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PLAY TRAILER

  • Designed for: Lawyers, Accountants and other Professionals

  • Accredited: (1 hour 30 mins Professionalism & 1 hour EDI Professionalism by LSO)

  • Duration: 2 hour 30 mins

  • Program Language: English

  • Program Fee: $199

  • Closed Caption available: English

Course Summary

About the documentary case study

In the midst of America’s tumultuous fight to end Jim Crow and the birth of the civil rights movement, Willie – the descendant of escaped slaves – became the first black player to skate in a National Hockey League game. He was blind in one eye – an extraordinary secret that only his sister knew, and played 45 games in the NHL. Willie provides historical context and depth to O’Ree’s incredible journey. The film is a testament to the resilience and determination of a man empowered by his family’s legacy, and the people he has inspired along the way.


About the course

If there is one quality that lawyers and business professionals seek for themselves and their employees, it is sustained high performance in the face of ever-increasing pressure in this rapidly-changing world. This program will teach professionals about their capacity to build, grow and rebuild from adversity. The program features as a case study the award winning documentary film Willie which tells the story of Willie O’Ree who, in the midst of America’s tumultuous birth of the civil rights movement, became the first black player to skate in a National Hockey League game. The case study will be followed by a panel which will discuss “the making of a corporate athlete”— or how professionals can reframe themselves as corporate athletes to increase their resilience and mental focus on leadership and wellness-work-life balance principles that high-performer athletes need to embrace to become extraordinary.


Specific Learning Objectives

  • Gain a fundamental understanding of the importance of resilience and mental toughness for physical well-being and mental well-being to achieve high performance;

  • Demystify resilience and mental toughness through the fundamental importance of understanding self-care;

  • Gain a fundamental understanding of the importance of mindfulness and meditation for physical well-being and mental well-being;

  • Gain a capacity to build, grow and rebuild from adversity – understanding “the making of a corporate athlete”—how reframing ourselves as corporate athletes can help increase our resilience and mental focus on leadership and wellness-work-life balance principles that high-performer athletes need to embrace to become extraordinary;

  • Discuss realistic ways for legal and business professionals to improve their happiness and work/life balance – discussing realistic ways to improve leadership and wellness-work-life balance principles that high-performer corporate athletes and organizations need to embrace to become extraordinary;

  • Gain an inspirational appreciation for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) through the case study (film) and panel discussion which will focus on resilience leadership and mental toughness in the face of racism and discrimination. The documentary shows how in the midst of the American civil rights movement, Willie O’Ree became the first Black player to skate in the NHL. An inspiration to many, the remarkable story of this recent Hall of Fame inductee’s courage and resilience in the face of racism transcends the sport – featuring the value of diversity and inclusion.