Professional Development

You’ve hired the best talent to be on your team but now how do you keep them engaged and motivated? This workshop will introduce you to employee engagement and ways to increase employee performance through delegation.

In today’s diverse workforce, successful leadership demands a strong understanding of the unique dynamics within multigenerational teams. This workshop empowers managers and leaders with the insights and tools to harness the strengths of different generations, fostering collaboration and productivity. Participants will gain practical strategies for adapting leadership styles, communication techniques, and management approaches to effectively engage and motivate employees of all age groups.

Have you ever felt so stressed that you barely recognize yourself? These moments can catch you and those around you off guard, as if you’ve transformed into a completely different version of yourself — almost like a Jekyll and Hyde scenario. In personality development, this is known as being “In the Grip.” These experiences are natural and even healthy when you understand what’s happening within your personality. In this workshop, you’ll gain deeper insights into your personality and learn practical tips for managing stress and preventing burnout.

Discover the key to unlocking your full potential in this empowering workshop focused on embracing a growth mindset for personal development. Through activities and discussions, you will learn practical strategies to cultivate resilience, embrace feedback, and adopt a positive attitude towards continuous learning and self-improvement. Whether you’re aiming for personal or professional growth, this workshop will equip you with the mindset tools necessary to overcome obstacles, expand your capabilities, and achieve your goals.

Balancing a full-time work, career growth, networking, and personal commitments can become overwhelming. This workshop offers practical strategies to help working professionals take control of their schedules and maximize productivity, ensuring they make the most of each day.

This workshop will help provide insight into your everyday communication with others. The knowledge learned will help you to understand what drives your behavior and the behavior of others. Through an assessment, interactive activities, and an engaging presentation, participants will identify their own personal communication style, learn how to identify the styles of others and discover how to improve their everyday interactions.

Do you start the New Year with big resolutions only to forget them by February? The One Word approach offers a refreshing alternative – simplify your life and work by focusing on just one meaningful word for the entire year. By living out this single word, you’ll discover a renewed sense of clarity, purpose, and direction. In this workshop, you’ll explore thoughtful questions and guided reflections to help uncover your word for the year.

Networking can be stressful for anyone…but especially for those of you with preferences for introversion. This session will provide you with some advice and tips for successfully navigating the daunting task of networking. Anyone can attend this session but it’s especially helpful for those with preferences for introversion.

The MBTI is the most widely utilized personality inventory in the world and provides a picture of a person’s personality type. After completing a brief assessment, your personality is divided into four different elements.  These four elements are the main aspects of the Myers-Briggs personality type model.  Combinations of your preferences results in 16 personality types.  The purpose of this session will be for participants to have a greater understanding and self-awareness of their individual type and how that influences how they communicate and work in teams. Approximately a week before the workshop, you will be emailed instructions for completing the MBTI.  Cost is approximately $90/person You must complete the assessment prior to the workshop date you are attending.

This workshop will help provide insight into your everyday communication with others. The knowledge you will gain from this workshop will help you to understand what drives your behavior and the behavior of others. Through an assessment, interactive activities, and an engaging presentation, participants will identify their own personal communication style, learn how to identify the styles of others and discover how to improve their everyday interactions. **This workshop builds on MBTI

Conflict is inevitable in the workplace, but how we handle it can make all the difference. Learning to resolve conflict in a healthy, constructive way can change how we perceive and approach these situations. Conflict resolution skills are not only teachable but essential – and now is the time to start! Using psychological type (specifically the MBTI), we can uncover the root causes of conflict in group settings. By understanding these underlying factors, we can better address our own needs and those of others, allowing us to navigate conflict more effectively. In this workshop, you’ll dive deeper into your type, discover the connection between type and conflict, and explore a practical model for managing conflict. **This workshop builds on MBTI

Have you ever felt so stressed that you barely recognize yourself? These moments can catch you and those around you off guard, as if you’ve transformed into a completely different version of yourself – almost like a Jekyll and Hyde scenario. In personality development, this is known as being “In the Grip.” These experiences are natural and even healthy when you understand what’s happening within your personality. In this workshop, you’ll gain deeper insights into your personality type, explore the connection between type and stress, and learn practical tips for managing stress and preventing burnout. **This workshop builds on MBTI

Can you imagine what the world would look like if we spent more time focusing on what we are naturally good at instead of trying to fix everything that’s wrong? CliftonStrengths is a development program that will help you identify and develop your talents and strengths. You must complete an online assessment (CliftonStrengths) prior to the workshop and you should set aside approximately 45 minutes to complete the assessment. ** Cost is approximately $50/person You must complete the assessment prior to the workshop date you are attending.

You have taken the Strengths assessment and have your “top 5”. But what can you do with your Strengths? This workshop will provide you with tips for using the Strengths in the job search, on your resume, and how to talk about them in interviews. ** This workshop builds on the CliftonStrengths assessment.

Elevate your project management skills with this immersive workshop on harnessing AirTable. Discover how to optimize your workflow by creating tailored databases, and tracking tasks, deadlines, and resources efficiently. Through hands-on exercises and real-world examples, learn advanced features like linked records and filters to streamline collaboration and gain deeper insights into project progress.

Do you have questions about building your Federal Resume, how to search USAJobs, and what different occupational groups, families, and series you should be searching? This workshop will look at how to format and create your federal resume, how you can tailor your USAJobs profile to help you search for positions and pathways, and how the federal hiring process works.

Has it been a while since you’ve written a Resume or Cover Letter, and you need a refresher on formatting and what to include? This workshop will cover resume and cover letter tips and tricks about what to include, when, and how to give reviewers what they want to see. We will also briefly discuss the difference between CVs and Resumes. Refreshers will be a 30-minute overview of content & a 30-minute Q&A.

Do you have an interview coming up and want to brush up on your interview skills or need a reminder about the common questions and how best to answer them? This workshop will cover interview preparations, how to answer questions, different types of interviews, and some common interview misconceptions. Refreshers will be a 30-minute overview of content & a 30-minute Q&A.

Have you wondered about the different impacts that mentor relationships can have on your professional future? This workshop will look at how to find, cultivate, and grow mentor relationship

This workshop helps participants chart a path to their desired career goals. It involves brainstorming, mapping out potential career paths, conducting a S.W.O.T analysis, and gaining job search insights.

This workshop focuses on developing key interviewing skills to boost confidence and professionalism. It covers self-preparation, researching the company, verbal and non-verbal communication, STAR stories, commonly asked questions, and following up after the interview.

The LinkedIn workshop teaches participants how to optimize their LinkedIn profiles for job searching and professional networking. It covers the different parts of your profile, tips and tricks for visibility, crafting purposeful headlines, signaling interest, reaching out to connections, and utilizing LinkedIn Learning.

This workshop emphasizes the importance of relationship-building rather than traditional networking. Participants learn tips and tricks for networking in various situations, including strategies for initiating conversations, the importance of referrals, avoiding negative networking, being respectful, creating an elevator pitch, and questions to ask in networking situations.

This workshop focuses on how AI can be a powerful tool in your job and internship search. Participants learn strategies and practices to effectively use AI for finding opportunities, enhancing resumes, and networking.

Learn about careers that give back to society and how you can leverage your professional experiences for admission in competitive graduate programs. The first half focuses on career options and second half is how to prepare a competitive application.

Have you considered grad school to advance your career and earnings potential? In this workshop hear about the admissions timeline, how to prepare support pieces, what current costs and funding opportunities look like, and general advice to stand out. We focus on schools that offer a public service and/or international affairs education.