“This is the best training I have ever had–the
facilitators were excellent. The handouts / practical application
was excellent. I am confident that these skills will help me
in my job and help our whole department / company.”
“Great workshop– time
well spent.”
“Hands-on and video feedback was great!”
“Good training– moved quickly, well outlined,
useful content.”
“...I have learned that the human dimension is the single
most important element for success. Management has no more critical
role than motivating and engaging large numbers of people to work
together toward a common goal. Defining what that goal is, sharing
a path to achieving it, motivating people to take the journey with
you, and assisting them by removing obstacles – these are
management’s reason for being.”
– Gary Convis
President
Toyota Motor
Manufacturing Kentucky
We offer professional development
training and coaching for leaders and teams that focus on improving
workplace performance through more productive human interactions.
For further information on Leadership & Team Development, please contact Linda Racine, Darrell Rogers, or Richard Wolin.
Training & Research Course Offerings
Conflict Management
Improve effectiveness in preventing, managing, and resolving
conflict. [Details...]
Consensus Decision Making
Make better group decisions by sharing relevant information,
gathering input from a variety of perspectives, and using tools
to build consensus. [Details...]
Customer Service Skills
Learn the essential skills of providing superior customer service
as well as effectively handling even the most difficult customer
service situations. [Details...]
Decision Making
Learn a systematic process for decision-making that will ensure
greater staff commitment and more effective outcomes. [Details...]
Delegating
Successful delegation not only streamlines workload while increasing
time for essential leadership tasks, it also serves as an important
employee development tool, building confidence and motivation
in staff. [Details...]
Effective Meetings
Enhance the team or work group’s productivity through
more focused and effective use of meeting time. Learn tools to
effectively plan, conduct, and evaluate meetings for continuous
improvement. [Details...]
Facilitator Skills for Boards
Increase the effectiveness of board meetings as well as build
consensus within the organization and community. [Details...]
Feedback Skills
Learn tools to give and receive open and honest feedback effectively.
[Details...]
Introductory Project Management
Learn effective strategies and tools for initiating, planning,
executing, controlling, and closing a project. [Details...]
Leadership Skills
Develop personal leadership strengths and build a highly motivated,
high-performance work group. [Details...]
Listening Skills
Effective listening is essential for clear communication. Learn
active listening techniques that help you understand what the
speaker is really saying. [Details...]
Motivation: Getting the Best from Others
Learn the basic concepts of motivation and how to maximize the
performance of all employees. [Details...]
Myers Briggs Type Indicator
Improve the productivity and communication in the work group
by gaining a better insight into one’s own work style
and an appreciation for others’ styles. [Details...]
Facilitator Skills
Participants will learn the tools to effectively plan,
facilitate, and evaluate meetings for continuous improvement
that can help reduce the length and number of meetings attended.
[Details...]
Facilitated Team Building
Improve team effectiveness by clarifying your team’s core
purpose, customer focus, understanding and accountability. Identify
team strengths and where to focus professional development activities.
[Details...]
Advanced Facilitator Tools
Enhance your ability to facilitate problem solving by learning
some key tools: flowcharts, cause-and-effect analysis, check sheets,
and pareto analysis. [Details...]
Coaching for Improved Performance
Increase employee performance through effective coaching. This
training introduces a five-step coaching model that includes developing
rapport, making objective observations, assessing, providing effective
feedback, and identifying other support essential to employee success.
[Details...]
Presentation Skills
Sharpen skills to prepare and deliver engaging, well organized
presentations. [Details...]
Setting and Implementing Goals
Increase the productivity of the team or work group by learning
a variety of tools to effectively set, implement, and monitor goals.
[Details...]
Supervisory Skills
Learn the essential communication skills for effective supervision:
active listening, giving and receiving feedback, coaching, motivating,
addressing conflicts, and dealing with problem behaviors. [Details...]
Team Skills
Learn the essential skills for effective team participation, by
improving interpersonal skills as well as gaining tools for making
team meetings more effective. [Details...]
Telephone Skills
Develop an engaging voice tone and learn strategies for providing
a better phone experience for the customer. [Details...]
Time Management
Improve personal efficiency and effectiveness with tools to help
set priorities and manage time, goals, and tasks. [Details...]
Train the On-the-Job Trainer
Increase the effectiveness of on-the-job training by applying
a six-step Active Learning Model™. [Details...]
Train-the-Trainer
Learn practical methods for developing high-energy, wellplanned
training sessions through the Active Learning Model™, that
meet the organization’s goals. [Details...]