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Connect & Collaborate: Building Your Network at Work
with Rhonda Priest
Do you want to build stronger working relationships with colleagues and managers? This 1-hour virtual workshop is for individual contributors who want to expand their internal network and improve collaboration. Recognize the value of building trust and rapport, identify key stakeholders, and create a relationship map to apply these concepts to your own workplace. Proceed with a clear plan to connect with colleagues and a list of conversation starters you can use to build rapport.
Addressing Poor Performance BTLM*0104*600
with Maryellen Tast
No one likes dealing with performance issues, but this half-day workshop provides tools to help you successfully navigate that challenge. This workshop will help you recognize what makes performance problem discussions difficult for both the leader and employee, document and leverage performance data to make a solid case for improvement, use interaction skills to ensure successful problem discussions, and effectively address poor performance in a firm and consistent manner.
Crucial Conversations BTPD*0101*600
with Melissa Martin
Based on the bestselling "Crucial Conversations" book by Vital Smarts, this course teaches the practice and skills for having difficult conversations. In this two-day training, you will learn how to strengthen relationships and how to resolve intractable problems through conscious use of the techniques taught.
The Art of Influencing Others BTPD*0104*600
with Melissa Martin
Influencing goes beyond positions of power and encompasses more subtle skills like empathy and active listening; it is rooted in effective communication skills and self-understanding. Learn how to demonstrate authenticity and integrity through your interactions with others and how a strong sense of self-awareness lays the groundwork for mastering the art of influence, leading to improved working relationships and increased opportunities to see your ideas grow.
Managing and Motivating Remote Teams
with Rhonda Priest
Are you struggling to maintain connection and productivity in a remote or hybrid environment? This 1-hour workshop addresses the challenges managers leading distributed teams face. Identify the unique challenges of remote leadership, learn strategies to build trust and accountability. and use a communication plan template to apply these concepts to your team. Leave prepared with a clear roadmap for keeping your remote team engaged, including a list of virtual icebreakers you can use in your next meeting to foster connection.
Transition from Peer to Supervisor BTLM*0130*600
with Tonya Hacker
The single biggest mistake new supervisors make is continuing to behave like individual contributors. This session examines the fundamental mindset shift required when you move from doing the work to leading the people who do it — from player to coach. Participants analyze a real transition case study, explore the top five traps that derail new supervisors, and leave with a personalized 30-day action plan for the critical first month in their role.
Find Your Voice: Communication Essentials for Every Professional BTPD*0133*600
with Melissa Martin
“Find Your Voice” is a 4-hour, in-person communication skills workshop built for individual contributors and non-supervisory staff — the people who get things done through influence, clarity, and relationships rather than formal authority. The session is organized around a five-part framework, V.O.I.C.E., that participants can carry back to their workplace the same day.
Making Effective Decisions BTPD*0106*600
with Maryellen Tast
Making decisions during challenging times can be nerve-racking. To help bring calm into your work life, this short class will help increase the speed and quality of your decisions, help you gain the support needed to make your decisions work, build confidence in others of your ability to lead the decision-making process, make major and minor decisions confidently, and create an approach for making major decisions.