Challenging Limiting Beliefs To Seize Future Opportunities
The Challenge
The NHL Alumni Association’s mission is to help better the lives of all former NHL players. The organization provides critical support as players transition into their post-playing careers.
The challenge, create a curriculum of workshops that provided alumni with the skills and confidence to seize post-playing opportunities.
These workshops needed to create a safe and fun learning environment which allowed alumni to challenge their limiting beliefs and explore their potential.
The Solution
CL Network partnered with the NHLAA to design a series of workshops to help alumni uncover their hidden skills and natural abilities. The initial “Communicating with Confidence” workshop was launched in 2011 and for the past decade assisted hundreds of alumni elevating their communication and public speaking skills.
Additional workshops offered included:
- “Communicating with Stories” – leveraging storytelling to share experiences and engage audiences.
- “Coaching Beyond the Boards” – exploring a structured coaching process to improve communication, build trust and help players elevate performance. Several alumni leveraged this workshop to pursue coaching career opportunities.
- “Art of Negotiation” – providing alumni the knowledge and strategies to negotiate effectively.
- “Personal Branding, The Power of You” – a personal exploration on what makes you unique by uncovering personal strengths, values, passions and transferable skills that can guide future career choices.
Group size never exceeded 15 participants. Alumni appreciated the opportunity to engage with other alumni in a safe learning environment and develop new connections which continued post training.