Saskatchewan's Think. Act. Grow. (TAG) Program

What is Saskatchewan's Think - Act - Grow (TAG) Training Program? It is a unique and valuable program the University of Saskatchewan can offer the entire Saskatchewan community.

What is the core of Saskatchewan's TAG Training Program? MEAPA's fundamental belief is that "an entity will only grow as much as its people grow." For example: a small business will only grow as much as a small business owner grows; a community will only grow as much as its leaders and residents grow. This belief forms the core of Saskatchewan's TAG Training Program.

Why is there a need for Saskatchewan's TAG Training Program? Saskatchewan will continue to confront a variety of challenges in today's ever changing and dynamic global economy. TAG can help Saskatchewan's leaders, entrepreneurs, executives and residents think effectively, identify opportunities, solve problems and take positive action.

Who should attend Saskatchewan's TAG Training Program? A wide variety of people can benefit from attending Think, Act, Grow such as community leaders, business executives, school administrators, teachers, students and anyone else interested in learning how to think effectively and take positive action.

What are the features of the Saskatchewan's TAG Training Program? TAG involves a variety of features such as:

a unique blend of instructive stories
numerous individual, small group and large group exercises
creative resources from a variety of fields such as business, history, science, mathematics, sports and popular culture

What are the outcomes of the Saskatchewan TAG Training Program?

The majority of traditional training today involves topics such as communication, critical thinking, conflict resolution, relationship building, managing people, sales and personal development. TAG is different and therefore a very unique learning experience. TAG is unique because it uses a multidisciplinary approach to highlight a shared set of attributes found among individuals who that demonstrated effective thinking and positive action in order to empower themselves and/or their community, business, organization or school.

Since individuals of all ages and in any profession could benefit from learning how to think more effectively in order to take positive action in their personal and professional lives, TAG is appropriate for just about anyone in Saskatchewan willing to dedicate themselves to the program.

By attending the Saskatchewan TAG Training Program you will be able to:

Recognize that an entity will only grow as much as its people grow. MEAPA believes that a community will only grow as much as its leaders and residents grow; a small business will only grow as much as its owner grows; a school will only grow as much as its teachers grow and a business will only grow as much as its managers and workers grow. TAG provides attendees with a unique learning experience focused on how one's personal growth is directly related to the growth of their community, business, organization or school.

Increase your ability to be an agent of positive change both in your personal and professional life. MEAPA believes that individuals have the capacity to be agents of positive change but with so many distractions and challenges today it remains difficult for people to often work on their abilities. TAG provides attendees with practical exercises that sharpen their abilities to affect change and that they can immediately implement in their personal life as well as in their community, business, organization or school.

Enhance your capacity for resourcefulness and ingenuity so that you can solve problems and create opportunities more efficiently. MEAPA believes that individuals can take their intelligence, character and ambition to new levels if inspired. TAG provides attendees with intriguing stories from a variety of fields such as business, history, arts and sciences, popular culture and sports that will inspire them to spark their resourcefulness and ingenuity.

Improve your leadership aptitude by recognizing its various components so that you can lead yourself and others on a more consistent basis. MEAPA believes that individuals possess leadership abilities beyond their current levels. TAG provides attendees with insights into the various types and elements of leadership in order for attendees to evaluate their own style and improve upon it moving forward.

Stimulate new levels of collaboration with others by harnessing the power of individuals in order to empower your community, business, organization or school. MEAPA believes that when individuals work together progress is possible on new levels. TAG provides attendees with various examples of how they can collaborate in order to harness the collective power of each other.

Recognize the value of individualism with a deeper understanding that one person can make a difference. MEAPA believes that individuals on their own possess extraordinary talent and potential for self-expression and by developing themselves on a consistent long-term basis. TAG provides attendees with ways to think differently about individualism in the 21st century using new technology to empower people to develop their individuality and make a positive difference.

How long is the Saskatchewan TAG Program? This will be a two day event hosted by the University and will take place on campus.

Why should the University of Saskatchewan offer this unique experience for the entire community? Saskatchewan competes in today's ever changing and dynamic global economy and it is imperative that it continue to educate its leaders and residents in the belief that an organization will only grow as much as its people grow. Therefore, TAG will benefit Saskatchewan's leaders and residents by helping them to think and act effectively in order to grow so they can in turn help the community grow.

How much does the Saskatchewan TAG Program cost? For MEAPA to send Dr. Michael Edmondson and Dr. Peter Abramo to Saskatchewan for two days the cost is $6,500 and includes all travel costs.