Susan Pyles

Harvest Your Internal Talent
It’s true what they say… we all need to drive our own career. But isn’t there something we can do as leaders to tap into the ever-elusive employee potential? The answer is…YES! As leaders we have countless opportunities (responsibilities even) to tap into and leverage the raw talent in our own organization. Learn how to align employees skills with organizational needs, circumvent protocol…establishing new expectations, build a business case to make room for new possibilities, etc. We’ll explore practical ways to position employees to thrive and achieve more. Then, we’ll discuss how to coach and empower them to stay the course, expanding their contributions and enjoying the ride!

Leadership...Demystified
Overwhelmed by all of the leadership books piling up on your shelf? Confused about which practices to adopt…and which ones will work for you? If you’re looking for a way to sift through it all and emerge with a few practical pearls of wisdom, look no further. Learn the truth about leadership and engage in a condensed leadership review that:

• Simplifies popular leadership theories and concepts
• Reveals effective strategies anyone can use
• Isolates behaviors that get results

Finally, we’ll learn how to recognize our own leadership niche and leverage our leadership strengths back on the job. Regardless of whether you have been in a leadership role for 15 years or 15 minutes, you will walk away with new ideas for sharpening your leadership skills and practical tips you can apply right away!

Achieve Greater Success by Letting Go
The key to any successful career is building great partnerships and getting things done with and through other people. In today’s fast-paced environment, we all need to learn effective ways to appeal to our boss, our peers, and our direct reports to make that happen. Getting people to cooperate with you is a lot different then inspiring them to support you, and the work you are charged with doing. Many of us have taken courses and learned effectives strategies for managing our teams…recognizing them, delegating to them, disciplining them, etc. Here, we take that a step further, delving into inspiring and conditioning your direct reports to achieve even more than you envision. We will also explore techniques for being a lifeline for your boss and an ally to your peers. This is not about selling and negotiating. Rather, we will discuss practical tips and tricks for forming a bond with your boss and peers through which mutual support flows freely and everyone’s needs and goals are met.

Got Recognition?
Rewards and recognition - we all know how important it is, but who has the time? Right? Sustainable R&R programs are built on a strong foundation. We’ll explore how to isolate results and behaviors to be reinforced, how to identify no cost/low cost rewards that appeal to your employee population, and how to build practical use of recognition and reward into daily work processes. We all know effective R&R programs pay dividends, but here are some benefits you may not have pondered…

• More engaged employees – engaged employees tend to stay with their employer longer
• Increased awareness of desired results and behaviors, followed by increased demonstration of them
• Enhancements in group performance
• Insight regarding informal leadership and potential emergence of informal leaders
• Expanded view of compensation and reward among employees
• Recruiting selling point which will appeal to top performers

This is the year to make rewards and recognition a part of the way you do business!

Workforce Planning
Feel like you are barely keeping your head above water trying to fill open positions, stay on top of the work, and keep up with the company’s continuous evolution? Are you using a workforce planning model? If you find yourself filling jobs, but not getting ahead of the curve, join us for a discussion focused on workforce/resource planning. We will get to the bottom of issues facing HR and hiring managers relative to…

• strategic responses to open positions
• broader views of team resources and capabilities
• aligning resources and capabilities with business needs
• responding to business demands and career development opportunities 

You will leave with new insights regarding how to position and leverage your resources. You will also feel more prepared to build a workforce equipped to meet current and future business needs. The end result? Increased productivity and happier employees.

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