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SUMMARY:OPBA Leadership Day 2026: Performance Management & Difficult Conversations for Senior Procurement Leaders
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DESCRIPTION:OPBA Leadership Day 2026: Performance Management & Difficult Conversations for Senior Procurement Leaders\n\n04/28/26 09:00 AM EST\n - 04/28/26 04:00 PM EST\Description:\nLeadership Day 2026\n\nPerformance Management & Difficult Conversations for Senior Procurement Leaders\n\n\nDate: April 28, 2026  |  Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET  |  Format: In-person, full day\n\nLocation: Mississauga Living Arts Centre*  |  Fee: $299 per person  |  Audience: Senior procurement leaders with people-management responsibilities\n*On-site parking: $6 daily rate\nThis event qualifies for 6 contact hours toward professional development requirements. \n\n\nLeadership Day is a focused, in-person professional development experience designed for senior procurement leaders who manage people and lead teams.\n\nThis is not an introductory or emerging-leader session. The day centers on the real leadership challenges procurement leaders face—performance management, engagement, feedback, and navigating difficult conversations with confidence and clarity.\n\nParticipants will work through practical strategies and frameworks for coaching, delivering clear and empathetic feedback, and handling resistance or defensiveness during tough conversations. The content is grounded in real-world public sector procurement leadership dynamics and is designed to be applied immediately.\n\nIdeal for: managers, senior managers, and directors in procurement who supervise staff and are accountable for team performance and engagement.\n\nLearning approach*: interactive and practical, combining facilitated discussion, peer learning, real-world scenarios, and applied leadership tools (not a lecture-style session).\n\n* Capacity is intentionally limited to support meaningful discussion, reflection, and practical application.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:OPBA Leadership Day 2026: Performance Management & Difficult Conversations for Senior Procurement Leaders<br /><br />04/28/26 09:00 AM EST - 04/28/26 04:00 PM EST<br />Description:<br /><h2 style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:6px;"><span style="font-size:18px">Leadership Day 2026</span></h2>

<p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:12px; font-size:14px; line-height:1.45; color:#1F2D3D;"><strong>Performance Management &amp; Difficult Conversations for Senior Procurement Leaders</strong></p>

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<p style="margin:0; font-size:14px; line-height:1.6; color:#1F2D3D;"><strong>Date:</strong> April 28, 2026 &nbsp;|&nbsp; <strong>Time:</strong> 9:00 AM &ndash; 4:00 PM ET &nbsp;|&nbsp; <strong>Format:</strong> In-person, full day</p>

<p style="margin:4px 0 0 0; font-size:14px; line-height:1.6; color:#1F2D3D;"><strong>Location:</strong> Mississauga Living Arts Centre*&nbsp; |&nbsp; <strong>Fee:</strong> $299 per person &nbsp;|&nbsp; <strong>Audience:</strong> Senior procurement leaders with people-management responsibilities<br />
<span style="font-size:14px"><em>*On-site parking: $6 daily rate</em></span><br />
This event qualifies for <strong data-end="929" data-start="865">6 contact hours toward professional development requirements</strong>.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:10px; font-size:14px; line-height:1.45; color:#1F2D3D;">Leadership Day is a focused, in-person professional development experience designed for <strong>senior procurement leaders who manage people and lead teams</strong>.</p>

<p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:10px; font-size:14px; line-height:1.45; color:#1F2D3D;">This is not an introductory or emerging-leader session. The day centers on the real leadership challenges procurement leaders face&mdash;performance management, engagement, feedback, and navigating difficult conversations with confidence and clarity.</p>

<p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:10px; font-size:14px; line-height:1.45; color:#1F2D3D;">Participants will work through practical strategies and frameworks for coaching, delivering clear and empathetic feedback, and handling resistance or defensiveness during tough conversations. The content is grounded in real-world public sector procurement leadership dynamics and is designed to be applied immediately.</p>

<p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:10px; font-size:14px; line-height:1.45; color:#1F2D3D;"><strong>Ideal for:</strong> managers, senior managers, and directors in procurement who supervise staff and are accountable for team performance and engagement.</p>

<p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; font-size:14px; line-height:1.45; color:#1F2D3D;"><strong>Learning approach*:</strong> interactive and practical, combining facilitated discussion, peer learning, real-world scenarios, and applied leadership tools (not a lecture-style session).<br />
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<strong>* Capacity is intentionally limited to support meaningful discussion, reflection, and practical application.</strong></p>

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