2015 Lunch N Learn | Jonathan Michael

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LEVERAGING YOUR STRENGTHS TO SUCCEED AS A SMALL BUSINESS LEADER

In this Lunch and Learn Jonathan Michael will be presenting vital information that educates Small Business Leaders to thrive by leveraging their strengths.

Scientific research and real world applications will be the foundation for this presentation. At the end of the presentation you can expect to leave with clarity on what your strengths are, how to leverage them and also how to manage those things that are your challenges as a Small Business owner and leader.

Jonathan comes at it as a small business owner, owner and entrepreneur himself who teaches adults in business in his classes at Trinity Western University how to leverage their strengths. You will also be able to get a free version of the worlds most trusted strengths based tool (its been around for 60 years)
 
You can go to http://www.thejonathanfactor.com/the-birkman-method/free-gift/ to do the assessment, you will then receive a free one page strengths based report which we will use at the Lunch and learn.

Make sure you do the assessment before attending and see where you score highest
http://www.thejonathanfactor.com/the-birkman-method/free-gift/


For 25 years, Jonathan Michael, has been a teacher, exemplar, activator and mentor of world class leaders, a catalyst for change in organizations and an experienced and certified Job and Career Development Coach. Jonathan specializes in organizations and individuals in transition. He has been mentored in Career Development by Richard Knowdell, renowned career development author, and the  founder of the Career Development Network.
 
He has been trained in Coaching, leadership and effectiveness philosophy and practices, by Blue Point Leadership (formerly the Tom Peters Company), the Coaches Training Institute and Franklin Covey. He is a Senior Birkman Certified Consultant (Level III), which is the highest level of training in the Birkman Method. He is respected member and consultant of Birkman International in Canada and a mentor to other Birkman trained and certified coaches. His work is mentioned several times as a Birkman Consultant because of his transformational results,  in the book “The Birkman Method”  by Sharon Birkman and Stephanie Capparell, author of the best selling “Shackleton’s Way”. “The Birkman Method” was among Amazon’s top ten business books for May 2013
 
Jonathan graduated with an M.A. from Trinity Western University,  winning the prestigious Governor General’s Gold Medal, which is the highest academic achievement in Canadian education.   Other people of note who have won this award include Pierre Trudeau, Tommy Douglas, Kim Campbell, Robert Bourassa, Robert Stanfield and Gabrielle Roy. His equivalent of an Honors B.A, explored Political Science, Sociology and History, along with German and English Literature at Osmania University, which was founded by the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. He was voted “Ambassador of Class 42″ in the renowned YMCA Entrepreneur program that has birthed many leaders and entrepreneurs in Vancouver including 1-800-GOT-JUNK.
 
Hundreds of young people and those seeking to have clarity around career choices and personal and leadership development have consulted Jonathan, and his clients have included a Member of Parliament, University Administrators, HR Directors, Small business owners and the President of Canada’s largest Student Society.