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2020 Menu of Webinar Topics

Building organizational strength by putting people first

Webinars & Small Group Coaching

for Leadership Development,

Team Effectiveness, and

Organizational Health.

Our webinars are available a la carte or in mix-and-match packages to meet the

unique needs of your organization. Create a complete program or choose a single

topic. Select live or pre-recorded delivery, along with options for small-group

sessions that are highly interactive. Package programs enable you to feature your

branding, and they include quizzes and job aids. Pre-recordings are suitable for

delivery through your LMS. All content is research-based, rich with examples and

activities, and built with sound instructional design so attendees will be fully

engaged and able to immediately apply what they learn.

Leadership Development

• Leading or Managing? What’s the Difference?

• Credibility: The Cornerstone of Leadership

• The Language of Leaders

• Crafting Your Own Personal Leadership Philosophy

• Looking Beyond Tomorrow

• Leading Change

• Taking Risks and Failing Forward

• Leadership Trifocals: Foresight, Insight & Outsight

• If It’s Lonely at the Top then You’re Doing Something Wrong

• The Essential Elements of a Compelling Vision

• How to Avoid 3 Common Stumbling Blocks on Your Way to the C-Suite

• Staying Strategic in Tactical Times

• Why Ask Why? Because Why Unlocks the Future

• Introduction to the Five Practices of Exemplary Leaders®

• The Characteristics of the World’s Most Admired Leaders

• How Visionary Leaders Lift the Fog

• Having a Vision Isn’t Enough. Here’s How You Bring It to Life

• The Biggest Mistakes Leaders Make When It’s Time to Make Things Happen

• Connecting the Dots: the Forgotten Responsibility of Leaders

• Beware! You Might Be a Toxic Leader If...

Soft Skills

• Empathetic Listening: The Compensator Competency Every Leader Needs

• It Goes Both Directions. You Must Trust to be Trusted.

• Critical Thinking Starts with Asking Better Questions

• Creative Problem Solving for Times When You’re Stuck

• The Importance of Self-Awareness for Every Leader

• Learning Agility: What Every Leader Needs in Volatile Times

• What Are Soft Skills & Why Do They Matter?

• Presentation Skills for People Who’d Really Rather Not

• The 12 Dimensions of Trust

• What To Do with Your Brilliant Technical Experts Who Lack Soft Skills

• The 4 Listening Habits for Improved Communication (companion to ECHO

Assessment)

• Zoom In On What Matters Most If You Want to Accelerate Change

• Communication Basics that Everyone Backslides on

Personal Effectiveness

• Receiving Feedback without becoming Defensive

• Transparency. Authenticity. More than Buzz Words?

• Amp Up Your Personal Effectiveness

• The Myth of Multi-Tasking

• Getting Things Done through Influence vs. Authority

• Using Your Voice: Make an Impression and Make an Impact

• What’s Holding You Back? (Hint: It’s Probably You!)

• Striking the Balance: Being Assertive without Seeming Pushy or Demanding

• Meaningful Networking in a Hyper-Networked World

• Aligning Your Actions with Your Values in Everyday Life

• The Real Question Isn’t “Will I Make a Difference?” It’s…

• Stupid Simple Tips for Getting More Done Every Day

• Can Your Strengths Get You Where You Want to Go?

• Unleashing Your Leadership Potential

• What to Do When You’ve Developed a Reputation that’s Holding You Back

• The Power of the Pause: Reflection, Mindfulness and Intentionality

• Be Sure You Open the Door When Opportunity Is Knocking

• How to Squeeze Just a Little Bit More Productivity Out of Your Own Day

• Finance Basics for Non-Finance Folks

• Sales Basics When Sales Is NOT Your Thing

• An Introvert's Guide to Business Meetings

Supervisory Skills

• Conducting Candid Conversations with Confidence

• Giving Effective Feedback

• Delegating for Development

• What It Means to Be a Coach vs Mentor

• The Business Case for Recognizing & Rewarding Others

• What Can You Do to Motivate Others?

• The 4 Hats Managers Wear to Be Effective in Every Situation

• Time Management for Managers

• Step-by-Step: A Guide to the Perfect 1:1 Meeting with Your Direct Reports

• Setting Expectations that Set People Up for Success

• Compliance. Your Role as a Supervisor in Protecting Your Organization

• Being a People Builder Makes You a Business Builder

• Discipline & Documentation Basics Every Supervisor Needs to Know

• Are You Measuring What Really Matters?

• Becoming the Manager that Everyone Wants to Work for

Human Resources

• Diversity & Inclusion: Why It Matters (2-part series)

• Adult Learning Principles for Managers Who Double as Trainers or Coaches

• Rewards & Recognition Strategies

• Cascading SMART Goals from the Top

• How to Handle 7 Types of Problem Employees

• What to Do with High Po, Low Po and Po Po Employees

• The Real Reasons Employees Under-Perform and What to Do about It

• 7 Fresh Strategies to Reinforce Training

• Want Results? Start by Shaping Your Workplace Culture

• How to Sell Your Ideas to the Executive Team

• Not All Salespeople Are Money Motivated & Other Myths about Pay

• Employee Retention Is Everybody’s Business

• Behavioral Interviewing, part 1: The Ideal Candidate Profile

• Behavioral Interviewing, part 2: Question Sets that Get Straight to It

• Behavioral Interviewing, part 3: How to Spot an Imposter Who Interviews Well

• Behavioral Interviewing, part 4: Objective Selection & Pre-Determined Criteria

• Reverse Mentoring & Other Cheap and Easy Ways to Build a Learning Culture

• Critical Ways HR Can Support the Sales Function

• Succession Management: The Dark Side of 9-Box Models

• Introduction to Employee Experience Thinking

• 10 People-First Strategies to Boost Employee Engagement

• The Recipe for Retaining Top Talent

Employee Engagement

• Enabling & Ennobling Employees

• How Putting People First Changes the Way We Do Business

• The Impact of Leadership Behaviors on Employee Engagement

• The 3 E’s that Boost Employee Engagement and Productivity

• Communication Essentials for Employee Engagement and Retention

• The Fastest Way to Destroy the Morale of Your Employees

• Keeping Your Emerging Leaders Engaged When There’s No Next Level Opening

• Introduction to Three Signs of a Miserable Job

• The Link between Leadership Development and Employee Engagement

• Clarity is Key

• The Mixed Messages Leaders Don’t Realize They’re Sending

• How Conflict Will Help You More than Consensus Will

• 5 Decision Traps that Will Limit Your Effectiveness

• Advanced Coaching Skills to Expand Organizational Capacity

• 10 Tell-Tale Signs of a Breakdown in Communications

• Why Small Wins Matter Just as Much as the Big Ones

• Storytelling to Create Bonds and Culture

• Accountability: What Is It and How Can We Get More Around Here?

• The Secret of Innovation that You Already Know (but aren’t using)

• Developing a Corporate Mission, Values and Vision

• Facilitation Competencies that Will Improve Every Meeting

• How to Get the Most Out of Business Meetings

• What to Do When Your Organization Operates in Silos

Organizational Health

• Conflict Management for Productive Work Environments

• Cross-Functional Collaboration vs. That’s Not My Job

• Inclusive Decision-Making

• Negotiating Skills for Mutually Satisfactory Outcomes (Intro or 4-part series)

• Team Effectiveness, part 1: What It Is and What It’s Not…

• Team Effectiveness, part 2: Why There Needs to Be an “I” in Team

• Team Effectiveness, part 3: Creating a Team Charter with Roles/Responsibilities

• Team Effectiveness, part 4: Using Individual Styles to Strengthen Your Team

• Team Effectiveness, part 5: Introduction to The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team

• What’s Your Contribution to the Team?

• 3 Ways You Can Multiply the Impact of Your Team

• Why There’s So Much In-Fighting On Your Team

• Introduction to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator for Teams

• Fun Team Building Activities You Can Do for Next-To Nothing

• Mining for Conflict to Get Deeper Levels of Commitment from Your Team

• Yours, Mine and Ours. Creating a Sense of Connection to Build Team Camaraderie

• The Best Assessment Tools for Boosting Team Effectiveness

Team Essentials