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Contact Joan

Phone 902 456 1384

Your Facilitator:   Joan McMullin
Joan McMullin is an inspiring educator and a savvy entrepreneur who has a contagious passion for learning. She is a leader in the education field with over 36 years of experience as a teacher and school administrator with the Halifax Regional School Board. With Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees, Joan has kept current by attending conferences, lectures and workshops presented by leaders in education. She is an accredited Insights Practitioner for Insights Learning and Development and a trained LEAP Administrator.

Presently Joan is a facilitator for the Nova Scotia Educational Leadership Consortium, conducting sessions on leadership development and interpersonal skills for the school boards across the province. In these sessions Joan provides a relaxed environment and encourages the positive exchange of ideas. She challenges the participants to examine key concepts though new or altered lenses. She is always respectful of the individuals within the group and uses her own experiences and humour to illustrate the points.

Joan also loves travelling and spending time with her two beautiful granddaughters.
"Session (Whose Perception is Reality) was engaging and insightful. There were opportunities for group interaction. The presenter hit the highpoints of perception and made them relevant to our daily lives."
- Halifax Regional Municipality
Whose Perception is Reality?

We see the world not as it is, but as we are.*


Do you ever wonder why your co-workers see things so differently than you do? And why some individuals just ‘get to you’? Do you sometimes think “that person needs a reality check?”


Come explore these questions as we examine the concept of perception. We will look at the origins of your perceptions and the factors that continue to contribute to your perceptions.  Using the Ladder of Preference, we will see how quickly we reach decisions... and how different these decisions can be for individuals with the same data.


After this workshop, you will:

 

  • Understand your co-workers diverse views
  • Appreciate how diverse views add to, rather than detract from, the team experience
  • Be more accepting of the varying realities within your work environment

 

*The Talmud
The 'I' in TEAM
In our personal and professional lives we are all members of various groups and teams.  As team members, it can sometimes be difficult to collaborate on tasks while maintaining our own identity. Also cultivating harmonious relationships with other team members can occasionally be challenging. How do we achieve a balance?

There are several basic principles that allow each individual to become a more effective and productive team member. This workshop examines an individual’s role in team development and explores the elements of effective teams, including how each member can balance the ‘I’ in ‘Team’.

After the workshop, you will:

  • Understand how strong teams are developed
  • Possess strategies for improving your contributions to the team
  • Know how to achieve harmony between your needs and the needs of the team