Are you prepared for organizational success in 2021?

Kimberly Douglas • Jan 12, 2021

I hope that you are doing well, both personally and professionally. In these challenging times, I am focused on my core passion of helping organizations find tangible ways to not only endure...but to thrive.

 

In the past 60 days, my clients have engaged me to facilitate a wide variety of virtual and in-person sessions to help them achieve success. Below I have outlined a few that have proven to be especially impactful.

In advance of each session, I conduct 30-minute confidential phone interviews of key stakeholders. This needs assessment ensures that each team's unique objectives guide the customized design of the agenda. These engagements have ranged from 2-hour Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) debrief and application sessions to half-day team building sessions to full-day team effectiveness + organizational success sessions. To see a sample one-day virtual agenda, click here.

These sessions help the organization to 1) create an aligned vision for success 18 months into the future, 2) identify the forces working for and against us achieving that, 3) reach agreement on the top 3-4 critical priority areas of focus, and 4) develop a 1 year concrete road map of deliverables with due dates and primary accountabilities. They have taken many forms - from full-day in person (masked and safely distanced) to virtual sessions that ranged from a one-day meeting for a small organization of 6 people to a series of 2-hour sessions over multiple days that included a global group of 180+ participants using all the powerful and engaging technology that Zoom had to offer. To see a sample one-day virtual agenda, click here.

I designed three very different training sessions - for three different clients - all focused on helping their leaders to more effectively manage through change and uncertainty. One session was a half-day virtual training focused on leadership communications. Another was a full-day in person change management simulation. The third was a series of 90-minute virtual modules focused on the human side of change and effectively dealing with resistance. An additional client asked me to teach them how to lead more engaging and productive meetings by fully using Zoom's advanced tools such as breakout rooms, annotation, stamp voting, and virtual brainstorming. To see a sample half-day virtual training agenda, click here

If you are ready to bring your team together to create a shared picture for success in 2021 or you want to help your leaders more successfully manage in these times of rapid change, let's schedule a complimentary call for us to discuss your unique needs and how I might best serve you.

 

I look forward to the opportunity to help you and your organization achieve success! 

 

Kimberly

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