The Culture & Connection Series
This dynamic set of 90-minute workshops was built for busy professionals who want to sharpen their leadership skills without adding extra hours to their calendar. Sessions are available individually, or can be scheduled as a package and for a discount!
Each session, offered either live or virtually, delivers a focused burst of microlearning designed to equip leaders with practical tools and actionable strategies they can use right away. With meaningful conversations and hands-on learning, participants leave each workshop more confident, more connected, and ready to lead with impact.
Get Curious – Build Relationships & Emotional Intelligence
Everyone is curious. Whether we know it or not, we’re continually seeking out information. When we apply genuine curiosity to people and relationships, we build or strengthen connections and trust with others. It’s science – curiosity creates intimacy. It’s also a way to grow our empathy and emotional intelligence because it prompts people to put themselves in others’ shoes.
What you’ll gain:
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Understand how curiosity builds emotional intelligence and strengthen relationships
- Recognize that curiosity entails humility, vulnerability, and assuming positive intent
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Practice expressing curiosity appropriately and non-judgementally
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Conflict Is Inevitable: How to Turn Strife into Success
When conflict rears its head, most of us feel like running away. There’s no doubt that when conflict is poorly addressed or avoided, it can be the menace it appears. However, constructive conflict offers vast potential – for improved decision-making, creativity, learning, relationships, and more. Without conflict, teams in the workplace experience groupthink, which hinders innovation and undermines performance. In this one-hour workshop, you will hone your conflict management skills and approach to conflict with our C.A.R.E. model for conflict!
What you’ll gain:
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- Understand how conflict can be positive and constructive
- Learn to quickly identify the different types of conflict
- Hone conflict management skills
Engage and Empower: Authentic Leadership Builds Better Teams New!
Become the leader that’s needed! Amid a time of uncertainty and when trust in leadership is at new lows, employees need a leader they can trust and show they care. In this workshop, learn how to foster psychological safety and earn trust, so you can show up authentically as a leader. The result will be more cohesive, productive teams that thrive.
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- Understand that effective leadership requires authenticity
- Gain the skills to create psychological safety in your team
- Learn how leaders build trust and gain through connection
Connect the Dots: Understanding the Dynamics of Trust and Stress at Work
We know that trust and strong relationships are essential – for teams, colleagues, and beyond! This workshop will provide a positive, safe place for learning and sharing, as you strengthen your understanding of what it means to trust and be trusted. Stress behaviors can significantly affect trust in the workplace and relationships, so you’ll discuss how to effectively manage stress and how to best support your colleagues in times of stress.
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- Understand how trust is built and reduced, and how stress behaviors impact trust
- Discuss stress behaviors and how to support others in stressful times
- Discuss how to address workplace challenges with a highly trained and effective facilitator
Resisting Resistance: How to Handle Barriers to Change in the WorkplaceNew!
Are roadblocks getting in the way of work? People put up resistance for various reasons, some rational and some emotional (or both!) Dealing with people’s resistance, especially to change, can be challenging and can delay or even derail important initiatives. In this workshop, you’ll learn they “why” behind resistance and ten great steps for managing it. Through interactive discussion and exercise, you’ll also explore how effectively receiving and managing feedback can prevent costly delays.
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- Learn why resistance to change happens
- Understand why receiving feedback neutrally is important
- Gain the skills to manage resistance constructively
Don’t Send More Email, Send Better Email: Improve Workplace Communication Skills
Are you a pick-up-the-phone type of person? Or does it feel more comfortable to shoot someone an email? People communicate in various ways for different reasons, and having the right tools and skills is essential for efficient and effective communication. In this workshop, you will gain skills to effectively communicate with your team and prevent misunderstandings.
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- Learn to identify communication styles
- Understand barriers to effective communication
- Gain tips to write more efficient communication
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