Change Management: Navigating Generational Differences in the Workplace
Date and Time
Wednesday, June 19, 2024, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Please note: This is an in-person event.
Location and registration
Library Square Conference Centre (Alice MacKay Room) 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 6B1
Coffee, tea, drinks and food are not included: Bring your own or enjoy a variety of nearby options, including the famous Donair food truck, which will be stationed near the venue!
Language
This event will be in English. To note that the events will not include simultaneous translation services. Participants will be able to submit their questions in the language of their choice and a moderator will help with translation.
Agenda
8:30 to 9:00
Welcome & Networking
9:00 to
Opening Remarks – Land Acknowledgement
9:00 to 9:30
Reflections: A 29 Year Journey in the Public Service – Aaron Billesberger, BC Region Co-Chair for the NMC and member of the Federal Speakers’ Bureau on Lived Experience, will share insights from his extensive career, focusing on customized communication, trust, embracing differences, resilience, and change management.
9:30 to 12:00
Part 1 – Change Management: Navigating Generational Differences in the Workplace
Learn from Amanda Vistman, Senior Informal Conflict Management Practitioner. Understand and adapt to the features and needs of each generational group (e.g. Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and Generation Z).
11:30 to 13:00
Lunch (not provided) & Networking
13:00 to 15:45
Part 2 – Change Management: Navigating Generational Differences in the Workplace
15:45 to 16:00
Closing remarks
16:00 to 18h00
Social Mixer – at Joey’s at 820 Burrard street
Speakers and Moderator Bios
Amanda Vistman
Amanda Vistman Senior Informal Conflict Management Practitioner, Justice Canada joined the Government of Canada in 2005 with the Correctional Service of Canada. She started her career in CSC working with the offender population and most of that time as a Behavioural Counsellor at Fraser Valley Institution for Women. Amanda went on to work in Informal Conflict Management with CSC for 7 years before coming to Justice in 2019. She has a BA in Sociology and Justice & Law Enforcement from the University of Winnipeg and has completed the Conflict Resolution: Mediation/Third-Party Intervention Certificate, the Associate Certificate in Leadership and Conflict Resolution Certificate and the Applied Leadership Certificate at the Justice Institute of BC. Amanda recently completed her coaching certification through Erickson Coaching International. In addition to formal education, Amanda has been trained in peace making circles, restorative justice, and transformational team building. She is also a certified Emotional Intelligence Coach and is certified to facilitate Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator workshops. Amanda has extensive experience and a passion for developing and facilitating training.
Aaron Billesberger
During his 29-year career with the Public Service, Aaron has spent 23 ½ years working as a middle and senior manager with the Correctional Service of Canada and co-managing the Joint Learning Program for the BC-Yukon Region. He has been a BC Region Co-Chair for the NMC since October 2021 and a Speaker with the Federal Speakers’ Bureau on Lived Experience since March 2021. Reflecting on his time in the Public Service, as he transitions to retirement, Aaron will share his key learnings and takeaways highlighting the importance of making the “right” choices, customizing communication, putting trust in others, supporting others according to their needs, embracing differences, being prepared to get it wrong, building resilience and focusing on relationships.
Jon Hoogerdyk
Jon Hoogerdyk started his adventure with the NMC on October 23, 2023 as the new Regional Lead for British Columbia and Yukon. Jon previously worked for the Correctional Service of Canada where he worked as Manager, Assessment and Intervention, and has been with CSC for 25 years where his focus was Public Safety and safe reintegration of offenders within the community.
Jon is an active facilitator with the Joint Learning Program. He is a certified conflict coach and mediator who values dynamic communication with counterparts and collateral resources as means or creating solutions exploring creative options. He is looking forward to this opportunity to make new connections and assist in creating positive change
Resources
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