Play Nice with The Sandbox System™
PENNY
TREMBLAY
Dynamic workplace relationships expert with over 20 years' experience helping organizations resolve conflict, build thriving cultures, and maximize productivity. Founder of The Sandbox System™, delivering innovative strategies for peaceful, productive, and profitable workplaces.
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Virtual Training Videos
Engaging, practical video content for leaders and teams — available on YouTube. Click any thumbnail to watch.
Resources
Handouts & Workbooks
Practical tools that translate learning into lasting, measurable workplace change for leaders and teams.
- 5 Biggest Mistakes Handout
- 2025 What's in Your Suitcase
- 2025 Raising A Concern
- What's Your Why
- Who's Playing
- Sandwich Technique
- Active Listening Checklist
- Activity Matrix
- Improv-ing Collaboration
- I Want I Am
- Circle of Influence
- PLAY NICE Formula for Conflict Resolution
- Managing Change
- Perception Checking
- Difficult Conversation Starters
- 5 Step Model to Plan Difficult Conversation
- Balance Wheel Activity
- Psychological Safety - 13 Risk Factors
- Step Up Your Psychological Safety
- Sand Shapers Activity
- Relationship Bank Account
- Balance Accountability and Empathy
- Professional Boundaries – What to Say When
- Workplace Gossip Do’s and Don’ts
- Generational Handout Activity
- Forgiveness Form
- Difficult Conversation Worksheet
- Non-negotiable Boundaries
- Self-Care and Well-Being Check-In
- Setting Up for Success
- Your WHY Form
- Building Self-Confidence
- Feed Me Feedback Form
Impact
Quantitative Impact Survey
The 2023 Conflict Resolution Impact Survey demonstrates measurable results across organizations that completed The Sandbox System™. Participants reported significant reductions in workplace conflict, improved team communication, and a stronger culture of accountability and trust.
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What We Do
Capabilities Statement
Penny Tremblay helps leaders and teams turn conflict into collaboration, creating high-performing, engaged workplaces. Through innovative digital learning, live workshops, and actionable strategies in leadership, conflict resolution, and psychological safety, Penny empowers organizations to build trust, foster inclusion, and achieve measurable results.
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Books by Penny Tremblay
Two impactful titles that put The Sandbox System™ philosophy into the hands of every leader and team.
Sandbox Strategies for the New Workplace
Conflict resolution from the inside out through The Sandbox System™ — traditionally published by Rowman & Littlefield (2023).
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Give and Be Rich
Tapping the Circle of Abundance — with a foreword by Kody Bateman, Founder and CEO of SendOutCards.
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Penny spoke at our 2025 NorthEast Contact Center Forum. Working with Penny pre, during and post conference was the best experience I could have asked for. She immersed herself in the content we were looking for and the end result was an engaging and insightful presentation that struck the perfect balance between real world examples and actionable strategies. I especially appreciated how Penny addressed challenges and provided useful tools both from the team member's perspective but also the leaders angle as well. This made the session feel practical and forward-thinking and her energy kept the audience engaged throughout!
Industry References
Trusted by senior leaders across banking, HR, and customer service sectors in Canada and the USA.
Corner Stone Bank
Country Bank
& RI SHRM Program Director
Penny
Tremblay
Dynamic workplace relationships expert with over 20 years' experience helping organizations resolve conflict, build thriving cultures, and maximize productivity. Founder of The Sandbox System™, delivering innovative strategies for peaceful, productive, and profitable workplaces.
Introduction
With warmth, engaging insight, and real-world expertise, Penny helps leaders and teams navigate workplace conflict with clarity, confidence, and lasting results.
As a workplace relationships expert and creator of The Sandbox System™, Penny shows how even the most challenging situations can become opportunities for stronger communication, accountability, and trust.
Her Harvard PON mediation expertise — combined with practical tools such as 5-step conversation models, emotional scales, and actionable worksheets — transforms workplace conflict into lasting collaboration, leaving leaders inspired and equipped to foster psychological safety and team success.
Delivered at the Nextiva-sponsored NECCF Expo 2025 closing session with high-energy stage presence, dynamic movement, playful sandbox props, relatable storytelling, strategic humor, and interactive elements that leave leaders inspired and equipped to build stronger teams.
Penny's Story
Learn about Penny's journey and what inspired her to create The Sandbox System™ for workplace relationships.
NECCF Expo Keynote — Nextiva
Watch Penny's closing keynote at the Nextiva-sponsored NECCF Expo 2025 — Building Peaceful, Productive, and Profitable Relationships.
Photos & Headshots
High-resolution professional headshots and speaking photos available for media, event promotions, and publications.
View & Download Photos →Virtual Training Videos
Engaging, practical video content for leaders and teams — available on YouTube. Click any thumbnail to watch.
Roadmap Through Conflict to Collaboration
A 9-video playlist — the only way through conflict is through it, not around it, over it, or under it.
Be Humble and Be Rich
8.7k views · A mindset-shifting perspective for leaders who want to lead with humility and purpose.
High Tech and High Touch
2.9k views · Recognizing people as people first — balancing technology with genuine human connection.
Workplace Conflict Resolution
1k views · Practical strategies for resolving conflict and restoring productive working relationships.
Position Yourself — Step #1 to Play Nice
The first step in The Sandbox System™ — positioning yourself for collaborative, respectful relationships.
Play Nice in the Workplace Sandbox
An overview of The Sandbox System™ — your roadmap to peaceful, productive, and profitable workplaces.
Handouts & Workbooks
Practical tools that translate learning into lasting, measurable workplace change for leaders and teams.
5 Biggest Mistakes Leaders Make When Conflict Surfaces
A practical guide helping leaders recognize common missteps that escalate workplace conflict and damage trust within teams.
Psychological Safety – 13 Risk Factors
Built on Canadian standards, this tool guides employees and leaders to spotlight strengths, target improvement areas, and create safer, more inclusive environments.
90-Day T.R.ACTION Form
To Remember Action — guides participants in identifying key commitments, clarifying priorities, and tracking progress over 90 days so learning becomes real workplace change.
Balance Accountability and Empathy Form
Helps leaders balance accountability and empathy by setting clear expectations while supporting growth and building trust in high-performing teams.
Balance Wheel Activity
A powerful self-assessment tool for evaluating key roles and life areas, promoting holistic wellbeing and personal growth across the whole team.
Multi-Generations and Peaceful Relationships at Work
A 12-page whitepaper helping leaders build trust, strengthen communication, and turn generational friction into stronger workplace collaboration.
Quantitative Impact Survey
The 2023 Conflict Resolution Impact Survey demonstrates measurable results across organizations that completed The Sandbox System™. Participants reported significant reductions in workplace conflict, improved team communication, and a stronger culture of accountability and trust.
Books by Penny Tremblay
Two impactful titles that put The Sandbox System™ philosophy into the hands of every leader and team.
Give and Be Rich
Tapping the Circle of Abundance — with a foreword by Kody Bateman, Founder and CEO of SendOutCards. A mindset-shifting exploration of generosity and abundance in leadership and life.
Sandbox Strategies for the New Workplace
Conflict Resolution from the Inside Out — with a foreword by Samuel Dinnar. The definitive guide to The Sandbox System™ for lasting workplace transformation.
What Clients Say
Penny spoke at our 2025 NorthEast Contact Center Forum. Working with Penny pre, during and post conference was the best experience I could have asked for. She immersed herself in the content we were looking for and the end result was an engaging and insightful presentation that struck the perfect balance between real world examples and actionable strategies. I especially appreciated how Penny addressed challenges and provided useful tools both from the team member's perspective but also the leaders angle as well. This made the session feel practical and forward-thinking and her energy kept the audience engaged throughout!
Industry References
Trusted by senior leaders across banking, HR, and customer service sectors in Canada and the USA.
Corner Stone Bank
Country Bank
& RI SHRM Program Director