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People are the most precious asset in any organization. Learn how diversity, equity, and inclusion can improve workplace culture while improving the bottom line! We don't tell you what to do, rather we engage you in a process that builds your awareness, confidence, skill, and excitement Training will take place in a safe space over 2 half days. Together we will explore topics related to self awareness, diversity, bias, and leadership What we will cover together: 1. Self-Awareness- Understanding how our values and beliefs drive our behavior. 2. Diversity and Inclusion- What is it and how can it be cultivated at work. 3. Systemic Awareness- Addressing the history of systemic barriers and their impact on social inequality. 4. Unconscious Bias and Microaggressions- Where ourbiases originate and how they can unintentionally marginalize certain groups. 5. Empathy- What is it and how can it be used to fuel connection. 6. Leadership- Defining leadership.

People are the most precious asset in any organization. Learn how diversity, equity, and inclusion can improve workplace culture while improving the bottom line! We don't tell you what to do, rather we engage you in a process that builds your awareness, confidence, skill, and excitement Training will take place in a safe space over 2 half days. Together we will explore topics related to self awareness, diversity, bias, and leadership What we will cover together: 1. Self-Awareness- Understanding how our values and beliefs drive our behavior. 2. Diversity and Inclusion- What is it and how can it be cultivated at work. 3. Systemic Awareness- Addressing the history of systemic barriers and their impact on social inequality. 4. Unconscious Bias and Microaggressions- Where ourbiases originate and how they can unintentionally marginalize certain groups. 5. Empathy- What is it and how can it be used to fuel connection. 6. Leadership- Defining leadership.

Join Digital Nova Scotia as we discuss the technology being developed and used in healthcare to assist in surgery, oncology and health monitoring. Our panelists will look ahead at what this could mean for healthcare in future decades. Meet our Panelists: Nelson Ventura, Director of Innovation at Nova Scotia Health Nelson works with the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub partners to seek creative solutions to provide high quality and timely access to care for Nova Scotians.     Brent Townsend, Director of Sales, Canada for ESO Brent works with customers to provide an integrated suite of software products for EMS agencies, fire departments, and hospitals that are transforming the way first responders collect, share, report, and analyze critical information to improve community health and safety.     Rohit Seth, Director, Marketing at Adaptiiv Medical Technologies Inc. Throughout his 20 year career, Rohit has worked in various professional capacities in the financial, energy, hospitality, technology, and healthcare sectors. Rohit currently works at Halifax-based Adaptiiv Medical Technologies Inc. as Director of Marketing.      Daphne Sleigh, VP of Product Development and Planning at MARS VR Lab Daphne is a twenty-year veteran of the IT industry, specializing in business analysis and technical project management. For the past two […]

The world has changed and so have the expectations of employees and the realities of today’s workforce. There have been many studies, articles, and research conducted over the years that well articulate the evolution of the workforce including how important it is for businesses and organizations to evolve along with it. Enter the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 forced the world through a massive disruption to the norms of the workplace and forever changed the perceptions and expectations of today’s workforce. The vast majority of these “new” expectations that employees are bringing to the workplace since the pandemic were not created by COVID-19. They were only amplified by it. The result of these expectations not being met by their current jobs caused employees to resign on mass. According to the US Department of Labor, a record 4.5 million U.S. workers quit their jobs in November 2021. Even though this is slowing down in 2022, many of the underlying problems that caused it remain. The long term effects of the Great Resignation are not just a North American problem, they are a global phenomenon. As impactful as the Great Resignation was for businesses in 2021, the problems that created it have been building […]