"Breakthrough Leadership: Simple Steps to Unleash Your Power" with Chris Hutchinson
Intended audience: Supervisory
How does a busy leader increase his or her positive impact? Get ready for a field-tested, common-sense leadership framework to help you uncover and act on opportunities to improve yourself, your team, and your organization! Participants will take away ways to apply their own common sense and leadership experience as well as new perspective and ways to make positive change happen. This includes the results of rapid self-assessments on where participants want to improve their own leadership, and a list of related exercises that can be started in 15 minutes or less. Participants will also begin drafting their own improvement plan with simple next steps to build momentum toward the future they most want.
“Change, Innovation and The Power of Unintended Consequences” with Sean Kearney
Intended audience: General
Type in the term “change management” into Google and you will receive 114 million results! Click on the link to Wikipedia and you’ll learn that change management is… a structured approach to shifting / transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. According to a popular management blogger, “For change to be effective it needs to be embedded in the culture of the organization.” But what if change can’t be managed? What if it isn’t possible to embed change into at all levels of a culture? What if NONE of these “requirements” for effective management have EVER happened in the history of human civilization and are unlikely to come to pass any time soon? Come explore how straight paths to predictable futures are swept away by ever-accelerating changes in every aspect of our lives and how to embrace chaos for long-term growth.
"Change is Inevitable - Except from Vending Machines" with David Remson
Intended audience: General
The new norm in organizations? Change! Why do we resist and dread it? How much time, energy and money is wasted on failed change initiatives? Despite best intentions, training, committees and commitment, people still struggle with the change management zombie. Just when you think it’s conquered, it rears its ugly head. So what is the solution? In this workshop you will learn: *The one change zombie you must conquer to become a change agent. *The impact of 4 types of organizational change on your ability to adapt and engage. *The impact of your organizational beliefs. *3 transitions everyone experiences during change projects. *5 Strategies for moving from change resistant to change agent.
“Cities and Towns Make So Much Possible” with Lisa White, Colorado Municipal League
Intended audience: Supervisory
Despite facing ongoing economic challenges, municipalities statewide continue to provide services that enhance the quality of life for their citizens. This session will provide an overview of how Colorado cities and towns are working to improve their local economies and are committed to moving their communities into the future.
"Coaching Your Team (and Yourself!) Toward Continued Success” with Paula Friedland
Intended audience: Supervisory
Learn to be a winning coach to your employees, starting by being your OWN best coach. In this presentation, participants will define Coaching in the context of the workplace, understand the key target areas used in coaching, identify the areas where coaching could benefit you, learn and practice fundamental tools and skills for being an effective coach to your employees and receive resources for further development as a coach.
“Creating Balance: Paradigm Shifts That Empower Freedom and Create Time” with Chris Liberti
Intended audience: General
One of the clear pain points for executives, intelligence workers and individual contributors is creating a balance between work and life. The common problem is that people get stuck in menial tasks versus aligned-upon objectives within their team and a process to create that alignment. At McGhee Productivity Solutions, we work with organizations to create that balance, from the bottom up or the top down. We help our clients make their overwhelm disappear, allowing for more time to focus on key objectives while still having time for family, friends, hobbies and life.
“Employment Law Update” with Chuck Passaglia
Intended audience: Supervisory
This program is intended to give employees an overview of the critical areas of legal compliance and contention in the workplace. We will discuss current trends, such as the expansive definition of a disability, "bringing your own device to work" policies, and a very aggressive enforcement agenda by federal and state agencies.
"Excel by Being Yourself: How to Uncover and Capitalize on Your Unique Ability" with Shari Caudron
Intended audience: General
Everyone has a unique combination of skills and abilities that sets them apart. The problem is most of us are too close to our work to identify how we're unique--or how to utilize our distinct talents to create more meaningful work. In this interactive workshop, you'll be led through a process designed to help you uncover:
- The superior abilities you possess that people notice and value
- The thoughts and ideas that drive you
- The work that energizes you --and those you influence
- How to put your unique ability to work for yourself, your organization and your career.
"How to Encourage Innovation in Your Organizations" with Michael Stanley
Intended audience: General
The best way to move your organization forward is through innovation. Fresh, new ideas are at the heart of maintaining a successful business. Certainly there is something to be said for having a foundation built on principles, but once you have that foundation formed, innovation is important for the longevity of your business. Staying stagnant in the business world isn't really staying stagnant at all. If your organization stays in one place, everyone around you will move forward without you and leave you behind. But keeping up with and preferably staying ahead of your competitors ensures your organization's staying power. Creating an environment where new ideas are welcome and genuinely listened to will set your organization apart. Remember that your organization started out as a mere idea and blossomed into something far greater. And continued growth won't come from just sitting back. The world is always changing and it has changed faster in the last 20 years than any of us could have imagined. You didn't get to where you are without embracing innovation and it's important to keep that attitude. No one who runs an organization should believe that they have all the answers. Your employees come from various backgrounds and offer varying perspectives on everything your business is about. One of your employees who may be a single mom has a different view on life than another who is an immigrant or yet another who may be a divorcee. They all have different needs and rare views that translate into unique ideas and dreams that as a leader, you need to hear.
"Mastering Magical Persuasion" with Traci Brown
Intended audience: General
Do you know how to instantly read people? Can you tailor your body language and arguments to fill their unconscious needs so that you hear 'Yes!' more easily and more often? This Talk Will Teach You How! People are always communicating with you. Do you know what they're saying? You are always communicating with your clients. Do you know what message you're sending? It's true. You are unconsciously communicating all the time in any situation: * Interviewing * Networking * Sales Meetings * Negotiations * Customer Service * It's your responsibility to hear what others are telling you and then give them your message in the way they need to hear it. The end result is a person that's open to what's being said and easily influenced because deep unconscious needs are being met and objections are eliminated or by passed. This program is fun and includes lots of exercises. Participants will leave more flexible in their communication: seeing the world with new eyes and listening with new ears. These skills will assist you in the office and in personal life.
"Organizational Culture, Leadership and the Keys to Effective Change" with Richard Gerstberger
Intended audience: Supervisory
Organizational change is all about changing the way things get done within the organization; which means changing the culture. The true nature of organizational systems is a pattern of dynamic relationships. This pattern at the organization level describes the organization's culture. Research has determined that an organization's culture has a very powerful influence on the organization; so powerful, in fact, that its impact supersedes all other factors when it comes to organizational performance. Culture is "how we do things around here in order to succeed". It has everything to do with implementation and how success is actually achieved. A management idea, no matter how good, will not work in practice (implementation) if it does not fit the culture of the organization. An organization can have the most superb mission and strategy, but if its culture is not aligned with and supportive of that strategy, the strategy will either stall or fail. An understanding of culture is particularly important for the effective implementation of any kind of organizational change program; particularly employee and leadership development. The more consistent a change program such as employee and leadership development is with the underlying aspects of the organization's core culture, the more likely the change program will take hold and significantly impact the organization. This presentation will discuss the important connection between an organization's culture and the ability of leadership to implement change. It will provide insight into how to understand culture, how to initiate cultural change, and how to develop an aligned employee and leadership development program that is aligned with the organization's mission and vision.
“Performance: An Everyday Reality” with Jennifer Long
Intended audience: Supervisory
Driving performance accountability is at the core of both good management and achievement of the desired departmental and organizational results. Yet, the ability for managers and directors to effectively deliver consistent superior performance from their employees remains for so many an elusive and tough challenge. In an interactive 90-minutes, get an easy-to-apply framework for analyzing performance issues, start to effectively evaluate your employee performance capabilities and deficits and drive better, on-target performance solutions that your employees take ownership of going forward. NOTE: This session will include Pre-Work. Participants should come with a list of their top 3-5 performance issues they are having trouble dealing with currently. Participants will gain a full understanding of the performance accountability framework and how it’s applied. In addition, participants will diagnose the performance issues they currently have and will generate the first steps to return to the job and begin their efforts in driving performance accountability.
"Supervisory Skills for Today's Public Sector Workplace" with Karen Main
Intended audience: Supervisory
If you are currently in a leadership position in government today you know that these are challenging times. Resources are limited, work is abundant and change is ever-present. In order to be successful, you need a team that is focused, competent and that functions as an interdependent unit. You can’t build such a team using yesterday’s managerial approaches. What are the skills and practices that will help you create a high-performing team and keep yourself motivated, sane and energized at the same time? In this session, you will: *Explore common assumptions about what it means to be “the boss” *Assess your current supervisory practices along 2 dimensions: trust & accountability *Learn 3 key supervisory approaches that are essential for today’s workplace.
In the end, you’ll walk away with some new approaches to immediately implement which will help you build a committed, competent and interdependent work team.
“Top 10 Secrets to Meetings That Get Results!” with Tara Powers
Intended audience: General
Learn how to accelerate progress, save tons of time and money, and combat serious frustration levels by creating a culture of necessary, results focused and on time meetings. In this workshop, participants will learn and practice key aspects of planning and holding effective meetings including: * Learn to use a simple template to prepare meeting agendas fast and professionally. *Understand proper meeting etiquette that encourages full contribution and where participants interact with honesty, respect, and openness. *Identify a common focus and an agreed upon process for each meeting that quickly solves problems and helps participants come to a decision. *Learn key strategies for getting a meeting back on track. *Learn how to end meetings with clearly stated follow-up tasks and action plans that get results.
"Using Interest Based Problem-Solving approach to promote Efficient and Effective Collaboration and Decision-Making" with Joan Sabott and Laura Sneeringer
Intended audience: General
Planning and decision-making processes often require coordination and negotiation among various people and organizations. Involved parties can find themselves with differing objectives and problems that lead to conflict and cause unsupported decisions, project delays and/or strained relationships. Staff can develop the capacity to engage effectively as problem solvers using an interest-based problem-solving approach which, in turn, can lead to successful projects and programs. This session will include a presentation on the spectrum of decision-making processes and the step-by-step interest-based problem-solving approach. Participants will have an opportunity to practice interest-based problem-solving and discuss its applicability to their work.
“Valuing Anger as an Adaptive Force for Mutual Respect" with Charles JonesIntended audience: GeneralIn this experiential learning program, you will: • Examine your existing beliefs about what causes you to become angry • Learn what new research reveals about the true cause of anger and the implications this has for what will and will not resolve your anger • Learn why anger - properly interpreted - increases mutual respect and social harmony • Apply this new understanding of anger to a real-work/life situation in which you are experiencing anger • Create a learning plan for assimilating this new understanding of anger into your leadership style.
“Wellness Matters!” with Ann Kingdon and Erin Seppers
Intended audience: General
This session will discuss the importance of taking charge of your personal health, and the link between healthy, active behaviors and workplace performance. Ann Kingdon and Erin Seppers of Kaiser Permanente will discuss simple behavioral changes you can implement that will make a difference in your overall health, including:
- Physical activity
- Nutrition and dietary choices
- Mental Fitness/stress reduction
Come discover how all-around changes in our attitudes toward wellness can make a difference in your life!
"Workplace 2013" with Chuck Passaglia
Intended audience: General
What are the issues, challenges and trends that are happening in our workplace today and in years to come? Local employment law attorney Chuck Passaglia has his finger on the pulse of the newest demographic and legal trends that impact the public sector workplace. From social media to diversity, privacy to transparency, Chuck will provide you with guidance on how to maintain a healthy presence as an employee today.
