Upcoming Events
Feb. 4th 2021: Leading With Complexity
Christina Comeau is researching the skills needed to lead in complexity and how to encourage leaders to learn and adopt these skills. Her work centers on leveraging the principles of complexity science to resolve complex challenges. That said, complexity appears to be the harder path, but it may also me the right path. There are some who say it is the only path to resolve the relentless, intractable problems that face humanity. Of course, this is an ongoing discussion. One that you are invited to participate in.
There are many interpretations of what complexity is and what emergence is. Christina looks at complexity as a concept that describes how all natural living systems actually function. Emergence strikes her as being what a natural living system does to nurture and sustain all that lies within the context of a particular complex system. The trouble is emergence can be inconvenient, if you happen to have a different agenda in mind. That's the rub, leading complexity asks that leaders adopt a different stance than the ones commonly used to control a situation and direct particular outcomes.
Christina will discuss the interim findings of her research and moderate a group discussion that links our lived experience with the skills needs to manage complexity.
To register for the event, please use the following URL:-
https://cmc-canada.site-ym.com/events/register.aspx?id=1460359
Cost: FREE
Christina Comeau is researching the skills needed to lead in complexity and how to encourage leaders to learn and adopt these skills. Her work centers on leveraging the principles of complexity science to resolve complex challenges. That said, complexity appears to be the harder path, but it may also me the right path. There are some who say it is the only path to resolve the relentless, intractable problems that face humanity. Of course, this is an ongoing discussion. One that you are invited to participate in.
There are many interpretations of what complexity is and what emergence is. Christina looks at complexity as a concept that describes how all natural living systems actually function. Emergence strikes her as being what a natural living system does to nurture and sustain all that lies within the context of a particular complex system. The trouble is emergence can be inconvenient, if you happen to have a different agenda in mind. That's the rub, leading complexity asks that leaders adopt a different stance than the ones commonly used to control a situation and direct particular outcomes.
Christina will discuss the interim findings of her research and moderate a group discussion that links our lived experience with the skills needs to manage complexity.
To register for the event, please use the following URL:-
https://cmc-canada.site-ym.com/events/register.aspx?id=1460359
Cost: FREE
Past Events
Jan. 7th 2021: Consulting Contract to Contract
Ann MacTaggart, CPA, CA, CMC will lead us through a session that explores the risk and rewards of contract work and discusses her experiences and ideas to fit contracting into your life, put bread on the table, and minimize downtime.
Dec. 3rd 2020: Adapting Companies through Futurist Thinking
This discussion will explore a selection of interesting futurist perspectives and opportunities, and dives deeper into potential cultural, leadership, financial, risk management, and political barriers that might prevent creative and compelling opportunities from igniting within organizations and across industries. Management Consultants often find themselves in positions to ask thought-provoking questions that can move an idea forward – but in a world of speculative investment around an uncertain future, can the ultimate question of ‘should we invest’ be shifted to ‘how might we…’ to help a company realize new possibilities?
Ann MacTaggart, CPA, CA, CMC will lead us through a session that explores the risk and rewards of contract work and discusses her experiences and ideas to fit contracting into your life, put bread on the table, and minimize downtime.
Dec. 3rd 2020: Adapting Companies through Futurist Thinking
This discussion will explore a selection of interesting futurist perspectives and opportunities, and dives deeper into potential cultural, leadership, financial, risk management, and political barriers that might prevent creative and compelling opportunities from igniting within organizations and across industries. Management Consultants often find themselves in positions to ask thought-provoking questions that can move an idea forward – but in a world of speculative investment around an uncertain future, can the ultimate question of ‘should we invest’ be shifted to ‘how might we…’ to help a company realize new possibilities?
Nov. 5th 2020: Your Management Structure - Barrier to Growth?
Join CMC-AB for a casual conversation on management structures and whether they enable or create a barrier to growth. Patrick Binns and Greg McIntyre will introduce the discussion topics including: Challenges with the org chart, other sources of power that influence a business, delegation of authority, issue escalation, and performance management.
Join CMC-AB for a casual conversation on management structures and whether they enable or create a barrier to growth. Patrick Binns and Greg McIntyre will introduce the discussion topics including: Challenges with the org chart, other sources of power that influence a business, delegation of authority, issue escalation, and performance management.