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Carol MacLeod & Associates Inc.
156 St. Patrick Street, Suite 5
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 5J8
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Updated:  April 2008

 

 

Skills Portfolio

Classrooom Instruction

Client: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 37 www.ibew37.com
Project: Critical Thinking Training

Delivered two-day training sessions (20-25 participants) designed to enhance problem solving and decision making skills. Participants learned how to: manage change; analyze problems; enhance creativity; make decisions by concensus; and, maximize teamwork. Learning was enhanced through the use of retreat settings. (1993 - 2000)

Carol MacLeod has customized her core Critical Thinking curriculum to meet the specific organizational objectives of a broad range of clients since she first developed the curriculum in 1990.


Client: International Union of Operating Engineers, Canadian Office
Project: Who Moved My Cheese?

Delivered a ½ day training session for 80 delegates attending the 2001 Canadian Conference based on Spencer Johnson's best-selling book Who Moved My Cheese? - a simple parable that reveals profound truths about change. Participants learned about the dynamics of managing workplace change to the benefit of their Local Union.


Client: Society of Energy Professionals
Project: Interest-based Negotiation

Developed customized curricula and delivered several four-day negotiation training sessions (introductory and intermediate) based on the work of the Harvard Negotiation Project (1999-2000). Participants learned how to: apply the principles of interest-based negotiation; negotiate in difficult situations (e.g., dealing with positional negotiators and confrontation); and, fast track negotiating teams to peak performance.

While pursuing a graduate degree at Harvard University, Carol MacLeod studied negotiation at Harvard Law School under Professors Roger Fisher and Bruce Patton to complement her hands-on experience as a negotiator and negotiation trainer.