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Here are sample topics we have offered to clients in the past:
Build A Powerful Team
Keynote, Half-Day or Full-Day Seminar
Working with others on a team at today's hectic pace can be difficult. Using the power of each team member's personality to make strategic decisions may drastically improve team dynamics through improved communication and relations. High functioning teams can ultimately catapult a company into a position of prominence and success.
Team members learn to:
Assess individual's own temperment type
Understand each team member's personality type
Communicate with one another better
Appreciate that building on the strengths of each temperment can create a powerful team
Work With Difficult People
Half-Day or Full-Day Seminar
Often the people we think are difficult simply have a very different temperament than us. They do not behave or react the way we do. We find some people easy to relate to while others are difficult. Gain insight into how you may change your approach so you can work with most people.
This workshop is beneficial for anyone who interacts with colleagues, bosses, clients, parents, students, children or spouses on a daily basis. Knowledge gained can empower the individual, creating a more positive attitude at work, at school, and at home.
Participants will:
Identify your temperament type
Increase respect for differences in the four temperaments
Be able to communicate more constructively
Improve your ability to build rapport
Learn how to develop strategies for conflict resolution based on type
Learn what to do around "toxic people"
Manage Your Stress
We offer customized workshops that may or may not be based on temperament type. Together, during an initial consultation we can choose what works best for you.
Here is a sample of stress workshops created for clients in the past:
1. Stresses and Personality Type
Keynote, Half-Day or Full-Day Seminar
Many people are surprised to hear that temperament affects stress. What causes your particular type anxiety may not cause another type much stress at all; they have their own unique set of stressors. Once you identify your temperament and gain an understanding of the stressors for your type, then you can create strategies that will help your frazzled nerves. When individual workers adopt coping strategies for their stress, the entire organization will experience a much better atmosphere.
Participants will:
Identify your personality type
Learn the stressors for your personality type
Learn the stressors for other personality types
Explore ways of overcoming your stress, based on personality2. Learning to Manage Stress Through Techniques
Keynote, Half-Day, Full-Day or 2 Day Seminars (Combined with #1)
Topics here can include:
Identifying the stress in your life
Breathing techniques to reduce stress
Learning how to relax
Using your mind to decrease stress
Nutrition as your line of defense
Exercise away stress
Two tools for fighting stress and moving ahead
Avoid "burnout"
Mastering the work-life balanceParticipants will emerge with a feeling of increased personal calm and control that will enhance the productivity of both the individual and the organization
3. Journal Writing
Keynote, Half-Day, Full-Day or 2 day Seminars
This is for people who want to use journal writing as a tool to handle stress. You may be newly divorced, looking for a new job, or looking for a new life. Don't just stare at a blank page. Learn the basics of keeping a journal and try some of the "hands-on" ideas for filling that page. We vary the number of sessions, according to the client's needs.
Filled with practical knowledge and a variety of ideas the program content includes:
Benifits and barriers of journal keeping
Fun writing exercises to get you started
References to both studies and personal stories that acknowledge its healing power4. Stress Busting for the Holidays
Keynote, 1 Hour Seminar
No matter what your personality type may be most of us feel the stress as the calendar rolls around towards the holidays. Kick back and learn how to move from frazzle to festive this holiday season.
Participants will:
Take the simple Holiday Stress Survey
Discover the ABC’s of Holiday Frazzle
Learn the Top Ten Tips for a Fabulous Festive Season
Create A Balance In Your Life
Keynote, Half-Day or Full-Day Seminar
For many of us family, work, and friends leave little time for ourselves. We wind up not enjoying or achieving what we'd like to at home or at work. In the end nobody wins - not you, not your colleagues, not your family. Start using the strength of your personality type to create your best work-life balance. This way everyone wins.
Participants will:
Identify and recognize personality styles and appreciate uniqueness
Understand the importance of nurturing their lives
Learn ways to find and create personal balance
Learn to recognize behaviours that indicate they are struggling
Create Dynamic Learning Environments
Keynote, Half-Day or Full-Day Seminar
This workshop is beneficial for anyone in the teaching field, whether they work with children or adults.
It has been noted that many teachers create a classroom environment they personally enjoy. The problem with that is since not all the students in your class share your temperament type, they may not feel particularly comfortable in your classroom. Explore how you can create an atmosphere that will appeal to each and every student in your classroom. By understanding and appreciating the different temperaments you will be able to apply it to your learning environment.
Teachers will:
Identify your temperament type
Learn and understand the four types
Apply the knowledge of type to accommodate all four groups in one room
Design Effective Instruction and Assessment
Keynote, Half-Day or Full-Day Seminar
This workshop will benefit those who teach, whether in an elementary school setting, private school setting, university, or workplace.
Many teachers instruct and assess students the way in which they would like to be instructed and assessed. However, if you want all of your students to perform well, try creating ways in which they can all succeed. Use your knowledge of personal effectiveness to design your instructions and assessments in ways that will appeal to a broad spectrum of learners.
Participants will:
Identify your temperament type
Learn and understand the four types
Apply the knowledge of type to designing instruction and assessment methods for all types
Manage The Changes - Don't Let Them Manage You
Keynote, Half-Day, Full-Day or 2 Day Seminars
Change is immensely personal. For change to occur in any organization, each individual must think, feel, or do something different.
Jean Daniel Duck, Managing Change: The Art of Balancing.
We customize workshops for your particular need.
Two topics that have been well received are:
1. Help Employees Manage Change
We know that change is the only constant we can rely on in the workplace. Effective communication helps to quell some of the angst in the work environment.
This workshop benefits managers who want to play a role in helping their employees embrace changes yet at the same time maximize their performance on the job.
Participating Managers will learn:
The definitions of change management
The phases of change, and their impact on the worker
Effective communication goes a long way to helping employees handle change
2. Journal Writing 4 Change
How do we survive the constant changes in the business world? How do we survive the constant changes in our personal lives? Take time to listen to yourself. Hear what you have to say to yourself. Explore your own thoughts and feelings about the things going on in your life every day. Discover your own creative spirit that will lead you through life's many changes toward a more creative and innovative approach to living through journal writing. (We vary the number of sessions according to the client's needs.