In the corporate world, one significant challenge often faced is the effective implementation of inclusive communication within an organization's culture. Ensuring that every member of the team feels valued, heard, and included is essential for a harmonious and productive work environment. Issues can arise when there is a lack of awareness or understanding about the importance of inclusive communication, leading to unintentional bias or exclusion. To address these challenges, training on organizational culture and inclusive communication becomes crucial. This training equips employees with the skills to recognize and overcome communication barriers, fostering a culture where diverse perspectives are respected and embraced. Learning Objectives The following are some of the key outcomes in this course: Explore why seemingly innocuous terms and phrases may hurt others, why being mindful of your language matters, and how to communicate more inclusively. Learn how offensive comments can damage a workplace and explore ways to respond to offensive comments at work. Understand the difference between intent and impact and why they sometimes misalign. Learn how to recover after unintentionally hurting someone by following some time-tested do's and don'ts. Learn what shared agreements are, explore their benefits, and dive into some easy steps to develop your own. Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals
Appreciative Inquiry is a process of asking positive questions and envisioning the future that uncovers the best in people and organizations and enabling positive change. Understand the seven core principles of Appreciative Inquiry and you will be able to apply the five stage model to consider conditions necessary for success using appreciative inquiry. Learning Objectives Apply a process that enables faster, positive change, Implement the core principles of appreciative inquiry Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Be balanced in your approach to delivering bad news. Deliver the information tactfully, balanced with directness or the 'meat' of the message. Understand how to use the sandwich approach in more sensitive matters: good news, bad news, good news. Think with your heart when delivering bad news. Your compassion will be appreciated. Learning Objectives Explain the pros and cons of direct and indirect communication, Apply three techniques for delivering bad news Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Workplace well-being is vital for employee satisfaction and productivity, yet numerous challenges hinder its attainment. High stress levels stemming from heavy workloads and tight deadlines impact mental health. Insufficient work-life balance leads to burnout and diminished morale. By prioritizing well-being, businesses nurture a healthy and engaged workforce, ensuring sustained success in the demanding landscape of modern business environments. Learning Objectives The following are some of the key outcomes in this course: Create an understanding of developing a Business case for Health and Well- Being How to create Employee Wellness Program Different ways to diversify Wellness Program Evaluating different means for increasing awareness of Employees Wellness Program Target Audience Human Resources Professionals. Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals
Ethics is the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do. Understand what is ethics and how it attempts to answer questions about how people should behave. How can you identify a potential ethical dilemma? Discover the 3 causes of unethical behaviors and how to handle them. Learning Objectives Explain the importance of ethics in business, Define ethical values, conduct, and dilemmas, Identify the three top causes of unethical business behavior Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
The single greatest job motivator is recognition for a job well done. Learning Objectives Explain the importance of rewarding teams, Apply 'Thank-you' recognition tips, Implement creative ways to reward team members Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Understand the factors that contribute to poor performance include lack of understanding roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities. We will show you how to measure team performance by individual behavior, individual results to the team, team group dynamics and, team group results. Use the RASIC matrix system to bring clarity and structure to unclear team roles and responsibilities so that you can structure high-performance results. Learning Objectives Apply four ways to measure team performance, Implement the RASIC method for structuring high performance Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Negotiation is necessary when a buyer and seller can't agree. Understand the two strategies to negotiate and how to use a variety of techniques to increase your personal negotiating power. We will unpack each step of the negotiation process and guide you through all you need to know to master any negotiation. Learning Objectives Define key negotiation concepts, Explain how negotiations may be used to resolve conflict, Identify opportunities for negotiation, Apply two win-win negotiation strategies Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Understand the three steps that are important practices and tools we can use to develop our EI further and how to develop healthy practices and habits. Learning Objectives Understand the three steps that are important practices and tools we can use to develop our EI further and how to develop healthy practices and habits. Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Multicultural teams within organizations offer a diverse range of perspectives and experiences, but they also present unique challenges. Employees often struggle with understanding and respecting cultural differences, which can lead to communication breakdowns and misunderstandings. Building a cohesive and inclusive multicultural team demands effective cross-cultural communication, fostering cultural sensitivity, and resolving conflicts that may arise due to varying cultural norms. By addressing these issues, businesses can harness the true potential of multicultural teams, improving collaboration, creativity, and overall performance. Learning Objectives The following are some of the key outcomes in this course: Explore what it means to be part of a multicultural team and explore basic strategies managers can use to lead. Understand what cultural appropriation is, why it's problematic, and how to avoid engaging in it. Learn how to establish conversational norms around political issues at work and get some specific strategies for promoting and engaging in respectful discussions with co-workers. Discover four ways to accommodate beliefs in the workplace and get a few organizational do's and don'ts for navigating this. Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals