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DIGITAL CONTENT
How to Use This Book: Every top athlete has their own unique training plan to build on their strengths.
Leaders aren’t any different. Use this book throughout the day to guide, plan and reflect on the
unique lessons you’ll learn.
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1. Be open to learning and challenging your ideas. We are all here to grow and learn as leaders. Approach each session and conversation with curiosity and a desire to understand.
2. Everyone is an expert in their own experiences. Speak from your own knowledge and experiences as opposed to making general statements and do your best to use “I” statements.
3. Be present in the conversation and respectful of others.
4. Take whatever actions you need if a discussion touches on difficult subject matter for you, including stepping away from the group. If you need any support, please look for a CivicAction staff member (they’ll be wearing nametags to identify themselves).
*Please note: Workshop facilitators may add additional suggestions based on the content being shared in each session.
In order to have a day of deep learning and reflection, we ask that all attendees agree to the following.
Social Contract.
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I lead with:
I want to lead because...
Understanding Your Leadership Assessment.
Strength categories include: ExecutingInfluencing
Relationship building
Strategic thinking
(the strength you lead with, based on your assessment results)
STRATEGIC THINKING
CIV IC A C T I O N ’ S E L N S T U D I O
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Overcoming challenges by:
Supporting a team by:
Achieving goals by:
I have gained these new insights about my strengths:
I can continue to leverage and apply my strengths by:
My strengths help to support...
Claiming My Strengths.
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Session:
Workshop #1
(name of the session attended)
Reflecting on my Top 5 strengths, I can use
to better manifest the leadership strengths taught in this workshop.
My greatest take away from this session is:
I can do more of:
to further manifest and apply this strength.
In regards to building
I can do less of
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Session:
Workshop #2
(name of the session attended)
Reflecting on my Top 5 strengths, I can use
to better manifest the leadership strengths taught in this workshop.
My greatest take away from this session is:
I can do more of:
to further manifest and apply this strength.
In regards to building
I can do less of
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Right now I feel...
Right now I have a question about...
Right now I am most excited about...
Let’s reflect on our day with these journal prompts.
Reflection.
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AgendaTHE WARM UP (8:30 - 12:45pm)
8:30 - 9:00am
Registration / Breakfast MAIN HALL
9:00- 9:20am
Welcoming RemarksOrlando Bowen, Founder, One Voice One Team MAIN HALL
9:25 -9:35am
Opening RemarksZabeen Hirji, Board Chair, CivicAction MAIN HALL
9:35 - 9:50am
Why We Need a New Leadership FormulaSevaun Palvetizan, CEO, CivicAction MAIN HALL
9:50 - 10:25am
Keynote: Jump Into Your LeadershipRosie MacLennan, Olympian Trampolinist, Gold MedalistIntroduction by Jesse Darling, 2018-2019 ELN Executive Committee Co-Chair
MAIN HALL
10:25 - 10:30am
Stretch Break
10:30 - 11:45am
Understanding Your Clifton Strengths AssessmentRana Abdulal, Consulting Manager, Strategisense MAIN HALL
11:45 - 12:30pm
Fuel Up: Lunch MAIN HALL
12:30 - 12:45pm
Afternoon InstructionsMark Sam, 2018-2019 ELN Executive Committee Co-Chair
MAIN HALL
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WORK IT OUT: WORKSHOPS BLOCK 1 (12:50 - 2:20pm)
Building Digital Coalitions - Leveraging Social Media to Mobilize ActionCamille Dundas, Strategy Consultant, Hootsuite
ROOM 330
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall - Building Self AwarenessBailey Parnell, CEO and Co-founder, SkillsCamp
ROOM 230
In My Shoes - Building EmpathyLisa Watson, Co-founder & CEO, Openly ROOM 215
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop - Tips for ResiliencyAmy Hosotuji, Founder, The Futures Network
MAIN HALL
2:20 - 2:45pm
Stretch Break & Snack Break
WORK IT OUT: WORKSHOPS BLOCK 2 (2:45 - 4:15pm)
Collaboration Across Differences Kofi Hope, Award-Winning Community Advocate, Rhodes Scholar, Senior Policy Advisor, Wellesley Institute
ROOM 330
Real Talk - Having Difficult ConversationsMarg Van Herk-Paradis, VP of Services and Senior Consultant Credence & Co.
ROOM 230
Inclusive Leadership in Practice - Focus on ReconciliationMarissa Campbell, Canadian Roots Exchange ROOM 215
Shape & Share Your Stories - Practical Approaches to Engaging the MediaAmira Elghawaby, Award-Winning Journalist & Advocate
MAIN HALL
THE COOL DOWN (4:10 - 5:00pm)
4:15 - 4:20pm
Stretch BreakMAIN HALL
4:20 - 4:30pm
Closing Remarks and Thank YouMrinalini Menon, 2018-2019 ELN Executive Co-ChairTim Hockey, President & CEO, TD Ameritrade
MAIN HALL
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Facilitator & Speaker BiosOrganized from A to Z
Amira Elghawaby is an award-winning journalist and human rights advocate. Along with frequent appearances on Canadian and international news networks, Amira has written and produced stories and commentary for CBC Radio, the Ottawa Citizen, the Toronto Star, the Literary Review of Canada, and the Globe and Mail.
Amira Elghawaby, Award-Winning Journalist & Advocate
Shape & Share Your Stories - Practical Approaches to Engaging the Media
Amy Hosotsuji has worked in both the non-profit and public sectors, namely in the fields of community development, social entrepreneurship and innovation. From managing a community network of youth leaders experiencing systemic barriers for four years to being an independent consultant to working in a government context for innovation, she has experienced a variety of work spaces.
Amy Hosotsuji, Founder, The Futures Network
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop - Tips for Resiliency
@AmiraElghawaby
@Hoso2g
Bailey Parnell is the Founder & CEO of SkillsCamp and was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women. Bailey is a TEDx speaker with near 1 million views, an award-winning digital marketer, and a businesswoman with a talent for helping people develop the skills they need for success. Her work and expertise have been featured in Forbes, CBC, FOX News, Flare Magazine, and more.
Bailey Parnell, CEO & Co-founder, SkillsCamp
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall - Building Self Awareness
@BaileyParnell
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Building Digital Coalitions - Leveraging Social Media to Mobilize Action
Camille Dundas is a Solutions Consultant at Hootsuite with a specialty in storytelling. Before she joined the #hootnest, Camille was a TV news producer for 10 years, creating live content for Canada's top news networks such as CTV and CBC. Now she helps clients visualize their optimal social strategy with the Hootsuite enterprise platform and its partners.
Camille Dundas, Strategy Consultant, Hootsuite
@HootCamille
Inclusive Leadership in Practice - Focus on Reconciliation
CRE is a national Indigenous charity that empowers youth to shape the future of Canada. We recognize that truth must come before reconciliation. The goal of our work is to share the truth of Indigenous culture, knowledge, and history. Through our leadership programming, Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth are equipped with the skills and experience to change this country. To be the solvers, not just part of the solution. To be the leaders, not just participants in that process. To be present in all levels of government and the workforce. To achieve reconciliation in our lifetime.
Canadian Roots Exchange (CRE)
@CdnRoots
Keynote Introduction
Jesse Darling is an experienced strategist who draws from a multi-disciplinary toolkit to lead, design and implement projects that solve civic and business problems. She has 10+ years of experience working with senior executives and C-suite professionals across sectors and industries to proactively embrace change, transform businesses, and unlock the potential of organizational assets and talent. Jesse sits on the Board of Jane’s Walk and in 2017 was selected as a Canadian delegate at the Next Leaders’ Initiative for Sustainability.
Jesse Darling, 2018-2019 ELN Co-Chair; Organizational Effectiveness Consultant, Slalom
@jessedarling_
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Real Talk - Having Difficult Conversations
Marg Van Herk-Paradis specializes in working with groups to address conflict, transform organizational culture, and clarify organizational mission and vision through the use of innovative tools. Having worked extensively across North America, Marg specializes in facilitation, coaching, and mediation for groups and individuals. Marg has worked in several not-for-profit organizations, universities, and a variety of church denominations and settings.
Marg Van Herk-Paradis, Vice President of Services and Senior Consultant at Credence & Co.
Collaboration Across Differences
Kofi Hope is a Rhodes Scholar, Doctor of Philosophy in Politics, community activist and youth advocate with over 12 years of experience in managing community based programs. In 2005 he founded the Black Youth Coalition Against Violence, a group which advocated for real solutions to the issue of gun violence. This advocacy work included a presentation for then Prime Minister Paul Martin and led to him being named one of the Top Ten People to Watch in Toronto in 2006 by the Toronto Star. He was previously the Executive Director of the CEE Centre for Young Black Professionals.
Kofi Hope, Award-Winning Community Advocate, Rhodes Scholar, Senior Policy Advisor, Wellesley Institute
@kofi_hope
In My Shoes - Building Empathy
Lisa Watson is the Co-founder and CEO of Openly, a Certified B Corp strategy, research and design firm that exists to elevate the work and impact of change makers everywhere. Lisa is a social impact strategist with 20+ years of experience spanning the non-profit, philanthropic, public and private sectors. Lisa shares her passion for conscious leadership as a faculty member with the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and through her work with organizations and networks across the country.
Lisa Watson, Co-founder & CEO at Openly
@LisaWatsonCo
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Afternoon Instructions
Mark Sam is a Management Consultant and is a member of the Canadian Practice of the Boston Consulting Group. Mark has spent almost a decade advising Financial Institution executives, helping his clients transform their businesses and create shareholder value. Prior to BCG, he held leadership positions at Accenture’s Financial Services Management Consulting practice and TD Bank Financial Group.
Mark Sam, 2018-2019 ELN Co-Chair; Project Leader, Boston Consulting Group
Welcoming Remarks
Orlando Bowen’s mission is to inspire people to be GameChangers in the lives of others. GameChangers influence the path, perspective or possibilities for others and inspire people to see beyond their circumstances as they pursue excellence. He is an academic with a Bachelors in Marketing and a Master’s in the Management of Information Technology and also a former professional football player. He is also a national Harry Jerome Award recipient and an active board member of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.
Orlando Bowen, Founder, One Voice One Team
@orlandobowen
Closing Remarks and Thank You
Mrinalini Menon is deeply engaged with the CivicAction community bringing professional experience shaped by the public, private and non-profit sectors. As Director, Intrapreneurship & Early Talent with RBC, she is introducing new ways of working across the organization in addition to leading an award-winning experiential program for young tech talent. She has served as a trusted advisor to RBC leaders in corporate strategy transformation and talent acquisition.
Mrinalini Menon, 2018-2019 ELN Co-Chair; Director, Intrapreneurship & Early Talent, RBC
@mrinmenon
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Understanding Your Clifton Strengths Assessment
Rana Abdulal has over 10 years of experience designing and facilitating leadership and team development workshops, and assessment centres for the private and public sectors. As a lead consultant, she helps organizations map out competency-based blended learning journeys. Rana also has a track record of supporting teams to identify strategic initiatives with a focus on evaluating the current environment, offering insights based on best practices and market trends, and communicating change with impact.
Rana Abdulal, Consulting Manager, StrategiSense
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Keynote: Jump Into Your Leadership
After carrying the Canadian Flag into the Opening Ceremonies, Rosie MacLennan made history at Rio 2016 when she became the first trampolinist to ever win back-to-back Olympic gold medals and the first Canadian athlete to successfully defend an Olympic title at the summer Games. Following Rio, Rosie made the decision to pursue the Tokyo 2020 Olympics because of her passion for the sport and the pursuit of excellence, knowing that the path would be uncertain and filled with challenge and excitement.
Rosie MacLennan, Olympian Trampolinist, Gold Medalist
@RosieMacLennan
Why We Need a New Leadership Formula
One of Canada’s leading experts on civic engagement, Sevaun Palvetzian has been CEO of CivicAction since January 2014. Under her leadership, CivicAction has focused on building inclusive cities and leveling the playing field of opportunity. Throughout her career, Sevaun has advocated for new voices at the tables of influence including championing the next generation of leaders.
Sevaun Palvetzian, CEO, CivicAction
@SevaunP
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Opening Remarks
Zabeen is a strategic advisor to business, government and academia on the Future of Work, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership and Talent Management. A proponent of inclusive prosperity, Zabeen champions building organizations and societies that invest in people to enable everyone to realize their full potential. Zabeen advises governments and academia on diversity and inclusion, and prepares young people for the workforce of today and the future.
Zabeen Hirji, Chair of CivicAction and Executive Advisor, Future of Work at Deloitte
Tim Hockey is a financial services veteran with more than 33 years’ experience in retail banking and wealth management and a passion for leveraging technology to enhance the client experience.
As President and CEO of TD Ameritrade, he is primarily responsible for the oversight of the strategy and operations supporting the company’s three client channels: Retail Investing, Trading and Institutional, along with additional responsibilities overseeing technology, operations and corporate functions.
Tim Hockey, President and CEO, TD Ameritrade; Board Chair, CivicAction Leadership Foundation
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LEADERSHIP FOUNDERS
The CivicAction Leadership Foundation is grateful for the investment of the following organizations
and individuals in our work:
Founding Friends
EY
Barb Hackett and John Tory
IBM Canada Ltd.
Manulife
Oxford Properties Group
Rod and Lydia Phillips
Som and Kerry Seif
Founding Members
Jon and Nancy Love Fund at Toronto Foundation
Metcalf Foundation
Royal Bank of Canada
TD Bank Group
Founders Circle
Ed and Fran Clark
The Peter Gilgan Foundation
Newton Glassman Charitable Foundation
Tim and Lana Hockey
Joe Natale and Melissa Martin
Founding Contributors
Aaron Bennett and Karen Chu
Cam Fowler
Zabeen Hirji
Jarislowsky Fraser Partners Foundation
Angela Longo Leadership Fund at Toronto Foundation
Salima Rawji and Michael Simone
Aaron Regent
Godyne Sibay
TELUS
Legacy Champion
BMO Financial Group
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LEADERSHIP PARTNERS
LEADERSHIP PATRONS
Thank you to our In-Kind Partner:
Leadership Contributors
Catherine Pringle and Ryan Barnes
City of Toronto
Members of the Emerging Leaders Network and DiverseCity Fellows Alumni
The Clayton Gyotoku Fund at Toronto Foundation
Stikeman Elliott LLP
Helen Burstyn and David Pecaut
KPMG
Leadership Friends
LinkedIn For Good Fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Leadership Builders
Andy Pringle
Frischkorn Foundation