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• Project Management Essentials (CLASS IS FULL)

  • Start
    08/03/2021
  •  
    8:30 AM (CDT)
  • End
    08/04/2021
  •  
    4:30 PM (CDT)

  PROJECT MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS

  
  

  Leading projects is a great way to showcase your talents. It is an opportunity to hone your leadership skills. And it is a critical platform to prove how you add value to the organization.

  Which means you need to excel. You need to be a great project manager.

  That sounds daunting. Let’s just add a little more anxiety into our work life. Yes, and… It doesn’t take weeks of on-learning and months of studying to be a great project manager. In fact, in you think about – you probably already manage projects.

  •  A holiday family dinner
  •  Your last vacation
  •  Transitioning your eldest from middle school to high school
  •  Getting the garden ready after a long winter
  •  Remodeling the living room

  ALL of these are projects! There is a goal. There are a variety of milestones along the way. There is an end date. And – you need help and support from a variety of people who have different and/or competing priorities.

  You CAN manage projects. And it won’t take a complex system or set of rigid rules for you to be successful. At this interactive and practical workshop you’ll bring one of your own projects and use it to:

  · Learn the phases of a project

  · Recognize that projects are as much about people as they are about process

  · Identify and apply simple tools to support project planning and execution

  · Discover facilitative techniques to ensure team alignment

  · Uncover the secrets of keeping the project scope and timeline on track

  This double-dipping learning methodology allows participants to learn and set up a real work project for success at the same time! Most Reluctant Project Manager participants leave the workshop confident and fully prepared to facilitate their kick-off meetings. And, graduates have the benefit of two follow-up coaching sessions with their facilitator (a project management guru) to provide additional guidance as their projects progress.

  
  

  
  

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• Level Up Leadership

  • Start
    08/10/2021
  •  
    (CDT)
  • End
    08/14/2021
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual
  • Spaces left
    14

  Register

  LEVEL UP LEADERSHIP

  
  

  
  

  Not your typical workshop!

  If you're looking for a passive, stare at a PowerPoint presentation while you multi-task webinar -- This is NOT the workshop for you!

  If you want to get real, figure out how you're getting in your own way and truly become the kind of boss that people look up to, trust and want to work for -- then keep reading!

  This one-of-a-kind program immerses participants in activities & conversations that:

  · Enhance Self-Awareness

  · Identify Must-Have Leadership Skills

  · Apply Practical Models to Everyday Leadership Issues

  · Build Dream Teams

  · Deliver Results

  Level Up Leadership spans 3 days. You'll attend the workshop in the morning where you'll delve into some pretty meaty subjects. We'll send you back to work in the afternoon -- so that you have the opportunity to try on what you've been learning. And that evening there will be a little bit of homework -- so that you're prepped and ready to go the next day.

  We purposefully keep our class sizes small. You'll get the personal attention you want and need. You'll be able to learn from and support your peers. And you'll build the foundation to be a member of the Level Up Tribe -- a group of leaders who continue to connect with and learn from one another, long after the workshop is over.

  One more thing. We know that's it's tough to break old habits. So your Level Up Leadership investment includes two 1:1 follow up coaching sessions. Graduates can schedule these sessions any time after the workshop is over. So, if you want a little 1:1 time right away -- we'll get that on the calendar. Or if you'd prefer a pick-me-up six months down the road -- we'll be there for you then as well. Our goal is to provide you with the support you'll need to ensure that the lessons "heard" at the workshop become your new habits -- tried, refined and applied.

  
  

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• Leadership, Learning & Libations

  • When
    08/17/2021
  •  
    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82386355446 (Pwd: 589508)

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  Leadership, Learning & Libations

  a virtual book club for leaders

  This months book is: 

  No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention

  

  Organizations cannot grow beyond their leaders.  That's why Leadership, Learning and Libations was formed.  Every other month, leaders from all across the country come together to discuss a book.

  Yes.  Leaders read! 

  In fact, 

  • Warren Buffett attributes his success to reading.   
  •  Author Michael Puck says that "Every book you read is like a warrior in your army.  The more you read, the stronger your army."

  That's why we started Leadership, Learning & Libations.  When we read together we challenge one another, inspire one another, push one another -- and grow together in ways we never thought possible.

  So every 60 days, plan on shutting your door, grabbing a drink, putting your feet up on your desk and getting together with other successful business leaders to talk through one author's point of view.  We'll agree, disagree, bring other data to the table and talk about how the book impacts you and your organization. 

  
  

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• Tapping Into Talent

  • When
    08/24/2021
  •  
    8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Tapping Into Talent 

  
  

  Leading in a way that connects and inspires the team feels like an art. Setting direction and inspiring leadership while you're experiencing other challenges isn't always easy.  What if we told you there is actually a science to it that you can master using science and data. Use this to inspire your talent and build a team that trusts each other and you're headed in the right direction. 

  Join us to discover:

  • How to coach your team to greatness 
  • Unlock strategies to motivate and manage your employees based on their individual working style
  • Become a better leader by building your emotional intelligence and facilitating more effective conversation

  • Discover how to use people data to maximize the team.
  • Understand team dynamics and how you contribute to them (good and not-so-good)
  • Identify how to build a dream team of your own

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• The DMAIC Way® Green Belt

  • Start
    08/25/2021
  •  
    (CDT)
  • End
    09/02/2021
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual Workshop

  Register

  
  

  Have you always wanted to learn process improvement, Lean, Six Sigma?  This is your opportunity!!

  The DMAIC Way® is a developed methodology where people become improvement focused to support the organization to become more efficient, effective and productive. 

  This facilitated method provides the skills needed to find the most practical and sustainable way to improve the way every-day work is done.  The process builds a culture of quality and continuous improvement.  When you have the opportunity to use data to identify root causes and develop solutions that leadership says yes to – that’s when you can make a difference at work! 

  During the sessions individuals will learn the 9-steps of The DMAIC Way® while working through an improvement project for their organization.  This is a learn-by-doing type of course that includes a break between sessions to apply the learning and coaching after the class for support through the project to obtain certification. 

  
  

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• Maximizing your Employee's Discretionary Effort

  • When
    09/14/2021
  •  
    8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (CDT)

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  Maximizing your Employee's Discretionary Effort

  Every day your employees make a choice. Are they going to do just what they HAVE to do or are they going to do what they are CAPABLE of doing? That decision -- whether it is conscious or not -- can change the trajectory of a career, project, team, department, or organization.  

  
  

  During this workshop leaders will:

  • Identify the cost of untapped potential
  • Uncover why most employee engagement programs do not work
  • Discover the barriers the keep employees from giving their all
  • Determine how they (and their organizations) can tap into discretionary effort

  
  

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• Organization Mastery Series

  • Start
    09/15/2021
  •  
    8:30 AM (CDT)
  • End
    09/18/2021
  •  
    4:30 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    virtual

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  Organization Mastery Series 

  
  

  Many leaders and organizations are biding their time... waiting for the world to slow down and return to some semblance of normal. 

  
  

  And those leaders and organization that are going to be left behind! 

  
  

  There is opportunity in the midst of change. Discovering new ways to lead and grow is a sound investment for today. And if you want to be part of molding and shaping the organization of tomorrow - it is a necessity! 

  
  

  This workshop series includes: 

  Self-awareness: Strengths and Blind Spots (details)

  Team Awareness: Strengths and Blind Spots (details)

  
  

  Tapping into Discretionary Efforts (details)

  Having Difficult Conversations (details)

  
  

  Getting Organizational Alignment (details)

  Aligning Talent with Strategy (details)

  
  

  Customer Mapping (details)

  Getting into the Mindset of Your Customer (details)

  
  

  Wasted Excellence (details)

  Maximizing Improvements (details)

  
  

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• Extreme Facilitation (FULL)

  • Start
    10/04/2021
  •  
    8:00 AM (CDT)
  • End
    10/08/2021
  •  
    5:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    507 Elm St. West Des Moines IA

  EXTREME FACILITATION

  
  

  COURSE DESCRIPTION

  Facilitation is a role that demands exceptional interpersonal skills, keen observation, insight and tact.  The facilitator is a director, coach and catalyst. They must create a safe environment even as they push people out of their comfort zone.  Facilitators must drive for results even as they allow participants to find their own answers. And they must lead the effort even as they give control to others.  

  This five-day program provides participants with the opportunity to learn master facilitation techniques, develop relevant exercises and practice in front of a group of discerning peers.  Daily individualized feedback sessions enable the participants to improve their skills rapidly.

  OUTCOMES

  After completing this course participants will be able to:

  • Create a safe environment

  • Initiate active learning 

  • Use effective facilitation techniques

  • Involve and engage participants

  • Expand learning styles

  • Harness the power of questions

  • Manage disruptive behaviors

  LENGTH OF PROGRAM: 5 Days

  AUDIENCE: Anyone with training, meeting or facilitation responsibilities.  

  CERTIFICATION: Attendees who successfully complete Extreme Facilitation are eligible to facilitation DMAIC Way programs and Creative Solutions Group and Aveea Partner development programs.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• The DMAIC Way® Black Belt

  • Start
    10/04/2021
  •  
    (CDT)
  • End
    10/22/2021
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual Workshop

  Register

  
  

  The DMAIC Way® is a developed methodology where people become improvement focused to support the organization to become more efficient, effective and productive. 

  This course builds on The DMAIC Way® Green Belt providing advanced skills, tools and data analysis.  You will also develop your ability to coach green and yellow belts and build/refine your continuous improvement program to yield the most impact.  

  During the sessions individuals will dive deeper into the the 9-steps of The DMAIC Way® while working through an improvement project for their organization.  This is a learn-by-doing type of course that includes a break between sessions to apply the learning and coaching after the class for support through the project to obtain certification. 

  **A statistical software license is included to all participants.

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• Level Up Leadership

  • Start
    10/12/2021
  •  
    (CDT)
  • End
    10/14/2021
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual
  • Spaces left
    14

  Register

  LEVEL UP LEADERSHIP

  
  

  
  

  Not your typical workshop!

  If you're looking for a passive, stare at a PowerPoint presentation while you multi-task webinar -- This is NOT the workshop for you!

  If you want to get real, figure out how you're getting in your own way and truly become the kind of boss that people look up to, trust and want to work for -- then keep reading!

  This one-of-a-kind program immerses participants in activities & conversations that:

  · Enhance Self-Awareness

  · Identify Must-Have Leadership Skills

  · Apply Practical Models to Everyday Leadership Issues

  · Build Dream Teams

  · Deliver Results

  Level Up Leadership spans 3 days. You'll attend the workshop in the morning where you'll delve into some pretty meaty subjects. We'll send you back to work in the afternoon -- so that you have the opportunity to try on what you've been learning. And that evening there will be a little bit of homework -- so that you're prepped and ready to go the next day.

  We purposefully keep our class sizes small. You'll get the personal attention you want and need. You'll be able to learn from and support your peers. And you'll build the foundation

  to be a member of the Level Up Tribe -- a group of leaders who continue to connect with and learn from one another, long after the workshop is over.

  One more thing. We know that's it's tough to break old habits. So your Level Up Leadership investment includes two 1:1 follow up coaching sessions. Graduates can schedule these sessions any time after the workshop is over. So, if you want a little 1:1 time right away -- we'll get that on the calendar. Or if you'd prefer a pick-me-up six months down the road -- we'll be there for you then as well. Our goal is to provide you with the support you'll need to ensure that the lessons "heard" at the workshop become your new habits -- tried, refined and applied.

  
  

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• Strategy is Not Planning

  • When
    10/18/2021
  •  
    8:30 AM - 11:30 AM (CDT)

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  Strategy is Not Planning

  

  
  

  Have you ever noticed that the word strategic is almost always followed by the word planning? It is as if they were created to go together – like peanut butter and jelly.

  That, however, is NOT the case!

  Strategy is about tough choices. It is about deciding WHAT the organization is going to do – not HOW. And it does not need to be painful, cost a ton of money or take days of your executive’s time.

  Discover how to:

  · Streamline the strategy process

  · Question assumptions

  · Get comfortable with being uncomfortable

  · Push beyond what’s “do-able”

  · Focus on key choices

  · Achieve more than you dared to dream

  
  

  
  

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• Moving from Strategy to Execution

  • When
    10/19/2021
  •  
    8:30 AM - 11:30 AM (CDT)

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  Moving from Strategy to Execution 

  
  

  
  

  We have been there - strategic planning, creating goals, budgets and then next year, we realize….we didn’t get as much of the strategy done as we wanted.  #%$@#$!!!

  In some instances, Kaplan and Norton identify 60-90% of strategy fails – creating a cycle of developing plans that are not executed or fall short of delivering the anticipated results.

   

  During this workshop participants will:

   

  • Identify the causes of strategy shortcomings
  • Understand tactics to use to move from strategy to execution
  • Create action steps that takes strategy execution to the next level

  
  

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• Leadership, Learning & Libations

  • When
    10/19/2021
  •  
    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89625497344 (Pwd: 961570)

  Register

  Leadership, Learning & Libations

  a virtual book club for leaders

  This months book is:

  The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

  

  Organizations cannot grow beyond their leaders.  That's why Leadership, Learning and Libations was formed.  Every other month, leaders from all across the country come together to discuss a book.

  Yes.  Leaders read! 

  In fact, 

  • Warren Buffett attributes his success to reading.   
  •  Author Michael Puck says that "Every book you read is like a warrior in your army.  The more you read, the stronger your army."

  That's why we started Leadership, Learning & Libations.  When we read together we challenge one another, inspire one another, push one another -- and grow together in ways we never thought possible.

  So every 60 days, plan on shutting your door, grabbing a drink, putting your feet up on your desk and getting together with other successful business leaders to talk through one author's point of view.  We'll agree, disagree, bring other data to the table and talk about how the book impacts you and your organization. 

  
  

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• Project Management Essentials

  • Start
    10/28/2021
  •  
    8:30 AM (CDT)
  • End
    10/29/2021
  •  
    4:30 PM (CDT)

  Register

  PROJECT MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS

  
  

  Leading projects is a great way to showcase your talents. It is an opportunity to hone your leadership skills. And it is a critical platform to prove how you add value to the organization.

  Which means you need to excel. You need to be a great project manager.

  That sounds daunting. Let’s just add a little more anxiety into our work life. Yes, and… It doesn’t take weeks of on-learning and months of studying to be a great project manager. In fact, in you think about – you probably already manage projects.

  •  A holiday family dinner
  •  Your last vacation
  •  Transitioning your eldest from middle school to high school
  •  Getting the garden ready after a long winter
  •  Remodeling the living room

  ALL of these are projects! There is a goal. There are a variety of milestones along the way. There is an end date. And – you need help and support from a variety of people who have different and/or competing priorities.

  You CAN manage projects. And it won’t take a complex system or set of rigid rules for you to be successful. At this interactive and practical workshop you’ll bring one of your own projects and use it to:

  · Learn the phases of a project

  · Recognize that projects are as much about people as they are about process

  · Identify and apply simple tools to support project planning and execution

  · Discover facilitative techniques to ensure team alignment

  · Uncover the secrets of keeping the project scope and timeline on track

  This double-dipping learning methodology allows participants to learn and set up a real work project for success at the same time! Most Reluctant Project Manager participants leave the workshop confident and fully prepared to facilitate their kick-off meetings. And, graduates have the benefit of two follow-up coaching sessions with their facilitator (a project management guru) to provide additional guidance as their projects progress.

  
  

  
  

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• How to Make Meetings Not Suck

  • When
    11/09/2021
  •  
    8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Virtual

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  How to Make Meetings Not Suck

  
  

  
  

  Having less meetings are a common ask in organizations.  Meetings take time.  Meetings seem wasteful.  We seem to spend effort and energy and not get benefit from them.  Meetings Suck.  We believe the focus is to have purposeful meetings….”sucky” meetings are preventable.  Through proven methods we can have impactful meetings – and the research suggests we meetings have a purpose and outcome, there are less of them. 

  During this session participants will:

  • Discover the cost of sucky meetings
  • Understand tactics to make meetings more productive
  • Take action to make meetings not suck

  
  

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• Become More Conference 2021

  • Start
    11/16/2021
  •  
    8:30 AM (CST)
  • End
    11/18/2021
  •  
    4:30 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Virtual

  Register

  

  Are you ready to Become More? 

  
  

  Join us, November 16-18 as we tap into talent, process, leadership and facilitation optimization with experts in a wide variety of industries.

  
  

  We'll have speakers on topics surrounding:

  
  

  Talent Optimization focuses on ensuring you're achieving the results you want and building high performing teams while you're at it.  Align your people strategy with your business through Talent Optimization.

  Process Optimization ensures information and product flows smoothly within your organization. Optimization usually includes refining, learning and improving process and knowledge. Optimizing your process can help you not only understand your process, but your goals and talent too. 

  Leadership Optimization focuses on, you guessed it, leaders. Leaders are the future of your company. You want the best for them so they can succeed and your company can accomplish their goals – and grow. 

  Facilitation Optimization leverages the art of facilitating, and doing it well. Facilitation, when done correctly, creates a safe environment while still pushing people out of their comfort zone. 

  
  

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• Level Up Leadership

  • Start
    12/14/2021
  •  
    (CST)
  • End
    12/16/2021
  •  
    (CST)
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual
  • Spaces left
    16

  Register

  LEVEL UP LEADERSHIP

  
  

  
  

  Not your typical workshop!

  If you're looking for a passive, stare at a PowerPoint presentation while you multi-task webinar -- This is NOT the workshop for you!

  If you want to get real, figure out how you're getting in your own way and truly become the kind of boss that people look up to, trust and want to work for -- then keep reading!

  This one-of-a-kind program immerses participants in activities & conversations that:

  · Enhance Self-Awareness

  · Identify Must-Have Leadership Skills

  · Apply Practical Models to Everyday Leadership Issues

  · Build Dream Teams

  · Deliver Results

  Level Up Leadership spans 3 days. You'll attend the workshop in the morning where you'll delve into some pretty meaty subjects. We'll send you back to work in the afternoon -- so that you have the opportunity to try on what you've been learning. And that evening there will be a little bit of homework -- so that you're prepped and ready to go the next day.

  We purposefully keep our class sizes small. You'll get the personal attention you want and need. You'll be able to learn from and support your peers. And you'll build the foundation

  to be a member of the Level Up Tribe -- a group of leaders who continue to connect with and learn from one another, long after the workshop is over.

  One more thing. We know that's it's tough to break old habits. So your Level Up Leadership investment includes two 1:1 follow up coaching sessions. Graduates can schedule these sessions any time after the workshop is over. So, if you want a little 1:1 time right away -- we'll get that on the calendar. Or if you'd prefer a pick-me-up six months down the road -- we'll be there for you then as well. Our goal is to provide you with the support you'll need to ensure that the lessons "heard" at the workshop become your new habits -- tried, refined and applied.

  
  

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