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SUMMARY:x2025 Ask the Experts | Leadership Strategies to Accelerate Operational Performance by Unique Training and Development
DESCRIPTION:The presentation will focus on how to enhance operational performance through effective leadership.\n\n\n\nKey topics will include:\n\n	How key leadership interactions impact key performance indicators.\n	Data-driven performance coaching conversations.\n	Strategies to combat decision-making waste through empowerment and accountability.\n\n\nWe will explore how leaders can inspire and drive performance in various operational environments. The aim is to provide attendees with tangible takeaways and strategies that they can implement to improve their operational performance through effective leadership.\n\n\n\nKeynote Speaker: Greg Schinkel\, President of Unique Training & Development\n\nPanel Speakers:\n\nKirk Langford\, General Manager of Unique Training & Development\n\nBen Whitney\, President of Armo-Tool and Abuma Manufacturing\n\nAnn Antunes\, Director\, Talent Management of IPEX\n\n\n\nGreg Schinkel\, President of Unique Training & Development\n\nGreg is a recognized expert in developing frontline supervisors\, managers\, and team leaders to increase productivity and employee involvement. As a presenter\, he has a captivating blend of style and substance.\n\nGreg has achieved his Certified Speaking Professional designation\, held by only 10% of speakers and trainers in the Global Speakers Federation. He co-authored the books Employees Not Doing What You Expect\, What Great Supervisors Know\, Awakening the Workplace\, and Fusion or Fizzle: How Leaders Leverage Training to Ignite Results. Greg has impacted more than half a million people\, improving performance and leadership teams through consulting\, training\, and keynote presentations.\n\n\n\nKirk Langford\, General Manager of Unique Training & Development\n\nKirk Langford manages the day-to-day operations and leads a team of more than 15 people involved in logistics\, marketing support\, and production. Kirk builds and implements the systems and processes to deliver numerous large-scale projects simultaneously. He has a passion for organizational and operational optimization\, working to improve our organization\, efficiency\, and productivity\, facilitating people working better (together).\n\nKirk is fluent in French and Portuguese and supports the delivery of content in French. Kirk is a proud Rotarian and enjoys supporting the community through various projects\, programs\, events\, and other initiatives.\n\n\n\nBen Whitney\, President of Armo-Tool and Abuma Manufacturing\n\nBen Whitney is the President of Armo Tool and Abuma Manufacturing. His career path includes geological engineering\, PLC programming\, die design\, and automation leadership. Ben is a huge advocate for Canadian advanced manufacturing\, including being the board chair of the non-profi t Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing. Most importantly\, he is a husband and father of three. Find him on LinkedIn.\n\n\n\nAnn Antunes\, Director\, Talent Management of IPEX\n\nWith over 15 years of senior leadership experience and a career spanning more than 20 years in human resources\, she is a strategic and transformative leader. Ann excels at partnering with business leaders to implement HR programs like learning and development\, talent acquisition\, and organizational development. She is highly effective at driving overall business effectiveness through a continuous improvement and learning mindset\, which motivates and empowers her teams to achieve outstanding and sustainable results
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">The presentation will focus on how to enhance operational performance through effective leadership.<br />\n<br />\nKey topics will include:</span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">How key leadership interactions impact key performance indicators.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Data-driven performance coaching conversations.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Strategies to combat decision-making waste through empowerment and accountability.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">We will explore how leaders can inspire and drive performance in various operational environments. The aim is to provide attendees with tangible takeaways and strategies that they can implement to improve their operational performance through effective leadership.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Keynote Speaker: </strong>Greg Schinkel\, President of Unique Training &amp\; Development<br />\n<strong>Panel Speakers:</strong><br />\n<strong>Kirk Langford\,</strong> General Manager of Unique Training &amp\; Development<br />\n<strong>Ben Whitney\, </strong>President of Armo-Tool and Abuma Manufacturing<br />\n<strong>Ann Antunes\,</strong> Director\, Talent Management of IPEX<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Greg Schinkel\, President of Unique Training &amp\; Development</strong><br />\nGreg is a recognized expert in developing frontline supervisors\, managers\, and team leaders to increase productivity and employee involvement. As a presenter\, he has a captivating blend of style and substance.<br />\nGreg has achieved his Certified Speaking Professional designation\, held by only 10% of speakers and trainers in the Global Speakers Federation. He co-authored the books Employees Not Doing What You Expect\, What Great Supervisors Know\, Awakening the Workplace\, and Fusion or Fizzle: How Leaders Leverage Training to Ignite Results. Greg has impacted more than half a million people\, improving performance and leadership teams through consulting\, training\, and keynote presentations.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Kirk Langford\, General Manager of Unique Training &amp\; Development</strong><br />\nKirk Langford manages the day-to-day operations and leads a team of more than 15 people involved in logistics\, marketing support\, and production. Kirk builds and implements the systems and processes to deliver numerous large-scale projects simultaneously. He has a passion for organizational and operational optimization\, working to improve our organization\, efficiency\, and productivity\, facilitating people working better (together).<br />\nKirk is fluent in French and Portuguese and supports the delivery of content in French. Kirk is a proud Rotarian and enjoys supporting the community through various projects\, programs\, events\, and other initiatives.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Ben Whitney\, President of Armo-Tool and Abuma Manufacturing</strong><br />\nBen Whitney is the President of Armo Tool and Abuma Manufacturing. His career path includes geological engineering\, PLC programming\, die design\, and automation leadership. Ben is a huge advocate for Canadian advanced manufacturing\, including being the board chair of the non-profi t Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing. Most importantly\, he is a husband and father of three. Find him on LinkedIn.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 16px\;">Ann Antunes\,</strong><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;Director\, Talent Management of IPEX</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">With over 15 years of senior leadership experience and a career spanning more than 20 years in human resources\, she is a strategic and transformative leader. Ann excels at partnering with business leaders to implement HR programs like learning and development\, talent acquisition\, and organizational development. She is highly effective at driving overall business effectiveness through a continuous improvement and learning mindset\, which motivates and empowers her teams to achieve outstanding and sustainable results</span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:London Chamber of Commerce 101-244 Pall Mall Street London\, ON N6A 5P6
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URL:https://business.londonchamber.com/events/details/x2025-ask-the-experts-leadership-strategies-to-accelerate-operational-performance-by-unique-training-and-development-1615
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