In a fast-paced, team-driven workplace, effective meetings are crucial for organizational success. This seminar is designed to elevate your meeting facilitation skills and ensure that your group sessions produce tangible results.
This course delves into key facilitation techniques and strategies to maximize the effectiveness of your meetings. You will learn how to harness the energy of various teams, manage team dynamics, and navigate conflicting viewpoints to foster productive collaboration. The seminar covers essential skills such as setting clear objectives, guiding discussions, and employing tools that enhance engagement and decision-making.
Our panel will explore how to transition smoothly from disagreement to cooperation and develop actionable plans that drive successful outcomes. Whether you are leading brainstorming sessions or strategic discussions, you will gain valuable techniques to transform meetings from routine gatherings into powerful platforms for achieving results.
By the end of the seminar, you will be equipped with the skills and confidence to lead meetings that not only address key issues but also deliver concrete, results-oriented success.
At the end of the seminar, attendees will:
1. Explore and apply key facilitation skills to manage and guide group discussions effectively.
2. Understand strategies to harness the energy of various teams and navigate complex team dynamics.
3. Learn techniques to transition from disagreement to cooperation, ensuring that all viewpoints are acknowledged and integrated into actionable plans.
4. Employ methods that improve decision-making processes during meetings.
5. Develop strategies to transform routine meetings into impactful sessions that deliver concrete, results-oriented outcomes.
Who Should Attend: Supervisors, managers, and other employees who want to improve their ability to facilitate meetings. Individuals without direct reports who facilitate or support the facilitation of meetings.
Assessed ECG SES Standards: Collaboration; Conflict Management; Decisiveness; Interpersonal Skills; Oral Communication; Problem Solving
CEU credits: 1.25
Presented by: Khensani Carter, Kerron Duncan, Todd Frech
Resilience, often described as the ability to "bounce back" from stress and adversity, is crucial in navigating today's challenging workplace. Building Personal Resilience is designed to enhance your capacity to adapt and recover amidst the extraordinary demands and uncertainties faced by federal supervisors, managers, and professionals.
In today’s session, attendees will explore strategies to strengthen your resilience in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. The panel will focus on practical techniques to manage stress, maintain well-being, and sustain performance under pressure.
Key topics include identifying personal stressors, setting realistic goals, and creating effective action plans to manage adversity. You will also gain tools for enhancing emotional intelligence and leveraging support systems to reinforce your resilience.
By the end of this seminar, attendees will be equipped with actionable strategies to navigate challenges with greater confidence and resilience, ensuring you can effectively manage demands and maintain your well-being in a rapidly changing workplace.
At the end of the seminar, attendees will:
1. Explore methods for recognizing and understanding the sources of stress and adversity in your professional and personal life.
2. Learn to set achievable and meaningful goals that enhance your resilience.
3. Discover practical techniques for developing and implementing action plans to manage stress and overcome adversity.
4. Gain tools for improving emotional intelligence, including self-awareness and self-regulation.
5. Explore ways to seek and offer support within your professional and personal circles to reinforce your resilience and navigate challenges more effectively.
Who Should Attend: Professionals
Assessed ECG SES Standards: Flexibility; Interpersonal Skills; Resilience
CEU credits: 1.25
Presented by: Shantel Chapman, Tracy Walker, Apeksha Koka, Nikki Jackson
As you create your “master plan” for success, consider the variety of tools needed to gain a competitive edge in your industry. By familiarizing yourself with the extensive U.S. security clearance process, you can prepare to access opportunities that help you excel. This seminar will guide you through the process of getting and keeping a U.S. security clearance. We will also explore the future and emerging career opportunities that require various clearance levels.
At the end of this seminar, the participants will be able to:
a. Identify a series of career paths and associated tools to improve job marketability.
b. List a series of certification and association options.
c. Understand the security clearance process and associated misconceptions and mistakes.
Who Should Attend: Managers, supervisors, team leaders, and others interested in working for government agencies.
Assessed ECG SES Standards: Technical Credibility; Continual Learning
CEU credits: 1.25
Presented by: Dani Chambers, Marcus Sills, Patrick Massenburg
Unlock your potential and drive personal and professional growth with Transformative Coaching for Non-Leaders. This seminar is designed to empower individuals who are not in formal leadership roles but seek to enhance their impact, influence, and career trajectory through effective coaching techniques.
In this seminar, you will explore how coaching can be a powerful tool for personal development and team collaboration. Learn how to apply coaching principles to foster a supportive workplace, drive innovation, and build strong relationships with colleagues. You will discover how to set clear goals, provide constructive feedback, and encourage others, all while enhancing your own skills and confidence. Gain valuable insights and practical tools to elevate your performance and contribute more effectively to your organization, regardless of your formal role.
At the end of the seminar, attendees will:
1. Develop skills to take initiative, set and achieve personal goals, and navigate career transitions effectively.
2. Learn to use active listening and constructive feedback to improve interactions and collaboration with peers.
3. Apply coaching techniques to support the development of others, creating a more positive and productive workplace.
4. Cultivate a mindset that inspires creativity and problem-solving within your team.
5. Equip yourself with essential coaching skills to elevate your team’s capabilities and drive organizational success.
Who Should Attend: Anyone in a position to coach or mentor other employees, formally or informally. Managers or supervisors who may coach or mentor within their organization, or who want to develop others on their staff.
Assessed ECG SES Standards: Conflict Management; Developing Others; Leading People; Interpersonal Skills
CEU credits: 1.25
Presented by: Samantha Rose, Kishima Garcia, Todd Frech
Unlock the essential skills and strategies needed for successful project management with our seminar, Foundations of Project Management: Mastering Core Principles and Techniques. This course provides a solid grounding in the principles, tools, and best practices vital for effective project management.
Drawing on the Project Management Institute's Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), you will explore key areas such as scope management, chartering, work breakdown structures, scheduling, accountability, communication planning, earned value analysis, risk assessment, and the Critical Path Method (CPM). Through hands-on experience and guidance from certified project managers and expert instructors, you will develop and present a real-world project plan, applying the concepts learned.
This seminar is designed to enhance your ability to manage projects efficiently by providing practical insights into project planning and implementation. You will gain valuable skills in teamwork, understanding its crucial role in project success, and demonstrating effective team behavior.
By the end of the course, you will be equipped with the foundational knowledge and practical experience necessary to lead projects with confidence, ensuring successful outcomes and continuous improvement.
At the end of the seminar, attendees will:
1. Understand fundamental project management principles, including scope management, chartering, work breakdown structures, scheduling, and accountability.
2. Apply the Project Management Institute's Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) to project planning and execution, integrating best practices for effective management.
3. Develop proficiency in critical project management tools such as earned value analysis, risk assessment, and the Critical Path Method (CPM), enhancing your ability to manage project timelines and resources.
4. Equip yourself with the foundational knowledge and practical experience needed to lead projects confidently, ensuring successful outcomes and ongoing improvement.
Who Should Attend: New or potential project managers with little or no previous training and/or experience in project management and individuals with a project management function.
Assessed ECG SES Standards: Accountability; Problem Solving; Strategic Thinking; Team Building; Technical Credibility
CEU credits: 1.25
Presented by: Keysha Cutts, Ronald Yates, Imani Barton, Azalia King
More agencies and institutions require licensed professional engineers. A professional engineer (P.E.) is a person who is licensed to practice engineering in a particular state or U.S. territory after meeting all the requirements of the law. There are powerful reasons, professional and personal reasoning and maintaining a PE license. This seminar will give you the information you need to obtain professional licensure and an understanding of the responsibilities that must be fulfilled to keep it.
After this seminar, the participants will be able to:
a. Understand the reasoning behind being a licensed professional engineer.
b. Identify the procedures for completing the licensed professional engineer registration process.
c. Identify the responsibilities for maintaining the professional engineer license.
d. Outline the Principles of Standard Care.
Who Should Attend: Professionals interested in getting certified as a professional engineer.
Assessed ECG SES Standards: Technical Credibility; Continual Learning
CEU credits: 1.25
Presented by: Samuel Wilson
In modern workplaces, the ability to lead and drive change is not solely dependent on formal authority. This session explores essential techniques for enhancing your influence and persuading others, regardless of your official position.
In today’s dynamic workplace, effective leadership extends beyond formal authority. The ability to influence and persuade others is essential for achieving success and driving positive outcomes. Today's session is designed to equip participants with practical strategies for enhancing their persuasive power and motivational skills, regardless of their organizational position.
By applying these strategies, you will enhance your ability to lead, motivate, and achieve goals even without formal authority, making a significant impact in your workplace.
At the end of the seminar, attendees will:
1. Explore techniques for effectively persuading colleagues and stakeholders, even when you do not hold formal authority.
2. Examine methods for understanding and aligning with others' goals and motivations.
3. Learn strategies for establishing and maintaining credibility and trust within your organization. Understand how consistent performance and reliability can enhance your influence and support your leadership efforts.
4. Gain insights into effective communication techniques that blend logical reasoning with emotional appeal.
5. Discover the importance of building strong professional networks and how to utilize these relationships to bolster your influence and advocate for your ideas.
Who Should Attend: Professionals, those interested in advancing their career.
Assessed ECG SES Standards: Influencing/Negotiating; Integrity/Honesty; Interpersonal Skills; Oral Communication; Political Savvy; Written Communication
CEU credits: 1.25
Presented by: Masherrl Conyer, Korie Grayson, Karyta Barnes, Andrea Davis
Presented by: Aprille Ericsson, Erin Lynch, Rachel Roché Walton, C. Reynold Verret
Presented by: Kevin Kornegay, Victor McCrary, Eric Moore, Angela Flowers, Michelle Penn-Marshall, Rose Shumba
Presented by: Tiffani Bailey Lash, Lola Fatunmbi, Charles Kamhoau, Dominique Carter, Leslie Blaha, Dalal Najib
