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  • Fund Your Own Training with COJG Grants
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    Fund Your Own Training with COJG Grants

    ByTheresa January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

    Invest in the growth of your business and your employees with the Canada-Ontario Job Grant! This funding program can provide up to 80% of the cost of corporate training. Training and professional development offered through Starfish Synergies Inc. can be covered by COJG funding. We offer specialized corporate training solutions to help your business thrive….

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  • A meme that says "Finding yourself" is not really how it works. You aren't a ten-dollar bill in last winter's coat pocket. You are also not lost. Your true self is right there, buried under cultural conditioning, other people's opinions, and inaccurate conclusions. By Emily McDowell
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    How do you find yourself?

    ByTheresa October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

    I love this graphic. It captures what we are all experiencing right now. People feel lost, and they feel disconnected. But instead of searching for ourselves, we need to do some remembering. By slowing down, by thinking differently, and by going back to what you know is true about you. That’s where you’ll find what…

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    Stuck in a Rut? Try Backwards Design

    ByTheresa September 16, 2022September 16, 2022

    When there is too much to do you might not know where to start. You aren’t alone One simple trick is to use backwards design. Backwards design isn’t new, the concept was introduced around 1949 by Ralph W. Tyler in education. He wanted to better understand how he could help students reach their objectives. Then,…

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  • Two women smiling, happy to be having a meeting together after so much time alone.
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    It’s Good to Feel Wanted at Work

    ByTheresa September 2, 2022September 2, 2022

    I spend a lot of time working alone. A lot of us are like that now, and it can cause problems. Problems with feeling connected to our work, our co-workers , our community, our lives. But we are human, and we are wired to connect. Literally. Compared to other species, humans have big brains in…

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  • Five Ways to Break the Corporate Burnout Cycle
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    Five Ways to Break the Corporate Burnout Cycle

    ByTheresa May 3, 2022

    Right now, corporate burnout is the biggest threat to productivity, employee morale, staff retention and well-being. It’s everywhere, but what does it mean? And is it even “real”? It is, and fortunately there are things you can do to break the cycle. What is Burnout? Even pre-pandemic the term “burnout” was gaining clout. In 2019…

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    Building Empathy through Understanding: The Importance of Connection in the Workplace

    ByTheresa May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

    The Context In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic the global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by 25% according to a recent press release from The World Health Organization (WHO). A year later with the world opening up, life is returning to normal. We should be grateful, shouldn’t we? That things are getting…

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  • Little Gifts – Insignificant or Monumental?
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    Little Gifts – Insignificant or Monumental?

    ByTheresa April 29, 2022

    My daughter is always leaving me little insignificant gifts. Today, she gave me a foil covered chocolate ball that a friend had shared with her at school. When I returned to my desk, she had placed it next to my pen. She would maybe simply say that she just wanted to share because she knows…

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    SAGACITY helps build resilience – but what does it even mean?

    ByTheresa April 19, 2022

    When I’m working with teams to develop resilience action plans, one of the components we look at is sagacity. It’s usually a new word for people, but once we explore the concept it makes perfect sense. Sagacity refers to insight or wisdom, and a sagacious person is considered someone who is intelligent and has the…

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    What is Resilience?

    ByTheresa April 13, 2022

    Resilience is so much more than bouncing back. When we ask for a definition of resilience in our workshops, people always nail the first component. Resilience is the ability to bounce back after adverse experiences, trauma or stress. But there are actually TWO components to resilience. Resilience is: 1)    The ability to bounce back 2)    The ability…

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    The Culture of Learning

    ByTheresa April 7, 2022April 7, 2022

    Historically, education institutions were designed for only one type of learner – the quiet learner who could follow the rules, learn according to the teacher’s style of teaching and cause no trouble in the classroom. This resulted in many students not being allowed to rise to their full potential. Fortunately, we are moving away from…

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    • Professional Development, Corporate Training
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      • Confidence Risk Taking
      • Facilitate Like a Pro
      • Finding Creative Solutions
      • Finding Opportunity in Diversity
      • Implementation Science & Evaluation
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      • Tools Resilient Workforce
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      • Adaptability – Strategies for Developing Grit
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      • Wellness & Healing the Burnout Cycle
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