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Webinars from Leadership Strategies
Click on the upcoming public, introductory webinar title below for a session description and to register to attend OR contact us to hold a private webinar for your organization!
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At some point, even experienced trainers, facilitators and managers find themselves standing before groups whose dynamics are all over the board. Everyone is expressing an opinion, ideas are flying at warp speed, emotions are high, disagreement is rampant, and some people are shutting down while others are rebelling against the process. Wouldn’t it be great to have the tools that allow you to regain control and confidently lead the group to effective results every time?
Join us in this free, 90-minute webinar and learn practical facilitation techniques to elevate your group handling skills and help you achieve amazing organizational results. Whether you facilitate focus groups, executive sessions, community gatherings or task forces doing strategy development, issue resolution, requirements analysis, process improvement, or simply action planning, this webinar will give you a comprehensive approach for working with groups.
**This web seminar was adapted from "The Effective Facilitator" - The first course accredited for covering the 30 Certified Master Facilitator (CMF) competencies.
LEARN HOW TO:
- Prepare for a successful engagement/meeting
- Gain the groups interest and support from the start
- Get executives to transfer their power to you
- Keep the group focused
- Handle dysfunctional behavior
- Guide groups to effective business solutions
- Reach consensus decisions
- Close the session with commitment
IDEAL FOR:
- Training and HR Professionals
- Consultants
- Facilitators
- Functional Team Leaders/Managers
- Executives
- Project Managers
- Sales Professionals
- Analysts
LOOKING TO:
- Run more productive meetings
- Establish strategic direction
- Get a business process operating efficiently
- Lead a task force
- Establish performance objectives
- Work through internal conflict
- Help groups create solutions to critical business issues
Keys to Facilitating the Strategic Planning Process |
As a leader you understand how important a strong strategic plan can be to the success of an organization. But any plan is only as good as the information you use to build it, and it will only go as far as the team will take it. This is why your role as the facilitator is so crucial during strategic planning. The facilitator must know the critical components to include in a strategic plan, how to guide the strategy team easily through the planning process, and how to build the team’s buy-in and commitment to implementing the plan. It’s a big task, but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming.
In this webinar, Richard Smith, Certified Master Facilitator and Principal with Leadership Strategies, will break down the planning process for you in an easy to understand and apply approach. (Adapted from The Secrets to Facilitating Strategy 3-day course).
YOU'LL LEARN:
- The key components of a strategic plan
- The steps in the strategic planning process
- How to gain buy-in and commitment from your strategy team
- How to make the plan actionable
- The 10 facilitation pitfalls to avoid during planning sessions
IDEAL FOR:
Professional facilitators, organizational leaders, and representatives of all types of for-profit/not-for-profit organizations and government agencies seeking to develop viable action plans for accomplishing growth objectives or improving current processes.
Facilitative Training Skills: Creating the Dynamic Experience |
Experienced trainers no doubt at one time or another find themselves standing before groups whose dynamics are all over the board. Wouldn’t it be great to have the tools to regain control of the room every time? Everyone has an opinion, ideas have to be handled, varying learning styles must be taken into account and you’ve got to delineate difficult questions being thrown at you at warp speed. How do trainers handle these challenges in an efficient, effective and enthusiastic manner?
In this 90-minute webinar, we provide an overview of the Leadership Strategies facilitation training approach that you can use right away. Learn about cutting-edge tools designed to make sessions even more engaging. These proven techniques can transform the way audiences receive and apply training class material. Whether you are a training manager or consultant, subject matter expert who relates information, human resource manager, volunteer trainer, or someone who regularly leads training sessions, this webinar will give you a comprehensive approach for powerfully influencing group learning.
Becoming a Certified Facilitator - Is certification right for you? |
Are you a seasoned facilitator looking to set yourself apart from the crowd? Have you considered getting certified, but aren’t really sure if facilitator certification is right for you?
Join us in an upcoming, 60-minute web conference, “Becoming a Certified Facilitator”. During the session you’ll have opportunities to ask questions and will be provided with an overview of:
- Benefits of getting certified
- Various certification options available for facilitators
- Skill level and experience requirements
- The certification process
- How to prepare for certification
Prior to the session we encourage you to review the following information online about certification:
- Details about Master Facilitator Certification
- Certified Master Facilitator FAQ's (including a comparison to the IAF CPF designation)
Strategic Planning for Success |
Certified Master Facilitator Richard Smith will lead you to understand the components of a strategic plan and the role they play. He’ll then discuss choosing the right strategic planning process. By having the right process in place you’ll gain buy in from the group to help you put the plan into action. And finally we’ll show you how to choose the right facilitator – the plusses and minuses of having an internal person or a professional facilitator lead the session.
For those that attend the event and fill out a short survey at the end of the webinar, you’ll receive a white paper explaining the Leadership Strategies’ proven planning methodology, The Drivers Model, and be entered into a drawing to receive a review of your current plan to see how it measures up.
Effective Consulting |
Whether you’re an Independent Consultant, internal Project Manager or Business Service Provider, the ultimate goal of any consultant is the same – Client Satisfaction. You must maintain trusting relationships with internal customers and senior managers, understand their business needs, recommend powerful solutions, and inspire your project team to remain committed and take ownership.
But the challenges you frequently face can hinder you’re ability to deliver results. Poorly defined vision and goals. Ineffective project teams. Unrealistic time and cost estimates. Scope changes. Ineffective communication. Poor time management. Unengaged customers and end users.
In this 90-minute e-course you’ll receive an overview of our structured framework for effective consulting, with client handling strategies and techniques for meeting challenges at each stage of the consulting process. Whether you are an internal or external consultant or an individual whose roles require a consultative style, this e-course will give you a comprehensive approach for increasing customer satisfaction, employee performance and revenues.
TOPICS COVERED:
- Interviewing the Sponsor
- Setting and Maintaining Scope
- Writing a Winning Proposal
- Building Trust / Closing the Deal
- Managing the Project
- Managing Client Relationships
- Understanding DISC Communication Styles
- Making Recommendations
IDEAL FOR:
Consultants, Project Managers, Analysts, Independent Contractors and Service Providers, any manager whose role requires a consultative style.
*This e-course was adapted from The Facilitative Consultant 3-day workshop
**Partial list of organizations that have benefited from the Effective Consultant course: Abbott Labs, Allstate, Autotrader, Centers for Disease Control, Cisco, Comerica, Cox Communications, GA Pacific, Lucidity Consulting Group, New York Life Insurance, State Farm, US Coast Guard, Wachovia
Common Decency: Managing Beyond Compliance |
Would you like to improve your organization's success while lowering its risk? High performance organizations need managers with an understanding of the importance of fair and consistent treatment of employees. Managers who do not understand these techniques put themselves and their organizations at risk when they act unprofessionally or illegally.
In this free, 60-minute, webinar version of "Common Decency," we help managers navigate today's diverse and complex workplace. A workplace where employees expect an environment that allows them to reach their full potential, regardless of their age, race, sex, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. This program makes the connection between a fair and legal work environment, employee engagement, and an organization’s profitability or success.
During uncertain times such as these, an organization's culture can change, become compromised, and lose focus on maintaining and reinforcing a fair and legal workplace. It is imperative that training and policy initiatives continue to ensure that one’s culture is conducive to consistent treatment of all employees.
Facilitation Training: Give us 4 days and learn 90+ techniques,
with 6 practices, feedback and videotaping
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"Two days after completing your class, I initiated format changes in our weekly status meetings. The results were very impressive. Not only did we accomplish more in the same amount of time, but the efficient pace of the meeting kept dysfunctional behavior at bay. I must exclaim, Hallelujah!!" |
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