Training & Organizational Development

Our training & development services help organizations change and develop by indoctrinating and teaching employees about strategy, culture, leadership, management and professional job skills. We provide a comprehensive group of services that allow clients to integrate their employee development initiatives with other organizational change and human resource endeavors. Our services include:

• Human resource development strategy
• Developmental needs analysis
• Curriculum development
• Content and materials publication

Our training programs provide knowledge and skill development in all areas of human resource development. Each client training engagement is structured to help participants develop into leaders and change agents within their organizations upon successful completion. We also offer pre-packaged modular courseware which enables participants to build upon current competency models and leadership concepts.

The true measure of success for any human resource development program and initiative is measured change in organizational attitudes and employee work behavior. With this in mind, we understand that adults learn differently, and that true behavior change occurs over time. Adults who are motivated to learn do so primarily because they have a use for the knowledge or skill being sought. Learning is a means to an end, not an end in itself.

For these reasons, we focus on several principals which guide each human resource development engagement.

• Build upon existing participant knowledge – Adults need to be able to integrate new ideas with what they already know if they are going to keep - and use - the new information.
  
• Design programs to reach different value sets – People are different and learn differently so programs need to be designed to accept viewpoints from people in different life stages and with different value "sets."
  
• Balance organizational and participant needs – Adults have expectations, and it is critical to take time early on to clarify and articulate all expectations before getting into content.
  
• Utilize real-world or work-specific illustrations – Adults bring a great deal of life experience into the classroom, an invaluable asset to be acknowledged, tapped and used.
  
• Invite active participation – Adults learn most effectively when they can test their knowledge with respected peers in a controlled group setting.