Professional Development Training
HARMONY offers a variety of professional development training services
ranging from off-the-shelf or semi-customized to fully customized
development and facilitation. Many of these programs are also offered
in a public forum as well. Please click here to view the most current schedule of public courses.
Developed Programs
Programs previously developed by HARMONY that can be adapted to fit your organizational needs include the following:
Essentials of Human Resource Management
A two-day seminar for managers and supervisors whose roles require an
understanding of basic human resource management issues as well as for
those new to the HR field or considering HR as a career.
Managers
and supervisors in today's flattened organization are handling more
human resource management responsibilities than ever before, and often
don't have the knowledge or skills to deal with these responsibilities.
This seminar is designed to offer a solid foundation in HR principles,
and to prepare managers and supervisors to handle the challenges of
day-to-day workforce management.
Performance Management
Improving the performance of staff is a key objective of management and this program can give you the tools and process to support your organization in this endeavor. This program provides a systematic approach to managing and supporting outstanding performance. With the understanding of key performance drivers, the use of good communication skills and the process of planning, feedback and evaluation anyone can build a high performing workforce.
Creating the Service Culture
Developing a service centric organization takes deliberate planning and
action.
In this workshop we combine some customer service skill
building techniques with an analysis of the organizational culture.
Does the culture support how we say we want to treat our customers? We
look at the vision/mission, policies and actions management sometimes
takes that sabotage good customer service Developing an action plan to
support a customer centric organization is the ultimate outcome of this
dynamic workshop.
The Service Advantage
This program takes an in depth look at the skills necessary to provide
outstanding customer service. Understanding the needs of the customer
and taking a systematic approach to meeting those needs using the
appropriate communication methods can put your business on the fast
track.
We will practice using the Foundation Skills and
Communication Fundamentals in addressing various customer scenarios
resulting in immediate behavioral changes for employees back on the job.
Managing Inclusion (Diversity)
This workshop, available for different levels -- from an awareness focus
to techniques in managing diversity, goes beyond the traditional look
at diversity. We view it from the point of managing inclusion by
understanding the intrinsic value of our differences and understanding
how an organization and individual can minimize barriers to inclusion.
We
look beyond the traditional differences to include a myriad of
difference that bring value to the bottom line by utilizing the
individual perspectives and talents employees bring to the table.
Introduction to Equal Employment Opportunity
Complying with government regulations can be tricky. As a manager,
supervisor or human resource professional, you need to know the basics
of affirmative action guidelines, policies and plan.
Learn about
the employer's responsibility in equal opportunity as we cover the laws
that guide much of how we manage organizations today.
Preventing Workplace Harassment
As a manager or employer, you have specific responsibilities in
providing a harassment-free work environment for your employees.
Learn
what those responsibilities are, how to prevent harassment, what to do
when someone thinks they're being harassed and what is or isn't
harassment.
The Wheel of Life: Balancing Work & Leisure
Ever feel like a hamster on a wheel, never getting anywhere? In this
career and personal discovery workshop, you'll evaluate aspects of your
home and work life to identify areas in which you may have a "flat."
Explore
your personal values and create actions that align your life around
those values, making it significantly easier.
Take a look at
those choices you make, and focus your efforts on choosing to take total
responsibility in your life.
Maximizing Employee Effectiveness
If you manage others or are dependent on others for part of your
success, you need techniques to help you communicate effectively with
team members and employees.
Learn to coach and counsel employees
toward action, plus how to issue progressive discipline.
Also
covers how to help "problem" employees turn around. This interactive
workshop will give you the opportunity to practice the skills you need.
Dynamic Communications
Dynamic Communication is a behaviorally-based communication workshop. In it participants explore how to communicate using the DISC language as a way of understanding themselves and others. The workshop incorporates a behavioral assessment to give a more complete understanding of what DISC is and how to use it. Participants learn to interact with others and to appreciate others' behavioral styles within the organization. Increased communication is noticed immediately after the seminar. This workshop can be adapted to a half or full day and can be very effective for teambuilding programs, organizations working on individual diversity/inclusion or those struggling with conflict or low productivity.
Your Attitude is Showing
For years the corporate world has been asking for people with good skills and work experience. However, the rules have changed. Employers now are focusing on how they can recruit the right employees, retain them and motivate them to achieve their maximum potential. Knowledge of an individual's attitudes can help us tell WHY they do things. In this workshop we will examine six attitudes via the use of the Managing For Success - Personal Interests, Attitudes and Values assessment. When applying this knowledge in the workshop, participants will understand why they make the decisions they make and why conflicts can arise. They will see why others view the world differently and value different things in life. Attitudes will open an individual's eyes to a new understanding of themselves and the people around them. This workshop can be adapted to a half or full day and can be very effective for teambuilding programs, organizations working on individual diversity/inclusion or those struggling with conflict.
The Artist's Way At Work
This workshop based on the book The Artist’s Way at Work: Riding the
Dragon, blends cutting-edge ideas on creativity and group dynamics with
the timeless values of integrity and simplicity to produce a powerful
process that will assist you in whatever work you pursue. The result
will be a heightened sense of adventure, excitement, creativity, and
satisfaction – not only in your business, but in your life as a whole.
During
the 12 weeks you will contact an expanded sense of intuition,
confidence and satisfaction. People, not bricks and mortar, make up
companies. A company is not an it; it is an us. By increasing your
innate powers of ingenuity, intuition and candor, this program will help
you become a catalyst for positive change in your life and in your
workplace. You will walk away with greater clarity around your
job/career, a renewed energy, and more fulfillment from your work and
your life. This program is usually delivered weekly for 1.5 hours over
twelve weeks and is applicable to invigorating work teams and
re-energizing creativity.
Other Topics & Services:
- Individual Assessments
- Organization Design & Development
- Organizational Training Needs Assessments
- Performance Management
- Leadership Development
- Train-the-Trainer
- Diversity/Inclusion
- Teambuilding
- Meeting Facilitation Skills
- Management & Supervisory Skills


