WHAT IS THE PEER MENTORING SYSTEM?

The Chamber’s peer mentoring system is designed to create a supportive and confidential environment for business leaders. Participants share challenges and learning with help and insights from peers.

In a confidential setting, you can celebrate the wins, sometimes vent about the hard stuff, and generally be supported by fellow career-focused thinkers who are dealing with the same tough challenges as you.

We aim to enhance and develop key management, supervisory and leadership skills through workshops and bring in key subject matter experts alongside the peer learning process.

This is an exclusive program at the Chamber and is professionally chaired by a certified Edward Lowe PeerSpectives® facilitator to ensure equitable participation and ongoing support between meetings.

The Manager's Peer Group will be receiving training in a range of essential management skills. The skills that will be covered over 12 months (4 hours per month) in this program are:

• Problem solving: Recognizing and solving problems
• Time Management: Allocating time and using it effectively
• Planning: Providing directions and scheduling activities
• Goal Setting: Establishing goals and objectives
• Performance Leadership: Motivating performance and personal development
• Organizing: Assigning responsibilities and coordinating tasks
• Team Development: Promoting teamwork and cooperation
• Delegation: Decentralizing and empowering others
• Participation: Sharing power and involving others
• Integrating Differences: Accepting and resolving conflicts
• Providing Feedback: Facilitating and encouraging others
• Stress Processing: Managing crises and reducing stress
• Maintaining Integrity: Gaining the trust and confidence of others
• Commitment: Demonstrating loyalty and responsibility

Who Should Attend

• Senior leaders & department heads: GM’s/CFO/COO/etc.
• Must have staff management responsibilities
• Desire to improve management upwards and with staff
• Open to sharing and learning from peers in a variety of industries

What you get

A seat at a “table” made up of a consistent group of participants who get to know each other and their businesses in depth over the course of their participation in the program. At the end of the program you will receive a certificate that you have completed the course by the Calgary Chamber.

Commitment

Each participant is committed to being available for one 4 hour meeting, once a month. New participants are able to join at anytime.

Cost

$1575/year +gst

*You may qualify for the Alberta Job Grant to cover a good portion of your investment in the program. Learn more here.