Presentations
Nora has given hundreds of keynote presentations to diverse audiences in the private, public, broader public and voluntary sectors. She has spoken to executive teams, HR professionals, lawyers, accountants, health care professionals, public officials, managers, employees and students.Her audiences span a wide range of industries including financial services, agriculture, mining, forestry, consumer goods, professional services, government, education, unions, oil and gas, recreation, pharmaceutical, information technology, communications, construction, and nuclear. She has spoken at over 500 conferences across Canada and around the world, participated in webinars, audio conferences, roundtables and think tanks. See past presentations for a sample list of engagements.
Nora’s presentation style is accessible, friendly and fun. She combines evidence-based practices, and stories of success which provide examples of how individuals and organizations apply both strategies and the accompanying techniques to achieve success. The depth of data provided is sufficient to support her ideas while continuing to connect with the audience. Nora will engage the audience to varying degrees based on time, organizational culture, and event objectives. See testimonals for a sample of feedback Nora has received.
Keynote presentations are usually 60-90 minutes most of the topics can be expanded up to a half day interactive session. Generally speaking, as the length of the presentations increases the level of audience participation increases.
Presentation Topics
Perspective: individuals, managers, leaders and mixed groups
Energize, Strategize, Maximize Your Success at Home and Work
Positive, supportive, and effective work environments are essential for individual and organizational success. Learn how you can help to create a work environment where everyone is able to reach their full potential, achieve their personal and professional career objectives, and realize their dreams and aspirations—without fear, guilt, anxiety or regret.
Hear what individuals, unions and organizations around the world are doing to energize themselves and each other, recognize achievements, and contributions. Understand how personal potential is released through customized work arrangements and career paths.Nora Spinks, president of Work-Life Harmony Enterprises will provide information and insights into the world of work and today's diverse work force. She will explore how to create positive, high performing and highly productive work environments where everyone is engaged, included and supported. Nora will provide a strategic framework as well as practical tactics, proven techniques and simple suggestions that you can apply in your life and workplace to achieve success as you define it.
Workload Unplugged: Produce RESULTS & Energy, Achieve SUCCESS & Harmony
Employees (across all sectors, industries and professions and at all levels through organizations) say that their workloads are increasing, becoming unmanageable and out of control. Workload expansion is not happening by accident but rather by design, driven by six forces. When you understand these driving forces and implement proven workload management strategies and work-life practices you will meet increasing stakeholder expectations will maximize individual and organizational resiliency. Learn to deconstruct and demystify workload and learn how high performing individuals and leading organizations are producing results and energy and achieving success and harmony.
Leveraging Generational Diversity
For the first time ever, there are five (soon to be six) generations working side by side in our workplaces; each with their own perspectives, experiences and attitudes. Working effectively across generations can be frustrating or exhilarating. Learn what management skills and techniques will help you leverage the generational diversity in your workplace so you can enhance performance, increase productivity and maximize efficiency. Nora Spinks will offer insight, provide information and share best practices for managing, motivating and retaining a diverse workforce.Perspective: individuals (focus on women, men of mixed groups)
Work-Life Harmony: Mission Possible
Quality of life, happiness and harmony, success and satisfaction: employees want it, managers’ need it, organizational can’t afford to ignore it! Organizational success depends on people. People have multiple responsibilities, diverse needs and often conflicting priorities. Leading organizations need to attract and retain the best people. People need work experiences where they can reach their full potential, to be fully engaged and able to meet their personal and professional goals and objectives. Exceptional leaders create work environment where people can achieve work-life harmony. Learn how successful organizations around the world are leveraging their human resources by facilitating work-life effectiveness.
DO IT ON PURPOSE: Achieve Work-Life Harmony
Work-life and well-being is a goal many strive for but few achieve. Work-life harmony is achievable and sustainable. Learn to apply practical techniques and to implement concrete strategies so you will be able to fulfill your multiple responsibilities without guilt, anxiety or fear. Learn harmony habits and balance behaviours in this fun and interactive workshop.
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