Executive Training Workshops

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Available Workshops and the Issues they Should Address

Title of Workshop	Questions it Answers	Duration	Available as an Online Course?
Defining your Personal Panache as a Leader	How would you define yourself as someone's role model? What are your values? Where do you see yourself in the future?	1/2 Day	In the works - request info
Your Leadership Style	How do you assert yourself? How should you best leverage your natural tendencies? How can you avoid being misunderstood? (Includes profiling and style report, add'l $70)	1 Day	In the works - request info
The Great Communicator	How do you ensure clarity and agreements in dialog?	1/2 Day	In the works - request info
Flexing in Conflict	How well do you deploy effective technques to handling conflict and what other approaches should you adapt?	1/2 Day	In the works - request info
The Big TRUST and Making Decisions	What is your working definition of trust? How does it affect bringing in others to your network? How do decisions get tainted without solid trust?	1/2 Day	In the works - request info
Build that Team!	Do you consider your staff a team? What would be the advantage of that? What are the predictable needs of teams?	1/2 Day	In the works - request info
Assessing & Motivating Employees	Do you personalize your feedback techniques for your employees? Do you have an approach to getting them "bought in" and working productively?	1/2 Day	In the works - request info
Process Improvement Tools & Techniques	Do you look at your department as a system of designed and managed functions? How would this better control our Output and our productivity?	1/2 Day	In the works - request info
Think Strategically, Plan it Now	What is your plan for your sphere if influence and where is it headed? Do you have balance of long-term and short-term goals? Are they all well-communicated? Are your team members goal-driven? Do you have a good understanding of what a Strategic Plan is?	1/2 Day	In the works - request info
Mnemonics, Mind Mapping and Improved Recall Techniques	How well do you know your capacity of work? Do you have clear techniques to help you encode and retain information, thus making your learning experiences more efficient?	go to Link	No

The Online E-Course

An online course is delivered completely over the internet, through downloadable modules. Each module includes a three (3) 30-minute coaching sessions for reinforcement and questions. Courses can be purchased without the coaching option, but it is highly recommended.

Module Duration (per any one topic above)	Coaching	Cost per Module *	Cost per Module without Coaching *	Take with a Buddy!
Three separate downloads Each with concepts, podcasts, and assignments	30-minute sessions   x 3	$385	$225	15% Discount

* Style topic includes Profiling and Personalized Report, add $70

All Courses are available as a custom on-site (in person) workshop. Contact Us.

How to Choose Executive Training

Marketing brochures and fancy websites are tempting.  But remember, the marketing department is not the training department.  What you may see in an advertised medium should be queried, and a little research done.  Invest time in asking a few questions before you sign-up for that steep investment.  

Ask questions about the content in the executive training workshop and about the training company's methodology.  These should include:

• Who delivers the instruction?
• This should be an experienced consultant, someone that has had hands-on experience with clients over several years or, better yet, decades.  (But not centuries)

• What style does the instructor use to deliver material?  Look for methods of learning that vary.  Some good possibilities: case studies, interactive, minimalized lecturing, hands-on, video, panels, etc.

• How customized is the material for the specific audience?
• If this is a custom course for your company alone, the entire curriculum should be designed for you.

• Is the class an all-at-once scenario?  Or spaced-learning where we get together in periods?

• If it is in spaced-learning, ask about field assignments between classes and see if you can obtain a copy of one.

• Are there study-buddies for implementing the field assignments and to provide support when implementing new techniques?  A side benefit of executive leadership training is an extended network  in other industries. 

The Methodology of Training @ Better-Leadership.com

"Nothing happens until something moves."

-- Albert Einstein

Here, we thrive on connecting with the clients so the material development is simple.  

Listen. Design. Deliver.  

The thrill is in sharing knowledge with others and seeing leaders excel, not in filling a class with high-paying customers.  Instead, it looks like the start of a partnership, not a transaction.

Use this as a yardstick as you pick and choose what course to attend.

• Customized material for the participant group’s readiness level


• Spaced learning: topics over a period of time, versus a few days away getting immersed


• Field assignments between classes (when spaced learning)


• Assigned learning partners for holding each other accountable


• Highly interactive, professionally delivered dialog


• Optional coaching services to help personalize the material as it gets deployed in the workplace; high potential for success, or utilize your own coach.

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Looking for Great Topics

Most leaders are captivated by buzz word topics and nouveau approaches to developing their leader capabilities.  Some of it I like.  But much of it is too dressed up to get the job done.

The ones that often disappoint execs usually fall into one of two categories:

1 - hollow content covered up by gripping objectives

        or

2 - complicated models that take a leader on a roadmap of improbabilities.  Overthinking.

Either of those may indeed be a smart investment in time, but it is too hard to tell.  Ask for references from previous attendees. See if you can get a detailed agenda, complete with some examples of content if possible. 

The verdict?

You just cannot go wrong with the fundamentals.  Are you over-qualified to spend time on those?  Maybe.  A good fundamental, like communication, needs regular maintenance and personal fine-tuning.  But it also can be built upon the more advanced levels.  

So buzz words are okay, but consider how much time you should be spending on the fancy stuff, and consider how to keep your fundamentals in their prime.

Delivery Choices

            Openly-Available Course    or    Custom Course?

OPEN Courses --- Attend an “open” course where other industries are represented.

ADVANTAGES

CLOSED Courses --- Attend an “closed” course where your company fills the workshop.

ADVANTAGES