Leadership

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Creating a culture of sustained progress and joy in the workplace.

Can you imagine working so hard that it lands you in the hospital? That is exactly what happened to Joseph Barkley, our facilitator for this session. Since then, he's learned how to allocate his energy and talents in ways that give him boundless energy, focus, and huge dividends. This is not only what we want as leaders, it's the culture we want to create in our teams. This shift will make work-life-giving and the workplace magnetic to the best candidates.

Forget the 15 minutes of fame. You want to achieve success and sustain it!

Learn how to identify when "too much of a good thing" threatens to intoxicate your company or industry and how to know precisely when to launch a new chapter or idea. It will help you stay in the front of the pack as the world continues to shift around you.

Even leaders and teams that think they give and receive feedback regularly fail to do it effectively.

But the reality is that we usually overestimate how often we give or receive feedback, which slows down results. This engaging keynote provides both practical tools and psychological frameworks to help you build and strengthen your feedback muscles. 

Knowing who you are - is step one in getting good at this whole relationship game!

And the quickest way to get that self-awareness is by taking a real look at your core values. This course takes a look at your core values, how you live them, how to reckon with them, and how to make them visible to others. Making you a better leader, and a better person.

“Leadership isn’t about titles, it’s about trust” 

​​This course is crafted for industry leaders who know how crucial teamwork is on the job site. Enroll to get the latest tools on building teams that always hit the mark, especially with the next generation of workers. Team-building isn't just for CEOs; even if you're just starting out, this is for you. We're breaking down the secrets to successful relationship-building, digging into trustworthiness to arm you with the tools for real connections.

A free training that helps with the sustainability of the Citywide Partnering program and is a requirement in the City Partnering Specification that a representative from the contractor's team be trained. Presented by the San Francisco Collaborative Partnering Steering Committee.

Note: Members who hold a certificate already DO NOT need to attend the training.

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This innovative program reveals the essentials of Construction Project Management with an engaging and interactive learning environment that encourages team collaboration and will increase overall job performance.

The courses offered in this 'thirteen-week [virtual]' program go deeper, are more interactive, include hands-on activities and break-out sessions that the courses offered to the general membership do not possess.

Recent immigration enforcement actions throughout California have posed legal challenges for employers.

Employment attorneys Steve Araiza and John Bakhit will discuss employer rights and responsibilities and best practices relating to interactions with ICE. Steve Araiza brings traditional labor law expertise, while John Bakhit offers public sector employment experience and a former law enforcement perspective. 

In this workshop, we examine how we can influence the efficiency and effectiveness of our organization and work team, even if we are not giving all the orders. We also commit to being more flexible in responding to others. Finally, we explore ways of managing our priorities and expectations while simultaneously accomplishing our goals and our manager's goals.

Get ready to ace your performance reviews with our comprehensive course. You'll learn how to prepare by understanding the purpose of the review, setting clear objectives and behaviors for the role you are reviewing, and using 360s to gather feedback. During the review, you'll learn how to individualize your approach, handle conflict gracefully, and be patient but demanding. And when it's time to wrap up, you'll learn how to co-create a development plan with your direct report so that they continue to grow and improve.

Want to turn your team into a problem-solving powerhouse? Our course will show you how to tap into their genius and lead them to an agreement on the best solutions. You'll learn how to identify problems, invite the right attendees, and establish ground rules for an effective meeting. Plus, we'll show you how to create a one-page action plan to track progress and ensure execution. Sign up now and revolutionize the way you approach problem-solving in meetings!

Leading a team of diverse generations can be an incredibly rich and productive experience when you have the skills to capitalize on each generation's strengths. This program provides insights and tools to help you turn the attitudes and skills each generation brings to the table into powerful performance drivers. You will learn the approaches that will most often help you lead members of each generation, resulting in an engaging and productive work environment for everyone.

Organizations are justifiably concerned about the ability to retain talent in an environment where workers are so scarce. Additionally, the changing needs of today's workforce require employers to reassess their employee development programs. Career path mapping brings clarity to an otherwise cloaked path of progression, allowing the employee to understand the opportunities within the firm and engage them in creating, and owning, their own map. 

This webinar helps people understand the four dominant personality styles: Driver, Expressor, Amiable, and Analytical. Knowing your style is an important element to help you reach across barriers and connect with others. You need to identify your strengths and weaknesses to take control of your actions and feelings. Then you can focus on understanding others and use effective approaches to build collaboration.

People rarely leave an organization; they leave their manager. Nearly all of us have worked for a poor manager at some point in our careers. And most of us have worked for a great one. The difference is night and day, especially for your most creative, productive employees. Learn proven approaches for inspiring the best from your staff and colleagues through the principles of supportive leadership.

Increasingly, Owners, Managers & Supervisors are challenged with emotional, stressful & potentially volatile situations. Threats, high-risk terminations, and disgruntled & violent employees can become costly and dangerous if not handled properly. Faced with the need for quick decisions, fear often constrains their thinking as they attempt to sort through an overwhelming situation. In this highly facilitated session, participants become the investigators of real-world cases.

Become the ultimate coach for a new leader with this course. Learn how to structure and conduct impactful one-to-one meetings, empower your new leader to evaluate their team, and confidently guide them through their first 90 days with our High-Performance Dashboard. These tools will set your new leader up for long-term success.

Many leaders in key positions are becoming eligible for retirement. There is a great sense of urgency to plan to replace an essential talent proactively. The expense and risk of bringing in candidates from the outside are high. Compounding this problem, the supply of job-ready replacement candidates is often limited. If you’re unsure where to begin or are looking for a fresh approach to speed up the process, this webinar can help.