Lorie Corcuera | SpeakerHub

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Lorie Corcuera is the Co-Founder and CEO at SPARK Creations & Company Inc., a training and development organization that inspires people and companies to create meaningful cultures and workplaces. Over the past 20 years, Lorie has cultivated her people and culture development, community relations, and leadership coaching experience as both a strategic and progressive senior human resources leader and business consultant in the technology, interactive entertainment, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, professional services, and non-profit space. Lorie has a Bachelor of Commerce and Business Administration from the University of British Columbia, is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) with The Coaches Training Institute (CTI), is a Certified Emergenetics Associate with Emergenetics International, an active mentor for Futurpreneur Canada, Dress for Success Vancouver, HR Tech Group, Young Women in Business and Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, and Co-Founder of the social enterprise Enspire Foundation. Lorie is passionate about elevating the life experience at work and cultivating a community that is igniting and enriching our human spirit. To learn more, go to sparkcreationsinc.com.

Current position (1)

Co-Founder & CEO

SPARK Creations & Company Inc.

Degrees (2)

Bachelor of Commerce and Business Administration

University of British Columbia

1996 to 1999

Certified Co-Active Professional Coach

The Coaches Training Institut

2012 to 2014

Presentations

Presentations (4)

Humanizing Cultures: The Power of Love and Compassion in the Workplace

When Google went on a quest to build the perfect team, they learned that the only key element required is whether a team has the ability to create psychological safety. In other words, members listen to one another, have a voice, and can share freely without judgment combined with showing empathy and sensitivity to the feelings and needs of their members. Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson published a study in 1999 that defined psychological safety as “...a team climate characterized by interpersonal trust and mutual respect in which people are comfortable being themselves.” To create a workplace where people feel safe and cared for requires leaders and teams to increase human connection. To be human is to bring more love and compassion to the workplace.

Learning Objectives:
Define love and compassion in the workplace
Explore the neuroscience and research of love and compassion
Discover simple tools and tips to integrate love and compassion at work and at home

Creating a Culture of Belonging

A 75-year Harvard study discovered that the secret to leading a fulfilling life is the presence of quality relationships. Human beings are wired for social connections. While we innately know and feel this, companies struggle to create environments were people feel they can show up as their true self. The pressure to be someone else at work then develops an energy that is draining and overwhelming. Studies show that workplaces that fosters psychological safety increases creativity, innovation and meaningful human connections. When we are connected, we then feel a sense of belonging.

Learning Objectives:
Understand the significance and difference between diversity, inclusion and belonging
Become more conscious of our unconscious bias
Learn how the brain works using emotional intelligence
Hear how other global companies are creating cultures of belonging
Develop personal and team strategies on how to create cultures of belonging and connection

Becoming More Conscious of Our Unconscious Bias

We all have unconscious personal biases that are deeply ingrained in our brains. These biases can influence many of our decisions, including those we make at work. The first step to managing these biases is to uncover what they are. When we are aware of our assumptions and beliefs, we can start choosing which are serving us and which are holding us back.

Learning Objectives:
Define the difference between conscious and unconscious bias
Experience highly-interactive and experiential activities that dig deep into the unconscious part of our brains
Develop personal and team strategies on how to manage bias in the workplace
Gain valuable tools to build more trusting and inclusive workplaces that are respectful and human centered

Rediscover Your Core Values

What would it be like to live and lead from your core? Every human being is born with a set of core values. These values are innate and do not change. Having clearly defined core values will:

• Help you to make choices and decisions that are aligned with your core
• Attract and connect you with ideal team members, clients, and partners that share similar values
• Establish a foundation onto which expectations and trust is built
• Communicate what matters and is most meaningful to you
• Keep you on track to live and demonstrate your core values daily
• Set you apart from others with a unique personal and professional brand

Learning Objectives:
Learn what matters to you most so you can stay true to your core
Create a deeper connection to self and others
Align personal core values with team and organizational values
Learn creative strategies to integrate core values at work and at home