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Valerie Nishi, MA
Consultant, The Refinery Leadership Partners Inc.
Calgary, Alberta Office
For over 18 years Valerie has created environments and experiences for people to release their leadership potential.
She has held leadership and senior consulting roles in the oil and gas and telecommunications sectors. At TransCanada, she and her team developed strategies, and practices for talent and succession management, workforce planning, learning and development, and employee engagement. Her work with TELUS, Stentor and BCTel touched various areas, including strategic planning, organizational development, international alliance management, marketing and customer service. Valerie is also
co-founder of the Women's Leadership Foundation.
2010 Speaking Engagements
CMA BC Conference - May 18/19, 2010 - Hilton, Metrotown, Vancouver, BC -
"Leading Others in High Change Environments: Enabling Employees to Adapt and Thrive"
In a time when rapid and ongoing change is inevitable in many organizations, employees often feel overwhelmed and find it difficult to perform at high levels. This interactive workshop will explore ways in which leaders can support individuals and teams to increase their resilience and flexibility in environments of high change. You will learn how to leverage team communication to buffer the potentially overwhelming effects of change; leadership tactics to help you and your employees adapt in times of high ambiguity; and lessons from organizations that have learned to thrive in high change environments.
Past Engagements
BCHRMA - Tuesday, October 20, 2009, Victoria, BC
"The Flexible Organization: Organizational Design & Change"
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Courage to Soar Alumni Conference - August 4-8, 2009, Calgary, AB
"The Power of Self Leadership"
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Petroleum HR Conference - April 2, 2009, Calgary, AB
"Knowledge Transfer and Retention through Coaching and Mentoring: Learning Partnerships for the New Work Landscape"
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