Take a look at some of the topics that can be customized for full and half-day workshops at your location. Note that these are just samples of on-site training, and many more topics are available that can be custom-designed to fit your needs.
Performance Standards 101
This series gives an overview and basic training on the federal Head Start performance standards to provide a good knowledge foundation for new staff and interested stakeholders.
Head Start 101
Looking for a way to provide orientation to your new staff who missed pre-service? Need to provide orientation in small increments throughout the year? Then Head Start 101 is for you! Designed for the new staff person, Policy Council/Governing Body member, or other stakeholders.
Your Role in Protocol
This workshop is designed to help staff at all levels understand their role in a federal monitoring review and the self-assessment process. Participants will gain insights that the federal monitoring review is “not just for management staff.” In this workshop, participants will learn:
- What a federal monitoring review is
- How and when a review is conducted
- What a typical review week looks like
- How and why each staff person’s high level participation is critical
Program Governance
This workshop is designed for the Policy Council and/or Governing Body, and provides a solid orientation to the overall governing and administration responsibilities of the program. The two main objectives for the Program Governance training include:
- Understand Program Governance and basic procedures it encompasses
- Understand Policy Council and Governing Body role in Federal Monitoring Reviews
Six Essentials to Being a Great Leader
Being a great leader takes skill, practice, and a willingness to be a life-long learner. As we experience a mass exodus of leadership through the retirement of the Baby Boomers, developing new leaders is more critical than ever before. Come discover strategies to mentor young leaders, and to “unleash the great leader within you.”
- Discover six critical areas that need effective development for great leadership
- Identify characteristics and skills necessary in each area
- Determine personal strengths and weaknesses in each area
- Develop a professional action plan to strengthen overall leadership
I’ts All About Relationships: Why People Skills are a ‘Must’
Relationship building used to be considered a ‘soft skill,’ but those days are long gone! The effective leader, worker, parent, teacher, and person in any walk of life understands that today, more than ever, success is built on the foundation of strong relationships. Come and learn:
- To understand the three critical reasons why “it’s all about relationships”
- To understand the impact good relationships has on productivity, retention, partnerships and overall success
- To determine your own level of commitment toward nurturing relationships
- To learn strategies for building strong relationships
I’ve Been Promoted to a Leader: Now What do I do?
Often, staff who have ‘come through the ranks’ and done well are promoted into leadership. However, less often are they prepared for this new role, which requires very different skills than they may have needed before. In this workshop, we examine some basic skills all new leaders need to develop, including:
- Learn 7 basics of developing and leading an effective team
- Learn to lead meetings that are well run and results-oriented
- Learn how to keep ‘the main thing the main thing,’ or how to stay focused on the things that matter most
Bringing Out the Best in You and Others
Do you sometimes struggle to appreciate people who see the world differently from you? To be an effective employee or manager, the ability to effectively communicate with people who are different from you is critical. Using a resource called “Personality Patch,” you can learn appropriate responses to challenging people and situations, resulting in a more stable work environment, greater staff and patient safety and care, as well as higher staff morale and retention. In this workshop we will:
- Discover your own personality and learn to recognize different personalities of people you interact with
- Learn appropriate responses to challenging people and situations
- Identify how bringing out the best in yourself and others results in a more stable work environment, greater staff and customer or client care, and higher staff morale and retention
To book an on-site training session please contact:
Teresa Gilbert, 618-521-1917
or Email info@trainingwithouttravel.net
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