Core values, SWOT analysis, goals, vision statements, and objectives can feel like overwhelming concepts at first – but to build a cohesive strategic plan, they must be mastered. This workshop will demystify the many elements that constitute strategic planning and will help build a critical understanding of the necessity of such a plan within an organization.

Conducting a meeting is hard enough without people talking over each other, taking off after rabbit trails, and bringing up multiple issues at once. Many people may be familiar with “Robert’s Rules of Order” but few know how to follow it well. Even fewer recognize that this type of meeting procedure may not be the best fit. Selecting the best parliamentary procedure and learning to use it well will create meetings where everyone is heard and decisions can be made without confusion.

An unwritten code of ethics exists within corporate America, and it is not necessarily taught in school. From the proper way to format an email to appropriate ways to talk on social media, often etiquette must be learned by experience – however, this workshop can prevent learning many lessons the hard way, and can drastically increase the professionalism of your entire company.

No one wants to think about the “what if’s” that surround a potential crisis within an organization, however, pre-planning is the best way to ensure that these issues are not the reason for disaster. Similar to military drills or firefighting exercises which prepare teams for potential catastrophe, this workshop helps prepare organizations for the unexpected through a series of tabletop exercises, pre-made press releases, talking points, and overall preparation plans.

Every organization has risks that threaten normal operations. What are the potential threats to your organization? How would those risks jeopardize your work? Risk assessment is an important element of planning for the success of an organization, and a plan to mitigate those threats can save trouble in the long run.

While it is tempting to think it is easier to just do a project yourself, there is great and underappreciated value in setting out designated procedures for everything an organization does. While the commitment takes more upfront time, over the lifespan of the procedure uniformity, decrease in errors, and increase in speed will speak to the necessity of written procedures.

It is well known that today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders – but all too often the equipping of these future leaders falls by the wayside within a busy organization. With so many things that need to be done, taking time to build relationships between generations can be difficult. It is, however, relationships like these that can make or break an organization in the long term. While current leadership may be running things smoothly, if they are not allowed to build relationships with the younger employees, passing the value of good leadership down to the next generation, an organization’s success can wither and die when the younger team members step into those positions.

How would you describe your organization? What makes it unique? Why does it exist? Who is it here to serve? What are its foundational costs? How will it produce revenue? Who are the key partners?