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Drawing imagining building: embodiment in architectural design practices / Paul Emmons

Rotch Library - NA2705.E46 2019




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Model perspectives: structure, architecture and culture / Mark R. Cruvellier, Bjorn N. Sandaker, Luben Dimcheff

Rotch Library - NA2540.C78 2017




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Sculpture on a grand scale: Jack Christiansen's thin shell modernism / Tyler S. Sprague

Rotch Library - NA737.C465 S67 2019




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Habitat: Lina Bo Bardi / organização editorial, Adriano Pedrosa, José Esparza Chong Cuy, Julieta González, Tomás Toledo ; textos, Adriano Pedrosa [and fourteen others]

Rotch Library - NA859.B37 A4 2019




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Orchids phytochemistry, biology and horticulture: fundamentals and applications / edited by Jean-Michel Merillon, Hippolyte Kodja

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Ceilings and dreams: the architecture of levity / edited by Paul Emmons, Federica Goffi and Jodi La Coe

Rotch Library - NA2950.C39 2020




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Congreso internacional eficiencia engergética y edificación histórica: actas = International conference energy efficiency in historic buildings: proceedings / edited by Fundación de Casas Históricas y Singulares, Fundación Ar

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Methods in chemical process safety. edited by Paul R. Amyotte, Faisal Khan

Online Resource




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UnDoing buildings: adaptive reuse and cultural memory / Sally Stone

Rotch Library - NA105.S75 2020




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Quality management in construction projects / Abdul Razzak Rumane

Online Resource




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Aquaculture landscapes: fish farms and the public realm / Michael Ezban

Rotch Library - SB475.8.E93 2020




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The walnut tree: tales of growing and uses / Charles Hulbert-Powell

Dewey Library - SB401.W3 H85 2019




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The architecture under King Ludwig II: palaces and factories / edited by Andres Lepik and Katrin Bäumler ; with photographs by Ulrike Myrzik ; translation from German into English, Richard Toovey, Roderick O'Donovan

Rotch Library - NA1073.K65513 2018




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Pecan America: exploring a cultural icon / John Gifford

Dewey Library - SB401.P4 G54 2019




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Sulla roccia verso il cielo: le tautologie imperfette.

Rotch Library - NA1111.L37 2018




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Historic construction and conservation: materials, systems and damage / Pere Roca, Paulo B. Lourenço and Angelo Gaetani

Barker Library - TH3301.R59 2019




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Mediating environments / Arctic Design Group, Leena Cho & Matthew Jull

Rotch Library - TH6031.C46 2019




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Teaching landscape: the studio experience / edited by Karsten Jorgensen, Nilgul Karadeniz, Elke Mertens and Richard Stiles

Rotch Library - SB469.4.T43 2020




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Computer architectures: constructing the common ground / edited by Theodora Vardouli and Olga Touloumi

Rotch Library - NA2728.C664 2020




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Thermal insulation materials for building applications / Eshrar Latif, Rachel Bevan and Tom Woolley

Barker Library - TH1715.L38 2019




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Wind loads: guide to the wind load provisions of ASCE 7-16 / William L. Coulbourne, P.E., T. Eric Stafford, P.E

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Seismic behaviour and design of irregular and complex civil structures III Dietlinde Köber, Mario De Stefano, Zbigniew Zembaty, editors

Online Resource




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Advances in building information modeling: first Eurasian BIM Forum, EBF 2019, Istanbul, Turkey, May 31, 2019, Revised Selected Papers / Salih Ofluoglu, Ozan Onder Ozener, Umit Isikdag, editors

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Modernism's visible hand: architecture and regulation in America / Michael Osman

Rotch Library - NA2543.T43 O86 2018




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Eloquent spaces: meaning and community in early Indian architecture / [edited by] Shonaleeka Kaul

Rotch Library - NA1502.E46 2019




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[ASAP] Carbon Dioxide Reduction by Multimetallic Uranium(IV) Complexes Supported by Redox-Active Schiff Base Ligands

Organometallics
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The Difficult First Episode

In our very first episode we discuss the difficulty of writing your own online biography, the pros and cons of co-working, the move towards flat file site generation, the upcoming New Adventures in Web Design conference, the shiny new Rode iXY microphone and end with bespoke fixed gear bikes.




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Simplifying levulinic acid conversion towards a sustainable biomass valorisation

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9GC04306C, Paper
Chiara Defilippi, Daily Rodríguez-Padrón, Rafael Luque, Cristina Giordano
In the range of biomass valorisation, hydroconversion of levulinic acid (one of the products of the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass) was tested for the first time using nanosized Ni3N and Ni0 catalysts, with very promising results alongside high stability.
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Water Effects in the Heterogeneous Catalytic Valorization of Levulinic Acid into γ-Valerolactone and its Derivatives

Green Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC01082K, Critical Review
Rengui Weng, Zhihao Yu, Jian Xiong, Xuebin Lu
Levulinic acid (LA), which has been hailed as a versatile biomass-derived platform molecular, typically occupy a core position in the cellulosic biorefinery system. The heterogeneous catalytic valorization of LA for...
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Methylation-triggered fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass to afford cellulose-, hemicellulose-, and lignin-based functional polymers via click chemistry

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00451K, Paper
Kentaro Miki, Hiroshi Kamitakahara, Arata Yoshinaga, Yuki Tobimatsu, Toshiyuki Takano
This paper reports a new concept for the biorefinery of lignocellulosic biomass where the derivatisation and fractionation of lignocellulose are accomplished at the same time.
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Solvent-free hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone using a Shvo catalyst precursor: optimization, thermodynamic insights, and life cycle assessment

Green Chem., 2020, 22,2443-2458
DOI: 10.1039/C9GC02088H, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Christian A. M. R. van Slagmaat, Marie A. F. Delgove, Jules Stouten, Lukas Morick, Yvonne van der Meer, Katrien V. Bernaerts, Stefaan M. A. De Wildeman
We studied the solvent-free hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone with the Shvo catalyst involving comparative catalysis, DFT, and LCA.
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Synthesis of bioderived polycarbonates with adjustable molecular weights catalyzed by phenolic-derived ionic liquids

Green Chem., 2020, 22,2488-2497
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00493F, Paper
Wei Qian, Lei Liu, Zengliang Zhang, Qian Su, Weizhen Zhao, Weiguo Cheng, Li Dong, Zifeng Yang, Ruibing Bai, Fei Xu, Yanqiang Zhang, Suojiang Zhang
Phenolic ionic liquid structure can be designed readily to control the molecular weight of isosorbide-derived polycarbonates.
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A non-phosgene process for bioderived polycarbonate with high molecular weight and advanced property profile synthesized using amino acid ionic liquids as catalysts

Green Chem., 2020, 22,2534-2542
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00265H, Paper
Zhencai Zhang, Fei Xu, Yaqin Zhang, Chenhao Li, Hongyan He, Zifeng Yang, Zengxi Li
Bio-based polycarbonate with high molecular weight and advanced property profile was synthesized using amino acid ionic liquids as catalysts.
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Base-mediated benzannulation of α-cyanocrotonates with ynones: facile synthesis of benzonitriles and fluorenes

Green Chem., 2020, 22,2370-2374
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00608D, Communication
Maneesh Kumar Reddy Singam, Attunuri Nagireddy, Sridhar Reddy Maddi
Benzonitriles and cyanofluorenes have been rapidly obtained via the [3 + 3] benzannulation of readily available alkynones and α-cyanocrotonates using KOtBu as the only reagent and EtOH (and CO2) is the only by-product.
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Iridium-catalyzed orthogonal and regioselective synthesis of triazole disulfides in aqueous media under mild conditions

Green Chem., 2020, 22,2394-2398
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00555J, Communication
Ming Li, Nan Zheng, Junhao Li, Yubin Zheng, Wangze Song
Triazole disulfides were prepared in water or biological media under mild conditions by orthogonal and regioselective Ir-catalyzed reactions.
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Visible-light-promoted oxidative desulphurisation: a strategy for the preparation of unsymmetrical ureas from isothiocyanates and amines using molecular oxygen

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00070A, Paper
Ziyu Gan, Guoqing Li, Qiuli Yan, Weiseng Deng, Yuan-Ye Jiang, Daoshan Yang
A green and efficient visible-light promoted oxidative desulphurisation protocol has been proposed for the construction of unsymmetrical ureas under mild conditions with broad substrate scope and good functional group tolerance.
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Sulfonic acid modified hollow polymer nanospheres with tunable wall-thickness for improving biodiesel synthesis efficiency

Green Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00905A, Paper
Wenliang Song, Yu Zhang, Anuraj Varyambath, Ji Su Kim, Il Kim
Precisely designing the morphology and size of nanostructures is vital in green chemistry as various advanced applications depend upon the shapes and dimensions of the functionalised materials. Herein, we report...
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Chemistry of electrochemical oxidative reactions of sulfinate salts

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC01025A, Tutorial Review
Haibo Mei, Romana Pajkert, Li Wang, Ziyi Li, Gerd-Volker Röschenthaler, Jianlin Han
Recent advances in the oxidative reactions of sulfinate salts under electrochemical conditions, and the reaction mechanism are discussed.
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Molecular engineering low-surface energy membranes by grafting perfluoro-tert-butoxy chains containing fluorous silica aerogels

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00593B, Paper
Vicki Man-Wai Yim, Angel See-Wing Lo, Bhaskar Jyoti Deka, Jiaxin Guo, Jehad A. Kharraz, István T. Horváth, Alicia Kyoungjin An
Environmentally benign fluorous aerogels have been synthesized and electrospun on commercial PVDF membrane imparting superhydrophobicity and enabling the membrane undergo a stable, non-wetting 10-day DCMD operation with 0.1 mM SDS and 3.5% NaCl feed.
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A safe and compact flow platform for the neutralization of a mustard gas simulant with air and light

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC01142H, Communication
Noémie Emmanuel, Pauline Bianchi, Julien Legros, Jean-Christophe M. Monbaliu
Intensified chemical neutralization of a chemical warfare agent simulant CEES with air and light under continuous flow conditions.
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Humidity-responsive Molecular Gate-opening mechanism for Gas Separation in Ultraselective Nanocellulose/IL Hybrid Membranes

Green Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00544D, Paper
Saravanan. Janakiram, Luca Ansaloni, Soo Ah Jin, Xinyi Yu, Zhongde Dai, Richard J Spontak, Liyuan Deng
Nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) represents an important class of bio-based nanomaterials that possess favorable properties including hydrophilicity, 1D structure, biodegradability, and surface tunability. Although widely known for its effective gas-barrier attributes...
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Facile one-pot synthesis of self-assembled nitrogen-doped carbon dots/cellulose nanofibril hydrogel with enhanced fluorescence and mechanical properties

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00845A, Paper
Xueqi Chen, Zihui Song, Shaopeng Li, Nguyen Tat Thang, Xing Gao, Xinchao Gong, Minghui Guo
A facile one-pot method is used to synthesize and self-assemble nanofibril cellulose hydrogels with carbon dots as intensity enhancement and fluorescent emission factors.
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Manufacturing of Pure Cellulose Films by Recycling Ionic Liquids as Plasticizers

Green Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00046A, Paper
Longhui Li, Yun Zhang, Yanling Sun, Shuang Sun, Guancheng Shen, Peng Zhao, Jingqiang Cui, Haiyu Qiao, Yunming Wang, Huamin Zhou
Cellulose limited in insolubility and non-melting properties is hard to be directly applied to the manufacture of pure cellulose films (PCFs). Although existing progress in eco-friendly fabrication methods including chemical...
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Archived Webinar - Talent Management - <i>How to Build a Successful Leadership Pipeline</i>

"today's session provided great insight to the importance of developing a formal program and continuous evaluation of the program"

- Susanne McCarroll, Human Resources



Webinar information current as of June 12, 2008

This archived webinar will help you learn techniques and strategies to ensure your company has the leadership it needs in the years ahead. With these skills you can help your business overcome the negativity caused by attrition of senior managers, address the anxieties of managers fast-tracked to senior roles, and tackle problems caused by the loss of intellectual capital and organizational memory. Our goal is to help you manage this transition with a clear strategy and organization.

Learn how to:  

  • Gain insight into your own negotiation style
  • Take necessary steps to effectively prepare for negotiation
  • Negotiate as part of a team
  • Read non-verbal communication
  • Develop skills to influence others
  • Employ key strategies to build trust and gain respect for your ideas
  • Overcome objections and resolve issues
  • Manage difficult interactions and build positive relationships

Speaker

Wayne Rawcliffe, B.A., B.Ed., MBA, CHRP, RODC, is the founder and principal consultant at Senga Consulting Inc. He is recognized for bringing humour, positive energy, creativity and a wealth of ideas to his work with clients in discovering and implementing measureable solutions. As a facilitator, instructor and coach Wayne’s clients benefit from over 25 years of organizational effectiveness experience in improving individual, team and organizational performance. Wayne has worked extensively with all levels of leadership in public, private and not for profit sector organizations to successfully develop and implement organizational improvement initiatives. As an active member of the business community, Wayne is involved with the Vancouver Board of Trade, BC Human Resource Management Association, Vancouver Enterprise Forum, BC Organizational Development Network, High Impact Network and the International Registry of Organizational Development Professionals and is a contributing editor of CCH Canadian Ltd. Ultimate HR Manual, Western Edition.

Format

The following is required to access the archived webinar:

  • Flash Player installed in your computer
  • an Internet connection
  • a sound card

This archived webinar will include:

  • PowerPoint presentation with slides
  • Speaker and facilitator voice-over pres

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Archived Webinar - Mentorship Programs that Drive Results - <i>Best Practices and Implementation</i>

"Excellent information. Time well spend. Organizational readiness assessment information will be very helpful in determining start time for a mentorship program in our organization. When the time is right, this training has provided an excellent platform from which to set up a successful mentorship process."

- Suzie O'Neill, Human Resources Manager

"This session was valuable and had a useful structure with great tips for coordinating and supporting a mentorship program."
- Brenda Mercer, Career Consultant



Webinar information current as of November 6, 2008

Do you know how to create, implement and monitor sustainable mentorship programs in your workplace? If you want to assess your organization’s readiness for a new mentorship program, or if you’re trying to revive a struggling or dormant mentoring program, you’ll want to purchase this archived webinar.

Learn how to:  

  • Dispel the myths of mentoring
  • Determine drivers for mentoring, establish goals and roles, and develop a communication plan
  • Recruit, select and match mentors and mentees
  • Adopt best practices to achieve your mentoring program’s goals
  • Develop strategies to address common mentoring challenges
  • Assess your organization’s readiness to implement a mentoring program

Speaker

Jenny Lewis is the owner of LEWCO Consulting Inc., a company that focuses on building great businesses by building great people! She collaborates with organizations to create sustainable coaching and mentoring processes. Her innovative approach to designing, implementing and monitoring mentoring programs always start and are aligned with the client’s strategic goals. She has over 27 years business experience including 17 years experience in leadership training and development and performance consulting. Jenny also co-founded, designed and currently instructs the ‘Leadership Certificate program specializing in Leadership Coaching’ at Vancouver Community College.

Elaine Scollan is a senior associate with LEWCO and brings an extensive background in communications and mentoring. She has spent 27 years in Radio Broadcasting business focused primarily in news and information. Elaine has been the voice of hundreds of commercials and promos for a number of clients including non profit. Not only does Elaine have the ability to voice and deliver a variety of products bu

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Archived Webinar - Effectively Manage Difficult Interactions


"Good discussion of issues and examples of how to handle challenging situations."

- Robert Aceti, Webinar Participant

"Very informative with practical applications."
- Maja Winter, Webinar Participant



Webinar information current as of June 17, 2008  

This archived webinar is designed to help you learn techniques and strategies not only for diffusing others but for managing your own emotions at these challenging moments. With these skills, you’ll be able to tackle everything from figuring out your own triggers and what your body language conveys, to boundary setting during a challenging conversation, to finding the right time and place to initiate a difficult interaction. Our goal is to help you keep your cool and approach those difficult situations with more confidence, so you resolve them more effectively and show your employees that you’re proactive in creating a tension-free workplace.

Learn how to:

  • Manage yourself during difficult interactions
  • Be proactive vs. reactive
  • Understand your triggers and sync your body language to your message
  • Plan the right time and place for a challenging conversation
  • Master the art of constructive feedback
  • Know when to use empathy, sympathy and apology

Speaker

Bina Feldman is a corporate training consultant and coach specializing in Personal & Professional Development. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master’s Degree in Communication Disorders. She is a member of the Canadian Society of Training & Development (CSTD) In the field of Training and Development since 1984, Bina has grown her business to deliver training across many industries and in the public sector. As a performance coach, she has helped business and professional people with communication and leadership skills.

Bina taught Presentation Skills and Public Speaking at the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies from 1981 – 1992 and has delivered Presentation Skills training nationally and internationally. Bina leads a training company and con

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Archive Webinar - Engage the Generations - How to evaluate, improve, and maintain employee engagement across your multi-generational workforce

This webcast was recorded on March 25, 2008

Employee engagement is a real challenge in today's multi-generational organization, including yours. As an HR professional you must take employee engagement to the next level. A multi-generational engagement program that fits your organizational needs is critical. Achieve higher productivity, motivation, and retention by understanding, developing and maintaining employee engagement in the new workforce. Purchase this archived webinar and gain the essential tools and practical strategies required to understand your organization's generational mix, develop a multi-generational engagement program, and implement your program effectively.

Agenda 

  • Understand and define the different generations in your organization
  • Engage each of the four generations
  • Identify the influencers of engagement of your organization's generational mix
  • Evaluate existing HR practices for engagement across the generations in your organization
  • Jump-start engagement across different generations by tailoring your HR strategies to your company's generational mix
  • Present the case for a multi-generational employee engagement program

 

Format
Participate right from your desk or office. All you need is an Internet connection and a sound card.

This archived webinar will include:

  • PowerPoint presentation with slides
  • Speaker and facilitator voice-over presenting the slides and answering pre-recorded questions

The Speaker
Barbara Adams, CHRP, BA, is a senior business executive with over 20 years' experience within the human resources field. As Managing Director of HR architects, she provides business consulting mainly in the creative implementation of human resources strategies, objectives, and processes; the facilitation of strategic planning, workshops, and management retreats; and the design of people-oriented workplace practices. She also provides ongoing human resources consulting on a contract basis.

Previously the Vice-President of Human Resources for one of the 50 best employers in Canada, Barbara is a Certified Human Resources Professional, a Certified Chief Executive, a Certified Compensation Professional and holds a BA in Business Administration (Entrepreneurial Leadership). She is past Chair of the Fraser Valley Advisory Council for the BC Human Resources Management Association, instructor of Human Resources Management for Langara College in the Business Administration Certificate Program, and instructor of Operating the Small Business in the Small Business Management Certificate Program.

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<strong>Archived Webinar - Make the Leap from Manager to Coach</strong> - <em>Key Coaching Skills to Empower Employees and Drive Results</em>

Webinar information current as of May 29, 2008

Making the leap from manager to coach plays a critical role in every workplace. Whether the focus is on providing regular constructive feedback, monitoring relationships, ensuring to maintain harmony in teams or learning to communicate like a coach, our Webinar can guide managers to develop these and other proven coaching and leaderships skills. This interactive Webinar can help you gain essential tools and practical strategies required to make the leap from manager to coach in your workplace. This is your opportunity to gain vital coaching skills to make you more effective as a manager and get your employees more engaged ensuring a more motivated and productive employee in the workplace.  

Learn how to:  

  • Differentiate between managing and coaching
  • Identify critical coaching success factors
  • Communicate like a Coach
  • Develop a successful mentoring relationship
  • Provide constant and constructive feedback
  • Coach the difficult employee - how to pinpoint the problem
  • Engage employees to create a productive environment
  • Use tools that can develop the maximum potential of all employees
  • Coach in a cross functional team
  • Coach a team vs. the individual

Speaker

Sara Lee, CHRP, CGA has over 18 years of combined human resources, finance and management consulting experience. Throughout her career, Sara has worked with public and private, union and non-union organizations in a variety of business sectors including oil and gas, engineering, real estate, manufacturing, information technology, health services, and financial services.

Format

The following is required to access the archived webinar:

  • Flash Player installed in your computer
  • An Internet connection
  • A sound card

Each archived webinar consists of a recording only of the live event. There is no time limitation in usage, you can play, pause and stop the presentation at your convenience.

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