PROGRAM FOR CHIEFS/GRAND CHIEFS AND BOARD

BECOMING AN AGILE AND INNOVATIVE LEADER

Create and consolidate promising links between leaders

Co-leads : Manon Jeannotte and Louis Hébert
Duration: 12 days (maximum 3 consecutive days)
72.5 hours of training
Bilingual (simultaneous translation)

NEXT COHORTS

Workshop dates:

  • November 16-17-18, 2023 @ HEC Montréal
  • January 25-26, 2024 @ online
  • February 22-23, 2024 @ online
  • April 18-19-20, 2024 @ First Nation community
  • May 2, 2024 @ online
  • May 31, 2024 @ HEC Montréal

More details soon…

PROGRAM CONTENT

EMBRACING A REFLEXIVE LEADERSHIP STANCE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SELF-AWARENESS AND SOFT SKILLS.

THEMED WORKSHOPS

  • Emotional intelligence and exercising authentic leadership
  • Conscious leadership
  • Managerial courage
  • Constructive criticism/leadership
BETTER UTILIZING COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS AS LEVERS OF LEADERSHIP.

THEMED WORKSHOPS

  • Collaborative mindset
  • Being a good collaborator
  • E-leadership
  • Communityship
INFLUENCING COLLECTIVE CHANGE.

THEMED WORKSHOPS

  • Culture of change and innovation
  • Being an agent of change within a community/organization
  • Appreciative inquiry as a means of transformation
GOVERNING WITH INTEGRITY AND RESPONSABILITY.

THEMED WORKSHOPS

  • Value-creating governance
  • Leading with influence as a councillor/chief or board administrator
  • Political and negotiation skills
  • Strategy: From idea to action
  • Operational excellence

SHARING LESSONS LEARNED AND EXPERIENCES OF YOUR JOURNEY.

Presentation of individual projects, keynote address, awarding of certificates

PROGRAM FOR COUNCILLORS/CHIEFS AND BOARD MEMBERS

BECOMING A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER

Increase your influence within your community/organization

Co-leads : Ian Picard and Stephane Rousseau
Duration: 12 days (maximum 3 consecutive days)
72.5 hours of training
Bilingual (simultaneous translation)

NEXT COHORTS

Workshop dates:

  • May 25-26-25, 2023 @ HEC Montréal
  • June 29-30, 2023 @ online
  • August 24-25, 2023 @ online
  • September 14-15-16, 2023 @ Uashat mak Mani-Utenam
  • September 29, 2023 @ online
  • October 20, 2023 @ HEC Montréal
More details soon…

PROGRAM CONTENT

EMBRACING A REFLEXIVE LEADERSHIP STANCE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SELF-AWARENESS AND SOFT SKILLS.

THEMED WORKSHOPS

  • Emotional intelligence and exercising authentic leadership
  • Conscious leadership
  • Managerial courage
  • Constructive criticism/leadership
BETTER UTILIZING COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS AS LEVERS OF LEADERSHIP.

THEMED WORKSHOPS

  • Collaborative mindset
  • Being a good collaborator
  • E-leadership
  • Communityship
INFLUENCING COLLECTIVE CHANGE.

THEMED WORKSHOPS

  • Culture of change and innovation
  • Being an agent of change within a community/organization
  • Appreciative inquiry as a means of transformation
GOVERNING WITH INTEGRITY AND RESPONSABILITY.

THEMED WORKSHOPS

  • Value-creating governance
  • Leading with influence as a councillor/chief or board administrator
  • Political and negotiation skills
  • Strategy: From idea to action
  • Operational excellence

SHARING LESSONS LEARNED AND EXPERIENCES OF YOUR JOURNEY.

Presentation of individual projects, keynote address, awarding of certificates

CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION – PROGRAMS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ADMINISTRATORS

  1. Hold a leadership position in a First Nations community/organization in Quebec or elsewhere in Canada:
    • Chief/grand chief
    • Vice chief
    • Councillor
    • Board chair
    • Board member
    • Aspiring leader
  2. Have an open mind and commit to actively participating in the program from beginning to end.
  3. Thanks to the generous support of our partners, this program is offered to you free of charge. Participants must pay for transportation and accommodation.

A UNIQUE TRAINING EXPERIENCE BASED ON A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH

Our high-level programs aim to enhance the skills of current and future First Nations leaders. In so doing, this forward-looking approach will boost and enrich First Nations’ economic successes.

FNEE will offer participants an immersive experience that is true to First Nations’ traditional values of sustainability and the circular economy.

OBJECTIVES

Our programs will give you the tools to:

  • Embrace and utilize a collaboration-based leadership mindset.
  • Focus on sustainable development within your communities.
  • Adopt an open, innovation-oriented and future-focused leadership practice, rooted in your values.

A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE

The immersive experience in our programs features a range of activities, including:

  • Receptions
  • Dinner conferences
  • Inspiring testimonials
  • Discussion panels
  • Visits to organizations
  • Traditional ceremonies
  • Sharing circles
  • Participant feedback
  • Leadership challenges
  • And more!

Our programs for elected officials and administrators

Our programs focus on leaders and their levers of development.

They are designed to help hone three aspects:

  • GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  • HARD SKILLS
  • SOFT SKILLS

OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO:

FOSTER

Better management and business practices within communities.

CULTIVATE

Leadership based on a collaborative mindset.

EMPOWER

Participants with tools to stimulate and enhance business success and management of services.

SPECIAL FEATURES

SPECIAL FEATURES

  • Trainers from the academic and business worlds
  • Training delivered by HEC Montréal teachers in tandem with First Nations trainers
  • Learning methods based on real-life cases that are directly transferable to an organizational setting
  • Unique content developed collaboratively by HEC Montréal and First Nations, inspired by existing high-level programs
  • Programs jointly developed and taught in line with your values
  • Eligibility for university-level certification

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