Team training modules

Professional Communication training modules

1. Concise, clear, efficient communication: Techniques for conveying information as efficiently as possible
2. Stakeholder communication: How to convey necessary information to the right people
3. Communication Plans: How to set clear ground rules for communication & hold people accountable to them
4. The “courage to communicate:” How to establish a culture of free, open communication
   
5. Gaining consensus & buy-in: Techniques for getting people on board with changes
6. Meetings: Could this meeting have been an email? Knowing when (and when not) to call a meeting, and the alternative options available
7. Meetings: How to run them efficiently: Best practices for running efficient, organized, productive meetings
8. Instant messaging: Best practices for maintaining organized, searchable messages
9. Presentations: Best practices for concise, engaging presentations
10. Communicating failure and setbacks: How to communicate bad news constructively

Team Collaboration training modules

1. Expectations, priorities, and boundaries: The 3 keys to a successful working relations
2. Making complex decisions: Strategies, techniques, and tips
3. Peer review: Establishing a robust peer review system
4. Being data-driven: How to properly use data to make arguments (even when there is little to no data)
5. Project management 101: Basics of project planning, progress tracking, and risk mitigation
6. Using AI: Proper use of AI as a productivity tool
7. Holding peers accountable: Techniques for holding peers accountable
8. Negotiating tasks & bandwidth: How to constructively and fairly divide up work
9. Estimating time, cost, and effort: Techniques for proper estimation (even in the absence of data)
10. Proposing new ideas: Steps for proposing & gaining acceptance of new ideas

Building A Healthy Team Culture training modules

1. Eliminating office politics: How to identify and eliminate sources of office politics
   • Source #1: Prioritizing an individual over the company
   • Source #2: Maneuvering for visibility
   • Source #3: Currying favor with influential people
   • Source #4: Applying uneven standards (favoritism)
   • Source #5: Overstating or understating the value of a piece of work
   • Source #6: Making disparaging comments
2. Avoiding common logical pitfalls: How to identify and avoid logical pitfalls common in professional environments
   • Pitfall #1: The “false choice”
   • Pitfall #2: Not thinking “win-win”
   • Pitfall #3: Presenting a hypothesis as fact
   • Pitfall #4: Single-point estimation
   • Pitfall #5: The “sunk cost fallacy”
   • Pitfall #6: Prioritizing the “letter of the law” over the “spirit of the law”
3. The 5 Dysfunctions of A Team: How to identify and eliminate sources of dysfunction [from the book by Patrick Lencioni]
   • Dysfunction #1: Absence of Trust
   • Dysfunction #2: Fear of Conflict
   • Dysfunction #3: Lack of Commitment
   • Dysfunction #4: Avoidance of Accountability
   • Dysfunction #5: Inattention to Results