Front-Line Leadership Bootcamp

Description

Are you ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? The Front-Line Leadership Bootcamp is an intensive, interactive two-day program designed for emerging and existing frontline leaders looking to build essential leadership skills and confidence. This bootcamp is a fast-track opportunity to complete the first four mandatory core courses from the Front-Line Leadership Certificate, providing a strong foundation for effective leadership in today’s dynamic workplace.

The Bootcamp will cover the first four-mandatory core courses below:

1. Stepping up as a frontline leader  – Develop key leadership skills, emotional intelligence, and situational leadership techniques.

2. Leading your team – Learn to foster team cohesion, resolve conflicts, and build a high-trust work environment.

3. Collaborating and managing up  – Strengthen workplace relationships, improve communication, and enhance influence within the organization.

4. Leading within your organization – Gain a deeper understanding of organizational structures, decision-making processes, and strategic alignment.

(Click on each course title for detailed descriptions.)

Duration:

• 2 day course, including brief intervals to maintain participant engagement and enhance learning absorption.

Who should take this course

This bootcamp is ideal for:

• New or aspiring frontline leaders stepping into leadership roles for the first time
• Current supervisors or managers looking to refine and expand their leadership skill set
• High-potential employees preparing for future leadership opportunities
• Anyone seeking to build confidence, enhance team effectiveness, and drive organizational success

By the end of this bootcamp, participants will leave with practical skills, leadership insights, and a clear action plan to elevate their impact in their organization.

Join us for this transformative experience and take your leadership skills to the next level!

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. 

Linda Savoie, after a somewhat dispersed early career that includes time as a military officer, an aircraft mechanic, a lawyer, an airline manager and a museum educator, Linda stumbled upon the federal public service in the mid-90s.

There she discovered opportunities to influence policy development and implementation in areas of interest such as climate change, civic engagement, and gender equality. For some 25 years, whether at Transport Canada, the Privy Council Office, Canadian Heritage, Status of Women Canada, or Library and Archives Canada, Linda worked closely, as an executive, with Deputy Ministers, Ministers, and political staff.

While all challenges were interesting, she is particularly thankful for having been able to explore the power of partnerships and alliances in advancing gender equality and the role of libraries and archives in community vitality. Since her retirement in 2022, when not skiing or cycling, she continues to serve as Past Chair of the Carlington Community Health Center and assists the board of a new foundation in developing its governance.