October Peer Groups
Connect, Share, Learn, Grow
Peer Groups will be continuing ONLINE
Register through our calendar to receive the meeting invite
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The Connected Customer
Wednesday, October 5, 8:30am - 9:30am
The new digital age is pushing us to change our growth strategies, and we are entering a new era that is the connected customer. In order to grow, we need to focus on what truly matters: building deep, durable connections with and between customers. Let's explore how we can enable our teams with a connected platform to drive a better connected company, community, and customer experience at a better value for our businesses.
Peer Group Sponsored By:
AMD
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Building Alliances for Success
Thursday, October 6, 8:30am - 9:30am
To succeed in your career, it is difficult to do it alone. Building a network of alliances, champions and mentors are key steps for all leaders to help advance their careers.
Join Alia Kotb, Community Maps Advocate at Esri Canada, as she facilitates a conversation on building alliances for success.
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Growing your Tech Business
through M&A
Friday, October 7, 8:30am - 9:30am
What did 2021 & 2022 tell us about selling and buying businesses?
Join Terry Mocherniak of Apex Capital Advisors and Jerome Hamilton of the BDC Growth & Transition Capital team as they discuss their recent M&A and Business Transition Study.
Learn how some tech companies are leveraging M&A to grow their business and acquire.
Peer Group Sponsored By:
BDC and Apex Capital Advisors
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Sales Follow-Up Strategies
Wednesday, October 12, 8:30am - 9:30am
How do you create the perfect sales follow-up to keep the conversation alive and move your prospect to the next stage? How often should you be communicating after the initial conversation? What should you say in an email or conversation? When should you stop?
Join us for a discussion on some strategies to sharpen your follow-up skills to move your prospect to the next stage and get them to take action.
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Technology for Employee Engagement and Collaboration
Thursday, October 13, 8:30am - 9:30am
Return to the Office is having moderate success so engaging remote employees and creating seamless ways to collaborate continue to be a challenge.
Beyond 'Zoom' meetings what People platforms are you using to simplify or enhance interaction with your team?
Is your HRIS user-friendly and creating a great employee experience?
What about your favourite engagement tools? Have you tried Collaboration tools beyond Slack and Teams? What are platforms lacking right now that you would like to see?
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Contract Tips and Best Practices
Thursday, October 13, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
What you need to know to ensure you have solid legal agreements in place.
This session will explore drafting, negotiating tips and good practices so that your next contract will be a reliable document that accurately expresses your business deal and is easy to understand.
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Mindfulness
Thursday, October 20, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Today we hypothesize that peak mental performance (in and out of work) requires a combination of knowing your Brain, and literally being able to observe your Brain processes in real time! Some call this simply “Self-Awareness” or “Mindfulness” – but what is it in detail and how does one become “mindful”?
Join us today for further discussion on why more people, and more and more Businesses are “paying attention to paying attention!”
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The use of Pronouns in the Workplace
Tuesday, October 25, 8:30am - 9:30am
Many people are using pronouns in their email signatures, social media profiles and on screen during online meetings. It is widely accepted in the workplace but what is the best practice to ensure you use them correctly and are being inclusive?
Join the conversation on using pronouns within the workplace to encourage and promote inclusivity, diversity and equity.
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Is the Project Concept Dead?
Flow, Agility and Product
Tuesday, October 25, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
In the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s project management grew in popularity partly because of the power of the concept of a project. However, over the last fifteen years, that popularity has started to erode as more and more organizations adopt flow-, agility- and product-oriented approaches. Are projects as traditionally understood still relevant? How is the discipline and profession of project management evolving to compete with or embrace these new approaches? Is there a risk that project management might decline to the point of it becoming a small, narrow niche skill, no longer popular with organizations?
Let’s find out together what the future holds for the project concept and our work as project managers.
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Self-Awareness and Self-Management
at Work
Wednesday, October 26, 8:30am - 9:30am
A basic behavioural expectation in any job, no matter what your level or responsibilities are, is to understand how you impact others and to appropriately manage your emotions and actions to maximize your positive impact. Part Emotional Intelligence, part common sense and basic respect for others, being self-aware and able to self-manage are critical to your success at work, whatever success means to you.
You will learn techniques that can help you increase your self-awareness, manage your emotions and choose the appropriate action/reaction in any situation. Learn to manage your behaviour without sacrificing who you are or force fitting into a corporate mould.
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What is my Business Worth?
Thursday, October 27, 8:30am - 9:30am
Whether you are looking at selling your business, potential new investors, merging or acquiring another company or other factors, there may come a time when you need a business valuation or to understand the value of your business. Join the discussion to help understand what investors are looking for when considering how much to pay for a business.
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