Management Foundations

Management Foundations is a series of virtual workshops open to People Leaders to develop their management skills toolkit as well as confidence in navigating complex management issues.

Dates and times are available for the workshops below! Please register now and we look forward to seeing you in our Management Foundations Workshops!

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Decision Making with Data Part 1 In this online course, you will learn about data types, domains and sources; types of data analytics; and the data analytics lifecycle.

Decision Making with Data Part 2 Learn more about the decision making process highlighting how data supports operational leaders in making effective decisions.

EDMP and the Medical Duty to Accommodate Process Learn more about the duty to accommodate and how accommodations are supported throughout VCH.

Effective Management of Complaints (PCQO) Join the Patient Care Quality Office (PCQO) in an interactive workshop that will provide strategies and tools to help you manage care quality concerns at both the point of care and through the PCQO process.

Finance 101 for Leaders This is an interactive, hands-on workshop where each participant is encouraged to ask questions about their own cost centre and labour budget reports.

Finding and Interpreting your HR Metrics In this interactive workshop, participants learn how to interpret HR metrics reports so that they can make data-driven decisions.

Indigenous Cultural Safety for Leaders
Explore the history of Indigenous Health within VCH and our commitment to reconciliation. Practical strategies will be shared to support leaders in recognizing their responsibilities and accountabilities in creating a culturally safe organization and which threads Indigenous Perspectives and worldviews throughout.

Labour Relations 101: Level 1 - Managing for Success in a Unionized Environment Healthcare is a highly unionized environment which operates within collective agreements, VCH policies and legislations. Come to this workshop to learn how to manage for success within a unionized environment.

Labour Relations 101: Level 2 - Managing Performance Issues Learn practical strategies for how to identify issues, engage your employees and get performance back on track.

Occupational Health and Safety for Leaders (Manager/Supervisor) Part 2 The Occupational Health and Safety for Leaders (Managers & Supervisors) is a blended course which includes an asynchronous component – online module (Part 1) and a synchronous component – webinar (Part 2).

Onboarding: What Leaders Need To Know Participants will leave this workshop with a greater understanding of the supports and resources available to leaders and new hires, to ensure a successful onboarding experience and warm welcome to VCH.

Partners in Leadership This session provides the opportunity to learn more about the services offered by the VCH Professional Practice teams, where you will explore how best to support the teams you lead – both regulated and non-regulated staff.

Psychological Health and Safety, and Wellness for Leaders Discuss four of the 13 psychosocial factors that are outlined in the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace and identify tangible actions of psychologically safe leaders.

Retention & Engagement Best Practices for Leaders Get practical tips and ideas that leaders can reflect on to contribute to retaining and engaging their staff, and learn more about current perks and supports available today.

Recruitment and Selection Best Practices for Leaders Part 1 and 2 Explore insights, best practices and concrete solutions for recruiting and selecting diverse candidates and building a more inclusive and representative workforce.

Risk Management: What Leaders Need to Know Come join this interactive session to learn more on litigation, liability coverage, disclosure, and resources.

Scheduling: Best Practices for Leaders Increase your awareness of how to achieve staffing excellence by scheduling the right role in the right place at the right time.

Storytelling with Data Do you want to tell compelling data-driven stories? Come to this workshop to explore three commonly seen narrative arcs used when telling convincing data-driven stories.

Take a Tour of the Manager Resource Center (MRC) Discover what resources, templates, checklists and reports are available on the Manager Resource Center.

Time Management & Outlook Management Discover practical, relevant strategies for managing your time by leaning into your network, delegating, and managing your Inbox!

VCH Ethics Services: Supporting Decision Making Through the use of scenario based learning, discover more about ethical decision making. Learn how to make and support others in making ethical decisions.

If you are interested in registering for the New Leader Orientation (NLO), please click here!