Training & Development Services

Workshops include a diversity of customized and kinesthetic exercises / activities to facilitate the pursuit of one’s life goals for an authentic career path. This workshop is customized to the demographics of the audience – whether first time career developers or those seeking career rewirement – a necessary change in their career direction. A variety of assessments are utilized, some which are unique to Infinity, as well as True Colours, Retirement Options and the work of Denise Bissonnette in the Cultivating True Livelihood Curriculum

Workshops include resume and cover letter building, skills training in preparing for interviews and implementing job search techniques. 

Workshop delivery of retirement renewal planning is beneficial for those who have planned for the financial side of retirement, but have not considered the lifestyle changes that accompany. This workshop involves preparing for the non-financial aspects of retirement renewal by distinguishing focus factors (i.e. work reorientation; leisure; health perception; life satisfaction), which require attention in order to transition successfully into future retirement. Utilizing the Life Options Profile (LOP), which is specifically designed for corporate and group workshop settings, an interpretation of the results will assist individuals to implement retirement renewal goals, which will foster increased preparation for change, work reorientation goals and consideration of a renewed future lifestyle, while maintaining health and wellbeing. 

Workshops utilize the True Colours International Personal Awareness assessment, a group participates in an interactive workshop to develop increased awareness and celebrate their innate values, motivations, strengths and personality characteristics while recognizing how these factors impact one’s interpersonal skills, relationships and communication style. 

Integrating the Art of Play into Everyday

In this virtual workshop you will participate in playful and practical, hands-on activities using a design that incorporates experiential emotional response. Come prepared to engage on video and use various interactive tools – breakout rooms, chat, polls, and kinesthetic hands-on activities that will facilitate playful creativity. The activities and design will be debriefed so that you can bring them back to your workplace. Don’t miss this opportunity to embrace moments of laughter, spur creativity, and gain the inspiration to refresh and reenergize.

Time to “Gig” in the Economy

Now, more than ever, today’s worker will experience a number of work shifts – from different work roles or jobs to multiple employers, and even complete career changes. The “gig economy” is gaining momentum, and involves intentionally designing a career with several work / job assignments (i.e. part-time; part-year; seasonal; temporary contract, freelance; even full-time with a side hustle). These fuse to meet the work and life goals of an individual, including financial compensation. The trend to “gig” embraces an entrepreneurial career approach that blends paid and unpaid activities – learning (continuous and self-directed education); work (employment, entrepreneurship), volunteerism and leisure time. In this workshop, you will participate in creative, yet practical, hands-on activities that excavate and showcase the “gig economy” in motion – including the advantages and disadvantages; tips from the trenches; and opportunity to reflect on your own motivation to “gig.”

… More to come in 2022!

Upon entering the field of career development in 2009, Kimberley (now, Infinity’s), first introduction to Diversity World and Denise Bissonnette’s lifework was through a variety of professional development activities, including as attendee at a Women As Career Mentors event, at which Denise was a Keynote speaker; as a participant in the Beyond Traditional Job Development workshop; and, alongside Denise as a fellow participant in a workshop. With an offer of mentorship from Denise, Kimberley’s relationship has flourished with Diversity World, and in 2020 she joined as an Associate: denisebissonnette.com

… Infinity embraces opportunities to both co-facilitate with Denise, and individually lead workshops on Denise’s books / training through virtual and in person formats.

• Beyond Traditional Job Development
• 30 Ways to Shine as a New Employee
• Cultivating True Livelihood

For more information on the above publications, and how they might be the topic that your organization, agency or association needs, Denise outlines in this video, the context for each of the above: denisebissonnette.com/publications.htm

Integrating the Motivational Interview (MI) – the Basics

We know that a person’s career development is life-long and involves multiple careers. As such, an individual will enter and re-enter the stages of change on numerous occasions. As part of offering career and employment services, we expect individuals to arrive to the process with ambivalence towards making changes. Motivational Interviewing is an empirically supported approach, which recognizes that when individuals are pressured to change they often become ambivalent. By embracing the spirit of motivational interviewing, we can think differently about change and recognize that clients who appear “stuck,” are not necessarily unmotivated. By applying this approach with clients, it empowers them to resolve their ambivalence toward change and allows them to draw on internal strengths and resources. This workshop provides participants with an introduction to Motivational Interviewing and includes interactive activities to appreciate the spirit and benefits of applying this approach within your practice.