Workload Management Training

Workshop Description:

Workload Management Training gives leaders, administrators and staff practical tools to prioritize, delegate, and protect capacity in workplaces where one person routinely covers what would be three or four roles anywhere else. This isn't generic time-management content; it's built around the specific pressures of running an Indigenous-based organization, where funder reporting cycles, community
pressures, and day-to-day operations all compete for the same small team.

Workload pressure also looks different here because saying no is different here. In a workplace built on relationships and accountability to community, turning down a request from a Chief, Council member, an Elder, or a community member can read as disrespect rather than a reasonable boundary. This session doesn't ask participants to import a corporate productivity system that assumes anonymity and hierarchy; it builds prioritization, delegation, and boundary-setting skills that work inside a relational governance structure.

The day also addresses a newer pressure: shifting expectations around new tools, including AI, that are starting to show up in funder requirements, board expectations, and everyday work. That's covered deliberately as one practical piece of the day, not the focus of it, so participants leave knowing where a tool like AI can responsibly take work off their plate, and where judgment and data sovereignty mean it shouldn't be used at all.

• Location: Delta Dartmouth
• Fee: Members - $250 / Non members - $450
• Deadline: Please register by August 15
• Room Booking: Please click here to book your room. To secure your prefered rate of $172 per night, rooms must be booked by August 12.

Space is limited 30 people maximum per workshop - register now!