Problem Solving and Decision
Making |
Friday, April 25, 8:30 - 4:30 pm |
Ingrid Lewko
A full-day workshop covering situation appraisal and problem
analysis to make you a stronger problem solver and decision
maker. See daily schedule below for more detailed session
description.
Learn to apply a proven process for managing complex issues
by separating them into workable pieces and setting priorities.
Discover the step-by-step process for identifying, analyzing
and resolving any problem efficiently and cost effectively.
Note: this is a full-day workshop.
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Project Management |
Thursday April 24, & Friday
April 25, 8:30 - 4:30 pm |
A two-day, four part workshop introducing the principles
and techniques of effective project management. Each session
will work independently from the others and can be attended
without having attended the previous session(s).
Project Management and Definition Part 1: Dr.
George Jergeas, P.Eng.
Learn how to effectively formulate and communicate project
plans. (Part one of a four-part, two-day workshop providing
an introduction to the principles and techniques of effective
project management.)
Project Management - Project Planning and Definition
Part 2: Dr. George Jergeas, P.Eng.
Learn how to effectively organize and lead a team. (Part
two of a four-part, two-day workshop providing an introduction
to the principles and techniques of effective project management.)
Contract Management - Contract Law Primer: Barrie
R. Touchings, B.A., LL.B.
Take part in a broad discussion of basic contract law principles.
Learn how contracts are created and explore difficulties
when interpreting a contract and when deciding whether someone
may be in breach of a contract. (Part one of a two-day,
four-part workshop covering the legal issues involved in
managing a construction or development project.)
Contract Management - Project Delivery: Barrie
R. Touchings, B.A., LL.B.
Examine the alternative methods of project delivery: construction
management, design-build, negotiation and bidding. Examine
the legal rights and obligations of the owner, the contractor,
the subcontractor and the consultant who are engaged in
the bidding. (Part two of a two-day, four-part workshop
covering the legal issues involved in managing a construction
or development project.)
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Project Management and Definition
Part 1 |
1a |
April 24, 8:30 - 11:45 am |
Dr. George Jergeas, P.Eng.
Learn how to effectively formulate and communicate project
plans. (Part one of a four-part, two-day workshop providing
an introduction to the principles and techniques of effective
project management.)
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Contract Management - Contract Law Primer |
2a |
April 24, 8:30 - 11:45 am |
Barrie R. Touchings, B.A.,
LL.B.
Take part in a broad discussion of basic contract law principles.
Learn how contracts are created and explore difficulties when
interpreting a contract and when deciding whether someone
may be in breach of a contract. (Part one of a two-day, four-part
workshop covering the legal issues involved in managing a
construction or development project.)
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Selling Skills for Technical Experts |
3 |
April 24, 8:30 - 11:45 a.m. |
Alice Wheaton
Discover ideas and strategies for connecting with new and
current clients. Learn the fundamentals to help make the
most out of each client interaction. Logic and reason will
support each theory and step.
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Coaching |
4 |
April 24, 8:30 - 11:45 a.m. |
Hugh Phillips
In this session, you will learn the five step COACH process
and how to utilize it; understand and practice fourteen
coaching skills for productive sessions; individualize coaching
approaches to meet the needs of the coached; and practice
the skills and processes of coaching.
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Ethical Practice |
5 |
April 24, 8:30 - 11:45 a.m. |
Larry Staples, P.Eng.
Review the legal and ethical obligations of APEGGA members,
then use newly developed video case studies as the basis
for discussion of common ethical dilemmas. Participants
will learn about the APEGGA perspective on such situations
and about the perspectives of their colleagues.
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Project Management - Project Planning and Definition
Part 2 |
1b |
April 24, 1:15 - 4:30 p.m. |
Dr. George Jergeas, P.Eng.
Learn how to effectively organize and lead a team. (Part
two of a four-part, two-day workshop providing an introduction
to the principles and techniques of effective project management.)
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Contract Management - Project Delivery |
2b |
April 25, 1:15 - 4:30 pm |
Barrie R. Touchings, B.A., LL.B.
Examine the alternative methods of project delivery: construction
management, design-build, negotiation and bidding. Examine
the legal rights and obligations of the owner, the contractor,
the subcontractor and the consultant who are engaged in
the bidding. (Part two of a two-day, four-part workshop
covering the legal issues involved in managing a construction
or development project.)
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Negotiating |
6 |
April 24, 1:15 - 4:30 pm |
SOLD
OUT
Loren Falkenberg, Ph.D.
Discover how to improve the dynamics of the negotiation
process, in particular how to create and claim value when
negotiating agreements, and how to deal with difficult negotiators.
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Mental Toughness - The Practice of Confidence |
7 |
April 24, 1:15 - 4:30 pm |
SOLD
OUT
isa Brown, B.A., M.A.
Master the "power of positive thinking". Learn
and practice core techniques for accessing personal power,
will, assertiveness and confidence every day of your life.
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Reading Financial Statements |
8 |
April 24, 1:15 - 4:30 pm |
Larry Wood, B.Comm., M.B.A., C.F.P.
Learn the basics of reading and analyzing financial statements,
with particular emphasis on the oil and gas sector. Learn
to assess a company's relative health, its performance over
time and increase your knowledge of the shortcomings of
financial reporting.
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Project Management - Project Implementation Part 1 |
1c |
April 25, 8:30 - 11:45 am |
Dr. George Jergeas, P.Eng.
Learn about project procurement, building the project team
and contract adminstration.
(Part three of a four-part, two-day workshop providing an
introduction to the principles and techniques of effective
project management.)
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Contract Management - Project Administration |
2c |
April 25, 8:30 - 11:45 a.m. |
Barrie Touchings, B.A., LL.B.
Review the legal implications experienced during the construction
or development phase of a project, including administering
change orders and directives, giving notice of claims and
making claims under bonds or insurance policies. (Part three
of a two-day, four-part workshop covering the legal issues
involved in managing a construction or development project.)
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Problem Solving and Decision Making |
9 |
April 25, 8:30 - 4:30 pm. |
Ingrid Lewko
Learn to apply a proven process for managing complex issues
by separating them into workable pieces and setting priorities.
Discover the step-by-step process for identifying, analyzing
and resolving any problem efficiently and cost effectively.
Note: this is a full-day workshop.
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Goal Setting |
10 |
April 25, 8:30 - 11:45 a.m. |
Debora Rothermel
Attaining the success you want in life requires more than
daydreaming, desire and even hard work. In this session,
explore the five facets necessary to become a master goal
setter, and in turn learn how to become the master of your
own destiny.
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Winning With Difficult People |
11 |
April 25, 8:30 - 11:45 a.m. |
Jeanette Kasper
Whiners
antagonists
negaholics
slackards
worse!
We all have to work with them and none of us knows what
to do about them. What is their problem? An understanding
of why they do what they do leads quickly to solutions that
work in this fascinating, provocative workshop.
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Project Management - Project Implementation
Part 2 |
1d |
April 25 1:15 - 4:30 p.m. |
Dr. George Jergeas, P.Eng.
Learn about contract administration (continued from previous
session), project control and dealing with disputes and
claims. (Part four of a four-part, two-day workshop providing
an introduction to the principles and techniques of effective
project management.)
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Contract Management - Project Delivery |
2d |
April 25, 1:15 to 4:30 pm |
Barrie Touchings, B.A., LL.B.
Review the legal implications of project delivery. Consider
Certificates of Substantial Completion, the rights and responsibilities
under the Alberta Builders' Lien Act and the Statutory Declaration
dealing with payments for labor and material. (Part four
of a two-day, four-part workshop covering the legal issues
involved in managing a construction or development project.)
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Selling Self & Ideas |
12 |
April 25, 1:15 - 4:30 pm. |
SOLD
OUT
Debora Rothermel
Today, more than ever, individuals need to sell their skills
and talents to the organization they work for. Discover
the high performance behaviours that accompany this skill
set. Learn how to demonstrate your worth as an employee,
a team player and a champion of your organization.
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Time Management & Personal Productivity
Seminar |
13 |
April 25, 1:15 - 4:30 pm |
Heather Fischer, B.Ed.
Learn how to identify your strengths and weaknesses and
tailor a plan of action for greater professional success.
Discover tools to effectively manage day to day activities,
set goals to obtain your objectives, eliminate distraction
and reduce stress and handle all information (email, voicemail,
memos, etc.) efficiently.
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