Many of us are playing by rules we learned in grade school – rules that may not be serving us well as adults. We bite our tongues instead of sharing our thoughts and feelings. Have you ever swallowed your views only to end up feeling like a doormat? Whether it is asking for a raise…
Could your team benefit by understanding your own flavor of craziness? People are complicated and we need to start helping our colleagues understand how we work. If you are ready to hold up the mirror and take a strong dose of self-awareness, we will work on how you can frame your challenges with diplomacy; in…
Resilient teams are just as important to businesses as resilient individuals. Especially today, we need teams that can overcome the challenges of these unusual times. A critical foundational component of resilient teams is a climate in which team members feel comfortable expressing and being themselves. Also called “psychological safety,” it is one of the characteristics…
The ability to work as a team member has been identified as one of the top non-technical job skills by employers. It isn’t enough to be good at your job, you also have to be good at working with others. The goals of this course is to help you become a top-notch team member who…
Have you ever been told you “need to be more strategic”, yet received little actual direction on how to actually be more strategic? Or do you just want to figure out how you stay ahead of the curve rather than be hit by what comes around the corner? Are you prepared to respond to changes…
Come out from behind yourself and communicate with confidence! Even those who look confident on the outside often get jitters or feel uncertainty on the inside. We will look at some tips/techniques to make your feel more confident and be more successful when you have your next big idea to share.
Life is full changes, good and bad. Resiliency is the capacity to handle both types of changes with the same energy. In this session, you will assess your resiliency. This information will allow you to identify what causes you stress and how you can reduce that stress. Our ultimate goal is to find ways to…
One of the biggest challenges of problem solving is being clear about what you are trying to accomplish. You need to be able to define problems in a way that you can easily explain the problem to others. To do this, you have to think critically – slowing down your thinking and challenging your assumptions. …
Haggling isn’t negotiating. Negotiating is trying to find creative ways to satisfy the different interests of those involved rather than just splitting the difference. The goal is to manage our emotions, and the tension between building deals that satisfy both parties’ interests, while maintaining a healthy working relationship
Office politics isn’t a dirty word and it isn’t just about “sucking up.” Office politics is about gaining visibility and improving relationships to help you be successful on the job. If you don’t participate in the political game, you risk not having a say in what happens and allowing people with less experience, skill or…