
Get results when talking to your boss
Need to get results when talking to your boss? Navigating power hierarchies in communication isn’t easy but it can get easier. Find strategies here.
by Shift | Jan 31, 2017 | Managers and Leaders - Ask Marie
Need to get results when talking to your boss? Navigating power hierarchies in communication isn’t easy but it can get easier. Find strategies here.
by Shift | Jan 31, 2017 | Managers and Leaders - Ask Marie
Is it time for you to build your credibility as a leader? Figure out the difference between authority and credibility and learn to lead with both.
by marie | Jan 31, 2017 | Blog, Hot Off The Press, Reaching Your Career Goals, Build your career
Online learning isn’t for every professional. It might work for you, let’s find out. For me, I have been taking and creating online courses for several years now, and it occurred to me that I should look at the characteristics of successful online learners to...by Shift | Jan 24, 2017 | Past Webinar Recording
Alyson Connolly, speech and public speaking coach shows how you can clarify your voice and speaking style, pay attention to saying certain vowel sounds using a Canadian accent, and use authoritative body language to help people
by marie | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog, Hot Off The Press, Leadership and Management, Intercultural Communication, Reaching Your Career Goals, Build your career
Have you experienced any of these issues with your boss? Your boss tells you to do something that is completely the opposite, or in contradiction to what he/she told you to do earlier Your boss forgets what he/she asks, and repeats things you already know, or doesn’t...Marie Gervais, PhD., CSTD., MEd., BEd. (bilingual), ECDip., A.Mus, (CEO, Shift Management Inc.) is a Certified Canadian Training and Development Professional, a Certified EFT Coach, and a credentialed evaluator with the Canadian Evaluation Society. Through her business, Shift Management, Dr. Gervais provides managerial training and development to business and industry through online courses and web coaching. Her signature online certificate course, Supervisory Leadership, uses small group coaching combined with applied online content to engage participants in setting goals and creating workplace habits of excellence. Dr. Gervais’ work has gained a reputation for integration and inclusion of the diverse workforce and she is a sought-after speaker, writer and curriculum developer. Shift Management’s digital and multi-media resources on topics ranging from have been successfully implemented with many populations and contexts.
Marie Gervais has been featured in: Manufacturing Leadership Journal, The Business Code Podcast, Edmonton Woman Magazine, and Zen Workplace Mental Health Summit. She has developed courses and research projects for numerous professional associations and presented at engineering, manufacturing and accounting conferences. Her company offers online learning and coaching on topics such as workplace communication, conflict resolution, and managing an intercultural workforce. Dr. Gervais podcast “Culture and Leadership Connections”, focuses on the groups that contributed to individual leadership success and is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and her website https://shiftworkplace.ca/podcast/
Past projects include: Manufacturing leadership training videos and handbooks funded by Alberta Agriculture, Plant Manager Leadership and peer coaching initiatives, CPA Canadian Business Accounting for Internationally Trained Professionals eLearning course design, Work and Culture Online, four courses for foremen, industry leadership and management for Red Deer College’s Donald School of Business, the Immigrant Entrepreneur Mentorship Program, and over 20 multi-media training courses for manufacturing, construction, and energy sector middle and upper management learning.
Check out Marie’s podcast Culture and Leadership Connections at https://shiftworkplace.com/podcast on Apple Podcasts and on the Shift website to hear insightful interviews and business insights.