Coaching & Facilitation Services for Public Servants

Career Transition

1. Federal Resumes that work: How to get a government job (1 day)

Topics:

• Federal careers at a glance

• Market research: How to target your ideal career

• Resume writing strategies

 

2. Mastering Federal Job Interviews: Strategies for Success (1 day)

Topics:

• Understanding the Federal hiring process

• Interview preparation strategies

• Navigating the interview day

 

3. Federal Networking Mastery: Building Connections in Government Careers (1 day)

Topics:

• Foundations of networking in the Federal sector

• Strategies and techniques for effective networking

• Maintaining and growing your network

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4. Workplace Etiquette: Soft skill professionalism tools to springboard your career (1 day)

Topics:

• The Map is the Territory: Professional image and perception as reality

• The Ties that Bind: Interpersonal and virtual interactions for strong relationships

• Personal branding: How to stand out as the clear choice

 

5. Hiring paths to the Senior Executive Service (SES) (1 day)

Topics:

• Understanding executive hiring authorities and positions

• Preparing for SES candidacy

• Navigating the SES selection process

 

6. Navigating ECQs: Writing Your Way to Federal Leadership (1 day)

Topics:

• Understanding the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)

• Crafting effective ECQ statements

• Strategies for demonstrating ECQs in application materials

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7. Career Fulfillment in Public Service (2 days)

Topics:

• Happy Employees: How to build a fulfilling career

• Federal resumes that work: Strategies to get a government job

• Hiring Authorities for Government Executives

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8. The Art of Professional Development (1 day)

Topics:

• Start with Why: Differentiating oneself from the competition

• Emotional Intelligence and Career Growth: How to foster ongoing professional development

• Career Positioning: Techniques for personal branding and networking

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9. People Hire People Not Resumes: Career networking for government success (1 day)

​Topics

• Understanding Your Network: How to understand your colleagues and shared opportunities

• Be Known for a Good Reason? Tools to Develop your brand and message

• Deliver on Your Value Proposition: Best practices for engagement

 

10. Leadership Skills—Managing Up (1 day)

​Topics:

• Leadership from a subordinate position

• Communication and influence skills for a positive relationship with your supervisor

• Addressing work styles, expectations, resources, and goals

• Dealing with difficult relationship patterns

 

Leadership and Management

 

1. Collaboration in the Workplace: How to build a culture of transparency and trust (2 days)​

Topics​:​

• Determining when it is helpful to collaborate

• Self-aware communication skills to support collaboration

• Organizational success moves at the speed of trust

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2. Influence and Negotiation: How to nurture your leadership capabilities (1 day)​

Topics: ​

 

• Influencing strategies and principles

• Approaches and strategy in negotiation

• Skills for negotiating win-win solutions

 

3. Stepping into Leadership: Assembling your managerial toolkit (2 day)

Topics:

• Management vs. leadership: The keys to career success and fulfillment

• Transitioning to a leadership role: 5 key pitfalls to avoid

• Building a team: How to embrace differences as a competitive advantage

 

4. Change Management for the Organization and the Individual (1 day)

​Topics:

• Time to Level-Up: Change as a multi-dimensional challenge and opportunity for growth

• Growth is Possible: Understanding and supporting the emotional experience of change

• Tools for leading effective organizational change: Planning, communications, and buy-in

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5. Building Team Performance: How to drive performance through feedback (1 day)

Topics:

• Show Some Empathy: Performance coaching to support supervisory development

• Put it Into Practice: Techniques and approaches for performance coaching

• Different Strokes for Different Folks: Apply your skills with care and joy

 

6. Driving Organizational Growth: Techniques for Effective Meeting Facilitation (1 day)

Topics:

• Get it Down on Paper: Preparation activities including building agendas

• One Step at a Time: Creating strong dialogue at a positive pace

• Building Concurrence: Managing disagreement and challenging behaviors

• We All Win, or We All Don’t Play: Methods and tools for group decision making

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7. Team Leadership Tools: Techniques to cultivate career satisfaction (1 day)

Topics:

• Start Your Engines: Teamwork and the contexts that support a team to thrive

• How Stuff Gets Done: Tools for the key roles and responsibilities of a team leader

• I Love it When a Plan Comes Together: Facilitating team development and performance

 

8. Leadership Effectiveness Through Emotional Intelligence (1 day)

Topics:

• Are You a Good Leader? Self-assessment of current emotional intelligence

• Act with Authenticity: The impact of emotional intelligence on leadership effectiveness

• Skill development and action planning: How to foster individual growth opportunities

 

9. Leveraging Diversity in Generational Differences (1 day)

Topics:

• Generations in the workplace: How to embrace everyone’s traits and values

• Leveraging Diversity: How and build collaboration across differences

• We Win Together: Ensuring all are heard and all benefit

 

10. Virtual Communication and Management (1 day)

Topics:

• The Virtual Workplace with Actual Results: How challenges become opportunities

• I Think You’re on Mute: Self-assessment of communication style and virtual collaboration

• Building a Strong Connection: Tools for communication, relationship building, and success

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Workplace Development

1. Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEIA) in the Federal Government (2 day)

Topics:

• Fostering DEIA and psychological safety in your workplace

• Analyzing components of your social identity to build greater self-awareness

• Strategies to recognize and combat unconscious bias

• Strategies to create a plan to advocate for DEIA in your workplace

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2. Managing Conflict—Workshop for Personal Effectiveness (1 day)

​Topics:

• Know Your Conflict Management Style: Self-assessment and monitoring strategies

• Conflict Management Approaches: How to lead with authenticity and influence

• Self-Control for Team Success: How to manage personal “triggers”

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3. Leveraging Difficult Conversations: Effective Communication Strategies for Government Professionals (1 day)

​Topics:

• Constructive Conflict Resolution: Key components of a difficult conversation

• Positive Approaches to Difficult People: Strategies for success in difficult interactions

• Building Personal Awareness: How to connect your perceptions to partnerships

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4. Cultivating Emotional Intelligence for Effective Governance: Strategies for Government Leaders (1 day)

​Topics:

• Foundations of emotional intelligence

• Practical Strategies for enhancing emotional intelligence

• Applying emotional intelligence in leadership and work environments

 

5. Fueling Motivation and Achieving Goals in Government (1 day)

Topics:

• Foundations of purpose in public service

• Building resilience and well-being in public service

• Meaningful leadership and impact in the Federal government

 

6. Maximizing Strengths: A Strategic Approach for Government Professionals (1 day)

Topics:

• Identifying and harnessing personal strengths in government roles

• Building effective teams through strength-based approaches

• Strategic career development: Maximizing strengths for advancement in government

 

7. Building Positive Relationships: Essential Skills for Government Professionals (1 day)

Topics:                                  

• Positive Interpersonal Relationships

• Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution

• Cultivating a Collaborative and Inclusive Work Environment

 

8. Realizing Resilience: Strengthening Mental Fortitude in Public Service (1 day)

Topics:

• Foundations for positive relationships in government

• Communication and conflict resolution in Federal government settings

• Building and maintaining strategic partnerships in the Federal government

 

9. Embracing Self-Acceptance: Exploring the Science for Personal Growth in Public Service (1 day)

Topics:

• Understanding Self-Acceptance in the Federal Workplace

• Cultivating Resilience and Confidence as a Federal Employee

• Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion through Self-Acceptance

 

10. Creating Meaning & Valued Living: A Journey to Purpose and Fulfillment in Public Service (1 day)

Topics:

• Discovering Personal and Professional Purpose in Public Service

• Creating Impact: Strategies for Meaningful Public Service

• Sustaining Fulfillment and Avoiding Burnout in Public Service

 

11. Empowering Government Employees: Team Development and Growth Strategies (1 day)

Topics:

• Understanding Team Dynamics and Roles

• Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution

• Goal Setting and Performance Enhancement