DF Online Webinars
INTRODUCING DF ONLINE - A WEBINAR SERIES
During the 2010 Directors’ Forum (DF) Conference held in Toronto on November 5-6, 2010, credit union directors requested that the Directors’ Forum organization provide year-round education and professional development options tailored specifically to the needs of credit union directors in addition to holding its annual conference. The result is DF Online – a series of hour-long webinars that launched May 10, 2011.
DF Online and its partners provide quality speakers, and relevant educational and professional development sessions to the system’s volunteer credit union directors through online sessions delivered via their computers. Credit union and co-operative directors and managers & staff across the country are invited to participate.
COST: During 2011/2012, DF Online webinars will be presented at no charge to Ontario credit union directors through an arrangement with the Directors’ Forum and CUSOURCE Credit Union Knowledge Network (CUSOURCE Knowledge Network), platinum sponsor of the Directors’ Forum. Co-operative board members and credit union directors in the rest of the country will pay $69 for each webinar. First time users of the CUSOURCE learning management system will also pay an annual system access fee of $40.
OUR SPONSORS: The Directors’ Forum and DF Online greatly appreciate the support of its sponsors: Platinum Sponsor - CUSOURCE Credit Union Knowledge Network. Sponsors include - Central 1 Credit Union, Concentra Financial, The CUMIS Group, The Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario, Kim Andres Consulting, Infonancial Software, Stikeman-Elliott LLP, and The EXCHANGE® ATM Network.
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COMING SOON: THE WINTER 2011/2012 SCHEDULE
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REGISTRATION
(A) CREDIT UNIONS: Directors and staff wishing to register should either: Contact the individual at their credit union who is responsible for board development; log into the CUSOURCE LMS directly at www.cusource.ca; or call CUSOURCE Client Solutions at 1-888-367-1386. Additional details on logging into the LMS for credit unions (only)are found at the very bottom of this page.
- To register, participants must be active subscribers to CUSOURCE Knowledge Network which involves a subscription fee of $40 for 12 months.
- The $69 webinar fee is waived for Ontario credit union directors, through an arrangement between the Directors' Forum and CUSOURCE Knowledge Network.
- Please register at least two days prior to the webinar date.
- Connect to the webinar at least 15 minutes prior to the start time. We suggest you connect 30 minutes before the start time, and return to your computer 5-10 minutes before the start; you will not incur any additional webinar charges.
(B) CO-OPERATIVES and other non-credit unions: To register for this webinar, email your registration information to the Directors’ Forum directly at directors@ontario.coop.
- In the email, please provide the participant's full name, organization (e.g. co-op name) and email address for each person taking part in the webinar.
- Each participant will receive an invoice from the Directors' Forum for the $69 webinar fee. First time registrants will also be billed $40 each for the annual CUSOURCE LMS subscription fee. VISA, MasterCARD and cheque payment accepted.
The annual LMS fee grants access to a wide range of CUSOURCE and On Co-op online training sessions beyond the DF Online and National Governance (NGS) series - including the Co-operative Knowledge e-learning Training Program, which will be launched in 2011. (Note that registration fees still apply for any sessions.) - Please register at least 2 days prior to the webinar date.
- Connect to the webinar at least 15 minutes prior to the start time. We suggest you connect 30 minutes before the start time, and return to your computer 5-10 minutes before the start; you will not incur any additional webinar charges. uses Webex technology, requiring a computer (PC or Mac) connected to the Internet and a separate telephone line. Registered participants will be able to see speakers' presentations on their computers and hear their voices through their telephones; participants will pose questions using their computer keyboard through a chat function.
DF Online
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PAST WEBINARS
Session 1: Tuesday May 10, 2011, 7.00pm EDT
The first DF Online session featured change management expert, Peter De Jager, and was entitled “Peter De Jager Speaks on Change Management.”
- Download an article on communicaton from Peter De Jager through the related documents link at right.
- This session was recorded and is available here [file available soon].
Session Summary: This presentation will consist of three sections.First? An overview of some of the myths and realities of how individuals respond to various types of Change. Deciding to quit a job, is not the same as being forced to leave a job. Getting married is far more complicated than using a new Project Management process - yet we'll embrace one and resist the other. Why do we resist some types of Change, and embrace other, more complicated/complex Change?
Next? An exploration of at least one, possibly two, Change Process Models. How, and why do they seem to differ from each other? What do they have in common? What are the inherent flaws of ANY Human Behavioural Model and how are these psychological tools best used in an organizational setting?
Finally? We all know that to bring a Change about as smoothly as possible, the key is communications. Communicate! Communicate!
Communicate! is the cry... yet what exactly must we communicate? Not surprisingly, there are a handful of questions which we must strive to answer, or have answered for us, when we embark on any Change. This session will close with Seven Questions that must be the foundation of any Change Initiative.
ABOUT PETER DE JAGER: The presenter of the first DF Online webinar, Peter de Jager, is no stranger to Ontario credit union directors. He has been a part of at least two Directors’ Forum conferences; his most recent presentation was November 6, 2010. Over the past decade he's presented worldwide from Christchurch, New Zealand to Limerick, Ireland - from Costa Rica to Croatia and most points between.
Peter has a well-earned global reputation as a provocative, entertaining and insightful speaker. He has a finely honed talent for inciting his audiences to think differently about what they thought they already knew. His presentations are not technical, providing participants with a pleasant and informative hour.
You can read more about Peter at www.technobility.com. Peter’s website also includes a library of his recorded webinars.
Session 2: Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 7.00pm EDT
The second webinar in this series, entitled, “Merger Deal Breakers,” was presented by Kim Andres, of Andres Consulting and was broadcast live on Wednesday June 15, 2011 from 7.00-8.00pm EDT. The webinar included a Q&A session.
SESSION SUMMARY: Some business mergers are highly successful. Some, however, are not. This applies as much to credit union mergers as any other business. Whether a merger is on your immediate horizon or not, join Kim Andres as she explores "lessons learned" about critical success factors and the deal brokers that have scuttled even the most thoughtfully considered mergers.
ABOUT KIM ANDRES: The principal of Andres Consulting Inc., Kim Andres is a senior business leader with 30 years of financial institution experience including a decade of executive level consulting within the Canadian Credit Union System. Equipped with a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Queen’s University, a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designation and a Certified Corporate Director (ICD.D) designation, and supplemented with participation in the Advanced Leadership Institute at Harvard University, and experience as the chief executive of a multi-branch credit union, Kim is well suited to partner with Canada’s Credit Unions through a broad range of strategic initiatives. Kim is internationally recognized for her credit union expertise and is a regular guest speaker at international forums.
CUSOURCE(R) National Governance Series
DF Online sessions 1 and 2 are also part of the CUSOURCE® National Governance Series (NGS). Participation in two NGS webinars is worth one continuing education credit for Accredited Canadian Credit Union Directors. Five NGS sessions are scheduled between May 10 and June 15, 2011.
For more information on NGS sessions, download the brochure from the related documents list at right or visit http://www.cusource.ca/ecms.ashx/pdf/Events/NationalGovernanceWebinarSeries.pdf
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REGISTERING FOR A WEBINAR USING THE CUSOURCE LMS (CREDIT UNIONS ONLY!)
Co-operatives must send their registration information directly to On Co-op. Do not use the LMS.
1 Using your CUSOURCE® User ID and Password, log in to the CUSOURCE® LMS at www.cusource.ca
2 In the Catalogue Search box to the left, enter key words in the webinar title.
3 Click Register to the left of the webinar title.
4 Follow the prompts to complete your registration. You can pay either by MasterCard of VISA credit cards or through your credit union.
These instructions were prepared by CUSOURCE. For assistance, please contact Client Solutions at 1-888-367-1386.
Note: Cancellations prior to the registration deadline are 100% refundable, cancellations after the registration deadline are non refundable, and substitutions are permitted at no extra cost.
