Managed, supervised and provided leadership to a variety of individuals and positions in public, private-sector and not-for-profit environments and including both union/non-union and management/supervisory level subordinate employees.
Lead working groups and project teams through a variety of projects and initiatives.
Managed recruitment initiatives – facilitated both the hiring and termination of staff.
Provided mentorship to staff to encourage growth and development.
Worked towards creating an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture.
Listening to feedback, solving disputes, working to resolve issues.
Continuosly recognized high performance and rewarded accomplishments.
Encouraged creatively and risk-taking, as well as independent decision-making and/or judgement calls.
Suggested and organized team-building activities (e.g. took an all female team of staff to Hillary Clinton’s speaking engagement in Vancouver).
Held regular team meetings, worked from business plan, provided information about longer term vision, so that staff understood how their roles were relevant.