Relationship Intelligence: Building Strategic Relationships That Open Doors
About this workshop
Professional growth is rarely built on competence alone. Relationships influence access to information, trust, collaboration, visibility, referrals, mentorship, sponsorship and opportunity.
This workshop moves beyond superficial networking to help participants build meaningful professional relationships rooted in trust, value, consistency and emotional awareness.
Who this workshop is for
Professionals, leaders, entrepreneurs and client-facing specialists who want to build stronger internal and external relationships without relying on superficial networking.
Facilitated by EQ-i 2.0® certified professional Olabukonla Mise, drawing on experience delivering more than 100 workshops to over 2,500 participants. Limited to 24 participants to support meaningful interaction and personalized learning.
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to
Explain how relationships influence access, collaboration, visibility and opportunity.
Map a personal relationship ecosystem and identify important gaps or neglected connections.
Build trust through value, consistency, emotional awareness and appropriate follow-through.
Navigate reciprocity, boundaries and relationship-building without becoming transactional.
Design a focused 30-day Relationship Experiment with clear strategic actions.
What to Expect
The EdgeWithin™ follows a deliberate learning journey from awareness to comprehension to action. The four-hour experience includes:
A welcoming baseline reflection and connection to the topic.
Guided examination of current patterns, assumptions and real workplace experiences.
Clear concepts and practical language for understanding what is happening beneath behaviour.
Facilitated individual, paired and small-group practice.
Three breaks totalling 50 minutes: two 10-minute breaks and one 30-minute break.
A practical personal application plan and post-workshop commitment.
What is included
Four hours of live, facilitated learning on Zoom.
A short pre-workshop welcome and reflection activity.
An editable participant workbook and practical tools.
A personal application plan for use after the workshop.
A digital certificate of completion for this individual workshop, provided the attendance, pre-work, camera and participation requirements are met.
What Participants Say About Learning with Ola
4.9/5 average satisfaction · 9.8/10 average likelihood to recommend
Based on evaluation responses from a previous Ola-M Empathic Communication workshop.
“It was absolutely great and worth my time!”
— Empathic Communication workshop participant
“I appreciated the practicality of the Personal Branding and Career Acceleration workshop. I found it an immersive experience. Excellent work!”
— Networking and Personal Branding workshop participant
Selected feedback from previous professional-development workshops facilitated by Ola.
Participation and Certificate Requirements
This is a highly immersive and experiential virtual workshop, not a passive webinar. Participants should expect guided reflection, facilitated discussion, practical exercises and small-group interaction.
A certificate of completion is issued separately for each EdgeWithin™ workshop. To qualify, participants must:
complete approximately 15–20 minutes of pre-work;
attend the workshop in full;
keep their camera on for at least 80% of the facilitated session; and
participate meaningfully in the learning activities.
Participants who do not meet these requirements may attend the workshop but will not receive a certificate of completion. Reasonable exceptions may be made for approved accessibility accommodations communicated to the facilitator.
About the Facilitator
Olabukonla (Ola) Mise is the Lead Consultant and Facilitator at The Ola-M Company Inc.
Her work focuses on emotional intelligence, leadership, communication, organizational development and practical capacity-building.
Ola is an active member of the Waterloo Region community in Ontario, Canada, where she has supported professionals and organizations across the public, nonprofit and community sectors. Her work has included engagements with Waterloo Public Library, the City of Kitchener—where she led the development of the municipality’s first newcomer strategy—the Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin, Workplace and Immigrant Network (WIN), and Social Venture Partners Waterloo Region.
An EQ-i 2.0® certified professional with a Psychology background, Ola has facilitated more than 100 workshops for over 2,500 participants, bringing practical experience in emotional intelligence, leadership, communication, organizational development and community capacity-building to her work.
Pricing, Offers & Policies
Standard registration
CA$310.75 per participant, including 13% HST (CA$275 before tax).
The HST breakdown will be shown at checkout.
Seeking employer support?
This workshop includes four hours of facilitated professional development, practical tools, an editable workbook, a personal application plan and a certificate of completion.
Contact info@ola-m.ca if your organization requires additional registration or invoicing information.
Nonprofit delegate/staff offer
Employees and delegates of nonprofit and charitable organizations may receive 20% off the base ticket price with code NONPROFITRI20. Discounted price: CA$220 + CA$28.60 HST = CA$248.60 total.
The nonprofit code cannot be combined with any other promotional or group offer.
Multiple-registration offers
Registering three or more people from the same organization? Please contact info@ola-m.ca before purchasing to discuss an appropriate multiple-registration offer. Group offers cannot be combined with the nonprofit voucher or another promotion.
Refund, transfer and deferral policy
Registration fees are refundable up to 10 calendar days before the workshop. After this deadline, refunds are not available; however, the registration may be transferred to another participant or deferred to a future EdgeWithin™ workshop, subject to availability.
Each registration is eligible for one transfer or one deferral—not both. Participants are responsible for identifying the person to whom their registration will be transferred; The Ola-M Company does not match participants or find replacement attendees.
Deferred registration credits must be used within 12 months of the original workshop date. Any difference in registration fees will apply. All requests must be submitted to info@ola-m.ca before the originally scheduled workshop begins.