Webinar Archive

Meeting Management and Facilitation

Webinar Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Speaker: Nora Sheffe

The webinar will explore 4 main aspects of meeting management and facilitation:

Preparing for Efficient Meetings - creating agendas, developing meeting designs
Facilitation Tips to keep a Meeting on Track
Process Tools and Methods to Engage participants and Collect

Webinar Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2012

This webinar briefly discusses strategic planning and the strategic management cycle, but the main focus of the session is on 10 'tips & truisms' gathered from management science, experience and good practices in and outside of sport on implementing your strategic plan....Read more

Governance and Operations

Webinar Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Speaker: Margaret Soden-Strus

Please join Margaret Soden-Strus, as she explores finding the right balance between the responsibilities of the Board and operations. This webinar will answer questions such as:

Should the Board be able to approve the hiring of a head coach?
Who is accountable for poor

Webinar Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Speaker: Susan Dodge

An event is the perfect opportunity to grow your influence in social media connect with vested followers. You need a plan to promote the event, connect with your key influencers, manage expectations, monitor the brand, deliver during the event, and measure the results.Read more

Total Compensation Study

Webinar Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Speaker: Greg Hedgecoe, Laura McWhirter, Ian Moss

Ian Moss, Speed Skating Canada, Laura McWhirter and Greg Hedgecoe, Deloitte discuss the findings of the NSO National Total Rewards Study.

In the face of an increasingly competitive labour market and the need for appropriate financial stewardship,...Read more

The Business and Behaviours Behind Executive Agreements

Webinar Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Speaker: Margo Crawford

What can the Senior Manager ask for in an employment agreement?
How can the Board of Directors hire/retain the best executives and protect the organization?

Beyond the legalese, what are the main features of Executive Agreements and why are they...Read more

Change Management

Webinar Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Speaker: Alain Rabeau, Jennifer Birch-Jones

These days, as a leader in a sport organization, you are not alone if you are feeling that the only constant is change. And change is good right? But with the relentless pace of change, how do you decide which changes your organization should focus on, and of these, how can...Read more

Practical Tips for Strategic Planning

Webinar Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Speaker: Carolyn Trono

Building on the resources on the SIRC Strategic Planning portal, this webinar will provide alternatives and options on how to make the most of resources when developing a strategic plan - time, money and expertise. Practical tips will focus on:

Webinar Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Speaker: Dr. Norm O'Reilly

Highlights from the Canadian Sponsorship Landscape Study and Related Research

Today’s not-for-profit sport organizations are faced with increasing pressure to diversify their revenue resources. Board members, provincial associations, clubs, and athletes...Read more

Succession Planning

Webinar Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Speaker: Judy Sutcliffe

Are you ready? Key things to think about for succession planning.

What would happen if your CEO or Executive Director was suddenly unable to perform their job, or left for a new position? Or if a key Board member, Finance Director or high performance director...Read more

Conflict Management: "Why can't we all just get along?"

Webinar Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Speaker: Peter Lawless

Executive Directors and Board Members in sport organizations, often find themselves in the midst of conflict, either between themselves or with national or provincial counterparts. Today’s session will explore the most common internal and external conflicts and provide some...Read more

Creating Your Communications Plan

Webinar Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Speaker: Sylvie Bigras

This webinar presentation will provide participants with an overview of the fundamentals they need to start developing their own communications plan. Participants will walk away from this presentation with increased knowledge of the 5Ws (who, what,...Read more

Planning and Process Behind an Olympic Campaign

Webinar Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Speaker: Derek Kent

Derek will walk participants through the Canadian Olympic Team's Marketing vision. He will examine case studies for London and will do a deep dive on the marketing strategy for the Sochi Olympic Games.Read more

Leadership in the eye of the storm

Webinar Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Speaker: Marg McGregor

Lessons in Crisis Management for National Sports Organizations

Crisis management is as much an expression of leadership as it is of organizational responsiveness. Outstanding leaders prepare their organization for an emergency, instill values that would...Read more

LinkedIn for Sport Leaders

Webinar Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Speaker: Andrew Moss

Over 277 million professionals use LinkedIn on a regular basis to connect with colleagues, and discover breaking news and professional insights. Are you, your staff and your Board maximizing the power of LinkedIn?

This webinar presentation will...Read more

CSP Engagement in the community

Webinar Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Speaker: Marc Drolet, Amy Walsh, Greg Guenther

The purpose of this webinar is to promote, across the country, best practices and examples of Canadian Sport Policy (CSP) implementation. The webinar has 3 panelists sharing, 1 or 2 of their programs that best illustrate the Canadian Sport Policy 2.0 being implemented in the...Read more