Mohawk College

April 2016
Message from The President & CEO
 
Less is more, short is best, bravo for brevity! 
 
I have often heard people say that trying to keep up with the amount of communications they receive is like drinking from a firehose. How many emails do you receive daily? Text messages? Anyone out there still use a phone to call people?
 
Twitter has forced us into conveying a message that is less than 140 characters. Think it doesn't work? As of May 2015, Twitter had more than 500 million users, out of which, more than 332 million are active (source : Wikipedia).  The creators of Twitter have made very successful careers out of keeping messages short.
 
What does this mean to you in your business? Your messages to your clients and employees need to be crisp, clear and concise. Get to the point; especially if you cater to or employ millennials.  No one wants to listen to a long, drawn-out sales presentation. No one wants to listen to their boss give a 30 minute presentation, read a multi-page memo or watch a long training video. We have trained our brains to turn off after a very short amount of time.
 
Mohawk College YouTube Channel At MCE, we incorporate this thinking into our programs and resources. No one sits  listening to our facilitators lecture in our sessions. We get you up and moving - interactive and experiential - that's our commitment to you, our learner.  We supplement our programs with quick tips, and have recently launched a series of tips on our YouTube channel .  
 
In keeping with my message of brevity, that's it for my message this month! 
  
Oh, and follow me on Twitter @AudieMcCarthy and @mcetrain.
 
 

Audie McCarthy
President & CEO, Mohawk College Enterprise
 
P.S. Keep reading for a link to one of our new Tips Videos
MCE  Announcements  and  Events


MCE is proud to be a new member of the Mississauga Board of Trade .
Look for  Tim Mohr , our Business Development Officer for the GTA, at future events. 

MCE is also now a member of the Ontario Aerospace Council (OAC) and recently had the opportunity to meet with fellow members at an event held at Mohawk College.  

Dianne Jones,  Business Development Officer for Oakville/Burlington and North of Toronto, attended a meet and greet with  Coordinate Industries   (also an OAC member) and our college colleagues at the Stoney Creek Campus. 
Orlick Industries

We would like to welcome our newest client;
Orlick Industries  ( 16 managers from various locations are participating in our  Future Ready Leadership program .

Mohawk College launches a new program!  Click here to read about the Family Business Program, designed by and for family businesses! 

Audie McCarthy has three speaking engagements over the next month. They include:

Closing the Gender Gap, April 7, The Spectator Auditorium, Hamilton. Read article in the Hamilton Spectator.
 
Future Ready Leadership for Women, April 21, Courtyard Marriott, Hamilton.

Women's Leadership Circle, May 2, Hamilton Public Library, Saltfleet Branch.  
 
 
Upcoming Courses and Programs

Course
Date & Location 
Contact 
A 2 day course to recertify you as a "Backflow/Cross Connection Control Tester" .
Click here for more info 


April 21 & 22

Time: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Location: Mohawk College, Stoney Creek Campus

Last session until the fall! 
Lorraine MacDonald
905 575 2534


 

This program helps prepare new or existing leaders in the private and public sectors for the future. We focus on essential leadership skills that will help advance participants in their career, as well as move your organization forward. 


Contact us to customize this program for your employees.

Lorraine MacDonald
905 575 2534

Keep up with industry demands in an ever changing and competitive market by providing your employees with this high- impact customized welding program. 


Quickstart Welding Program
Quickstart Welding Program

Lorraine MacDonald
905 575 2534


 
Mohawk YouTube Videos
Introducing our new Tips Videos!

 
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Thank you to our Mohawk College Media students, Jacob Morris and Ben Feuerstein for creating these and other great videos for us! 
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