Professional Development Institute

Core Workshops (4 Hours each)

Business Fundamentals for Leaders »
How does a business work? Business financial statements can be confusing and complicated. In this workshop, you will learn how to interpret business reports and recognize how what you do affects the financial success of your organization.

Adaptive Leadership »
Leaders who know their "leadership style" can apply their strengths to accomplish more with staff. In this workshop, evaluate your leadership style using the DiSC personality profile, which helps identify your ability to be flexible and create awareness of your strengths and weaknesses. You will also learn how to apply the key principles of adaptive leadership in order to change your approach in different situations and improve working relationships among staff.

Developing Successful Work Teams »
Leaders "lead" people. In this workshop, you will identify the benefits of working in teams, examining the characteristics of the most effective teams, team leaders, and team members. You will also assess your team-leading skills and develop guidelines for getting the most out of team meetings.

Change Management »
A science exists for managing change institutionally. In this workshop, learn the process of change and what you can do to avoid resistance and fear. Understand the strategies for creating successful change and be able to develop a change management plan. You will also explore the impact leaders can have on change

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Pillar Elective Workshops (4 Hours each)

Leadership Communication Skills
In this workshop, learn about active listening and powerful speaking. Discover techniques for communicating with tact and how to give constructive feedback. You will also find out how to identify communication barriers and how to deal with hostile people.

Business Ethics
Business ethics can create decision dilemmas for leaders. Learn to recognize the difference between ethics and morals and why that difference matters in business. Examine your own ethical fitness and develop a framework to help make decisions when faced with a business dilemma.

Leadership Administration
Leadership administration deals with the details of building a department or organization. In this session, learn how to recruit top talent and follow up with effective candidate interviews. Discover how to plan the recruitment and selection process in order to find the right person for the right job at the right time.

Managing Your Priorities
Leaders are always faced with conflicting priorities. In this session, learn about the 80/20 principle and how to use it to your advantage. Develop strategies for prioritizing your work and learn how to measure progress on those strategies. You will also learn time management tips and techniques and the habits of the most effective leaders.

Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EQ) refers to how well you relate to others and manage relationships. In this workshop, you will learn how to measure and improve your own EQ and how EQ affects your work team.

Writing for Results
Learn the industry standards for email etiquette, report writing, and business grammar, as well as how to develop a PowerPoint presentation to deliver effective messages. Recognize the seven characteristics of effective writing and be able to apply the six basic rules for report writing. Finally, learn how to use graphic elements (bar graphs, tables, and trend lines) to get your point across.

Problem Solving/Decision Making
Problem-solving is part of being a leader. In this workshop, learn about the SARA (Scanning-Analysis-Response-Assessment) process and how it can help you become more comfortable with decisions. You will also learn how to boost your creativity and learn what barriers keep you from solving problems effectively.

Facilitators Clinic: Effective Presentations and Meetings
In this workshop you'll examine how to draw out and process audience input for the purpose of moving discussion forward by using feedback and consensus building. Learn to recognize seven different kinds of meetings and how to plan for each of them, while enhancing your presentation skills through improved poise and presence, handouts, and audio-visual elements

360° Feedback
360° Feedback is a technique that invites the people around you - from your boss to your peers to your staff - to provide anonymous input on your performance. In this workshop, you will use 360° Feedback results to examine your own performance and how to use the information for improvement. Explore beliefs and concerns about receiving feedback and provide guidelines for receiving feedback effectively.

Effective Delegation
In this session, explore effective delegation and why it is important. Learn the seven steps of effective delegation and be able to apply them in your organization. You will develop strategies for selecting the right people for tasks and be able to recognize how delegation is like creating a contract.

Resolving Conflict
Conflict can affect productivity and create stress in the workplace. In this session, learn about "fair fighting" and develop guidelines for its use in conflict resolution. Explore techniques to help calm yourself and others when emotions heat up. You will also be able to name the key conflict resolution principles and how they apply to stressful situations.

Coaching and Mentoring Team Members
In this workshop, learn the true meaning of coaching versus mentoring and their relevance in effective leadership. This session will examine how coaching can develop high commitment and high performance among employees. Discover the three key mentoring tools, and how to establish an in-depth action plan for mentoring employees.

Engaging Employees
Your success as a leader depends on motivated and committed employees. In this session, discover what "engagement" is and why it matters. Examine the criteria for measuring engagement, recognizing qualities that define an engaging leader and develop an action plan for an "engaging" culture..

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Encouraging Diversity
In this workshop discover why encouraging diversity in the workplace makes good business sense. You will be able to identify the "Five Golden Principles" and how to apply them to build better respect for everyone. Develop an appreciation for how the experiences and traits of people who are different from you can actually improve an organization.

Introduction to Project Management
Project management is the process of planning, tracking, and communicating the steps in a project. Learn to identify the four phases of a project and what steps are needed to move projects forward toward completion. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to define project management terms, build a timeline, ask the right questions for the project, and understand how teams support project completion.

Performance Planning
Learn about the "performance management cycle" and its importance. In this session, learn to recognize the five qualities of SMART annual objectives and how to measure them. Review effective listening skills and learn how to prepare and conduct an effective annual performance review meeting. You will also learn strategies for dealing with challenging situations in a performance review.

Succession Planning
Succession planning is a key element of sustaining growth and longevity. This workshop will examine effective, pro-active planning strategies from identifying key leadership positions, exploring competencies of key positions, assessing current bench strength and designing/implementing career development strategies that allow your organization to retain talent, expand sustain loss of people and take advantage of new opportunities.

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