Failing Fearlessly: How to Leverage Failure to Innovate, Grow & Lead

Speaker Josh Dye

Where in your life and work do you need to fail to make it better?

That is the opening question of this thought provoking presentation by Josh Dye. Failure surrounds us and is a part of our lives every day. It is also filled with valuable lessons, if we have the courage to learn them.

You will learn

  • How to make good decisions and move forward in the midst of strong, difficult emotions.
  • How to determine when quitting is the right thing to do.
  • Three ways to identify where you can grow through failure.
  • How regular experimenting helps you innovate, grow, and lead.

You will also get inspired by learning to overcome fear through the 5 Steps of Courage and how to handle failure with humility and resilience. Featuring high profile examples from celebrities we all know, and some personal examples too, Josh identifies how failure can propel us as people and organizations forward.

Transitions: How to Grow During Work and Life Changes

Speaker Josh Dye

Life is full of transitions, both large and small. We change jobs, move on from relationships, lose loved ones, and reflect on our beliefs and values. These moments of change present great opportunity, but also risk. Depending on how we handle them, transitions can lead to growth OR setback emotionally, physically, and financially.

In this insightful, reflective and interactive presentation you will learn:

  • How to assess if your life and work reflects your values.
  • How to prepare for transitions we see coming in the future.
  • A 4-step process for making good decisions during times of transition.
  • The Relationship Inventory – How to manage relationships during transition.
  • How to handle transitions at work.

This presentation features multiple video and music clips that put our moments of transition in perspective. Get ready to learn strategies that will help you learn, grow and progress during times of transition!

Procrastinate on Purpose: How to Multiply Your Time and Get More Done

Speaker Mark Brown

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Everything we know about time management is wrong. We are pressed for time more than ever before, and it is an issue that has a significant impact in our work. In this webinar, Mark Brown addresses the challenges of accomplishing more with fewer resources…and an unforgiving clock. He uncovers the truth about Time-management, which is really SELF-management. He will reveal the five key components for maximizing productivity and multiplying your time.

You will learn (learning objectives):

  • The simple yet powerful 5-step process for conquering your to-do list once and for all.
  • The 5 permissions that will set you free to do your best work on time, without wasting energy battling stress and anxiety.
  • The critical nature of prioritizing and apply practical procedures for managing both time and people successfully.
  • How to develop a pinpoint focus on critical success factors, while identifying and eliminating peripheral distractions that hinder project success.
  • How to obtain the necessary tools to maximize the hours in each day, by becoming a multiplier.

About the Presenter: Mark Brown

Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, Mark Brown Immigrated to the United States at 18 years old with only $40 in his pocket and a dream for a better life.

Today, he has become one of the most popular inspirational speakers in the world.

In 1995, Mark defeated more than 20,000 contestants from 14 countries to win the illustrious Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking. Since then, he has delivered more than 3,500 presentations, to more than 1.7 million people throughout the world.

As an expert in helping people overcome their fears to reach their maximum potential, Mark has been featured on CNN Headline News and the New York Times, and Men’s Health. He even had his own PBS Special which was nominated for an Emmy Award.

He has shared his insights across a wide variety of industries, to major corporations including Sprint, Sheraton, Principal Group, Prudential and Cathay Pacific Airways.

Additionally, Mark has been a guest lecturer at premier academic institutions such as Penn State University, Xavier University and the University of Florida.

Using a unique blend of hilarious humour and hard-hitting honesty, Mark Brown will both challenge and compel your group to take their performance to the next level.

I Respectfully Disagree: How to Have Difficult Conversations in a Divided World

Justin Jones-Fosu

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Start building bridges instead of barriers! 

In this training speaker Justin Jones-Fosu will share a 5-part framework that will help you have honest and enlightening conversations despite deep and fundamental disagreements.

You will learn the 5 pillars of respectfully disagreeing: (Learning Objectives)

  • Challenge your perspective
  • Be the student
  • Cultivate your curiosity
  • Seek the gray
  • Agree to respect

After attending this webinar you will understand how to disagree with someone’s ideology while passionately pursuing their humanity.

About the Speaker: Justin Jones-Fosu

Justin Jones-Fosu is the founder and CEO of Work. Meaningful. where he speaks 50-60 times per year to companies, organizations, and associations around the globe on meaningful work and inclusion. He also happens to be a highly sought-after business speaker, social entrepreneur, and meaningful work researcher. He is the founder and CEO of Work.

He is a husband, full-time daddy of 4 high-energy kids, and he also recently summited one of the 7 Summits (the tallest mountain on each continent). He is passionate about helping organizations and individuals take ownership of their mindset, purpose, and performance to achieve amazing results.

Diversity: Discover Your Potential

Speaker Cecilia Stanton Adams and Malissa Adams

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Cultural competence is defined as a set of behaviors and attitudes that enable you to work effectively in multicultural situations. Cultural competency is achieved by developing skills and practices important in cross-cultural interactions and using knowledge about individuals and groups to create practices and policies to create an inclusive environment. Attendees will learn how to establish positive relationships, engage clients, and improve the quality of services you provide.

Learning Objectives

  • The definition of diversity, culture, equity and inclusion.
  • How to identify personal gaps in cultural competence.
  • How to recognize unconscious bias in yourself and others.
  • How to develop an action plan that can be immediately applied.

About the Presenters:

Cecilia Stanton Adams

Cecilia Stanton Adams is the CEO of Stanton Adams Consulting, LLC and is most known for her track record as an accomplished educator and Diversity thought leader. She is committed to a holistic approach to transforming organizations, teams and individuals with the principles of equity and inclusion. Her education and over 15 years of experience in Strategic Diversity positions, she has contributed to the development of programs and services that increase representation of diversity from education, front line workers through to the highest levels of leadership. Her visionary approach inspires others to recognize the diversity their organizations may be overlooking in: Recruitment, Retention, Training, Supplier Diversity and Community Relations.

Cecilia earned a Master’s Degree in Psychology & Sociology from Lehigh University in 2003. She also earned a Master’s Degree in Industrial Psychology from Capella University in 2009. She is currently working on earning a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and coaching from Sedona University.

Malissa Stanton Adams

Malissa is a diversity, inclusion and social equity expert. With over 15 years of experience in operations management and organizational development in the public and private sectors, Malissa understands how to motivate others and act as an effective liaison between organizations and members of under-served communities.

For the past 8 years Malissa has served as the COO of Stanton Adams Consulting, LLC. She also serves as the Housing Outreach Representative for Catholic Charities USA. In 2016 Malissa earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Rasmussen College. She is currently earning a Master’s Degree in Public & Nonprofit Administration from Metropolitan State University.

Unconscious Bias: Moving Beyond Shortcuts and Stereotypes to Awareness and Fairness

Speaker Josh Dye

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Our unconscious mind is amazing. It can process much more information than our conscious mind. It makes shortcuts based on our background, cultural environment and personal experiences to make quick decisions about everything around us.

It is also wrong a lot of the time, especially when it comes to people that are different from us in areas of race, skin color, disability, gender, religion, age, appearance, and more.

In this training you will learn how to increase awareness of unconscious bias, and discover strategies to better manage it when serving clients, working with peers, and making key decisions.

You will learn (Learning Objectives):

  • What is bias?
  • How unconscious bias impacts our thinking, expectations and actions.
  • How In Groups and Out Groups affect our beliefs.
  • How to gain greater awareness of where you may have bias.
  • Microaggressions: What they are, and are not.
  • Strategies to reduce the impact of bias on decision making and actions.

Accountability, Candor, and Good Conflict: How to Achieve Great Outcomes with Clients, Staff, and Co-Workers

Speaker Josh Dye

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Do you wish that you could increase the accountability and follow through of the clients that you work with?

Are you a supervisor that wants staff to more clearly understand your expectations, and take greater accountability?

Would you like to reduce confusion and enhance transparent communication with your co-workers? 

If so, this is the training for you! 

This training is designed for the following professionals:

  • Those providing direct service to clients.
  • Supervisors managing staff.
  • Co-Workers working together on a team.

We will focus on practical strategies to communicate with greater clarity, inspire good conflict that leads to better results, and improve outcomes at all levels. 

You Will Learn: (Learning Objectives)

How to set and communicate standards of performance and behavior.

Learn to establish clear expectations that everyone understands and can follow.

How to use the rule of 7 to make sure expectations are understood and remembered.

Discover the ‘rule of 7’ technique to ensure your standards are not only set, but remembered and followed.

How to provide feedback and increase accountability when standards are not met.

Learn how to give constructive feedback that increases clarity, reduces confusion, creates mutual understanding, and encourages improvement.

Good conflict. How to address problems candidly, directly, and clearly without causing offense.

Master the art of directly communicating problems in a way that respects and considers the feelings of others.

Culture of Trust: Improve Relationships, Morale, and Performance at Work and With Clients

Speaker Josh Dye

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Trust is the foundation of a healthy workplace with high morale. When trust is lacking, tension and burnout are high, needless conflict spreads, and performance suffers. High stress environments make these things worse.

When trust is present efficiency increases, people support one another, clients are more cooperative, and work is a rewarding place to be.

To excel as an organization that is great for people and productivity the following must happen:

  • Managers and supervisors trust their staff.
  • Employees trust management.
  • Clients trust both the professionals and the organization serving them.

But how?

In this training you will learn how individuals and organizations can build trust in their relationships and communty,  including:

  • The top 10 traits of high trust people.
  • How to have effective relationships with people that hold different values.
  • How to build credibility.
  • How to restore trust after it was lost.

Trust can serve as our greatest benefit or biggest liability. Get ready to learn how to reap the benefit of high trust relationships and work environments in this dynamic training!

 

Management Essentials: Standards of Performance and Expectations

Speaker Josh Dye

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Research shows that 50% of staff don’t know what is expected of them. In this module, we’ll help managers change that ugly statistic on their teams!

Each staff-person has primary tasks they are responsible to complete. Establishing a standard of performance answers the question, “What does it mean to do a good job on this task?”

The standard of performance is also what is used to evaluate staff performance.

In this module managers will learn how to: (Learning Objectives)

  • Establish standards of performance.
  • Effectively communicate the standards of performance to their team.
  • Create standards of performance.
  • Determine what training is needed for staff to achieve the standards.

13 Things Mentally Strong Couples Don’t Do

Speaker Amy Morin

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Relationships play a key role in mental strength, and partners have the ability to help one another build the mental muscle they need to reach their greatest potential—with hard work and the right tools.

In this Q&A style webinar Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist Amy Morin will use her signature framework to share the 13 key mistakes couples should avoid to heal their relationships and develop their mental muscles.

Amy will provide practical tips on the following “don’t dos” (Learning Objectives):

  • They don’t ignore their problems.
  • They don’t keep secrets.
  • They don’t hesitate to set boundaries.
  • They don’t become martyrs.
  • They don’t use their emotions as weapons.
  • They don’t try to fix each other.
  • They don’t communicate with disrespect.
  • They don’t blame each other for their problems.
  • They don’t forget why they fell in love.
  • They don’t expect the relationship to meet all their needs.
  • They don’t neglect their partnership.
  • They don’t take each other for granted.
  • They don’t stop growing and changing.

This webinar will benefit people who are in a relationship, or those who serve clients in relationships.

About the Speaker: Amy Morin, LCSW

Amy Morin is the Editor-in-Chief of Verywell Mind, the biggest mental health site in the world. She’s a licensed therapist, a psychology lecturer at Northeastern University, and an international bestselling author.

Her books, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don’t Do, 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do, and 13 Things Strong Kids Do, have been translated into more than 40 languages.

The Guardian dubbed her “the self-help guru of the moment” and Forbes calls her a “thought leadership star.”

Her TEDx talk, The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong, is one of the most popular talks of all time with more than 17 million views. Her articles on mental strength reach more than 2 million readers every month.

Her advice has been featured by major media outlets, including Fox News, CNN, Oprah.com, Today, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, Business Insider, Time, and the Hallmark Channel. She also hosts The Verywell Mind Podcast.

When she is not on the road for speaking engagements, you can find her in the Florida Keys where she lives on a sailboat.