MBiz | May 2015

Executive Education

UPCOMING COURSES

May 28, 2015

CONFLICT RESOLUTION & Navigating Difficult Conversations “I want to help you build the knowledge and tools to confidently manage conflict and navigate the difficult conversations you face in your workplace.” Lukas Neville, PhD Specialist in trust, negotiation, and conflict resolution in groups and teams.

beausejour’s Sydney deneka, with her dog maggie, and holland’s nancy Weicker are Seasoned entrepreneurs. Photos by Darcy Finley

Sonya nicholSon (Manitoba Start Up Entrepreneur), who suffers from psoriatic arthritis, a painful joint disease, partnered with friend Sandra Ross last year to open Cool Dozen Micro Golf in Selkirk Town Plaza Mall. “I was delighted to win first in the category,” she says, adding the win helped to promote the company. The micro-golf course has a tropical theme and 12 holes designed to challenge people of all ages and skill levels. “We can turn down the lights for glow-in-the-dark golf that is very popular with 20-plus generation and with kids at birthday parties,” she says. The licensed venue offers party packages for family reunions, sports team wind-ups and business events, to name a few. Its multi-purpose room can accommodate 110 people, and Nicholson can arrange catering for everything from burgers and fries to steak and lobster. nancy Weicker (Seasoned Entrepreneur, third place), who has spina bifida, grew up on a Holland, Man., farm where she decided to contribute to the family income by growing herbs and spices. Her knowledge of the plants’ epicurean and medicinal properties led her to form her own Independent Epicure Consultant business three years ago. She sources low-sodium and gluten-free plants from a B.C. supplier who operates a nut-free facility. And she recently added quality cookware to her product line, which she sells out her home, at house parties, online and at trade shows throughout Manitoba. “When I attend a house party, I tell the hosts beforehand I am in a wheelchair so they can arrange their party rooms to accommodate me,” she says. Weicker says she is indebted to Heartland Community Futures for sending a videographer to her home to shoot her video free- of charge. View all the winning videos at www.justwatchmecontest.ca. ■

June 4, 2015

FINDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE Employee Selection & Hiring “ I want to provide you with the tools to recruit and select the best candidates for the long-term success of your organization.” Nicolas Roulin, PhD Expert in personnel selection, staffing, employment interviews, social networking websites for recruitment.

June 16, 2015

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Namita Bhatnagar, PhD Expert in marketing and consumer research, persuasive communications and socially responsible marketing. “I want to provide you with the tools to analyze your CSR practices and create greater customer and employee engagement.”

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