| Name of Program |
Company |
Program Length |
Brief Description of Program |
| Effective Supervision |
Mobil Oil –Denver Office |
3 Days |
An introduction to the management concepts of
directing, leading, organizing, planning and controlling.
Discussion of leadership vs. management. |
| Goal Achievement Skills |
Mobil Oil – Rocky Mountain Div. |
2 Days |
Second step in Mobil’s supervisory training
series. Covers performance appraisal, giving feedback
and basic motivational theory. |
| Career Development Workshop |
Mobil Oil – Denver Office |
1 day |
Employees match their strengths with career
goals. Emphasis is placed on employees taking charge
of their own careers and taking action to improve
their skills. |
| Compensation Workshop for Managers |
Mobil Oil – New Orleans Office |
½ Day |
Part of an ongoing effort to educate managers
about the “pay for performance” philosophy behind
Mobil’s pay program. |
| Basic Management Workshop (a.k.a. Leadership
Development Program) |
NASA, British Petroleum, Quantum Chemicals,
Rohm and Haas, Union Texas Petroleum |
5 Days |
The most popular program offered by North American
Training and Development. Programs were customized
for each client but typically included either half
or full day sessions on – Communication Skills (including
DiSC), Motivation, Leadership, Giving and Receiving
Feedback, and Time Management. Participants passed
out questionnaires in advance of the program and
then received the feedback during the week. Emphasis
placed on development and follow up on Action Plans. |
| Upward Appraisal |
Mobil Oil – Dallas Office and Houston Office |
½ Day |
A spin off of the five-day program was to have
employees do evaluations of their managers. A
consultant would process the feedback with the manager
and then assist in developing an action plan. |
| Competency Based Interviewing Skills |
Mobil Oil – Dallas Office |
½ Day |
This new approach to selection required managers
to be trained in and to conduct competency-based
interviews. Practice sessions followed classroom
lectures. |
| HR Development Program |
Mobil Oil Indonesia and Mobil Oil
Nigeria |
3-4 Days |
Coached and worked one-on-one with
members of Mobil’s international HR Staff. Included
skill building in the areas of compensation and
benefits philosophy, career development and problem
resolution. |
| Teambuilding |
British Petroleum – Houston |
2 or 3 Days |
Generally designed for intact work groups to
go through as a team. Covered the natural progression
of teams, helping and hindering behaviors, and communication.
Based on the Blanchard Team Building Program which
I am certified to teach. |
| Strategic Planning Retreat |
Rohm and Haas – Houston, ARCO International |
1 Day |
Conducted for several levels of client organizations.
Starts with a S.W.O. T. analysis and builds into
a statement of Mission, Vision and Values. |
| The Effective ARCO Manager (T.E.A.M.) |
ARCO Dubai, ARCO China |
4 Days |
Co-taught with a British Professor named Nigel
Laurie. Basic Management Workshop designed for
a European audience - British videos, case studies
and exercises. |
| MBA Recruiting Skills |
ARCO International –Plano |
1 Day |
Basic Skills training for interviewers. Reviewed
the legal aspects of interviewing with special emphasis
on how to avoid sexual harassment and ADA complaints. |
| Offsite Personnel Reviews |
ARCO International – Plano |
1-2 Days |
Typically done every six months with the senior
staff as a way of reviewing bench strength. Usually
included an evaluation of existing talent and a
discussion of development needs of top performers.
Half-day sessions were used for follow up. |
| Developing Effective Presentations |
ARCO China |
1 Day |
Covered the basics of giving effective presentations.
Worked a lot on pace, pitch and presence. Also
gave feedback on support materials, use of humor,
etc. |
| Executive Development Program |
ARCO China |
10 Days |
Two-part program designed to help Chinese Managers
understand western business practices. Part one:
three-day workshop on Finance, HR, and Management
done in China for 100 Chinese Managers. Part two
was a two-week program done in conjunction with
Thunderbird Exec. Ed. in Phoenix, AZ. Emphasis
on, cultural awareness, financial analysis, leadership
development, human resources, and group dynamics. |
| HR Development Program |
ARCO China |
8 Days |
Similar to the Executive Development Program
but for HR Managers. Program emphasized the need
for HR Managers to be business partners as they
looked for new ways to add value in their organizations.
|
|
New Manager in Transition |
ARCO and other clients |
2 Days |
One day spent interviewing new manager and the work team. One day off-site
to discuss communication style, work style, preferences, and personal
philosophies. |
|
Developing Chinese Leaders |
TRW – Executive Program |
½ Day |
Summary of efforts taken in China to develop leaders in a society where
personal responsibility is often shunned. Examples and strategies discussed. |
|
Strategic HR Management |
Thunderbird Executive Masters in Management |
½ Day |
Discussion of how to make your HR Function more strategic by aligning
the group with the leadership of the organization. Examples given of
goals, objectives and action plans used to ensure progress. |
|
Change Management – Who Moved My Cheese? |
The CMI Group, American Red Cross, Blockbuster New Media |
½ Day |
Certified by Linkages to conduct this training on behalf of Spencer Johnson,
M.D. author of Who Moved My Cheese? I have conducted this training for
over three hundred people in organizations of all sizes. The main premise
is that we should welcome change rather than fear it. Those who embrace
change and move on, do better than those who live and work in the past.
|
|
Extreme Leadership – Leadership Lessons from the World of Sports |
Public Workshops in Dallas |
Two Hours |
Lessons from Phil Jackson, Joe Torre, Joe Paterno, and the U.S. Women’s
Olympic Soccer Team are used to show how the best coaches handle insubordination,
anger, violence, and self-defeating attitudes. |
Mastering First Impressions – Setting the Tone
for Success |
Career Control |
Two Hours |
This program is focused not only on helping people
understand how critical the first minutes of an
interview are but also on ways to improve their
first impression. Participants receive tips on
ways to combat common concerns related to age, size,
and lack of self-confidence. |
| Interview Skills Training |
Career Control |
Two Hours |
This is a practice session for interviewees.
Participants are videotaped and given feedback on
how to come across more effectively in a variety
of situations. |
| Games Recruiters Play (and how to defend yourself
against them) |
Career Control |
Two Hours |
This session focuses on the tactics used by recruiters
to throw candidates “off their game.” Stress interviews,
waiting tactics, harassment, silence, and diversity
are all touched on as possible angles for consideration. |
| Building Stronger Teams through Action Learning |
Career Connection |
Two Hours |
Action learning exercises are used to demonstrate
key points on communication, teamwork, and continuous
improvement. The program is typically co-facilitated
with Lorrie Rodriguez. |
