In our on-site workshops, we teach people how to strengthen their relationships and improve their performance at work and in life. Individuals we train get more control, value and balance both professionally and personally. Organizations we work with get higher performance from more skilled, accountable and committed employees. We specialize in the delivery of these core programs:
Communicating effectively is perhaps the most basic critical skill to an organization’s success. Good communication is not just about speaking well. The strongest influence on the outcome of all communications is the ability to listen effectively. Those who listen well tend to respond more appropriately, subsequently building trust and fostering positive relationships.
Most people think they already listen well. While this may be an accurate self-assessment, a more significant question to ask is how do you listen? Some people listen to discern and comprehend information and to gather facts. Others listen to empathize, support or appreciate what is being communicated. Still others listen evaluatively as they judge or question the sender’s message. Research shows that when people listen, they usually tune into their own motivations and intentions, thereby screening out the sender’s intended meaning or purpose. This is the biggest contributing factor to miscommunication and it can have disastrous consequences.
As a result of HTHO's Communication Skills training, participants will explore, understand and improve their skills for more successful communication. Each participant will complete a personal listening profile, receive valuable feedback about their listening tendencies and will then have an opportunity to learn about and appreciate other approaches to communication.
Our increasingly diverse society is reflected in growing workforce diversity. Leading organizations acknowledge that working successfully with others who do not share the same background, beliefs or traditions is a top priority in today's workplace. Employees need help in assessing their behavior toward people who are different from themselves and they must understand the benefits of changing negative attitudes and resistance into appreciation and cooperation.
Designed to help individuals look honestly at themselves to identify attitudes and behavior that stand in the way of teamwork, HTHO’s Diversity training provides a safe way to explore the complex, powerful issues surrounding diversity. This training will increase participants’ awareness of individual, ethnic, and cultural differences. Assisted by creative activities and a self-assessment tool, this training will increase employees’ self-awareness and insight into their own values and guide them in achieving positive attitudes and productive relationships with others different from themselves.
What happens in any business when an issue arises? The fact is that most managers don't do anything new; they do MORE of the same. In the meantime, the business world is changing dramatically and this influences non-profits as well. We are seeing an increase in demands from clients, an uncontrollable rate of change, and the introduction of a work force with "new" demands. This new workforce wants to contribute as they are being schooled on the value of the "team." They want ownership in what they do and the freedom to do their job as they feel is best, not according to preset rules.
With the introduction of this new business environment, the old model of top-down management no longer works. The fact is that the quality people in our organizations are leaving for two reasons: they lose respect for the situation or they outgrow the current environment. These are evidence that people in leadership positions must learn new skills if they are to not only retain quality people but to also tap into the largely unrealized potential of their current employees.
In HTHO’s Leadership training, participants will discover how they can contribute as a leader and how to identify leadership needs in different situations. Each attendee will receive valuable feedback about their leadership tendencies and have an opportunity to plan for their own development as a leader using interactive training methods and a comprehensive, non-threatening Leadership self-assessment tool.
People are feeling more stressed than they ever have before. Most of us know what stress is and what it feels like; we even have some ideas about how to reduce the stress we face. In fact, in the last decade, more people have become aware of the need for balance than in the previous two or even three decades. We have been witness to the downfall of impersonal organizations and we have seen the destruction caused by long work weeks, tighter schedules and pressured work units. Why is it then that individuals, families, organizations, employees and society in general still need to learn ways to reduce their stress and increase their coping skills?
Because unfortunately… things change, and not always for the better.
HTHO’s Stress Management training offers a combination of self-assessment and education to help reduce stress and learn more effective coping strategies. This interactive training can help…
- Reduce absenteeism
- Increase productivity
- Improve the health of your organization
Since stress is personal, its signs, symptoms and management strategies are different for each of us. Each participant will discover their own coping strengths and develop new stress management skills. Through the individual exercises and group activities, this Stress Management training will increase participants’ awareness of how, and in what areas, stress affects them.
Successful teams don’t do the same thing at the same time. They do the right thing at the right time. And while team members work together toward a common goal, individuals must play their individual parts in the process. As organizations rely more and more on teams to innovate, problem-solve, produce and compete at the speed of change, clearly understanding and capitalizing on individual approaches to group process is the bottom line on creating high performance teams. The core of HTHO's Teamwork training centers around a self-report instrument which helps organizations recognize and nurture innovation. It gives each participant a personalized interpretation of their team approach, strengths, and identifies their most natural role in the innovation process.
Our Teamwork training helps teams in your organization:
- Identify individual approaches to innovative teamwork
- Match individual strengths with team roles
- Reinforce and appreciate the contributions of others
- Reduce team stress and conflict
- Foster trust and build mutual support
- Encourage team innovation and problem-solving
- Reduce project cycle time and increase productivity
Meeting the daily challenge of managing professional and personal responsibilities requires a learning strategy designed to meet individual needs. Participants in HTHO’s Time Management training will use unique learning tools and enjoy an engaging format that will provide them with a complete assessment of their current time management effectiveness.
In this workshop, attendees will develop a framework to develop customized strategies for skill improvement in 12 key areas of time management:
1. Attitudes
2. Goals
3. Priorities
4. Analyzing
5. Planning
6. Scheduling |
7. Interruptions
8. Meetings
9. Written Communications
10. Delegation
11. Procrastination
12. Team Time |
Time is not adaptable. So time management is really about self-management. Managing time appropriately means adapting ourselves to its passage in a more satisfying manner, and HTHO’s Time Management training is full of new techniques and effective time management strategies to help participants do just that. Using group exercises, role-plays, a personalized time management profile, a graph to highlight strengths and challenge areas and individual Action Plans – this comprehensive workshop is the ultimate solution to help your organization develop and nurture true time masters! |
