In this series of workshops you'll have the opportunity to dive deeper in the fundamentals of coaching as a tool to engage, enable and improve performance in your direct reports. You'll learn to how develop a coaching mindset, how to apply essential coaching tools, the role of powerful questions in coaching conversations, and how to infuse a coaching culture on your team.

You'll join a cohort with peers in sessions that build off of one another. Please come prepared to attend all the sessions in the series.

Why is coaching important?

Coaching is a development method personalized and customized to the employee that has generated positive outcomes. A strong coaching culture has been linked to increased business performance and employee engagement, according to a 2015 survey from the International Coach Federation (ICF) and the Human Capital Institute (HCI). The survey found that 51 percent of respondents from organizations with strong coaching cultures reported revenue above that of their industry peer group, and 62 percent of employees in those organizations rated themselves as highly engaged.

We will meet weekly on Wednesdays at 10am PT / 1pm ET, from June 1 - June 22

June 1, 2022, 10am PT/1pm ET: The Coaching Mindset (1h)

June 8, 2022, 10am PT/1pm ET: Essential Coaching Tools (1h)

June 15, 2022, 10am PT/1pm ET: Coaching Conversations (1h)

June 22, 2022, 10am PT/1pm ET: Creating a Coaching Culture (1h)

Advancements in sleep research have taught us that sleep is even more important than we thought. Sleep deprivation contributes to disengagement, lack of focus and chronic disease. Once we understand the fundamentals of sleep and how daily choices impact it, we can take small steps to get the rest our body and brain desperately need. In this session, participants will discover how their lifestyle habits are impacting their sleep, learn about common sleep disorders and identify practical methods for higher quantity and quality sleep.

Ready to engage in your finances to fund better life choices? This session will help you understand your relationship to money, learn how to talk about finance with a partner and set goals that work for you and your family. 

During this workshop we'll cover:

• Uncovering your personal relationship to money
• Building financial compatibility with your partner
• Using money as a tool to unlock life choices
• Thinking about marriage, kids, and side businesses
• Learning basic retirement and Social Security calculations

Have you tried a million times to make changes, but they just don’t seem to stick? Do you struggle with procrastination? 

Come join us as we discuss the power of habits – how they can help you be successful and overcome barriers that could be hindering your success.  ‍

During this workshop, we will:

• Learn about the science behind habit formation  
• Discuss how to create and maintain habits once and for all
• Identify how to break the bad ones
• Understand why we procrastinate and how to overcome it

After the workshop, you will have learned:

• How to maintain good habits and let go of the bad ones, including procrastination

If you are NOT a people manager, consider registering for Giving and receiving feedback (for everyone)

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Feedback is one of the main channels through which individuals grow. Unfortunately, it’s often stigmatized and managers, peers, and reports don’t feel comfortable sharing it directly. In this workshop, we’ll learn why feedback is difficult to give and receive, and how to create an environment in which feedback is a positive thing. 

This workshop will be a hands-on interactive session where participants will have the opportunity to give and receive feedback in small groups or pairs based on real-life situations. 

During this workshop, we will:

• Explore feedback as two-sided communication: Giving and receiving
• Discover tools for giving feedback, such as SBI Framework and others
• Learn the steps for receiving feedback as a manager
  

After the workshop, you will have learned:

• Concrete and actionable tactics to give and receive feedback
• How to create an open and safe environment for people to give you feedback

You will need either Microsoft Excel installed on your computer, or a Microsoft account (sign up here, you'll then have access to the free, web version of Excel).

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If you’re new to Microsoft Excel, formulas and functions may feel like a completely different language. Don’t worry- I’m here to translate! In this workshop, you’ll learn some of the top ways to boost your efficiency on Microsoft Excel in an interactive and supportive learning environment.

During this workshop, we will:

• Learn the most commonly used Excel functions and how to incorporate them into formulas 
• Explore how formulas and functions can be used to drive efficiencies and minimize errors in the workplace
• Practice using formulas and functions to solidify our understanding 

After the workshop, you will have learned:

• Useful features on Microsoft Excel that can help you work smarter immediately

As a manager, it’s your responsibility to enable your reports to be on a growth trajectory in their role and career. Helping your people grow not only helps them attain their personal professional goals but also benefits the company. There are many books, articles, and other resources that explain tactics to help develop each of your employees, however, everyone is unique, and a one-size-fits-all approach will not set you and your employees up for success. 

This is a hands-on workshop where participants will be able to discuss in small groups how they currently work to develop their employees, where they excel as managers, and where they fall short. 

During this workshop, we will:

• Explore what it means to develop your employees and why it’s important for them to grow, as well as for the company
• Separate the HOW from the WHY, and understand why they’re different concepts
• Discover tactics (HOW) to fulfill the WHY
  

After the workshop, you will have learned:

• Tools to identify each of your reports’ ambition for growth (WHY) and how to help them get on that path (HOW)

If you are a people manager, consider registering for Giving and receiving feedback (for managers).

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Feedback is critical to our success and growth, so why is it so hard to do effectively? Because emotions are always at play in the world of work. Rather than working against the emotional component of feedback, if we lean into it, we’ll have a better chance of being heard, integrating feedback, and accelerating growth and productivity with coworkers, clients, and managers.

During this workshop, we will:

• Explore a framework for effective feedback giving combining both structure and delivery approaches
• Explore how to receive feedback to improve working relationships while being true to ourselves
• Manage our emotions and the emotions of others in a feedback session

After the workshop, you will have learned:

• How to ensure feedback is usable
• How to ask for feedback that will actually help you 
• Your role in a feedback conversation 
• How to incorporate feedback into your daily life to accelerate your career growth
• A framework for managing and exploring emotional responses to feedback
• How choosing the right words increase your effectiveness

Developed by renowned researcher and author Brené Brown, Dare to Lead™ is an empirically based courage- building program designed for the leaders of the future. The most significant finding from Brené's ground-breaking research is that courage is a collection of four skill sets that are teachable, measurable, and observable. The Dare to Lead™ program focuses on developing these courage-building skills.

During this workshop, we will:

• Learn why vulnerability is the foundational skillset of courage
• Learn how the critical role self-awareness plays in Daring Leadership 
• Understand that armor (not fear) is the greatest obstacle to Daring Leadership 
• Understand four measurable, observable and teachable skillsets that make up courage 
• Learn to embrace Daring Leadership so you can show up fully in the workplace and relate in a way that calls others to greatness 

This program is designed as an advanced leadership development training both for existing and emerging leaders.

Understanding the root cause of problems at work helps us ensure that we’re addressing the correct issue upfront. This ultimately saves us time and energy, which is especially important in fast-paced work environments.

Pulling from Lean performance improvement, this workshop will explore three helpful tools for boosting your problem-solving skills, regardless of your industry or role!

During this workshop, we will:

• Explore the benefits of systematically analyzing problems
• Learn three root cause analysis tools: 5 Whys, fishbone diagram, and driver diagram
• Apply root cause analysis skills to a real-life workplace problem

After the workshop, you will have learned:

• Several root cause analysis tools that you can apply immediately to workplace problems

We usually get promoted because we're really good at being an individual contributor. But, here's the thing - all of the skills that made you a great IC won't make you a great manager. In fact, they can often get in the way. You get one chance to nail the first 90 days with your new team. This workshop equips newly promoted managers with a strategy for releasing control, holding teams accountable, and developing sustainable processes.

What is management and why is it important?

Managers are the cultural custodians of an organization, and they are often the primary reason why people stay or leave. A great manager makes all the difference in a person’s performance, and as an effective manager, we can affect true change and growth in the business. A smooth transition also impacts our own well being by giving us focus, courage, and clarity.

During this workshop, we will:

• Explore the 4 key shifts we need to make to be an effective manager
• Discover tools for effective 1:1s and performance reviews
• Build a 90 day success plan to get your team back on track or make a great impression with your new team
  

After the workshop, you will have learned:

• A repeatable framework for coaching in 1:1s and performance reviews
• A process for growing your team every quarter
• Tactics to shift your perspective making you more effective
  

Stock options can be a crucial part of your compensation, so it pays to understand them. In this session, we will cover the key financial and tax considerations for all types of options at both private and public companies.

We’ll learn and apply the following concepts:

• What are the types of equity compensation (ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, SARs)
• When to exercise options at private and public companies
• How to calculate exercise costs and taxes
• What happens to options during a “liquidity event”
• Why you should read your stock option plan and award documents