We educate, energize and inspire with an emphasis on thinking and learning.
Our training is directed toward all levels in the organization from executive to first-line and focuses on performance improvement. We are seasoned, experienced professionals and have trained thousands of learners worldwide. All training is custom-adapted to the organizational goals of the customer. The latest research-based techniques and technologies are used in order to turn training into learning.
Organizations that invest in a well-trained workforce are more likely to have motivated, productive and more loyal customers. There are a number of benefits attributable to training initiatives:
Aids in recruitment and retention. Employees are attracted to employers who offer training so that they can continue to grow professionally.
Serves as mutual benefit for the employee and employer. Employees who have received additional training gain new skills they can apply within the organization. The employer gains a competitive edge with its well-trained workforce.
Motivated employees. Training can be particularly valuable in maintaining a higher level of employee motivation during periods by confirming the organization is committed to investing in the employee.
We offer a wide range of training to improve the skills of your employees. The targeted group of employees include executives, managers, supervisors and first-line employees.
Some of the modules we offer:
Interpersonal communication skills
Supervisor group collaboration
Performance appraisals – coaching and mentoring your employees
How to be an effective supervisor
Effective performance appraisals
Delivering effective presentations
Train-the-trainer
Personal and professional change using book “Who Moved My Cheese”
Interpersonal communication: proactive listening
Dealing with people: how to reduce negative attitudes
Dealing with people: conflict resolution
Productivity and the self-fulfilling prophecy: the Pygmalion effect
Organizational success using the book “FISH!” A powerful parable about loving our
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Team Training & Development
Teams are a very powerful tool to improve organizational productivity, maximize the combined potential residing in employees and providing a forum for employees to grow. However, if employees do not have the requisite skills to work in teams, sometimes the results can be disastrous.
We have trained, coached and facilitated over 500 teams from many different organizations in the private, public and non-profit sectors. Our modules include training for team leaders, members, facilitators and coaches. The target group of employees includes everyone in your organization from executive to first-line.
In 2003 we formed the CENTER FOR THINKING & COLLABORATION to focus on training teams how to think and collaborate during their meetings.
Team training and development modules we offer:
Team building – avoiding the dreaded death by team syndrome
The de Bono Thinking Tools – Six Thinking Hats®
The de Bono Creative Thinking Tools – Lateral Thinking™
Team Member Training
Team Leader Training
Facilitator Training
Building an effective team
Data-based team oriented problem solving
Effective meeting management skills
All of our training is custom-adapted to meet the needs of our customers. It is presented by highly seasoned and experienced trainers with years of adult learning classroom experience. We use the results from the latest research on how adults learn. We use proven tools, techniques and methodologies suitable for all employee levels. Our training content is modified to accommodate organizational needs and provides employees with skills they easily implement in the workplace.
We have worked more than 100 different organizations from small operations to Fortune 500 companies with thousands of employees. Within these organizations we have trained over 15,000 people from executive management to first-line employees. We have trained members, leaders and facilitators for over 500 teams. These teams included: problem solving, planning, quality, kaizen, cross-functional, creative, project development and product development.
Depending on the outcomes for a particular training module, we will use a number of various methods during our sessions. The choice of certain training methods is based on research on how adults learn, and our years of experience. We may employ any combination of the following methods in our sessions:
1. INTERACTIVE-STYLE PRESENTATION – The trainer/facilitator is skilled at sharing information in a way that is interesting, engaging, motivating and highly energized for the adult learners.
2. PROBLEM SOLVING REAL WORLD SITUATIONS – The trainer/consultant/facilitator/coach will present case studies, scenarios, or thought-provoking situations in the workplace and ask participants to solve them.
3. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXERCISES – The trainer/coach will present time-tested exercises to reinforce what the adult learners should be learning.
4. GROUP INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS – The trainer/facilitator engages participants to answer their questions and benefit from the various participant responses.
5. VIDEO/DVD PRESENTATIONS – The trainer uses this format to anchor training content and stimulate discussions.
6. ELECTRONIC COLLABORATION PROCESS – The trainer/consultant/facilitator uses the electronic collaborative process with your team, to gather information, organize the information and
and evaluate the information to make decisions. These tools can be used to poll training participants, lead sessions where some sort of planning takes place, and gather information quickly from teams. We employ a wireless LAN, laptops and Meetingworks® software during some of our sessions.
The matrix below list the various training modules we offer along with the various levels of employees who would benefit from this training.
Transforming the Way People Think and Work to Achieve Success
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Transformation Continuum ©
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 - Executives
 - Managers
 - Supervisors
 - First-line employees
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Coaching & Mentoring
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Training & Development
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Team Training & Development
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Leadership Training & Development
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Collaboration
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EMC – Excellence in Mentoring & Coaching
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Interpersonal Communication Skills
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Performance Appraisals – Coaching & Mentoring
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Six Thinking Hats®
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Lateral Thinking™ - Creative Thinking Skills
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How to Be An Effective Supervisor
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Effective Performance Appraisals
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Delivering Effective Presentations
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Train-the-Trainer
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Team Member Training
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Team Leader Training
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Building an Effective Team
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Data-based Team Oriented Problem Solving
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Effective Meeting Management Skills
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Facilitator Training
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Leadership Training & Development
People want to be lead and not managed. Many of the skills observed in great leaders are learned. These skills include: interpersonal communication, thinking, speaking in groups, team leadership, facilitation, and group meeting management as well as coaching and mentoring. We have worked with hundreds of leaders and delivered custom-adapted training designed to teach these skills. We also offer consulting with executive teams and boards on strategic planning and values convergence.
We offer training modules and consulting for leadership training and development. The targeted audience is executives, managers and emerging potential leadership candidates.
Training modules for leadership development:
Interpersonal communication skills
Performance appraisals – coaching and mentoring your employees
The de Bono thinking tools – Six Thinking Hats® and Lateral Thinking™
Effective performance appraisals
Delivering effective presentations
Team leader training
Building an effective team
Facilitator training
Effective meeting management skills
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