Training Doyens

OVERVIEW In many non-profits, the challenge may manifest itself between the fund-raising folks, on one hand, and the operational departments on the other. Foundations find themselves faced with competing grant-making missions, each of which seeks to maximize its share of the annual grant budget. In higher education, the silos built around academic majors, such as science and the humanities, stymy students’ desire to design custom-tailored degree programs. These examples, and many more like them, build barriers on the road to organizational success and employee morale . WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND You will come away with a blueprint for knocking down or leaping such barriers through a seven-point plan: •  Offer context •  Exercise empathy •  Embrace confusion •  Manage emotions •  Develop a common lexicon •  Intermingle, and •  Craft correct responses AREAS COVERED •  How to analyze the cultural differences that exist between emplo...

A team is much more than just a group of people and hence there is a significant difference between group thinking and team thinking. The times have changed and so have the approaches to business solutions. Team building has gained a lot of emphases lately and managers are putting significant efforts to harness the potential of individuals and channelize them towards achieving a common objective. One of the major responsibilities of managers or team leaders today, while  building a high-performing team , is to inculcate and encourage team-thinking to facilitate better decisions and results. Team thinking is essentially collaborative thinking, focussed on a common goal, where every member of the team is willing to listen carefully and consider views and options for making the best decision for clients, organization, and individuals. Why Organizations Require Team Thinking Team thinking is crucial for building an efficient team. Basically, team thinking is about valuing the...

Ron Rael Leadership consultant Years of Experience:  20+ years Areas of Expertise:  Leadership Development and Organizational Success Ron Rael , is a leadership consultant, professional facilitator, and coach to leadership teams. He has provided hands-on guidance to both experienced and emerging leaders since 1988. Ron’s extensive wisdom and practical solutions, contained in his 19 books and nearly 50 webinars, provide both strategies and tactics for organizational success. He has trained and coached over 14,000 leaders and business professionals throughout the  United States and Canada . Ron is renowned for his original, enjoyable approach to learning. He develops caring, courageous, and compelling High Road® leaders worldwide.  Ron is the  Founder and CEO of the High Road® Institute , an organization where people see the benefit of optimizing human potential in the workplace, in leadership, and in culture. “We encourage leaders to take the path...