Interdepartmental co-development group
- Looking for a practice-based development activity?
- Feeling isolated and want to connect with your peers?
- Do you want to develop your leadership skills?
- Feeling like you’re at an impasse with a situation?
- Are you wondering how to have a difficult conversation?
- Would you like to improve your communication skills (active listening and giving feedback)?
Join an interdepartmental co-development group, in English or French, led by a manager-coach.
What is a codevelopment group?
- A group of people who help each other in their respective development.
- A training approach that allows people to learn from each other in order to improve and consolidate their management practices.
- A structured consultation exercise that focuses on real situations.
- Members take turns acting as clients, presenting a real situation, and as consultants, helping the client to enrich their understanding and capacity for action. Consultants are encouraged to ask questions rather than suggest explanations and solutions.
- Participants are encouraged to complete a personal diary to identify and document what they have learned in each session, and thus achieve long-term change.
- Facilitated by a facilitator (trained to manage the consultation process).
- With a commitment to continuity, attendance, confidentiality and adherence to agreed rules.
Time investment:
In general, members meet once a month for 3 hours and sessions are from October to June.
What it takes to be a participant
- Minimum of one year’s experience in management/supervision.
- Available for managers (EX level).
- Commitment to attend meetings.
- Obtain approval from your immediate supervisor.
Register to be part of the next cohort 2024-25!
What it takes to be a facilitator (coach)
- Have a recognized training in co-development group facilitation.
- Or have already participated in a co-development group.
- Significant management experience at middle or senior level.
For more information, read Le codéveloppement en résumé, c’est quoi? (in French only). have a look at these videos:
Quebec-Nunavut Region Lead
Email: nmc-cng@csps-efpc.gc.ca