Planning Your Training and Retreats for 2024

January 23 at 9 am PT/12 pm ET

Over the past 15 years we’ve had the privilege of working alongside some of the world’s largest companies, designing training that actually moves behavior (instead of just talking about it). And as we kick off the new year, we’re sharing our tips to make your training offerings more robust, generative, and engaging.

In this free 45 minute webinar, we’ll cover:

• The myth of soft skills
• How to problem-solve for your organization through training
• Making a case for training as a recruitment and retention tool

Attendees will receive participant surveys to aid future planning, a list of questions to interview external vendors and a marketing framework for training. (A quick note: While this webinar will be recorded, only those who attend live will receive handouts.

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Moments Into Stories

Date: April 5

Time: 08:00 am

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Whether we’re training a group of one or 1,000, we are regularly asked, “How do you access your own stories?” Ann marie often tells a story about something that happened to her in an airport years ago. It’s a moment. There’s no big conflict; at face value, the stakes don’t seem very high. She also published the story on Medium, where it garnered more than 40,000 views. And when told live, the audience response to this story is always overwhelming. But why?

In a free webinar on April 5, we’ll talk about what makes a good story great and how to find, shape and share these stories in your own life.

Participants will learn:

• The basic elements of a good story
• Why narrative vulnerability is so important
• How to drop into and translate moments into high-impact stories for use in a variety of settings

Staying Energized and Motivated

Date: December 6

Time: 08:00 am

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With 2023 nearly in the rearview and a busy holiday season ahead, you may find yourself struggling with how to manage your time and stay motivated. You’re not alone, friend! But the good news is there are strategies to help you remain focused, energized, and productive.  In this free, interactive 30-minute webinar, participants will learn:

• How to identify and react to what’s sapping your motivation
• The role of mindset in productivity
• Strategies to increase your motivation personally and professionally

Avoiding Toxic Leadership Behaviors

Date: November 1

Time: 08:00 am

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Refusing to listen to feedback. Inconsistency. Lack of accountability. These are just a few examples of toxic leadership behaviors that, if left unchecked in the workplace, can wreak absolute havoc on morale, productivity, and overall wellness. In this free, interactive 30-minute webinar, participants will learn:

• How to avoid the top toxic leadership behaviors
• How to replace toxic leadership with productive, positive behaviors
• How to respond to toxic leadership in the workplace

Difficult People, Difficult Situations

Date: October 4

Time: 08:00 am

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We all deserve authentic communication -- but communicating is often incredibly tough, especially when you’re dealing with difficult humans. In this webinar, participants will learn:

• Why authentic communication with difficult people or about difficult situations is critical to leadership and advancement – and why avoidance isn’t a solution
• How to manage reactivity and listen actively and deeply
• The importance of narrative vulnerability

Media Training Basics

Date: September 6

Time: 08:00 am

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For the uninitiated, navigating media can be complicated. But in an increasingly digital world, where content (for better or worse) can go viral in an instant, it's more important than ever to be ready to stay on-message. In this webinar, we'll discuss:

• How the rules of engagement for interactions with journalists have changed
• Why media training should not longer be reserved for top-tier management
• The value regular media training brings to all business units within an organization

Business Development Consultations

Date: August 2

Time: 08:00 am

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Sales and business development are the only revenue-generating activities in a business – every other activity is an expense. Unfortunately, what we believe about business development, and how we are trained to have business development consultations with potential clients, can be detrimental to our success. In this interactive, free 30-minute webinar, participants will learn:

• How to have meetings that move people and build influence
• How to differentiate yourself in a crowded marketplace from your first interaction with a prospective client
• How to harness storytelling and active listening to have more effective consultations that convert into client work

Feedback

Date: July 5

Time: 08:00 am

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If there’s a hard conversation you’re avoiding, you’re not alone. Welcome to the human race! We get it: it can be hard to give or receive feedback, ask for resources or set expectations. But avoiding critical conversations is expensive and is an impediment to growth. In this interactive, free 30-minute webinar, participants will learn:

• How to identify beliefs that may be impeding your advancement
• How to actively and elegantly seek and process feedback – and how to give better feedback to others
• The role of feedback in enhancing executive presence

Storytelling For Team-Building

Date: June 7

Time: 08:00 am

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Good storytelling is at the heart of team building. (You can have your trust falls and escape rooms – we’ll take a good story, told at the right moment, any day.) In this interactive, free 30-minute webinar, participants will learn:

• Why storytelling is critical to building inherent, habitual trust in groups
• How to harness narrative vulnerability to tell better, more authentic stories
• What types of stories to use for team building – and when to tell them

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