This is the only training event you’ll see this year where you’ll find this collection of skills!

Attend, and you’ll learn how to ...

• Instantly establish collaboration and cooperation within even the most dysfunctional work relationships
• Build immediate rapport with the people you’re working with
• Handle the most difficult personalities with a calm professionalism
• Identify habits in yourself and others that get in the way of effective collaboration
• Take an active leadership role and get yourself noticed in a positive way
• And much, much more!
  

If your organization is like many others, “effective collaboration” seems like a lofty goal rather than an achievable reality. Not to worry … this training offers practical, step-by-step techniques for building bridges where none exist and mending fences where past conflicts have left lingering problems.

This training will help you understand your co-workers, peers, bosses, customers, clients, vendors, and suppliers better. No one you come into contact with will be a mystery to you. And, you’ll learn how to identify which of their strengths and working styles compliment yours to foster creativity, innovation, problem solving, and productivity.

The collaboration skills you learn here are applicable in all phases of your job (and your life). They’ll work for you no matter what industry you’re in or what rung on the corporate ladder you’re standing. They’ll work in large-group situations – or in one-on-one working relationships.

In short – they’re critical life skills that will never go out of fashion! You’ll use them forever. So don’t wait, enroll today!

Master Tools for Fostering a Collaborative Environment

• Keys to effective collaboration: Understanding the ground rules
• What you can do now to facilitate the right climate for more effective collaboration from now on
• When you’re not the boss: Secrets to succeeding when you have all the responsibility – but none of the authority to get things done
• Keys to establishing effective collaboration when working with others who don’t want to collaborate

Communication Essentials for Effective Collaboration

• Foolproof methods for persuading and influencing others to your way of thinking
• Developing the kind of listening skills that make collaboration possible
• How to hold your tongue, bite your lip, and communicate with tact and finesse
• Killer mistakes that “shut down” effective communication every time
• Hit “Send” at your own risk! How a simple e-mail can unintentionally destroy any chance of collaboration with others

Building Work Relationships That Kick-Start the Collaborative Process

• Positive behaviors you can use to immediately gain the respect and trust of others
• The secrets to making everyone on the team feel involved and valued in the collaboration process
• “Bridge-building” techniques for working with people you’ve had trouble working with in the past
• The classic types of difficult personalities and how to deal with each one

One-on-One vs. Group Collaborations: Tactics and Techniques for Success

• How to create buy-in for your goals and objectives in a one-on-one setting and in a team environment
• How small-group collaborations differ from large-group collaborations
• Creating a sense of “all for one and one for all”
• Setting benchmarks and timelines for keeping every collaborative project on track

Working Through Disagreements and Conflicts

• Understanding how your actions and behaviors may be affecting the actions and behaviors of others
• What to do when your priorities clash with your responsibilities
• How to overcome negativity and the “that won’t work” mentality
• Knowing when it’s time to ask a higher-up to step in and break an impasse – and a couple of tips on how to do it so you get the result you want!

"Very positive training. It gave me insights on how to address problems without offending anyone. Great ideas!"
P. Gianini

"Very informative ... I recommend this training to everyone."
B. Ayers

"I totally related to all the topics in this class. I now know what I have to do and what I have to stop doing. You know your stuff – thank you!"
T. Bethel

"Relevant – very relevant. Everyone should be required to take this training!"
J. Keegan

"Extremely informative. The trainer was fantastic!"
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