FULL! Leading in the “Now Normal” for Directors and Senior Managers

Presented by: 
Merge Gupta-Sunderji
Thursday, November 26, 2020 - 1:00pm
Zoom meeting platform
For Directors and Senior Managers of teams and units
Focus Area: Leadership

Program Summary

So much has changed in our world since March 15. A global pandemic, physical restrictions, remote working, a worldwide social justice movement, to name just a few. Yet, slowly but surely, it’s now time to start returning to normal, but of course, “normal” has changed. And the “new normal” isn’t static. It continues to change, week by week, sometimes day by day, always subject to repeated mutations and variations. It’s not a “new normal.” It’s the “now normal.” This means that key skills needed are flexibility and adaptability, in ourselves as leaders, and in the people we lead. 

Join Merge Gupta-Sunderji in a fast-paced and highly relevant virtual session via Zoom as she explores and explains ideas and strategies on how to best lead in the “now normal.”  She’ll give you specific and practical tools and tips to support, pivot, reassure, and motivate your people so that you can tap into their strengths and abilities and help them overcome their weaknesses.  She’ll help you help your people become more adaptable so that they can adjust and bounce back quickly as the “now normal” continues to shift and spin.

Audience

AAPS members in Director and Senior Management roles looking for specific ways to be a better leader in a dispersed team environment. This session is designed for members with management/supervisory responsibilities of team or units with some strategic autonomy. Now sure if this session is right for you? Contact aaps.pd@ubc.ca. 

We will be hosting this session on the Zoom meeting platform. It is a participatory session, and the expectation is that you will have video and audio on for most of the session. We will also be using your breakout rooms. If you do not wish to actively participate in the live session, please contact AAPS for the recording instead of registering for the session itself. 
 
What you will learn
  • Three major shifts in expectations that have come with the “now normal”
  • The ambiguity tolerance continuum and what that means for you and your people
  • Specific ideas to build flexibility and adaptability in your teams
  • How to reassess and re-prioritize work so that you can continue to get things done without causing burnout in your team
  • What it takes to get agreement and commitment from your people as priorities shift due to altered work environments
  • Tips to strengthen and support interpersonal relationships in teams that are physically dispersed
  • Strategies to create a work climate that is empathetic of and flexible to different circumstances, yet still focused on producing and delivering results
How you will learn
 
This will be a virtual session delivered via the Zoom meeting platform.  Merge is known for delivering content-rich programs that inspire, engage, and give people the tools to take action. Expect high-energy and virtual interaction, with concepts illustrated through a blend of examples, anecdotes, analogies, humour, props, and virtual-friendly activities. Be ready to participate!
 
About your Facilitator
 
Merge Gupta-Sunderji turns managers into leaders. A highly-respected leadership expert and columnist, Merge gives people specific and practical tools to achieve leadership and communication success. Over 71,000 managers in eight countries have attended her fun, content-rich keynotes and facilitated workshops. A leader at one of Canada’s premier oil and gas companies and a Board leader at a Credit Union for a combined total of over seventeen years, Merge offers a unique blend of realism and humor that consistently engages and entertains her audiences! She is called upon frequently to mentor high-potential leaders in a variety of organizations.
 
Previously, she was the well-known voice behind the national CBC radio column The Softer Side of Business. She’s an award-winning published author, writing for many well-known organizations and publications, including the very popular Merge’s Monthly Mega Minute and a regular monthly column in The Globe & Mail, Canada’s most respected and widely-circulated national newspaper. Her first book, Why Does the Lobster Cast Off Its Shell? is now in its third edition, and her last book, Generations Exposed – Unexpected Insights Into the People You Work With, is in its second printing.
 
Registration

Registration is open 

Please register for the session that best suits your role. Each session has content based on positional authority, and we want to make sure that you find the session useful.

Please note that if your job title does not match the session audience, we will follow up with you before confirming your registration. We appreciate that not all job titles are necessarily reflective of your positional authority.

Leading in the “Now Normal” for Directors and Senior Managers: Thursday, November 26, 2020 from 1pm-3pm (waitlist)

Please carefully consider your schedule and your ability to participate before registering for this session. While we understand that emergencies happen, the virtual platform makes it difficult for us to fill spaces at the last minute. Please remember that the AAPS PD Program is open to AAPS members only.