Advanced skills workshop

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Advanced Skills Workshops

Each workshop is three hours in length and can accommodate up to 24 participants. You can select the workshops which meet your training needs. Program modules and what you will learn include:

Advanced Workshop I: Strategic Leadership

  • Understanding the “transitional” role of the supervisor
  • Becoming aware of the trends for leaders
  • Recognizing the new skills needed for mastering performance
  • Assessing personal readiness level for the transition
  • Creating a strategy for a successful transition

Advanced Workshop II: Managing Change and Stress

  • Understanding the Change Process
  • Recognizing resistance in self and others
  • Learning the skills of the change agent
  • Using tools to enhance focus and commitment
  • Understanding stress and developing coping strategies

Advanced Workshop III: Performance Coaching and Mentoring

  • Determining opportunities to coach performance
  • Gaining the trust and commitment of the performer
  • Developing the coaching plan
  • Practicing the key coaching skill steps
  • Mentoring performers of the future

Advanced Workshop IV: Dealing With Difficult Performance Issues

  • Identifying difficult performance issues
  • Developing an assertive and proactive approach
  • Understanding ethical and legal implications
  • Practicing the appropriate “corrective” actions
  • Monitoring for success

Advanced Workshop V: Managing Conflicts

  • Understanding the nature of conflicts
  • Assessing personal conflict management styles
  • Practicing alternative approaches
  • Tools for creating consensus
  • Developing a Win/Win action plan

Advanced Workshop VI: Collaborating at Work

  • Identifying collaborative partnerships
  • Developing and implementing collaborative initiatives
  • Building synergy into the process
  • Reinforcing continuous improvements
  • Strengthening the relationships for long term success

Advanced Workshop VII: Business Ethics

  • Defining Ethics in the workplace
  • Determining the benefits of ethical behavior
  • Developing specific criteria and behaviors which enhance ethical decisions
  • Practicing using these criteria in ethical situations
  • Learning how to apply these behaviors at work

Advanced Workshop VIII: Leading Effective Meetings

  • Giving purpose to the meeting
  • Clarifying participant roles
  • Developing high participation
  • Dealing with distractions and inappropriate behaviors
  • Insuring successful outcomes

Advanced Workshop IX: Managing Projects

  • Understanding project management principles
  • Developing an effective project plan
  • Selecting an appropriate implementation strategy
  • Using tools to control and monitor for favorable results
  • Creating project reports
  • Understanding why teams stall or fail
  • Assessing a team’s performance
  • Implementing team development strategies
  • Maximizing the team’s potential
  • Mastering techniques for maintaining high performance

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