Management Excellence

Upskill your managers with interactive courses that give them a chance to practice and receive specific feedback. With practical and strategic tips, managers will be empowered with greater confidence and new skills to apply right away.

5 Key Skills for Managers

Step into management or improve in your current role with five specific skills, such as guiding the work and developing team members. Become well-equipped to balance the goals of the organization with the needs of your team members.


Accountability at Work

In this course, discover the five steps to creating a culture of mutual accountability. Overcome obstacles and practice ways to surface and resolve conflicts. Discover how to have powerful conversations that restore trust and increase productivity.


Coaching Skills for Managers

In our complex work worlds of change and uncertainty, it is now more important than ever to have a toolkit for coaching team members to thrive. You will gain practical skills to develop people, communicate clearly, and increase engagement.


Communicating as a Manager

Communication is one of five core skills every manager needs. Discover how to communicate effectively with employees to build better relationships, face fewer problems, and achieve your goals more easily, making you more valuable to your organization. 


Delegation: Grow Your People and Achieve Results 

Delegating allows you to focus on the big picture as you give team members opportunities and develop their capacity. Improve the quality of work by empowering employees to complete tasks, create personal accountability, and increase productivity.


Developing Your People

Upskill your people by assessing their capability and empowering them to define their own goals. Guide employees through the development process, crafting a path that benefits both of you, and increases their engagement and success in the organization.


Engaging Employees to Be Their Best

With more people working in hybrid or remote teams, it is critical to keep employees engaged. Learn how to recognize each person’s needs and what motivates them. Tailor your communication as you create a more collaborative, inclusive, and inspiring workplace.


Facilitation Skills

Facilitation skills will give you proven methods to bring out the best collaborative thinking and communication. Discover how to generate ideas, make decisions, engage in productive disagreements, solve problems, and get things done.


How to Give and Receive Feedback

Discover the art and science of giving and receiving feedback using the SBI model. In small groups, practice using the model and sharpen your skills. Overcome awkward situations by learning what to do and what to say. 


Managing People Series
(6 courses over 4-6 months)

Step up your managerial game―learn how to balance company goals with those of your team. It starts with an HBDI® assessment, laying the foundation for  6 workshops with real-world scenarios. You’ll gain the skills you need to tackle everyday challenges. 


Meetings that Thrive

No more boring meetings! Meetings that are planned and well managed give people a sense of accomplishment and a good use of time. This program offers several meeting formats and will show you how to make each one efficient, engaging, and effective.


Stepping into Management

Reduce your stress as we walk you through how to manage by targeting five areas. You’ll learn to successfully handle people, projects, performance, conflict, and yourself as you evaluate and continuously improve your effectiveness as a manager. 


How to Overcome the Toughest Supervisor Challenges

You don’t have to go it alone! Learn best practices to handle performance problems and behavior, set goals, address personal challenges, and mediate conflict. Gain understanding about your people’s behavior and motives as you respond appropriately to each situation. 


Whole Brain® Management with Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument® (HBDI)

This program empowers managers to recognize their own thinking styles and understand the thinking preferences of their team members. The proprietary Whole Brain® Thinking approach and assessment makes it easy to build alignment, engagement, and agility across your organization.


REVIEWS

I enjoyed hearing management challenges and solutions.
— Manager, SF Bay Area