What does the word “Hero” mean to you? Do you think you need to reach an Olympic podium to become a hero? Or have you considered what that might look like in how you show up every day for yourself, your employees, for the clients, and communities that you serve?

In this session, Kevin Rempel shares his story of becoming paralyzed in a motocross accident to reaching the Paralympic podium in sledge hockey, and how you can learn from the mental health journey that accompanied his new life living with a disability.

Small things make a big difference, and it’s in the moments when you are away from a podium that matter the most. Understanding how you speak to yourself, to others, and the story you believe about your situation are just a few examples of how senior managers can begin to cultivate a confident and empowered mindset to support employee wellbeing.

The Hero Mindset will challenge you to think differently in how you approach mental health, how you support others, and what strategies you can put in place to help promote a healthy organizational culture.

Learning Objectives

This program is ideal for leaders and senior managers who are seeking ways to support employee wellbeing during a time of disruption, who are going through significant change, acclimatizing to a new normal, and looking to build resilience during difficult times.

Many organizations are early into their journey incorporating a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) practice into their workplace policies. As a result, they are often unsure, uneasy about what to do next and seeking additional guidance while taking baby steps to create empathy, understanding, and self-awareness to become better leaders, colleagues, and a stronger, more inclusive organization.

In this session, Kevin shares his experience of over 16 years living with an incomplete spinal cord injury, an invisible disability, and how that experience has taught him to be more empathetic towards himself and others as he leads others in his life and business.

Participants can expect to dive deep into their own self-awareness to better understand what unconscious biases may exist, what real or perceived hidden disabilities may exist for them and others, as well as reflect upon what it means to be a more inclusive leader and team member as you create a workplace culture that encourages courage and curiosity to bring your best self to work every day.

Throughout the interactive workshop, participants will take part and engage in anonymous discussion to help bring awareness to what common struggles they face, take part in breakout room discussions to create connection, and share in a safe environment that fosters empathy and understanding of each other.

Learning Objectives

• Deepen your level of self-awareness to become a more empathetic leader who courageously leans into difficult conversations with curiosity
• Openly share hidden truths in a safe space that help bridge a connection and understanding of what unknowns’ other people within your organization are facing on a daily basis
• Reflect upon what unconscious biases may exist towards people with disabilities and how to shift your mindset to be more forgiving when may not understand another individual’s situation
• Further reinforce company vision and values to create a culture where everyone feels welcome to bring their best self to the workplace
• Support strategic initiatives such as inclusive leadership, talent attraction, retention, and management to help people move through the organization as it grows

This program is ideal for leaders and organizations who are looking to continue the advancement of their DE&I initiatives by sharing practical, real, and vulnerable stories and examples that bridge connection and bring empathy and understanding to all employees in a safe and shared space.

Leaders within organizations often face the challenge of making a commitment to provide employees with the tools and resources to better themselves and promote wellbeing but are often faced with the challenge that employees do not always take advantage of or leverage the available resources, placing blame on external people or circumstances which result in added pressure within the organization.

This session focuses on helping individuals and teams take ownership over their thoughts, feelings, behaviors, by deepening their level of self-awareness. By understanding how we may accidentally fall into a victim mindset, and why, we can begin to look at how to step out of that mindset to become self-empowered, helping to drive results and embrace change.

Participants will engage in interactive exercises, group discussions, and learn how to apply the concepts learned to their specific work situations. The workshop will provide participants with the tools and knowledge necessary to take ownership of their actions and decisions, to foster a culture of accountability, and to create a safe and supportive environment for interpersonal risk-taking.

Learning Objectives

To help individuals and teams understand the importance of personal responsibility and how it is linked to empowerment and accountability

This program is ideal for leaders who are looking to support high performing teams with an understanding of how to take personal responsibility and ownership over your situation, why it is important, and help foster a strong workplace culture while navigating change.

Employees today are experiencing burnout and unprecedented levels. Learning how to set and maintain personal boundaries is still a skill for many to develop that can leave managers and supervisors struggling to understand why people have a hard time saying “no”, while running the risk of losing team members and employees who simply do not have the tools or strategies in place to take control.

In this program, Kevin helps participants identify where poor time management skills can be hindering self-care practices, what psychological barriers can be avoided to help initiate open conversations amongst managers and supervisors, as well as what to do to help further avoid, and if necessary, recover from burnout.

Participants will take part in highly interactive brainstorming sessions, identifying problematic areas, working together to create solutions, all while helping organizations gain further insights to understand where their employees are struggling and need help the most, and discover tools to manage these aspects proactively.

This program is ideal for leaders and people managers who support high performing teams who are at risk of burnout, teams facing increased workloads due to organizational restructuring, rapidly changing demands of remote work, and organizations who are seeking a deeper understanding of employee’s needs to help support wellness initiatives.

Leadership today continues to search for solutions to support managers as they lead their teams in productive and healthy remote work environments. Guiding employees in the right direction to support wellbeing requires empathy, psychological safety, thought-out communication, and the right tools and solutions on a consistent basis.

In this session, Kevin Rempel helps leaders come together to brainstorm solutions in group discussions on what gaps exists in these areas, and how managers can encourage employees to leverage support.

Managers will reflect on how they are leading, identifying areas for improvement to connect deeper with their teams while fostering a spirit of trust to inspire open dialogue and improved communication.

This program is ideal for leaders and people managers who are in a rapidly changing environment, teams who are seeking to establish a deeper level of trust, and high performing cultures who may need a reminder to continue doing the small things that can contribute to a healthy organization.

Participants will take part in highly interactive brainstorming sessions, identifying problematic areas, working together to create solutions, all while helping the organization gain further insights to understand where their employees are struggling and need help the most, and discover tools to manage these aspects proactively.

This program is ideal for leaders and people managers who support high performing teams who are at risk of burnout, teams facing increased workloads due to organizational restructuring, rapidly changing demands of remote work, and organizations who are seeking a deeper understanding of employee’s needs to help support wellness initiatives.