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Staff Development


All of these programs can be presented in a short (1.5 hour) or long (3 hour) workshop. They are appropriate for in-house staff training or breakout session at conferences.

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Understanding and Dealing with Change
How to Work Effectively with Your Boss
Time Tactics to Make You More Successful
How to Create and Deliver Powerful Presentations
Closing the Generation Gap
How to Run a Successful Meeting
How to Become an MVP (Most Valuable Player) - A Team Building Session
Networking Strategies: Building Professional Relationships

Understanding and Dealing with Change

Description

Taking care of business currently means managing perpetual motion. In today's volatile business climate your organization has to keep reshaping itself, shifting and flexing. Organizations and companies can't run things the old way, even if they desperately want to. The good news is that change can come bearing gifts and opportunities. In this session, learn valuable tools to meet new challenges and to play by the new rules.

What you will learn in this program:

How to identify characteristics of successful change masters
How to outline a consistent communication tool to enhance understanding
How to utilize the “Concerns-Based Adoption Model”

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How to Work Effectively with Your Boss

Description

Have you ever noticed how some people move up the ladder of success faster than others? In this workshop, explore tactics that will help you improve your relationships with your supervisor and help you feel better about your job.

What you will learn in this program:

Characteristics of successful people
How to project a professional image
How to focus on “Career Advancement” instead of just a “Job”
6 tips to get the promotion you want and deserve
A quiz for determining how well you communicate with your boss
8 deadly sins that may irritate your boss
Ruby’s Top 10 reminders for success

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Time Tactics to Make You More Successful

Description

Are you struggling to find balance in your life? Do you come into work early, stay late, or have to work weekends to get your work done? Do you spend so much time in meetings or putting out fires that you don't have enough time to plan your future? Do you wish you had more time for your personal life? If you answered, "Yes" to any of these questions and want to become more efficient, effective, and productive, the steps you need to take are covered in this program. Use this common sense approach to find more time in your day, to be more productive and to get your life back in balance!

What you will learn in this program:

Discover how to destroy (or at least minimize) the top ten time eaters
Setting priorities using the “A-B-C” list
The Four D’s of paperwork
Pareto’s Law – the most fundamental law in time management
Guidelines for effective daily planning
Using technology to save time

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How to Create and Deliver Powerful Presentations

Description

Do you cringe at the thought of speaking in public? Fear of public speaking is common and it is an acquired behavior. It's also one that can be permanently overcome. This session will help you gain a new outlook toward your fear of the spotlight and develop the skills and courage to stand up to your everyday speaking challenges. Ruby will teach you how to make a positive impression whether presenting to fellow professionals, or complete strangers.

What you will learn in this program:

How to avoid the common mistakes that presenters make
How to properly prepare for a presentation
Creating a blueprint for your presentation
Making a lasting first impression
Keeping your audience’s attention
Answering questions in a positive manner
Using electronic multimedia tools to make your message memorable
Beginning strategies for developing a slideshow using Microsoft PowerPoint

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Closing the Generation Gap

Today's workforce is more diverse than ever with employees coming from a wide variety of age groups, backgrounds and value systems. This can result in workplace difficulties. Understanding generational differences promotes harmony, communication and productivity for everyone.

In this session, you will learn about yourself and what specific skills your generation brings to the workplace. Through activities and discussions, participants will gain a perspective of what each generation has to offer and understand why each age group has such different outlooks on their work and personal lives.

In this program, participants will have the opportunity to:

Study the unique qualities of the Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generations X and Y
Review how their childhood differed from other age groups
Recognize the importance of not stereotyping individuals by age group
Identify the strengths of each of the generations
Discuss how each generation may be misunderstood

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How to Run a Successful Meeting

Are you the "Meeting Master" or the "Meeting Monster?" Research tells us that some executives spend 21 hours a week in meetings. This can either be a very expensive waste of time or a tremendous investment in the future. In this session, learn to create an environment that promotes synergy and productivity. Get practical ideas for improving your meetings and your communication.

What you will learn in this program:

The difference in poor meetings and good meetings
How to forecast your meetings
How to use the room to set the tone of the meeting
How leaders behave and demonstrate professionalism in a meeting
What to do after each meeting to assure success

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How to Become an MVP (Most Valuable Player) - A Team Building Session

Ever watch a good team player? They know exactly what is expected of them and they go out of their way to help their teammates. They know that when they give - they receive. In this team building session, your group will learn the key characteristics of a Most Valuable Player and what acquiring those skills will do for their future.

What you will learn in this program:

Motivate your teammates
     -     Understanding different personalities and how you can work with each of them
     -     Building internal respect through being a positive role model

Visualize your success
     -     Helping others get the "Big Picture"
     -     Focusing on what you do have and what you do want

Put others first
     -     Developing trust through cooperation
     -     Skills to promote positive communication

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Networking Strategies: Building Professional Relationships

Description

Success in our personal and professional life is embodied in the interpersonal relationships we maintain. This program will help you develop the people skills and communication strategies to develop your Power Network. In this session, Ruby will help you tap into the rich network of contacts that surrounds each of us.

What you will learn in this program:

Recognize how to prevent your conversations from being a FLOP
List questions to ask people to promote dialogue
Identify how to stay in touch and maintain your resources
Outline what NOT to do with your new network

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