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Join the Halifax Partnership, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) and Nova Scotia Works (Opportunity Place) to discover how to enhance intercultural skills, create a welcoming workplace, and access resources to increase your business success in Nova Scotia. Intercultural competence is a vital skill in today’s global workplace. Supervisors and employees are increasingly likely to find themselves working with colleagues, co-workers, vendors, or customers from different cultures and countries. In doing so they must work productively with people who have been shaped by different values, beliefs, and experiences. Finding and keeping talent from Nova Scotia and abroad and developing a welcoming workplace for all to be productive is key! Register

The dog is barking, children are screaming, and you've just read the same sentence ten times now. Working from home is an art form and in order to work effectively, we need to learn how we can work at our best, no matter where we are. Join Nova Scotia Business Inc (NSBI) in this course to examine the best practices and tips for working at home effectively and efficiently. Facilitators' bios Lisa Tilley, Partner Lisa partners with leaders of organizations who are focused on improving their business success through strategic focus and employee development. With over 35 years of experience in the areas of Training and Development, Management and Leadership Coaching, Organizational Strategy and Succession Planning, as well as Talent Management, Lisa brings a proven track record, extensive knowledge, high energy, focus, and commitment to each assignment. Jamie O'Neill, Partner Jamie O'Neill is an experienced Human Capital Strategist with over 20 years of organizational, business consultancy and training experience. Jamie has the unique ability to provide innovative and insightful solutions for leaders within organizations, connecting ideas and actions in order to deliver measurable results. She thrives on helping her clients accomplish their goals and get things done in challenging climates. […]

Business Support Series The Business Support Webinar Series will explore timely topics with  industry experts to provide key insights and answers on the best ways to succeed as a business.  Hosted by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, this series will feature a wide range of topics on how to survive and thrive.   What Does Building Back Better Really Mean For My Business? We are all hearing a lot about the idea of building back better from the impacts of the pandemic. Companies have questions about what a clean and inclusive economy looks like and what it means to the strength and recovery of my business. In this session we will talk about the changing expectations of businesses post pandemic and in light of new realities impacting the economy, environment and commercial operations of all size and scale in Atlantic Canada. Participants will leave our session with: a better understanding of the opportunities for their business in the clean economy, an understanding of inclusive growth and the potential and implications for business; and a starting place for how to control supply chain risks and build resiliency into their business operations, no matter the size. Register