Lunch & Learn: Tools for Everyday Leadership

Discover how everyday choices, allyship and leading by example can strengthen teamwork, safety and jobsite culture.
About this Event

Tools for Everyday Leadership

You do not need a title to be a leader.

Leadership happens every day—in how we communicate, respond to challenges, support others and contribute to the team. In this interactive lunch and learn, participants will explore how their everyday choices can influence teamwork, safety and workplace culture, regardless of their position or level of experience.

Through group discussion and realistic trades-based scenarios, participants will identify where they already have influence, explore the connection between leadership and allyship, and discover practical ways to lead by example on the jobsite.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Recognize the influence they already have within their teams and workplaces.
• Explain how everyday decisions and behaviours shape workplace culture.
• Identify practical ways to demonstrate leadership without holding a formal title.
• Understand how allyship contributes to respectful and inclusive workplaces.
• Apply constructive leadership strategies to common jobsite situations.
• Take practical steps to strengthen teamwork, inclusion and workplace safety.

📅 Date: November 18, 2026
⏰ Time: Two sessions available — 11:00 am–12:00 pm or 12:00–1:00 pm
📍 Venue: CB 305, Aldred Centre
👥 Audience: SAIT apprentices, faculty, staff, and anyone interested in strengthening workplace culture in the skilled trades.
🎤 Facilitator: Miranda Rowland, Faculty Development Facilitator, Teaching and Learning Commons

All are welcome—come ready to learn, reflect, and explore practical ways to show up as an ally and an advocate.

Light refreshments will be provided.

✨ Join us in building a culture where everyone in the trades can thrive.

Coordinated by the Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) Retention Program.

The Women in Skilled Trades Retention Program is partially funded by the Government of Canada’s Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy.