Workshops

The Start Culture Shift Curriculum® is designed specifically to focus on the skills that matter most to one’s career and the success of an organization. Investing in targeted skill development in communication and collaboration skills accelerates growth and development on all fronts – individual, team and organization, and can be transformational to one’s work and personal life. 

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Characteristics of a Strong Work Culture

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Building Connections & Relationships

Open & Honest Communication

Continuous Learning & Growth

Collaboration & Accountability

Engaged & Empowered Employees

COLLABORATION SKILLS
Working Smarter & Increasing Productivity

Why Start Culture Shift?

Customized

Each Culture Shift Curriculum workshop can be customized to fit the needs of your team, organization or industry such as private markets, tech, energy, professional services, etc. 

Flexible

Workshops are taught in-person, with some available virtually and on-demand.  Post-workshop coaching is available as an add-on service to accelerate skill development and help transition from new habits to everyday practices.

Actionable

The Start Culture Shift curriculum is designed so that you can apply your learnings immediately. Shift your work culture from day one by being in control of how you build connections and work with others. 

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Communication Skills

In an environment where people have the skills to communicate openly, they are able to connect with each other more effectively, leading to increased employee engagement and a strong work culture. In this series of workshops, I focus on:

  • Understanding different communication styles

  • Asking for and sharing feedback

  • Navigating difficult conversations

  • Strengthening emotional intelligence

Together, these skills promote a healthy work culture where employees feel heard, and are prepared to start collaborating effectively.

  • Working title: Communicating, Connecting and Building Relationships

    Topics and skills covered:

    • Build self-awareness to identify your communication style

    • Flex your communication style to connect with others

    • Increase your influence with others who communicate differently than you do

    Outcomes of applying learnings:

    • Greater self-awareness

    • More effective cross-functional collaboration and innovation

    • Accelerated connection with others that serve as a foundation for long-term, trusting relationships

  • Working title: Accelerating Growth through Feedback

    Topics and skills covered:

    • Reframe feedback from a critique of past performance to an accelerator of growth, development and collaboration

    • Explore the concept of growth mindset

    • Learn and practice simple frameworks to give and receive feedback

    Outcomes of applying learnings:

    • A path forward to giving and receiving helpful information that accelerates progress

    • Clarified expectations

    • With practice, a team culture where future focused feedback on a work assignment or behavior is welcome and a normal part of day-to-day conversation

  • Working title: Navigating Challenging Conversations

    Topics and skills covered:

    • Explore common obstacles that cause us to avoid conflict or stumble through difficult conversations unsuccessfully

    • Practice listening and inquiry techniques that help us to better understand other perspectives

    • Understand the role of identifying a mutual goal

    • Have a roadmap for navigating a difficult conversation, including things to avoid saying or doing

    Outcomes of applying learnings:

    • Having greater confidence that addressing a challenge or conflict will result in a positive outcome

    • Not avoiding difficult conversations

    • Increased productivity and trust with your colleagues

  • Working title: Investing in Yourself and Your Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

    Topics and skills covered:

    • Explore the concept of EQ and its impact on our ability to navigate difficult emotions

    • Identify and recognize common EQ obstacles such as thinking patterns and stories we tell ourselves

    • Increase our self-awareness

    • Learn a framework to help avoid burnout and better manage our energy

    Outcomes of applying learnings:

    • Improved EQ by practicing techniques that help navigate challenging emotions

    • Appreciating the connection between greater self-awareness, continuous learning and happiness

    • Being more resilient

    • Improved relationships with others

Collaboration Skills

Collaboration skills go well beyond “getting along with others.” (If you have strong communication skills, you generally have that covered.) Collaboration skills are the critical thinking capabilities that allow you to add value when working with others. In this series of workshops, I focus on:

  • Knowing the right questions to ask

  • Navigating change with your colleagues

  • Finding the right balance between the tactical and strategic parts of your role

  • Leading hybrid and remote teams

These skills will help employees play to their strengths and appreciate the strengths of others, increasing efficiency, creativity, and effectiveness in the workplace.

  • Working title: Solving the Problem Behind the Problem

    Topics and skills covered:

    • Critical thinking skills

    • Identify root causes & diagnosing skills

    • Know the right questions to ask when problem solving

    • Improve problem solving with the use of checklists

    Outcomes of applying learnings:

    • Not jumping to solutions too quickly and appreciating the role of listening

    • More effective cross-functional collaboration and innovation

    • Delivering more value to clients, colleagues & friends

    • Increased credibility and trust

  • Working title: Navigating Change and Making Better Decisions

    Topics and skills covered:

    • Understand how people experience change

    • Decision making frameworks to help navigate change resulting in better decision making

    • Guidance and tools for managers to support others through change

    • Communicating change

    Outcomes of applying learnings:

    • Have a roadmap for navigating change

    • Increased success when managing change by knowing what to avoid

    • Improved decision making

    • Supporting others through change as a colleague, manager, leader or friend

  • Working title: Prioritizing with a Strategic Lens

    Topics and skills covered:

    • Understand the role of strategic planning when prioritizing

    • Differentiate between tactical and strategic planning

    • Apply a framework to prioritize and re-evaluate what’s on your to-do-list

    • Review common criteria to consider when evaluating strategic priorities

    Outcomes of applying learnings:

    • A more strategic approach to managing your workload; making better trade-offs when deciding how to spend your time

    • A repeatable and systematic approach to prioritizing

    • For those who manage teams, having a better sense of what to delegate

    • Higher likelihood of meeting your goals

  • Working title: Leadership in Hybrid and Remote Environments

    Topics and skills covered:

    • What successful leaders in hybrid and remote environments prioritize

    • The role of asynchronous work and feedback in enabling productive collaboration

    • Building relationships with your staff when onboarding and building connections with them

    Outcomes of applying learnings:

    • Accelerated connections with your team and colleagues

    • Having a formula to engage with your team asynchronously so that feedback is given in a timely fashion and expectations are regularly revisited and clarified

    • Increased levels of trust with your team

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