JAZZ UP YOUR LEADERSHIP OREA 2016 Leadership Conference March 7-9, 2016 Sheraton Centre 123 Queen Street West, Toronto OREA 2016 Leadership Conference Speakers & Sessions is sometimes revolutionary and upsetting by others. This workshop Pre-Conference Courses will explore the key characteristics of change to demonstrate why Monday, March 7 people react differently to similar circumstances. More importantly, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Leadership 200 Course we will also explore how careful planning can make change easier to implement for yourself and those around you. Becoming a Leader* * repeated session This three-hour course helps you accelerate your leadership development. Learn how to manage risks, address meeting Purpose, People & Process: The 3 Ps of Powerful Presentations – challenges and build teams. (Prerequisite Leadership 100) Brin Sharp 9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Leadership 300 Course Have you ever spent days preparing a presentation only to have Enhancing Leadership Skills** the audience seemingly bored and not interacting? Or, have you As a director of your association this three-hour course will ever been subjected to “death by PowerPoint” where endless help you build consensus, chair meetings and answer tough slides are presented with so much script you can’t read it? questions. (Prerequisite Leadership 200) Most of us have been in both situations at one time or another and it can be incredibly demoralizing (if you’re the presenter) or * 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Leadership 200 Course incredibly frustrating (if you’re in the audience).This workshop 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Leadership 300 Course** is designed to help you to “wow” the crowd by transforming * ** Repeated course- see description above one-way presentations and lectures into interactive, engaging conversations. Tuesday, March 8 * repeated session * 9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Leadership 200 Course The Leadership Advantage – Wendy Woods 9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Leadership 300 Course** As a leader your success is about more than your cognitive * ** Repeated course- see description above intelligence; it’s about your Emotional Intelligence (E.Q.). In fact, 85% of leadership competencies are in the area of E.Q. and it’s a good predictor of workplace success. The good news is that it can Leadership Day Sessions be developed with coaching. In this interactive session you will learn what E.Q. is and why it’s critical to your leadership. Tuesday, March 8 * repeated session 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Boxed Lunch (for Full Conference and Leadership Day only delegates). 3:20 pm – 4:05 pm – Concurrent Breakout Sessions: (* the previous 3 sessions will be repeated) 1:20 pm – 2:15 pm – Opening Keynote – Drew Dudley 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm – Closing Keynote As the founder and director of one of the largest leadership – Bruce Kirkby development programs in North America, Drew Dudley embraces Bruce Kirkby’s interest in “the uncluttered mind” was sparked by the idea that leadership can’t really be taught, only learned – an his epic overland journey to China, Tibet, Nepal and the Indian idea that has resonated with thousands of people over the years. Himalayas. Immersed in a lost Himalayan kingdom, with all forms of communication forsaken (phones, tablets, computers), this 2:25 pm – 3:10 pm – Concurrent Breakout inveterate multi-tasker felt his mind begin to clear, his productivity Sessions: and creativity soar. Change: Work With It, Not Against It… – Alain Rabeau The cliché is that change is one of three constants in life. If so 5:15 pm – 6:45 pm – All Candidates’ predictable (and unavoidable) why do people react to change so Reception differently? What may seem to you as a simple, innocuous change Drop by to meet the 2016 OREA and Foundation Candidates! Business Day Registration To register for this conference, visit Wednesday, March 9 www.orea.com/conference 2016 and complete the online registration form. Please note that registrations will open in January, 2016. 8:30 am – 9:30 am – OREA Area Elections and Meetings Full Conference $350 Leadership Day Only $210 ® 9:30 am – Ontario REALTORS Care Leadership Courses $100 Foundation Annual General Meeting YPN Leadership Round Tables N/C Come and hear firsthand how, together with your Foundation, we can do much more! Hotel Reservations Open Forum (Will begin immediately following Foundation AGM, but no earlier than 10:00 am) Go to http://www.orea.com/conference2016 and scroll An excellent opportunity to share your ideas with your down to hotel reservations to book online or call toll free fellow leaders at this information session. at 1-888-627-7175 and state that you are attending the OREA Conference or simply quote the group code OC02AA. OREA Annual Assembly Meeting (Will begin If you wish to book a sub-block of rooms under OREA’s immediately following the Open Forum, but no earlier than 10:30 am) main room block, please contact Sharon Lim, Group Learn what OREA has been involved in for the past year. Coordinator, at the Sheraton Centre Hotel by email at [email protected]. If booking a sub-block, 1:00 pm – 2:45 pm – Lunch & Awards the hotel requires names to be assigned to the rooms by Ceremony January 29, 2016. If names are not received by this date, the hotel will release them back to the main room block. **3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – OREA YPN All reservations made under the sub-block will require a Leadership Roundtable non-refundable deposit of one night’s stay. The OREA YPN Roundtable session offers an opportunity If you have difficulties getting hotel reservations, for member real estate board volunteers and staff to meet please contact Poonam Ruparelia at [email protected] and discuss the successes and challenges of starting or or Dina Sibellino at [email protected]. growing a YPN. We’ll provide an update on OREA YPN, listen to updates from member board YPN networks, Hotel rates: discuss YPN volunteer recruitment, strategic planning, $239.00 (Traditional Room) $309.00 (Club Level) ideas for events, etc. (**following Assembly Meeting/Lunch) 6:30 pm – 12:30 am – President’s Reception & Ball – Featuring Alter Ego Come and meet OREA’s 2016 President and Directors. Back by popular demand, the band Alter Ego will perform. Prepare to be entertained and dance the night away to the sounds of this exciting high-energy show covering everything from President’s disco & 80’s rock Ball to 90’s pop! Leadership. and all that jazz Jazz got its start in the streets of New Orleans. This unique art form allows individuals to come together to pool their talent and create beautiful music. I have seen firsthand the power of jazz to bring people together. Various players on different instruments strive — sometimes in harmony and sometimes with a single performer enjoying a moment in the spotlight — to produce something wonderful. As anyone who has been to New Orleans for Mardi Gras will know, jazz has a way of elevating the mood and forging a common bond. It not only unifies the musicians, but it also inspires and energizes everyone around them who hears their songs. Great leaders can take a cue from the world of jazz. True leadership is about drawing on the skill and passion of every player. Sometimes a solo performance by one member of the ensemble is called for, while at other times collaboration is the order of the day. Whatever the notes, a leader must inspire others to draw out great performances. Leaders are vital in steering our industry forward. The challenges are many and we need strong leaders to bring people together. I encourage you to Jazz up your Leadership at the annual conference of the Ontario Real Estate Association. Ray Ferris OREA President-Elect & Conference Chair.