Harvey Secter
Monday, June 5
Demonstrating our Successes - What is Accountability About?

Participants will be invited to explore their own thinking about accountability in their own settings. Harvey Secter will help us consider accountability in our own lives; then facilitated groups will discuss questions such as: what does accountability mean to me? and how can I use it well? Harvey Secter is Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba and a Professor of Negotiation and Dispute Resolution. He also acts as a mediator, arbitrator, trainer and facilitator to business, governments, and not for profit organizations. Harvey received a B. Com. (1967) and LL.B. (1992) from the University of Manitoba and a LL.M. (1994) from Harvard Law School. Prior to studying law, Harvey spent over twenty years as an executive in the retail industry. In addition to his involvement in a number of professional associations, he continues to be active in a variety of community and philanthropic organizations.

 

David Martin
Tuesday, June 6
The Healing Power of Laughter and Relaxation

David Martin is a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Manitoba, where he has been teaching for over thirty years. He is the author of six books in psychology and as won three teaching awards as a university teacher. In 1995, he was awarded the "Clifford J. Robson Distinguished Psychologist in Manitoba Award." Most of his professional work is in the area of counselling and psychotherapy. He counsels clients himself and trains future clinical psychologists in counselling and therapy. David frequently gives workshops for the business and public service communities, in the areas of communication, conflict resolution, and stress management. He received a B.A. from Albion and a M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.

 

Karen Kristjanson
Wednesday, June 7
Bibbity-Bobbity-Boo

"Put it Together and what have you Got?" said the fairy godmother in Cinderella. This session offers an opportunity to review, what you have heard, learned and wondered about during the Conference. Led by the conference Program Chair, Karen Kristjanson, participants will return to small groups to reflect, share, and plan what to do "back home". As an Organization Development Specialist, Karen Kristjanson works with teams, committees, work groups and systems to help people understand their situation and how to improve it. This includes team-building, meeting facilitation, process review and reengineering teams, organizational reviews and focus groups. Karen joined the University of Manitoba in 1997, having previously worked for the federal government and the Child Guidance Clinic of Winnipeg. She earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Manitoba, a M.Sc. in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and recently a Masters in Applied Behavioural Science from the Leadership Institute of Seattle.

 

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