Waterfront Suite – Corner Lake View @ WaterPark Place with Five Private Offices & Multi-Use Space
The Rostie Group provides more than just office space. When you become a part of our waterfront work community, your team is set up for support, growth and success.
WaterPark Place is the newest and hottest building in Toronto’s Financial South Core. Fully renovated, the prestigious 20 Bay Street address is home to more than a few big names in the industry. At The Rostie Group, professionally trained staff are here to ensure your productivity is the main priority.
Our Reception team will greet and provide all your clients with the best in customer care. The Meetings Manager is here to handle all your meeting needs; from interviews to training sessions and evening events we have an array of meeting rooms that are available for your use.
Our Community Coordinator plans in-house events for every occasion – Social Fridays, Chili Cook-offs, Holiday Festivities – and is there to support and brighten the overall morale of the centre. The Rostie Group lounge encourages positive interaction between all tenants, fostering new friendships and business colleagues.
When you are ready to hit the gym with your new found friends, TriFit has outfitted 20 Bay St, with an up-scale gym experience right in the building! Exclusive to WaterPark Place tenants only for $35/month – this brand new amenity includes group fitness classes, spinning, state of the art weight training machines with lockers and showers. TriFit gym ensures your team can take a well needed workout break without leaving the work community!
Need a last minute computer hooked up? Looking for some troubleshooting help? We have an onsite IT team here to ensure all your technical needs are taken care of immediately. Because lets get serious – the Internet is everything these days! The Rostie Group prides itself on being a flexible and customizable work community. Configure your new team space to reflect your company’s values! Bean bag chairs and basketball hoops or leather chairs with mahogany desks – customize your space for your team with our help.
If you have ever worked on a beach before, you know that having an amazing view can be awe-inspiring and get those creative juices flowing. The views from Team Space 103 are expansive, overlooking the recently completed Waterfront renewal, mentioned by The New York Times as one of the top places to explore in Toronto (which has been ranked 7th best city to visit in 2016!). This summer will be humming with excitement right outside your new workspace. You can commute on your bike along the shore, have a picnic lunch in the gardens by the waterfront and catch a Blue Jays game after work, with the Rogers centre and Union station a 5 minute walk away. The diverse and liveliest parts of the city are at your fingertips!
Come and see for yourself what Toronto’s thriving South Core has to offer. We promise you won’t be disappointed!
UN International Day of Happiness!
It feels good to be happy right?
Why not share the happiness at WaterPark Place this Friday and join us for some fun activities and treats in the Mezzanine and Food Court!
Happiness is what we all strive for – what the media, society and every self-help book and guru out there tells us to seek.
So how do we truly reach a state of happiness and stay there?
Without the down times in life, it would be hard to enjoy the up times.
It would be very odd if we all walked around like the Stepford wives, perpetually smiling…
International Day of Happiness celebrated on March 20th, is not about superficial and materialistic happiness but rather it is about recognizing that ‘progress’ should be about increasing human happiness and wellbeing, not just growing the economy.
“In 2011, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution which recognised happiness as a “fundamental human goal” and called for “a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes the happiness and well-being of all peoples”.
In 2012 the first ever UN conference on Happiness took place and the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution which decreed that the International Day of Happiness would be observed every year on 20 March. It was celebrated for the first time in 2013″.
http://www.dayofhappiness.net/about/
It comes as no surprise that the number one way people describe experiencing happiness is from giving and doing things for others.
Recap! Chili Cook-off 2016
Chili Cook-off 2016 started off spicy!
8 creative Chili entries geared up for the competition!
The Mexican theme was felt throughout the afternoon; the unconventionally warm February weather in Toronto helped to boost spirits!
Thank you to Lone Star for coming out and providing some delicious tortilla chips and salsa!
Everybody tried the 8 chili dishes and ranked them according to their favourites!
Food, fun and social networking were had by all!
Some took the judging very seriously – as you can see Melisa lined up her chili tastings and deliberated who to pick as #1! All the chili recipes were unique, including a vegetarian option and ground chicken option, with delicious cornbread and dips all made by our caring tenants and friends.
Mike serving up the Chili!
Miller & Bean rocking the moustaches!
Congratulations to our winners – First Place for Nathan, Second Place for Charlie and Third Place for John!
Thank you to Tim Hortons for donating chili and bread for the competition, and Los Colibris for the gift certificates!
The 2016 Chili Cook-off was a huge success, thank you to all our clients and friends who came out and enjoyed the afternoon with us!
We are looking forward to some great events coming up for 2016, stay tuned for details!
Remembrance Day 2015
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Remembrance Day is observed on November 11th to commemorate the sacrifices of the men and women who have served in both war and peace. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month marks the end of the First World War in 1918, after more than four years of continuous warfare. Since the beginning of the First World War, more than 1,500,000 Canadians have served, and more than 120,000 have died for our country’s peace.
Starting at 10:50AM on Wednesday November 11th Oxford will be holding a ceremony in the Atrium lobby of 10 and 20 Bay WaterPark Place. Please join us in reflection and remembrance of those who gave their lives and service so we may live in peace.
Lest we forget.
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Facilitating Meetings with Ease
Facilitating Meetings With Ease –
Toronto: October 21-22, 2015
We’re all spending so much time in meetings and are being asked to achieve crucial goals that meeting process facilitation is fast becoming a core competency for anyone who’s on a team, leads a task force, heads up a committee or manages a department. Whether you’re new to facilitation or have years of experience, this workshop provides a unique opportunity to enhance your mastery of any group situation.
Learn essential skills from certified, veteran trainers who have taught meeting facilitation skills for years. Experience a dynamic and totally interactive learning environment.
The Learning Opportunity:
- Core values, principles, and behaviors of meeting facilitation
- Work with powerful process tools and techniques
- Develop your confidence in handling resistance and dysfunctional behaviors
- Receive personal feedback and coaching • Practice new tools in a safe learning environment
Who Should Attend:
- Project managers – earn PDUs!
- Six Sigma and Lean Professionals
- Managers of any level who run meetings
- Internal Consultants
- Professionals who need to increase buy-in and decrease resistance in group settings
- Team Leaders
- Business Analysts Participants earn fourteen Professional Development Units through the Project Management Institute upon course completion.
Facilitation First has been a Registered Education Provider since 2006 and our current Provider rating is 92.39% (average rating for all providers is 85.61%).
Workshop Agenda
Module One – Introduction to Facilitation Roles & Beliefs of a Facilitator Partner Interview: The Five Core Practices Distinguishing Process and Content Leadership Norming Lecturette and Exercise Giving and Receiving Feedback
Module Two – Decision-Making Moving on Up! Exercise The Decision-Making Roadmap Converging and Diverging Tools and Exercises Overview of Consensus-Building Testing for Agreement How Neutral do Facilitators have to be?
Module Three – Meeting Management The Fundamentals of Meeting Management Exit Survey Review and Exercise Case Study: “Meeting in Overtime”
Module Four – Managing Conflict Healthy Debates versus Dysfunctional Arguments Conflict Management Tips The Language of Intervention and Exercises Q&A, Evaluations, Wrap-up
Facilitating Meetings With Ease
Workshop Outcomes
Module One: Introduction to Facilitation
- Understanding the importance of ‘facilitation’ as a key leadership core competency within the context of running effective meetings and managing diverse groups
- Getting clarity as to the role and beliefs of the facilitator in the context of creating powerful meetings
- Experiencing the power of pairs and how to minimize group resistance through the use of the ‘buy-in frame’
- Learning the 5 core facilitation practices and how to use these to gain group alignment
- Understanding the importance of ‘process’ versus ‘content’ as the foundation for understanding dialogue
- Reviewing how to initiate and maintain a facilitation
- The importance of defining ‘purpose’ and ‘process’ in creating the meeting context
- Exploring the use of norms in helping groups understand interpersonal and task related expectations
Module Two: Introduction to Group Decision-Making
- Experiencing criteria based decision grids – a more sophisticated approach to prioritization versus ‘pros and cons’
- Understanding the five most used decision-making options: from ‘delegation’ to ‘consensus building’
- Learning how to choose and facilitate the right decisionmaking option
- Practice using methods for giving and receiving peer feedback
Module Three: Introduction to Meeting Management
- Learning how to apply the learning immediately to relevant work situations
- Understanding the parameters of facilitator neutrality
- Developing knowledge on the nine basic fundamental elements of running effective meetings
- Practicing how to develop a process design for a ‘planned’ intervention
- Using exit surveys as a methodology for making group and/or meeting improvements
Module Four: Introduction to Group Conflict Management
- Distinguishing immediate vs. planned interventions and when either is required
- Reviewing proactive techniques to handle common types of meeting conflict
- Practice using the three-step language of intervention model in dealing with common blocks during meetings
For almost 20 years, Facilitation First has been top of mind for those seeking training in process facilitation. Our Facilitating with Ease workshop has been honed by Ingrid Bens, author of the national bestselling books ‘Facilitating with Ease and ‘Facilitation at a Glance!’. With thousands of participants rating the course an average 4.5 out of 5, we provide an experiential workshop process that equips learners with simple yet powerful tools that they can apply in their next meeting. What You’ll Receive You leave our workshop with the tools you need to combat wasted meeting resources.
You get access to online customizable templates, a textbook filled with meeting designs and intervention techniques, and the personal feedback and coaching from participants and the trainer. Our certified trainers are ‘facilitators first,’ who bring this real-world experience to the classroom.
Register Today!
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Dates: October 21-22, 2015 Times: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Location: The Rostie Group, 20 Bay Street, WaterPark Place, Suite 1100, Toronto, ON
Trainer: Kevin Quinn
Fee: $1,100 + HST ask about our discounts
What Some of our Clients Are Saying…
“Kevin was phenomenal. A true facilitation guru. Felt at ease and learned a lot of practical tools.” Cathy Katrib-Reyes, Project Coordinator, CBC
“This workshop was a carefully perfected blend of content, process and opportunities to practice in a safe and supportive environment that encouraged risk taking and reflection. Top shelf!” Monica Wand, Vice Principal, York Region District School Board
“This training shocked, amazed and inspired me. After just two days, I feel equipped to bring operational improvements to my organization.” Joe Crampton, VP Product, BPS Resolver
About Your Trainer: Kevin Quinn
Meet the meeting doctor. We all know that an innovative facilitation process can make the difference between a dysfunctional work group and a high performing team. Kevin models and teaches leaders how to design and facilitate meetings to get the best results from individuals and groups. Kevin provides expert meeting facilitation, especially as a teacher or troubleshooter of these skills. His expertise includes teaching people on how to deal with difficult stakeholders, how to negotiate to get results and how to use creative problem solving with individuals & teams. He has mentored and taught business and thought leaders in the public and private sector in North America and the UK. Every year he runs an adventure leadership school in Canada’s subarctic, teaching leadership in an environment where the decisions you make are a matter of life and death. Kevin combines academic achievement with practical experience as a project manager and general manager in large public and private organizations. Kevin has helped a wide range of business partners to navigate organizational challenges and improve their business results. He is the instructor of record at the City of Toronto’s leadership development program and the Schulich School of Business Health Administration MBA program. He teaches extensively in the health care, banking and municipal government sectors.
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When a Recruiter Calls…
Contributor: Pamela Inglis, Recruiter – Rostie & Associates
You know the call, as soon as you hear it’s a recruiter on the other end of the phone there’s a good chance that the first thing you say is “thanks, but I’m not looking”. Fair enough. The majority of the people we call are happy in their current role. But does that mean you shouldn’t take a few minutes to find out what they’re calling about? It may not be for you but perhaps you have a friend that’s on the market or maybe, just maybe, it’s your dream job.
It may not be the time for you to make a move, maybe not the right role, but why not take a few minutes and get to know us a little. Hopefully you’ll never be in the position where you have to find another job, but eventually you may want to. And we’ll be here…waiting for your call.
The Waterfront BIA Hosts a Wonderful Member’s Appreciation Breakfast
The kind individuals at The Waterfront BIA hosted a delicious member’s appreciation breakfast on board Mariposa Cruises‘ Captain Matthew Flinders this morning. The breakfast was followed by two informative presentations. Mark Lebovits and Stephanie McIsaac from Environics Analytics revealed detailed statistics of our waterfront service area. We learned a great deal about our waterfront community including including who the community is, average household incomes and detailed expenditures plus other relevant data on overall activity to help us succeed in our businesses. We really appreciated the insight that they were able to provide and it opened our eyes to the possibilities.
The second presentation provided details about the annual 3-day Redpath Waterfront Festival including their new partnership with the Toronto Wine & Spirit Festival and information on their world-class events such as the North American Flyboard Championships and DockDogs World Qualifying Championships. For more information about the Red path Waterfront Festival, you can read our previous blog post about it here.
Several local businesses also provided great prizes for a raffle. The Redpath Waterfront Festival’s intern Shane was the winner of a Rostie Group branded umbrella. With this unpredictable weather, Shane will always be keeping dry.
The Rostie Group is very thankful to have such an active BIA that is constantly thinking of the members and working on improving our area as well as hosting informative and creative events. If you are a business in the Waterfront Area, you may want to become a member.
Keep your office space in Toronto organized with these 25 tips
25 Tips to keep your office organized and running smoothly by Janet Taylor
1) Clean out each desk drawer, to free up even more valuable storage space.
2) Clear off the top of your desk, then wipe off the surface of the desktop.
3) Keep essential items on your desktop (computer, phone, fax, card file).
4) If you work with more than one person create an in box for each person.
5) Have a master to-do list for each day at your desk.
6) Pre-Sort the mail. To-File, To-Read, To-Contact(write or call).
7) Use a variety of containers to organize office supplies, paper clips and pens.
8) Use a variety of desktop organizers or trays to organize papers that come across your desk.
9) Create a separate drawer for personal paperwork, items, etc.
10) Use storage boxes to store dated files.
11) Purchase Magazine boxes to store booklets, magazines, catalogs you want to keep.
12) Create a file for magazine articles or scan them into your computer.
13) Filing system should be simple easy and manageable.
14) Color-coding your files makes it faster to find information.
15) Do not over stuff folders. It may be time to toss some of the information in the folder .
16) Never overload filing drawer. It will make it difficult to retrieve information in the drawers.
17) Sub-divide larger files with interior file folders.
18) Tab hanging file folders in the front.
19) Return calls in batches. Leave specific messages and the time you called if the person you’re trying to reach isn’t available.
20) Empty workspace of everything but the project you’re working on to cut down on distractions.
21) Keep an assortment of all-occasion cards and stamps in your desk.
22) Keep takeout menus from favorite restaurants so you can order ahead and pick up dinner on your way home.
23) When using more than one checking account, color coded checks are an easy way to identify each account.
24) At the end of each project or event, organize paperwork and file or store it.
25) Straighten desk at the end of the day and especially at the end of the week so that you can start each morning with a clear desk
The recipe for winning at business event planning
This excerpt is part of Entrepreneur.com’s Second-Quarter Startup Kit which explores the fundamentals of starting up in a wide range of industries.
In Start Your Own Event Planning Business, the staff at Entrepreneur Press and writer Cheryl Kimball explain how you can get started in the event planning industry, whether you want to work part- or full-time planning anything from a first-birthday party, bar mitzvah or wedding to political fundraisers and product launches. In this edited excerpt, the authors talk about the things that will help you succeed — and those that will make you fail — in the event planning industry.
Here are some of the pitfalls specific to the event planning industry:
Misunderstanding your client’s requirements. If your client wants a conservative business meeting and you deliver a Roaring Twenties theme party, you’re in trouble. Although this is an extreme example, remember that you need to know all your client’s requirements in detail before you can arrange a successful event.