Leadership training can mean anything from emotional intelligence to decision-making to conflict resolution. 

Leadership development is the single most effective way to guarantee internal promotion and succession planning. Studies show that happy staff result in higher productivity and therefore higher sales, higher attendance and less costs from absenteeism, boredom and overwhelm. Professional development opportunities have been resoundingly featured as a key component of retaining staff. People in your organization want to be more connected to your organization’s mission, values and unique market space, but in many cases, they are left out of the strategic planning process.

Contact: Regional Network Chairs - Rinette Lagace, CPB - Email: rinette@netbookkeeping.ca & Janet Shimizu, CPB - Email: scbookkeepergroup@gmail.com

Event Speaker:

Maria Hampvent

Maria is passionate about Future Generations. She uses empowerment, values congruency, and care for our planet to guide her teaching ethics. She has taught leadership and self-awareness programs internationally for the past 10 years. To further use her skillset, she teaches in an MBA program at UCW. She is an adjunct professor of Leadership in a Global Context, in 2024 she taught 170 International students. She completed a joint foci Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies at Royal Roads University (2018) featuring 2 Graduate Certificate programs: Values-Based Leadership & Sustainable Community Development.