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Wed, 22 - May, 2013:
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This day in 1987...
Rick Hansen completes his Man in Motion world tour
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Rick Hansen was 15 years old the summer of 1973 when an automobile accident left him a paraplegic. Despite the setback, Hansen went on to become a top wheelchair athlete, winning numerous international wheelchair marathons and three world championships. He even competed for Canada in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Hansen's greatest achievements, of course, were yet to come.
On March 21, 1985, Hansen and a crew left the Oakridge Mall in Vancouver, B.C. to start his Man in Motion world tour, designed to raise funds for spinal cord injury research, rehabilitation and wheelchair sport. For two years, two months and two days, Hansen wheeled his way around the world, covering 40,072 kilometres. During his trek through 34 countries on four continents, Hansen covered between 50 and 70 kilometres per day, repaired 126 flat tires, wore out 94 gloves and was robbed four times. Crowds greeted him everywhere he went - including 800,000 cheering people in Tianjin, China.
In August 1986, Hansen made it to Cape Spear, Newfoundland, ready for the cross-Canada segment that would bring him home... It is fitting that the 13,861 kilometres wheeled in Canada represented the longest distance he traveled in any country on his tour. On May 22, 1987, Hansen and his crew completed their tour in Vancouver, having raised more than $26 million for their causes. The tour's end marked the launch of the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation, with Hansen as the CEO.
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Summary of the learning
This instructional audio recording with PowerPoint slides, usually up to 30 minutes in length, will review the key points covered in the session. This can be used in conjunction with the “in-person” training, or it can be used as an option instead of in-person training.
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Tele-seminar 2 to 3 weeks after the training
Supervisors/managers who attended the training will be eligible to call in for a discussion with Stephen. If this option is chosen, then Stephen will give participants from the training a simple homework task to discuss in this tele-seminar. Stephen will ask participants to share successes and challenges they faced when attempting to create some positive change.
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52 tips e-mailed to supervisors
One tip will be emailed every Tuesday for 52 weeks. These tips are substantive with suggestions of what to do at work. Many of these tips are modified versions from Stephen’s book Managing Human Rights at Work: 101 practical tips to prevent human rights disasters, yet they’ve been altered, updated and adjusted for this program.
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12 instructional Videos
Participants can see and hear issues that workplaces face trying to create and maintain a respectful workplace. These are useful for short meetings (perhaps one per month) to keep issues at top of mind with employees. These are 5 to 10 minutes in length.
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3 customized instructional Videos
Stephen will create the clips from specific issues your workplace wants to address. These are 5 to 10 minutes in length.
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Numerous instructional Videos using Canadian cases
Participants are given a quick outline of a case and then they will be given a question to answer. After some discussion, the recording resumes with Stephen giving the answer and explaining the reasons why – hence the learning from typical dilemmas that face many Canadian workplaces. These are 5 to 10 minutes in length.
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4 instructional Videos for supervisors/managers only
These clips are for the use of supervisors/managers to help them learn useful techniques to create and maintain a respectful workplace. These are 5 to 10 minutes in length.
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6 tele-seminars
Every second month Stephen will interview a guest who has expertise in workplace issues. Those wishing to listen in will be able to have interaction with Stephen and his guests. Podcasts will be available for those who couldn’t attend as well as those who did, and want to hold onto key learning points.
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Podcast of Stephen’s book, Managing Human Rights at Work: 101 practical tips to prevent human rights disasters
Any additions to the book will be updated on this podcast. This allows people who don’t get the time to read Stephen’s book, to listen to it in the car or on a media player. For those who have read the book, it’s a useful reminder of the important issues.
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Try this booklet
Each supervisor/manager will receive a copy of this compact and simple “try this” booklet. Stephen has taken 20 issues of concern in workplaces and given clear and concise suggestions. It’s an easy guide allowing a quick reference to complex issues.
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Telephone coaching for 15 minutes one day per month
Any supervisor/manager who attended the session will be eligible to call Stephen for up to 15 minutes to receive coaching for an issue they are grappling with. When the dates are chosen, the times will be 9 – 11 a.m. and 1 – 3 p.m. Pacific time. (coaching tips and suggestions will never interfere with company policies or procedures)
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