3 Hours Online
Living with Change
Description
You are living through change, whether you chose it or not.
This workshop is not about convincing you that change is good. It is not about managing change, thriving through change or adopting the “right” mindset. This workshop is about taking a step back to reflect on how each of us is experiencing it, what do we draw on in moments like this, and how we can support each other as we go through it at our own paces.
Participants will work from their own experience of change to identify what has been helpful, what has not, and what they may want to carry forward. The session also explores how colleagues can support each other in concrete ways, without trying to fix or convince.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this webinar, participants will:
- Better understand how you tend to react when you face situations you do not control.
- Identify what has been useful to you through difficult periods in the past, and maybe something new you might be willing to try.
- Become more aware of what you can rely on in the current context.
- Recognize how to be helpful to others without overstepping or minimizing their experience.
Course Content:
1. Individual Perception and Behavioral Variance: Why people respond very differently to the same situation?
2. Personal Resilience and Adaptive Recovery: When life becomes difficult, what helps you stay on your feet?
3. Supporting others: what tends to help, and what does not?
Teaching Methods:
This session is based on reflection and peer exchange. It includes:
- Individual reflection
- Structured conversations in pairs
- Small-group discussions
Participants will draw from each other’s experience, rather than apply predefined models.
Duration:
- 3 hours, including short breaks to ensure maximum engagement and effective learning absorption.
Who should take this course
- This session is intended for professionals and leaders who are currently navigating change and want to approach it in a way that is grounded, realistic, and attentive to others.
Special Offers
Take advantage of these exclusive discounts available when registering for IOG courses:
- Group Course Discount: Register 3 or more colleagues together for the same course and receive 10% off your total registration fee.
Learning together builds team capacity—and helps you save on training costs. - Individual Bundle Discount: Register as an individual for 3 or more courses at the same time and save 10% on your total registration fee.
Advance your professional development while maximizing value.
Facilitators
Mr. François Gagnon served as Vice-President of the Learning Lab at the IOG for 6 years. He brings rich experience in the area of public sector learning and leadership.
Mr. Gagnon worked in the Public Service of Canada for 25 years, including 13 years as executive. He had the privilege to organize national ministerial consultations, to negotiate international and federal-provincial agreements and to lead national Grants and Contribution programs. At the Canada School of Public Service, he developed a change management and coaching practice. As Senior Director of Leadership Development, he led and oversaw the review of the entire suite of the School’s Leadership Development products for the Government of Canada.
In 2014, Mr. Gagnon founded Lead-Action, a firm specialized in Leadership Development. He joined the Institute on Governance in 2019 where he has been using his knowledge and expertise to build on the IOG’s strong reputation in this area.
Mr. Gagnon has a Degree in Computer Science and a Masters in Project Management during which he specialized in Leadership and Change Management. Over the last 20 years, he was lecturing in Leadership and Change at the University of Ottawa and Université du Québec en Outaouais. He completed required certifications to teach and administer a large range of psychometric instruments including products from the Center for Creative Leadership, Insights Discovery and two emotional intelligence instruments. He has facilitated and has managed the delivery of a large number of Leadership Development products and courses, including organizational 360-degree feedback processes and executive coaching in a large number of organizations in Canada and abroad. Mr. Gagnon was also invited to teach Leadership and Change Management at the University of Moscow and at the Russian Academy of Public Administration and has led the development of a Leadership Development program for Deputy Ministers of the Government of Ukraine. Through his work at Lead Action, he also contributed to leadership development projects in Indonesia, Belize and Mexico.
In addition to his professional activities, Mr. Gagnon holds a Private Pilot license and is a classically trained pianist who performs regularly in the region.
