 1
- Overall design considerations
- Sample agendas and tactics
- Gradients of agreement
- Example convening journey (Decision making)
- Ideas to try (before session 3)
Session 3 (May 23): So what? Now what? (aka: The “post”)
- Debrief: Ideas to try from session 2
- Review of key concepts
- The power of project retrospectives
- Building a community of practice
- Ideas to try: Additional Resources
Requirements: Attendance and discussions. No written work, projects, or presentations. Resource list will be provided for your further interest and follow-up after the event.
Books to purchase: None.
Regular Rate: $40.00 (plus Eventbrite fee) for all three sessions; no per-session rate
AST student rate: Free for AST students, thanks to Pine Hill Divinity Hall.
Students contact James to register: james.cheatley@astheology.ns.ca
Please note: This Continuing Education program is non-credit, meaning it cannot be counted toward a degree or diploma, and will not be transcripted. Continuing Education registrations are refundable until 48 hours before a program commences, minus the Eventbrite processing fee. After that time, fees are non-refundable.
About the Instructor: Dr. Shawn Jolemore is a Project Director within the Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A self-described “pracademic”, he has 15 years of project, program, and people leadership experience, advancing strategic initiatives in public sector organizations. His approach to structuring program direction and planning consultations involves a mix of agile strategy, appreciative inquiry, and the practice of “strategic doing”. His focus is on action-oriented collaborations that move quickly toward measurable outcomes. Shawn holds an M.Ed. in Adult Education and PhD in Educational Studies, from Mount Saint Vincent University. He is currently leading a provincial education project that requires responsive leadership, relationship development, and consensus building with 20+ partner organizations from post-secondary, industry, government, and community.
Questions? Please contact:
James Cheatley, Continuing Education Convener
james.cheatley@astheology.ns.ca
This event is sponsored by the Pollok and MacKinnon Lectureship Fund of Pine Hill Divinity Hall. AST thanks Pine Hill for its ongoing support of Continuing Education.
