2006 Seminar Series On
Today's Hot Retention & Performance Strategies
| "The Texas Medical Center management team knows that when we
call on Dawson Consulting Group they respond to our organizational needs with precision
and adeptness. They are a trusted consultant to Texas Medical Center and provide ongoing
value to us." ~ Texas Medical Center |
Recent Surveys Prove the Retention & Performance
Benefits of Training...
| A recent survey showed 61% of respondents were dissatisfied
with their current job. Of those, 77% plan to change jobs in the next six months. Their
reasons for jumping ship included a lack of challenge and personal growth; limited
advancement opportunities; poor company culture; and having a boss that is not a good
match. ~ ExecuNet |
Another survey of top organizations announced that
96% viewed the top priority for 2005 as Performance Management. Learning management and
workforce planning were the second and third priorities. Less than 12% believed they have
successfully aligned their workforce to match the business performance goals of their
company.~ International Association for
HR Information Management |
| A 2005 global study of over 300 Chief Human Resources
Officers, has found over 60% of HR professionals operating in mature markets had
difficulty identifying and developing the critical employee skills and talents that are
vital to remain competitive. As the baby boomer generation retires, 19% of the workforce
holding executive, administrative and managerial positions in the US will leave the
workplace by 2008. The survey reports that the lack of an up-to-date view of employee
skills renders companies potentially unable to compete. Companies with 80% or more of
managers in management development programs had approximately three times the
profitability of companies with 0-60%. ~ IBM
Global Human Capital |
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Seminar Leaders | Additional Program Options
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Dawson Consulting Group offers informative, interactive, and practical skills-based
seminars on the most effective techniques to address the crucial realities of today's
business world. Take advantage of these learning opportunities this summer and partner
with Dawson Consulting Group to achieve your 2006 learning and retention goals. Following
are several open seminars for supervisors and managers available with optional assessment, follow up coaching and e-learning resources for a
powerful blended training solution that gets results!
Coaching for Retention
| "This was just what we needed and more than we expected from a
training session. The managers were very impressed and said that they were able to use the
training immediately. Excellent job."
~ Freeport Vinyl |
Research has proven that the top reason employees leave organizations is how they are
treated by their supervisors. Even more alarming are statistics showing that only 28% of
employees are fully engaged in their jobs and company. This coaching seminar improves
retention and performance in your company.
Learn how to ...
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Administer disciplinary steps (for supervisors' session) |
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Identify and communicate common goals |
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Reduce the potential for misunderstanding |
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Effectively manage difficult employees |
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Gain commitment by listening more effectively |
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Facilitate and guide discussions more productively |
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Overcome defensiveness in others |
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Address others' needs while achieving improved performance |
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program outline (PDF).
Register online
Communicating for Results
"The Dawson seminar is thorough and current on effective
approaches to improving the performance management process. Our employees were fully
engaged in the learning process and found the information and recommendations very helpful
in preparing for the always challenging performance review process. We recommend this
professional seminar and Dawson Consulting Group's highly effective and custom approach to
management and employee training and development."  |
The International Association for Human Resource Information Management announced
that 96% of respondents to an organizational needs survey viewed the top priority for 2005
as Performance Management.
This seminar is highly interactive designed to increase awareness of how communication
style, attitudes, and beliefs impact the message sent and received. Listening,
understanding how assumptions rule ones thoughts, and appreciating the ideas and opinions
of others are some of the key topics. Participants learn to more effectively deal with
common communication challenges.
Learn how to ...
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Understand the basic blocks and barriers to productively
communicating for results |
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Use models and techniques for assertive and win-win
communications |
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Use methods for giving and receiving feedback constructively
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Understand the impact of body language on communication |
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Apply the key communication skills of exceptional leaders |
Click here for a detailed
program outline (PDF).
Register online
Stepping up to Supervisor
| "Stepping Up to Supervisor is an excellent fundamental seminar
which is very compact. The open forum is an engaging presentation style which encourages
participation and facilitates learning. The seminar provides practical take away skills
and a sound foundation for further development and training. The personal supervisory
success profile or assessment is a useful indicator of relevant traits to develop that
will improve one's performance. The seminar is worth the investment of time and money and
motivates you to learn more!" ~Dresser-Rand |
This highly acclaimed seminar is designed for employees considering promotion to
supervisor and for brand new supervisors seeking help in adapting to their new role. This
seminar is extremely valuable in setting the expectations for supervisory performance
success in vital areas such as compliance, safety, quality, and productivity which
directly impact the bottom line. Included is a personal Supervisory Success Profile of
each participant's behavioral preferences that will reveal his/her potential skill gaps
that relate to specific performance-based traits and competencies which may be a barrier
to participants' performance success.
Learn how to ...
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Understand what it takes to transition from the employee
ranks to the managerial ranks. |
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Assess their skills, abilities, and attitudes regarding
supervision and decide if it is their current career path. |
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Understand the basic supervisory functions and competencies
and develop a plan for acquiring any skill deficiencies. |
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Understand the importance of the supervisory role in
modeling and communicating the organization's core values, policies & procedures,
and success behaviors. |
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Gain acceptance, commitment and influence from all levels of
the organization. |
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program outline (PDF).
Register online
Influencing Others
Organizational success depends on the ability to interact and influence others.
Understanding personality styles is a key to adapting one's behavior effectively to
influence. Going beyond the basics of communications, this seminar provides a deeper
understanding of how to influence various styles of personality, deal with conflict, and
read body language with role play experience.
Learn how to ...
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Understand one's own style of influence and that of others |
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Develop rapport building techniques |
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Adapt one's pace and structure |
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Avoid common listening problems |
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Become skillful at questioning and gathering information |
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Avoid and resolve conflicts |
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Develop effective influencing strategies |
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program outline (PDF).
Register online
Behavioral Interviewing
Hiring the wrong people is costly! This seminar teaches behavioral interviewing
for managers. Determining realistic job requirements, preparing for interviews,
and asking the 5 types of questions are presented. Role play is utilized
to develop effective interview skills with which managers can hire the RIGHT
people, save money and increase performance.
Learn how to ...
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Prepare, structure and conduct effective interviews |
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Determine realistic job requirements based on knowledge,
skill and attitude |
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Identify various types of questions, and the relative value
of each |
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Use questions effectively and 'drill down' to gain useful
information |
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Use behavioral descriptive questions to understand the true
capabilities of a candidate |
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Identify ten job related characteristics and how to ask
questions about them |
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program outline (PDF).
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Seminar Leaders
 Merilyn Douglas, Senior Consultant
Merilyn Douglas has over 20 years experience in management and employee development
consulting, training, team development and coaching in Fortune 100 companies. As a
personal and business coach and trainer she has designed and facilitated seminars on
coaching and performance improvement. She has implemented self-directed work teams and
change management strategies in field environments. Merilyn loves working with people to
make a difference in their lives by transforming the way they view their world, their
ability to produce results, and their personal and professional success. Read Merilyn's
complete bio here.
 Art Miller, Senior Consultant
Art Miller has 25 years of professional experience encompassing management, sales,
customer service, and organizational development, Art has trained professionals
internationally at all levels across industries. Art has designed, customized and
implemented sales and leadership programs to support achievement of organizational and
performance goals. As a consultant and trainer, Art has conducted hundreds of seminars on
leadership, such as behavioral interviewing, coaching and counseling, priority management,
and influencing skills. He is often praised for his practical, result-oriented approach to
business that is based on the best scholarship available. Read Art's complete bio here.
 Doug Kruse, Senior Consultant
Doug Kruse has over 25 years experience in Fortune 500 Companies as a quality engineer,
shop supervisor, project manager, quality manager and employee development manager. Doug
conducts leadership workshops using proven techniques for supervision, interviewing,
discipline, communication, teamwork, motivation, performance management and process
improvement. His audience involvement style draws on experience as a business mentor and
department manager helping people perform more effectively both personally and
professionally. Doug shares timeless principles in new and engaging ways using
experiential learning methods from business and entertainment. Read Doug's complete bio here.
Additional
Program Options
| "Dawson Consulting Group facilitated a comprehensive assessment
to gain insights into our management team strengths as well as areas of improvement. While
identifying individual and team behavioral preferences, strengths and targeted gaps for
development, it gave ISP Technologies valuable information to address performance
improvement in a very meaningful way. Additionally, the assessments have been utilized in
the area of candidate selection." ~ ISP Technologies |
Behavioral Assessment - Identifies 150 traits and competencies and
matches your profile to supervisory or managerial success profiles based on over 15 years
of research. This assessment helps you identify your areas of improvement and gaps in
management and leadership traits. If you want a road-map to your future career
development, this is an excellent proven tool to set you on the right track!
For more information see our Behavioral
Assessment page.
Follow - up Coaching - Recognizing that we retain about 10% of any
initial learning exposure, add value to your learning experience by reinforcing your new
skills through practical, work focused coaching. This is transition coaching at its best.
Whether you need skill building, problem solving, conflict resolution or change management
support, this face-to-face and telephone coaching service accelerates your learning curve
and helps you achieve new performance levels.
For more information see our Coaching page.
E-Learning - Learn at work or home 24/7 with over 3000 topics from the
top-of-the-line SkillSoft web-based learning seminars. Bundle the right combination of
seminars to meet your skill gaps rapidly, professionally, and cost-effectively. Also
available is a Business Resource Library of 2000 titles.
For more information see our SkillSoft
E-Learning Advantage page.
Custom Onsite/Offsite Seminars - In addition to these open or public
seminars, Dawson Consulting Group offers custom delivery of these topics and many others,
both onsite and offsite, for organizations to meet their specific training and development
needs.
For some of the seminars and training modules available, see our Seminars page.
For team development see our Team
Development page. |
Seminar Series
Details and Registration
Where:
Dawson Consulting Group offices (map)
2000 Bering Drive, Suite 460
Houston, TX 77057
When:
The Seminar Schedule includes:
Coaching for Retention
Instructors: Merilyn Douglas
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
May 11, 2006
Communicating for Results
Instructor: Merilyn Douglas
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
May 10, 2006
Stepping Up to Supervisor
Instructor: Doug Kruse
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
May 16, 2006
Influencing Others
Instructor: Art Miller
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
April 26 & May 24, 2006
Behavioral Interviewing
Instructor: Art Miller
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
April 27 & May 25, 2006
Who should attend:
Supervisors or managers who desire to increase retention, hone their management skills,
improve performance of themselves and their direct reports, and improve their
communication, influencing, coaching and leadership skills.
What to Bring:
Materials are provided.
Cost (volume discounts are available) :
$495 for full-day seminars (10% discount for two or
more attendees from same company)
$495 for full-day Stepping Up to Supervisor seminar
with free Personal Supervisory Success Profile.
$450 for Comprehensive Behavioral Assessment (150
traits with Personal Management Success Profile): (Includes feedback and
coaching/learning recommendations)
Follow-up Coaching: To maximize coaching skill
development, follow-up coaching is available.
- call Dawson Consulting Group for scheduling and fees.
E-learning: Bundle 1 - 5 courses depending on
skill/competency gaps.
- 1 course: $200/per person for one year
- Up to 5 courses: $500/per bundle per person for one year
- Resource Library: $1000/per person for one year
How to Register:
Register online or call Dawson Consulting Group at
the numbers below.
Registration is limited so be sure to register today! |
Public Seminars -
Retention & Performance