St. Ambrose University

Training Programs - Professional Development


People Skils Leadership Through People Skills® (3 day format) taps creativity and develops  problem-solving skills to effectively solve problems and make decisions. Through action learning, a combination of lecture, demonstration and team activities, LTPS emphasizes small-group learning teams working together to practice and provide critique and feedback
Six Thinking Hats

Six Thinking Hats® teaches participants to think in parallel with others to improve team functioning, shorten meeting times and look at the effects of a decision from different points of view. In addition to traditional critical and information based thinking, it allows for optimism, creativity and emotion to make informed decisions.

MBTI

Myers-Briggs Typology Indicator® (MBTI) assesses the personality styles of an individual and helps co-workers to understand each other’s differences. By assessing how information is received, how decisions are made and how attention is focused, MBTI can be used for personal effectiveness, team building, leadership and customer service.

Crucial Conversation Crucial Conversations® helps employees communicate effectively with each other in a healthy way. The training helps individuals learn how to resolve disagreements, build acceptance when receiving and giving feedback, speak neutrally about high-stakes or controversial topics and foster teamwork.
EI

Emotional Intelligence (EI) is one of the most important traits for success. Centered around recognizing and understanding the five competencies that build on each other to raise EI levels, it includes how to be attentive to emotions and use them to make better decisions.

TKI

Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument® helps participants understand how different conflict-handling styles affect personal and group dynamics. Participants can then select the most appropriate style for a given situation.

St. Ambrose University

Customized Training Topics:
Professional Development staff member can meet with clients to conduct a needs assessment and create a customized program or clients can select from our various training topics:

 
Communication skills
Conflict management
Customer service
Creative problem solving
Delegating
Goal setting
Leadership essentials
Managing change
Organizational development
Supervisor training
Team building
Time management

 

For more information, please contact:

Brad Stoefen, Corporate Training & Outreach Specialist
563.441.9950 or 800.747.7574