Supervision & Leadership

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.