INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS

It is not what life gives you that is important; it is what you do with what life gives you that really matters! Whether in business, relationships or life in general, no two people will deal with life challenges quite the same way. I will share with you a tried-and-true approach that will help you significantly improve the way you face challenges so that you can:

• Achieve more
• Improve your health
• Be happier
• Boost performance
• Strengthen relationships
• Enhance wellbeing

In this workshop, you will learn to change the way you look at problems when you cannot change them. You will learn:

• The source(s) of anxiety
• The ABCD model
• Rumination-busting tips

You will also explore the model by applying it to a challenge you are currently facing or about to face.

Are you excited by the prospect of change or do you find it overwhelming and draining? Do you normally want to jump into implementation mode or do you prefer to first take the time to reflect and think things through? Do you want to know the details, specifics, and steps involved in the change, or do you prefer to look at the big picture and long-term goals? What kind of change leader are you? The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a well-established psychometric tool that will help you gain insights into all these questions and make you a change leader people will follow.

(*) Note: Participants will complete a short psychometric inventory to determine their Myers-Briggs Type before the workshop.

In this workshop, you will uncover your personality type’s preferences and how they impact the way you handle change. You will learn to:

• Understand the psychological aspects of the change process, and how to leverage it
• Gain insights into how different personality types deal with change differently
• Acquire strategies that will help you deal with change more effectively and lead others through it

As business owners and leaders, our primary goal is to achieve results through others. The problem is that we often struggle to motivate some of our staff members to work and produce at the levels we expect. As a result, we may hold preconceived ideas that they may be lazy, uncommitted, or merely incompetent! While any one of these root causes may be true, it is seldom the case. We first need to look within and develop or acquire the skills to help us overcome performance issues when they arise.

This highly interactive workshop will provide you with simple to apply tools that will make managing people’s performance for results as easy as 1-2-3. Regardless of your background, your managerial skill set, or your experience in managing people, you will acquire simple to remember and apply strategies that will help you get your staff to perform at the levels you expect and to deliver the results you deserve!

You will also acquire the strategies and skills to diagnose and address performance issues as well as learn how to give effective feedback so that your staff is productive, engaged and delivering an exceptional customer experience. You will learn to:

• Improve the way you handle performance problems
• Become a more effective coach
• Hold people accountable effectively
• Acquire simple managerial techniques to get your staff to deliver the performance and the results you are after

Have you ever wanted to have a staff member stretch himself or herself to achieve more? Did you ever have to deal with an over-performer who was a poor team player? Have you ever wanted to address a colleague’s behaviour but were afraid it would damage your relationship? These are all potentially difficult or sensitive discussions that can damage any personal or professional relationship, but doesn’t have to.

In this workshop, you will become more productive and achieve greater results from others while fostering strong authentic relationships. You will:

• Acquire and practice a simple model that will help you approach, in a rationale way, difficult and potentially emotionally-charged conversations
• Learn to share your perceptions honestly and openly with others
• Practice a model, through different scenarios, in pairs

Most people believe that leaders are born, not made. Nothing can be further from the truth. While some people may have natural predispositions to lead, leadership is learned. It is not about being charismatic, visionary, or strategic– while these qualities may be useful for leaders, there is much more to leadership. Great leadership makes for great teams and great companies, and is founded on key principles that can be learned. This is a must-attend workshop for new leaders or for those managers seeking to improve their leadership skills.

In this workshop, you will learn how effective leadership can help you Influence, engage and manage your staff to buy into your vision and get the results you seek. You will:

• Explore different leadership styles – their pros and cons
• Identify your leadership style and approach
• Learn what effective leaders do
• Improve your leadership skills
• Use and apply a model that will help you improve your overall leadership

Most of us tend to either avoid conflict or make it very personal; we may walk away from it or deal with it head-on in a confrontational way. Neither of these approaches is beneficial. Often, they are likely to result in a “lose-lose” outcome and ill-feelings. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Conflict can be a good thing as it usually brings to the surface two opposing views, from which a different perspective can emerge–one that can benefit you and the team, you and the boss, or you and other significant people in your life. Conflict then becomes a positive rather than a negative force in your work and personal life that you can channel and leverage in a positive way. This will make you a more effective leader, a better businessperson, and an overall happier individual.

In this workshop, you will learn to turn conflict into an opportunity, rather than a crisis, to grow your business and yourself! You will:

• Understand why people have conflict and their various reactions for dealing with it
• Be introduced to a conflict model/approach that you can use at work and elsewhere to help you achieve better outcomes
• Learn strategies that will help you turn destructive conflicts into constructive ones