Parents4Parents Webinar: "How to Work and Lead Remotely"
Location: Zoom Webinar
Contact:
Kristen Ferguson
The Parents4Parents Webinar Series is a new initiative designed to share the extraordinary skills and talents of the parents within our York House community. We are pleased to launch our first Parent4Parents webinar with YHS parent (daughter Lillie is in Grade 2) Mike Desjardins who will share best practices for how to successfully work from home.
In his 60-minute experiential webinar, Mike will share tips for creating boundaries in your day-to-day tasks, how you need to lead and rethink team meetings, as well as highlight the areas that people commonly struggle with when they are working from home and how to effectively overcome these challenges. From technology to empathy, meeting structures and building culture, you will learn the practical tips that you can apply right now that will make a significant difference in your success in working and leading from home.
Parents4Parents Webinar Series
YHS Parent Mike Desjardins presents
"How to Work and Lead Remotely"
Tuesday, May 5 at 7:00 pm
In his 60-minute experiential webinar, Mike will share tips for creating boundaries in your day-to-day tasks, how you need to lead and rethink team meetings, as well as highlight the areas that people commonly struggle with when they are working from home and how to effectively overcome these challenges. From technology to empathy, meeting structures and building culture, you will learn the practical tips that you can apply right now that will make a significant difference in your success in working and leading from home.
Parents4Parents Webinar Series
YHS Parent Mike Desjardins presents
"How to Work and Lead Remotely"
Tuesday, May 5 at 7:00 pm
Mike Desjardins is CEO of ViRTUS, a top leadership development and strategic planning company in Western Canada.
A graduate of UBC’s Sauder School of Business with a Bachelor of Commerce, Mike has spent the past two decades transforming businesses. From entrepreneurial business to large public companies and public-sector organizations, Mike has focused on driving a return on investment in every client engagement.
In June 2002, Mike was invited to join the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and was President of the Vancouver Chapter for 2007/2008. In January 2006, Mike was the recipient of the Business in Vancouver Top 40 Under 40 Award. From 2010-2016, Mike sat on the Board of Directors of the Human Resource Management Association of BC.
Mike focuses on strategy, growth and the quest to continually improve every aspect of ViRTUS. He balances this ingenuity with a deep love of his team, mentoring and inspiring both personally and professionally.
“At ViRTUS we work with leaders to develop the emotional intelligence and leadership capabilities they need to grow and thrive by providing customized, innovative learning. We help senior teams create strategies that are inspiring, executable and that drive real outcomes.”
Mike is passionate about skiing, yoga, running, CrossFit and anything in the self-improvement bucket. In his community, his focus is on what he can do for others and he loves nothing more than spending time with his daughter and wife.
Mike is passionate about skiing, yoga, running, CrossFit and anything in the self-improvement bucket. In his community, his focus is on what he can do for others and he loves nothing more than spending time with his daughter and wife.
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