1. My learning link leadership education (free):  The Learning Navigator | Insite (albertahealthservices.ca) site has a list of many leadership courses. If you click on any of these courses, they will take you to:  MyLearningLink at: https://insite.albertahealthservices.ca/hr/Page1881.aspx  - Once you are logged into MyLearningLink, go to (on the left hand side) Courses & Registration and then in the Search By Category box, select:  Employee and Leadership Education. This will provide a long list of online, classroom and blended leadership development courses/workshops.

2. AHS Development Conversations and Coaching (free) – This website has a lot of great resources:  Development Conversations | Insite (albertahealthservices.ca) – this first site is an AHS Human Resources site but has a lot of resources about development conversation to foster individual growth and development for your team members.  You will see that on this webpage, there are further resources for leaders (which you can also access) as well as other resources on how to “Strengthen your Coaching Skills”

3. Harvard Manage Mentor (free for all AHS employees)  – this is a great program accessible at:  Harvard ManageMentor (V12) Online Leadership Program (edls.com) – there are 40 modules addressing so many aspects of leadership (e.g. budgeting, attracting and cultivating talent, innovation implementation, negotiating, team management, persuading authors).  You can register using your AHS email and then use the password “welcome”.  This takes you into this great Harvard Course with lots of videos, tools, etc.

4. Bluepoint Leadership Development on YouTube (free):  This is also a great resource with various videos addressing many aspects of leadership.  Examples include:

• Bluepoint Leadership Development on YouTube

  • The Three Core Coaching Skills – a 3:23 minute video provided by Bluepoint Leadership Development introducing key coaching skills.

  • Top 10 Coaching Mistakes – a 6:38 minute video provided by Bluepoint Leadership Development reviewing key coaching mistakes in greater detail.

  • A Perfect Partnership: Confrontation– a 3:05 minute video provided by Bluepoint Leadership Development focusing on the importance of holding a mirror up in coaching conversations.

5. Canadian Medical Association Physician Leadership Institute:  This website also has some great resources (some free, some at a cost:  The Physician Leadership Institute | CMA Joule (joulecma.ca)

6. eCornell – they also have many online leadership certificates (and other programs offered) that are great. I took one of those 2 years ago and still have access to all the videos, toolkits, files, etc.  They also have ongoing symposia several times a year for alumni that are free (usually 3 consecutive days for 2 hours each day).  Here is the link to that one:  Leadership - eCornell

The U of C also has some opportunities that will come up throughout the year.  These include:

7. University of Calgary Office of Faculty Development Program Plus – Practical leadership for university scholars program:  https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/office/ofdp/programs-and-workshops/plus-program

8. University of Calgary Personal Effectiveness in the Academy – Personal leadership training for enhanced career productivity.  This is offered several times per year: https://www.ucalgary.ca/provost/academic-leadership-academy/personal-effectiveness-academy

9. University of Calgary – Strategic Leadership Development – This is an intensive course, but it is excellent.  You usually have to be added to a wait list.  It is the costliest one but it is excellent ($8500): https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/future-students/executive/programs-individuals/strategic-leadership-development