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Be An Adept Executive With Executive Coaching

What is executive coaching?

According to the center for executive coaching, it is an efficient, high-impact process that helps high-performing people in leadership roles improve results in ways that are sustained over time.

Unlike traditional consulting assignments, it is efficient because it does not require invasive processes, large outside teams, and lengthy reports and analyses to get results.

It is a high-impact process because Executive Coaches typically work with clients in short meetings (i.e., 30 minutes per session). During this time, the coach and client can generate important insights, gain clarity, focus, and make decisions to improve performance.

Executive Coaching works with high-performing people in leadership roles. It is not therapy, meant to “fix” a person. As an Executive Coach, your clients are already highly functioning, successful people. Like any of us, they need support from time to time to perform better.

How can an executive coach make you successful?

As per Forbes, executive coaching can help in the following ways:

1. See yourself more clearly– When you engage with a good coach, he or she will generally gather input about how others see you at the beginning of the engagement and share it with you. (The best coaches will also pattern the feedback into key themes, to further clarify others’ perceptions of your key strengths and growth areas.)  Throughout the coaching engagement, your coach will also share his or her perceptions of you, based on observation of you and your interactions with others.

2. See others more clearly– A good and insightful coach will often have more neutral and accurate perceptions of those around you than you will and will share those perceptions with you (especially if he or she is doing other work in your organization). And—because skilled coaches work to make their coaching clients independent—he or they will also help you apply the same mental skills you learned for seeing yourself more clearly so that you can become more accurate in your assessment of others.

3. Leverage your existing strengths– Having an effective and supportive coach can also help you see and leverage strengths that you already have but that you may be underestimating. A good coach can help you recognize that tendency in yourself and work against it, both by helping you see and question the limiting assumptions you make about people who aren’t like you, and by offering you tools to support you in understanding and creating strong and vital working relationships with a wider variety of people.

4. Build more productive relationships– Leaders can dramatically limit their effectiveness by only being willing or able to build strong relationships with certain kinds of people. And all too often, that means people like themselves—in background, race, gender, beliefs, or work style.

5. Achieve what you want– A good coach can help you get clearer about your goals and dreams, and about what you’re capable of doing to achieve them. He or she can also be a powerfully useful support system on your journey: someone who knows you very well and wants the best for you—but is a neutral third party.

What is the Executive Coaching course all about?

P2L’s executive coaching process is designed to deliver measurable results for the organization and is customized for each individual. Our coaches all have wide business experience and are well-versed in P2L’s seven-step executive coaching process. Our coaches will work with each leader to clarify individual leadership themes, leverage personal convictions, and create a new standard for constructive dialogue and leadership integrity. Through diagnostic tools and candid interviews with the leader and appropriate stakeholders, we will assess the individual’s leadership capabilities and help prioritize the most significant areas for focused development.

Outcomes:

  • Increased effectiveness and retention of key leaders
  • Improved business results
  • Increased employee engagement
  • Retention of leaders’ direct reports and colleagues
  • Increased senior team effectiveness, cross-functional collaboration, and credibility

Other Details:

  • 3-month, 6-month, and assessment with the follow-on coaching

Conclusion:

Executives of any company are the core of the firm. They are the ones who take high-level decisions and needless to say run the company. For an organization to thrive and achieve great success, it is important to have proficient people in top-level management. Investing in skilled executives is the key to make your business succeed. This is where executive coaching plays an important role. Given its dynamic nature, you can incorporate executive coaching practices into almost any industry and propel visionary executives, managers, and budding leaders in an organization.

If you’re looking for a course that helps you become a good executive and a great leader, this executive coaching course is exactly for you.

To enroll, contact P2L today!

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Distinctive Leadership: Unleash The Strategic Thinker In You

What is Distinctive Leadership?

IGI Global defines distinctive leadership as leadership with a blend of alignment with the business strategy, intellectual maturity, and emotional maturity is known as distinctive leadership.

What is the Distinctive Leadership course all about?

Distinctive Leadership is a senior-level experience designed to unleash the strategic advantage of leadership. This highly experiential journey includes assessments, executive coaching, a powerful in-person experience, and ongoing peer cohort coaching to create a sustainable shift in your leaders. This progressive approach supports both personal leadership, team development, and organizational improvement. Through this experience, individuals learn to create, understand, and take accountability for their development as high-performance leaders, collaborators, and strategic thinkers.

What is the length of the course?

The course is two days long.

What is the course journey like?

The Distinctive Leadership journey explores leadership across four levels – self, individuals, teams, and enterprise. This perspective gives leaders a line of SITE into what it takes to be a high-performing leader. Leader of:

  • Self–begins the journey by shifting mindsets, removing self-limiting beliefs, and helping leaders understand their personal brand.
  • Individuals–is about inclusion, the importance of trust in relationships, and the role of emotional intelligence.
  • Teams–emphasizes the critical skills needed to create an environment that encourages agility, high performing teams and a culture of candor, collaboration, and accountability.”
  • Enterprise–introduces key competencies that will enable individuals to ‘lead big’! Leading big is about: demonstrating courage, being a multiplier, developing cultural advantage, thinking differently, communicating with clarity and purpose, being agile and resilient, and focusing on what really matters.

Outcomes:

  • Creation of competitive advantage through leadership
  • Innovation and continuous improvement, balanced with the risk
  • Reinforcement of a high-performance culture
  • Strengthened trust to drive personal, team, and organizational performance
  • Stimulation of a candid and open environment for collaboration
  • Alignment of teams around a common vision
  • Empowerment of leaders at all levels, along with a sense of ownership and accountability
  • Enhancement of professional presence, impact, and influence

What is the course experience like?

Pre-work: Distinctive Leadership includes two pre-work assessments: The High-Performance Leadership Assessment and the High-Performance Team Assessment.

Pre-Session Coaching Call: A pre-session coaching call provides insight into each leader’s background, personal beliefs about leadership, and personal leadership goals.

Experiential Session(s): The experiential sessions bring leaders together to shift their mindsets and develop strategies to enhance their leadership. Participants initiate the process of creating accountability partners with the colleagues who will support them on their journey.

Cohort Coaching: A series of facilitated coaching calls in small carefully selected peer groups help leaders further explore the four mindsets embedded in the program (SITE – Self, Individuals, Teams, Enterprise). The cohort coaching experience is a powerful way to make the learning sustainable and create a supportive network at work.

Capstone Event: A virtual capstone event brings the larger group back together to review and synthesize the learnings from their journey. Leaders will be challenged to continue their peer collaboration and to cascade the learning to the broader organization.

Conclusion:

If you’re someone who is looking for personal development along with organizational growth, this distinctive leadership course will advance your skill set.

To enroll, contact P2L today!

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Embrace Workplace Diversity With Inclusive Leadership

What is inclusive leadership?

Workable defines inclusive leadership as the capacity to manage and lead a heterogeneous group of people efficiently while respecting their uniqueness in an empathetic, bias-free way. It’s an authentic leadership style that rules out discrimination, bias, and favor based on color, race, and other protected characteristics and allows employees to feel valued for their own input.

Why is inclusive leadership important?

We live in a world that is rapidly changing and constantly evolving. Most organizations have employees from different parts of the globe. This poses an opportunity for progressive leadership where there’s room for diversity. This is where inclusive leadership comes in. Inclusive leadership is essential for making sure diverse thinking is respected, managed, heard, and applied. This can make way for diverse perspectives, opinions, and insights to co-exist. Inclusive leadership can give organizations a completive edge to promote inclusivity and diversify the market as a whole. And in today’s day and age, an organization that is respectful of all and inclusive in its working processes become the most sought-after place to work for. This invites the creamy layer of talent and clients alike.

Who is an inclusive leader?

A leader who is aware of his prejudices and knows how to overcome them would be an inclusive leader. He/she is good at making sure everyone is respected and heard. Most importantly, he/she ensures that everyone in their team feels important and valued. Inclusive leaders adapt to diverse situations and incorporate best practices to uplift their team members. They explore diverse scenarios and alternate perspectives with an open, non-judgmental mind to help their team members work toward a common goal.

What are the top qualities of inclusive leaders?

According to Deloitte, these are the top strengths inclusive leaders possess:

  1. They’re loyal ambassadors of diversity and inclusion – they never miss a chance to spread the word of D&I significance at work.
  2. They accept that they’re vulnerable and show it.
  3. They combat old-fashioned paternalistic leadership styles.
  4. They’re aware of their own biases and challenge their habitual patterns.
  5. They’re excellent communicators – i.e., they’re curious and great listeners.
  6. They understand and adapt to various cultural norms.
  7. They’re team players, eager to help and do what’s best for the team.

What is the inclusive leadership course all about?

This is not diversity training. Training that focuses only on diversity is ineffective and not truly reflective of the needs of our workforce. Inclusive Leadership helps individuals build self-awareness by uncovering blind spots, introducing a language to discuss inclusion, and providing practical tools that they can immediately apply to contribute toward an inclusive culture. Through this experience leaders and individuals move beyond surface-level conversations to authentic self-reflection in order to develop their skills in creating inclusive environments. This experience creates a launching point for new habits so that leaders can have an impact at work and beyond.

Key Content Areas:

  • Definitions for diversity and inclusion
  • The business rationale for inclusion
  • Your role as an inclusive leader
  • The basics of unconscious bias and its impact
  • Microaggressions and non-inclusive behaviors
  • The power of inclusive communication and how to create an environment of curiosity
  • The role of inclusion in team culture

Outcomes for Participants:

  • Knowing the role of inclusivity in advancing organizations
  • Increasing awareness of unconscious bias and using an empathetic approach to dealing with it in ourselves and others
  • Developing the ability to address microaggressions
  • Using practical tools to increase inclusive communication
  • Managing bias effectively and positively affecting the larger company culture

Conclusion:

To adapt to changing times, we must embrace change. Similarly, for organizations to achieve utmost success, they need to be progressive and forward-looking. Inclusive leaders are thought leaders who are also promoters of a diverse workplace. They make sure to be inclusive in their thoughts and actions. They aim at a better overall performance by advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Inclusive leadership promotes workplaces that are free of judgment and are open and trusting. If you’re looking for a course that takes you diversity, equity and inclusion then this is exactly the course for you.

To enroll, contact P2L today!

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How To Avoid Making Bad Hiring Decisions

Companies invest a good amount of time and money in their hiring process. This is so because a bad hire can be a liability while a good one can be a long-term asset to the company. Hiring can be a challenging and tiring job. Organizations need to make sure they look for candidates who have the potential and requirements of the job role and a vision that aligns with that of the company’s vision.

While companies don’t purposely mean to hire the wrong candidate, sudden vacancies and other pressing demands from the higher management can often result in rushed hiring decisions. This situation can be very testing for both the new employee and the firm.

Some best practices can help ensure that management efforts in hiring the right candidate are successful:

  1. Post an accurate job description

Job descriptions are the most important part of any hiring process. Candidates apply to the job description more than the title of the position. Ensure to post an accurate job description that highlights the candidate’s role and responsibilities, educational qualifications, and core competencies.

  1. Screen candidates thoroughly

From asking relevant interview questions and conducting reference checks to check the candidate’s criminal background, a company must carefully screen all candidates before rolling out the offer letters. Companies should also make good use of data analysis techniques to see if a certain candidate has the skills and experience to be successful in the current role.

  1. Ask creative questions during the interview

Most candidates have well-rehearsed answers for typical job interview questions like, “Why should we hire you?”, “Where do you see yourself in the next five years?”, etc. Hiring managers must put some thought into the hiring process. They can come up with creative questions that can both come as a surprise to the candidate and test their thinking skills.

  1. Help existing employees upskill

Not all bad hires are new employees. They are oftentimes an existing employee is promoted hurriedly or if their manager has overlooked their abilities. Organizations need to invest in their employees to achieve organizational success. They must conduct courses, urge employees to participate in different activities, and more to make sure a promotion is well deserved.

  1. Find competent people for management roles

Management is the backbone of any company. Those in leadership roles making important decisions must have the experience and competence to decipher what’s good and bad for their organization. Focusing on filling these managerial positions with a proficient individual is vital to the company’s success.

  1. Give assessments and personality tests

Going beyond the traditional interview process is important. An in-person interview or virtual video chat is not enough to determine if a candidate is the right fit. Assessing to test technical skills and conducting personality tests to understand the candidate’s traits can help the organization make better hiring decisions.

  1. Observe the questions they ask

While it is extremely important to ask the candidate all the questions that will help the organization know the candidate better, it is equally important to pay close attention to what he/she asks the hiring team during the job interview. This can help infer what exactly is the candidate seeking from the opportunity. This will also help determine the candidate’s interest areas and whether his goals align with that of the company.

  1. Prioritize company culture fit

Not everyone adjusts in every environment. Companies must understand their workplace culture to know what they’re looking for in a candidate. Gauging their values and interpersonal skills can help in determining if they would be a good fit for the organization and vice versa.

  1. Assess their strengths and weaknesses

Most candidates have an ongoing list of their strengths but asking them about their weaknesses can help the hiring manager evaluate their professional expectations for themselves and whether your understanding of them matches with their own. This process will also help identify their work ethic and personal goals.

  1. Clearly lay down your expectations

There nothing more relieving than having a hiring manager clearly lay down their expectations from the candidate. Try to be brutally honest to the potential employee so that they know what they’re getting into. This will help them decide whether they want to come onboard and reassure the company that they have hired a well-informed candidate.

  1. Don’t rush into making a hiring decision

Never take decisions in haste. They will be a waste of your and the candidate’s time. No matter how eager the hiring manager is to fill up a role, they must thoroughly screen and examine all prospective candidates and then make a hiring decision. This will help both the organization and the candidate be on the same page.

What is Hiring Talent: Right Person, Right Job course all about?

Given today’s business realities, it is more important than ever for organizations to utilize their resources wisely.  In any organization, selecting the right person for the right job is a challenge. When the challenge is met, turnover is low, morale and productivity are high, and great customer service is provided. This course is designed to provide information and skills to assess, build, and conduct high-quality selection interviews to decide on the right person for the right job.

Outcomes:

  • Recognize the importance of selecting the right candidate
  • Calculate the cost of turnover
  • Explain the organization’s hiring process
  • Apply a four-step interviewing process
  • Identify job competencies and value behaviors for an open position
  • Create behavior-based interview questions
  • Conduct an effective selection interview
  • Decide on the best candidate

Conclusion:

One bad decision can cost a company in numerous ways. So, just imagine if it’s a bad hiring decision? Hiring the wrong candidate can be frustrating and ultimately very costly for the company. Don’t you want to spend time hiring the right talent rather than rushing into filling a position with a bad hire? Every organization needs to attract employees who respect its business values and share the same goals and vision.

If you’re looking to understand elements that help in making sure the right candidate is hired for a role, this course will be the ultimate guide for you.

To enroll, contact P2L today!

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Boost Your Career By Perfecting Your Business Writing Skills

What is Business Writing?

CFI defines business writing as a type of writing that is used in a professional setting. It is a purposeful piece of writing that conveys relevant information to the reader in a clear, concise, and effective manner. It includes client proposals, reports, memos, emails, and notices. Proficiency in business writing is a critical aspect of effective communication in the workplace.

Why are Business writing skills important?

  1. They ensure clarity in business communication

Strong business writing skills help better communication within the company and with all the stakeholders. Any piece written in a proficient, comprehensive, and informative way brings clarity of thought to an organization. Thus, the receivers will clearly understand your message.

  1. They give a good impression to the higher management

An employee with good business writing skills gets noticed and appreciated. Senior management often favors employees who can create excellent documentation.

  1. They demonstrate credibility

Employees with advanced writing skills are perceived as more reliable and trustworthy. A well-written paper, presentation, or email doesn’t go unnoticed. Strong business writing skills make an employee dependable, assigned with more responsibility, and often the right candidate for promotion.

What is the Business writing skills course all about?

Business Writing Skills is designed for individuals looking to communicate more effectively. This course aims to provide participants with professional and persuasive written communication tools, establishing your reputation as a business expert. During this course, participants will learn to effectively communicate their thoughts, reach their target audience, and produce high-quality written communication.

What You’ll Learn?

This course is designed to improve participant’s basic business writing skills. With a focus on organizing thoughts and applying writing styles and techniques, participants will learn to maximize the effective writing experience.

Idea Development

  • Select the most effective writing style when communicating with your target audience
  • Utilize a process for organizing thought and idea development
  • Create professional-looking communications

Create Clear and Concise Messages

  • Improve the quality of communications through effective proofreading
  • Prepare effectively organized emails, memos, agendas, and letters
  • Apply a writing style that is both professional and clear

Writing to Persuade

  • Effectively match written communication to the target audience
  • Measure the readability of written communication
  • Successfully secure action from their writing efforts

How You’ll Learn?

Every program and individual course we offer is customizable to your organization’s needs. After meeting with one of our Business Development Officers and identifying exactly what those needs are, participants will take part in our engaging and interactive course designed with different learning styles in mind. Participants will be led by one of our experienced and highly skilled facilitators through discussions, and individual and group activities.

Where You’ll Learn?

We work closely with our clients to ensure that we meet all your needs – this includes location. Courses can take place at our location within Mohawk College’s Stoney Creek campus or any location of your choice. That means, if you’d like us to come to you – we will set up shop at your location of choice.

Who Should Attend?

The course is designed for professionals of any level looking to improve their written communication skills.

Conclusion

Strong business writing skills are an asset to every employee and an organization. Unfortunately, despite how important business writing is, many organizations fail to give it its due. But luckily this trend is changing. Nowadays, organizations see it as crucial to spend time, money, and effort to help their teams learn and develop writing skills. If you’re looking for a course that will help you and your team strengthen your business writing skills, this thorough course is exactly what you need.

To enroll, contact P2L today!

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Explore The Power And Significance Of Teamwork

What is teamwork?

How often have you heard people go, “Teamwork makes the dream work?” Well, it stands true when a group of individuals come together and work toward a common goal. They help each other in setting and achieving targets, support each other to combine individual strengths, and strengthen the team’s competencies.

Why do we need teamwork in the workplace?

YTI Career Institute explains why teamwork is so important in the professional world:

  • It brings new ideas: Businesses need new, fresh ideas to succeed in the competitive world. You have a unique perspective to bring to the table which will benefit the business overall. Businesses thrive when they have a diverse team of people who can contribute individual ideas.
  • Teamwork helps solve problems: Collaboration within a group can help solve difficult problems. Brainstorming is a good opportunity for the team to exchange ideas and come up with creative ways of doing things. By working together, teams can find the solutions that work best.
  • It’s supportive: Teamwork creates a system to ensure that deadlines are met and that there’s high-quality work. When one team member falls behind, there’s another to pick up the pieces. When work is divvied up among members of a team, it gets done faster, making the overall business operate more efficiently. Your team will develop a sense of comradery as you work toward a common goal.
  • Teamwork builds morale: You’ll feel that your work is valued when you contribute to something that produces results. If you offer an idea that helps improve productivity, such as a new filing system, confidence and trust are built within the team. Each team member has something special to offer. By working together, members of a team feel a strong sense of belonging and deep commitment to each other and the common goal.

What is the Teamwork course all about?

Most of the time when you hear the word team, it’s about a group of people who get together to complete a special project. This course is about creating a team environment amongst the people with whom you work each day. This course aims to create a team environment that will foster a positive and productive workgroup. Participants will learn techniques for translating team goals into individual goals, empowering all team members to participate, encouraging collaboration amongst team members, and monitoring the team’s progress using structured tools and processes.

Outcomes:

  • Identify telltale signs that the teamwork within your team needs attention
  • Apply techniques to translate goals to individual team members
  • Apply techniques to empower all team members to participate
  • Apply techniques to encourage collaboration amongst all team members
  • Discuss techniques to track the team’s environment and to make adjustments
  • Recognize how teamwork is often more beneficial than individual performance

Conclusion:

It is easy to build teams, but not every team is always good at teamwork. Teamwork helps us grow as people and accomplish more than we ever could on our own. It helps us develop people skills, learn new things, build relationships, and achieve organizational success. A team that works well together supports each member and sticks together to produce great results.

If you’re looking for techniques to build a strong team, empower your team members to participate in decision-making processes, and collaborate to achieve higher productivity, this course is just what you need.

Contact P2L to enroll today!

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Boost Your Mental Health With Stress Management

What is stress?

Stress is a normal part of everyday life. It is a feeling or your body’s reaction to pressure on your mind.

What is stress management?

Mayo Clinic defines stress management as a range of strategies to help you better deal with stress and difficulty (adversity) in your life. Managing stress can help you lead a more balanced, healthier life.

What are some techniques for stress management?

WebMD has laid down some stress management techniques:

  • Exercise- Physical activity can help improve your sleep. And better sleep means better stress management. People who exercise also tend to feel less anxious and more positive about themselves. When your body feels good, your mind often follows.
  • Diet- The benefits of eating healthy foods extend beyond your waistline to your mental health. A healthy diet can lessen the effects of stress, build up your immune system, level your mood, and lower your blood pressure. To stay healthy and on an even keel, look for complex carbohydrates, lean proteins, and fatty acids found in fish, meat, eggs, and nuts. Antioxidants help too. They protect your cells against damage that chronic stress can cause. You can find them in a huge variety of foods like beans, fruits, berries, vegetables, and spices such as ginger.
  • Sleep- A common side effect of stress is that you may struggle to fall asleep. If this happens three times a week for at least 3 months, you may have insomnia, an inability to fall and stay asleep. Lack of sleep can also add to your stress level and cause a cycle of stress and sleeplessness. Better sleep habits can help. This includes both your daily routine and the way you set up your bedroom. The role of your bedroom in good sleep hygiene also is important. In general, your room should be dark, quiet, and cool — 60-65 degrees is thought to be an ideal temperature to stay asleep. Your bed also plays an important role. Your mattress should provide support, space, and most of all, comfort.
  • Relaxation techniques:
  1. Yoga- This is a form of exercise, but it can also be a meditation. There are many types of yoga. The ones that focus on slow movement, stretching, and deep breathing are best for lowering your anxiety and stress.
  2. Meditation- It has been around for over 5,000 years for a reason. Meditation works well for many people and has many benefits. It can lower stress, anxiety, and chronic pain as well as improve sleep, energy levels, and mood.
  3. Deep breathing- When you practice deep breathing, you turn on your body’s natural ability to relax. This creates a state of deep rest that can change how your body responds to stress. It sends more oxygen to your brain and calms the part of your nervous system that handles your ability to relax.

What is the Stress Management course all about?

A person’s ability to understand and manage stress has a direct correlation to effective performance in the workplace. In this course, participants will learn how stress works, recognize personal sources of stress, understand the effects of stress, develop resilience strategies, and create an action plan to reduce stress and improve productivity.

What are the course outcomes?

  • Apply a three-step process to manage your stress
  • Define stress
  • Discuss how stress works
  • Identify personal sources of stress
  • Apply effective strategies to increase resilience
  • Implement an action plan to reduce stress and improve personal productivity

Conclusion

One goes through stress because of various reasons. Rather than pondering over what is causing you stress, it is important to seek ways to manage and relieve it. If you’re looking for stress management techniques to help you calm your mind and give your mental health a boost, this course is a boon for you.

To enroll, contact P2L today!

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Here’s How Problem-Solving & Decision-Making Go Hand-In-Hand

Problem-solving and decision-making are two of the strongest qualities of a good leader. A strong leader is someone who knows how to come up with creative solutions to solve problems as effectively and efficiently as possible.

What are the steps to effective problem-solving?

Step 1: Identify the Problem

This step includes getting to the bottom of any situation and understanding where the problem stems from.

Step 2: Analyze the Problem

This step helps identify the urgency of the problem which generally has three stages:

The emergent stage is where the problem is just beginning to happen. It does affect those in question immediately but can cause harm to the business operations in the long run.

The mature stage is where this problem is causing more than just minor damage. Usually, consequences during this stage at much more than the emergent stage.

The third stage is the crisis stage, when the problem is so serious it must be corrected immediately. At this stage, damage can be done to the company’s operations, reputation, finances, etc. that may hamper the long-term plans of the business.

Step 3: Describe the Problem

This step includes diagnosing the problem to be able to define it. This stage is to get clarity and to dig deeper into what the issue really is. This stage is also about making sure all your employees agree to the said problem and are gearing up to work toward a solution and a common goal.

Step 4: Look for Root Causes

This step involves understanding what caused this problem, who is responsible for this problem, when did it first emerge, how and why did it happen, how can it be resolved, and more. This stage is also about making sure the company comes up with solutions that can eradicate the problem for good and that it does not arise over and over again.

Step 5: Develop Alternative Solutions

Every problem must have a bunch of solutions in case one of them fails. Planning for contingency is as important as coming up with solutions. So, it is best to develop a list of alternative solutions that you and your team can assess and decide which one will be the best for the particular problem. Then it is important to estimate efficiency, cost, long-term value, and resources you have to solve the problem.

Step 6: Implement the Solution

This step is about chalking out the final implementation plan. Implementation means that each employee is aware of his/her tasks and knows their timelines for execution. Also, an organization should have a system in place to track whether or not the solution has corrected the problem.

Step 7: Measure the Results

This step is all about measuring the success and failure of a certain solution. This also helps us learn from one’s mistakes and not repeat them in the future. Measuring the results means answering questions such as: Did it work? Was this a good solution? Did we learn something here in the implementation that we could apply to other potential problems?

What is the Problem-Solving & Decision-Making course all about?

Employees in any organization find themselves solving problems on a daily basis. The ability to identify the problem, pinpoint the true cause, and identify a workable solution is essential for personal, professional, and organizational success. This course will help employees master their problem-solving and decision-making skills. They will learn how to assess a problem and then find solutions to overcome it.

Outcomes

  • Define your role in problem-solving
  • Identify barriers to effective problem solving
  • Apply a six-step problem-solving process
  • Select appropriate tool(s) to effectively problem solve

Conclusion

Decision-making and problem solving are two closely related but different skill sets that apply to different business situations. Leaders often incorporate both these skills to achieve organizational success. If you’re a leader who wants to strengthen his/her problem solving and decision-making skills and lead his/her organization to newer heights, then this course is perfect for you.

To enroll, contact P2L today!

Employee engagement

The Engagement Equation: Leadership Essentials Course

Would you like to learn leadership strategies for better employee engagement for ultimate organization success? An engaged workforce has more capacity to deliver on your organizational imperatives than a disengaged one. High employee engagement drives innovation, discretionary effort, customer loyalty, productivity, quality, profitability, and retention of top talent. Yet only one in three employees is fully engaged.

Leadership can’t “make” someone engaged. However, they can create an environment that fuels engagement and coach team members to higher levels of engagement.


Engagement: A Top Priority

Quantum Workplace defines employee engagement as "the strength of the mental and emotional connection employees feel toward their places of work"

According to Smarp, Employee engagement is one of the top priorities for most companies, here's why:

  • Employee engagement boosts productivity in the workplace. Companies with high employee engagement are 21% more profitable.
  • Employee engagement increases morale in the workplace.
  • Employee engagement discourages absenteeism. 
  • Low employee engagement is expensive. It drives up costs of hiring new people and onboarding them. 
Here's a few tips from Forbes to improve Employee Engagement >>>

Tip #1 Properly onboard and train your employees

Tip #2 Set time-based company goals

Tip #3 Steer clear of micro-management

Tip #4 Focus on Employee Development


The Engagement Equation Full Day Course

P2L offers The Engagement Equation Full-Day Course for all leadership levels to help them learn and execute effective employee engagement strategies in their organizations.

This is what you will gain from this course:

  • Ability to articulate the definition, drivers, and owners of engagement
  • Ability to better assess and manage engagement
  • Ability to establish trust, unleash potential and build confidence in others to fuel engagement every day
  • Conduct 1-on-1 discussions with team members to better understand and take action on their unique engagement drivers and challenges at work
  • Conduct team meetings to identify actions the team can take, within their control and influence, to increase engagement

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Explore The Power Of Strong Presentation Skills

How often have you sat through a presentation that ended up being a snooze fest? Giving a good presentation can be very challenging mainly because it is mostly one-way communication. It is hard to keep your audience attentive while you look at slides and present them. It is not very easy to make a presentation informative and engaging at the same time.

What are presentation skills?

Presentation skills are the skills one needs to create and deliver engaging presentations to a variety of audiences. These skills include components such as the design of your slides, the theme of your presentation, the content on your slides, the tone of your voice, and the body language you convey.

Why are presentation skills important?

  • To enhance communication skills: Good communication skills are an asset to every employee. These can be developed by jumping on to every opportunity to deliver a presentation in front of a large group. Great presenters can communicate clearly to an audience and bring those same great communication skills to the workplace.
  • To lead to individual success: Presentation skills help employees sell their ideas and themselves. Employees who have good presentation skills and clarity of thought are more likely to be chosen to work on bigger projects, thus advancing their career growth.
  • To help in time management: Anyone who takes up the task of presenting a project gets good at managing his/her time well. Given that they have limited time to convey their idea and concept of the project to the client, they tend to master time management skills.
  • To connect with people: Presenters often build connections when they go to meetings. The way they talk and build a rapport with their audience is what makes them connect well with their audience.

How to improve your presentation skills?

Explaining a concept to a friend and presenting an idea to your superior or stakeholders are two very different things that require extremely different skills. Here are some techniques that can help one improve their presentation skills:

  • Rehearse: Make sure to always practice your script a couple of times before your presentation day.
  • Time yourself: It is important to know how much time you need to dedicate to each slide or each topic. Take a stopwatch and time yourself to make sure you don’t go overtime.
  • Be confident: It is always easier said than done but you must make sure to not show your nervousness. It is natural to feel tensed before taking the floor but try to not show that on your face or with your shaky hands. Be confident and stay calm.
  • Sleep well the night before: A fresh mind can make you feel more confident. Try to get at least 8 hours of sleep the night before your presentation.
  • Watch other presentations: Watch videos or attend conferences where you get an idea about how people usually start and end their presentations. This will give you a good understanding of how to structure your presentation.
  • Make eye contact: Eye contact is extremely important. This keeps your audience engaged throughout your presentation.
  • Develop a personal speaking style: Your individuality is what will make your audience listen to you. Use simple language and try to make the session as interactive as you can.

What is the Presentation Skills course all about?

Powerful presentation skills increase a person’s ability to educate and inform audiences. Ideas, products, and concepts must be presented succinctly and compellingly. This course, specifically designed for people looking to influence or inspire, teaches a presenter to develop and deliver a clear, concise message that will quickly and effectively gain the attention of the audience.

Outcomes

  • Identify the benefits of a powerful presentation
  • Create an opening that will capture the audience attention
  • Apply a five-step process for preparing a powerful presentation
  • Utilize techniques to add variety, interest, and emphasis
  • Manage nervousness
  • Discuss the power of visual, verbal, and vocal skills
  • Use visual aids effectively (handouts, charts, PowerPoint slides)
  • Encourage audience participation
  • Manage difficult questions and audience members

Conclusion

A good speaker cracks the deal. Having strong presentation skills helps not only in individual success but also in overall business success. Good speakers make sure they have their audience’s attention all to themselves and make sure they leave an impression. If you’re someone who is struggling with stage fright, nervousness, or presentation skills, this course is exactly what you need to upskill yourself.

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