Available Workshops
Gatto Associates offers a wide variety of workshops. Gatto can also design a custom workshop to meet your company's specific needs. Click on the titles to view a description of the workshop.
Business & Technical Writing
Being an
effective writer is a necessity in today's
workforce. In fact, it
may be critical to a person's success. The Writing Workshop will focus on
the skills necessary to become an effective business writer, giving
guidelines to help communicate with clarity, accuracy and in an organized
manner. Participants will utilize their own writing samples within the
workshop.
may be critical to a person's success. The Writing Workshop will focus on
the skills necessary to become an effective business writer, giving
guidelines to help communicate with clarity, accuracy and in an organized
manner. Participants will utilize their own writing samples within the
workshop.
- understanding of different writing methods to achieve business related goals
- understanding of basic elements of business and technical writing
- development of writing, revising and editing skills
- awareness of common business reports
Change Leadership
The ability to
change is an important part of the business
environment and the ability to help the
organization adapt to change is a critical
business challenge. The
Change
Leadership Workshop
focuses on
understanding the need for change and
giving the executive/manager the real tools
to lead his or her organization through the
process of change.
Participant Learning Outcomes
Participant Learning Outcomes
- define change leadership
- identify the characteristics of effective change leaders
- identify personal change leadership strengths and weaknesses
- assess organization’s readiness for change
- develop a change leadership action plan for organizational and self-development
Communication
The
Communication Workshop guides participants to
become effective speakers by meeting
listeners’ needs. Participants develop
effective communication skills by assessing,
both face-to-face and phone communication in
their work environments. Participants are
educated in the styles of communication.
Analysis of individual strengths and
developmental techniques help each
participant create his or her own unique
style of effective communication.
Participants also learn successful techniques
for meetings, and to utilize audience
synergism (e.g. brainstorming, gathering
information, and effective participation).
Participant Learning Outcomes
Participant Learning Outcomes
- adapt various communication styles,
- enhance speaking skills, enhance listening skills,
- ask and answer questions appropriately,
- enhance meeting effectiveness, and
- evaluate and improve future communication.
Conflict Resolution
The Conflict
Resolution workshop will help participants
identify their styles of resolving conflict,
identify why they are in conflict, and
provide a process to address issues of
conflict. This insightful workshop
guides participants to understand why people
enter into conflict. The focus is on
what the participant can do to resolve
conflict. An approach to resolve
conflict will be presented so that each
participant will be able to address conflict
in a professional and responsible way.
Participant Learning Outcomes
Participant Learning Outcomes
- identify individual styles of conflict resolution,
- outline strategies to resolve conflict, and
- develop an action plan to address conflict in the workplace.
Controlling Workplace Stress
Different
factors create stress in people’s
lives. Controlling Workplace
Stress workshop enables
participants to identify stressors and create
ways to manage them. For example,
participants learn to relieve stress by using
various techniques of mental and physical
relaxation.
The workshop highlights ways to develop individual strategies and analyzes interpersonal working associations and personal problems. Each participant creates an action plan for him or herself (based on responses to a self-assessment inventory) to deal with the causes of stress and develop ways to relax.
Stress, frustration, and anger have become part of the workplace. This workshop discusses ways to lessen stress and bring a more harmonious attitude to work.
Participant Learning Outcomes
The workshop highlights ways to develop individual strategies and analyzes interpersonal working associations and personal problems. Each participant creates an action plan for him or herself (based on responses to a self-assessment inventory) to deal with the causes of stress and develop ways to relax.
Stress, frustration, and anger have become part of the workplace. This workshop discusses ways to lessen stress and bring a more harmonious attitude to work.
Participant Learning Outcomes
- identify causes for stress,
- lessen stress,
- use relaxation to reduce stress,
- recognize how others create stress in his or her life,
- become more productive,
- write an individualized developmental action plan to implement at work, and focus on a happier life.
Doing Business Cross-Culturally
Thinking with a
global perspective, being receptive to
foreign people and cultures, and developing
behaviors that aid in cross-cultural
interaction are a few of the skills necessary
when dealing with international organizations
or working abroad.
While all of this may seem like a daunting task, the consequences of not working proficiently across cultures can cost companies millions of dollars in lost and wasted revenues. Learning about a culture before diving into an agreement can save a company time and money
Participant Learning Outcomes
While all of this may seem like a daunting task, the consequences of not working proficiently across cultures can cost companies millions of dollars in lost and wasted revenues. Learning about a culture before diving into an agreement can save a company time and money
Participant Learning Outcomes
- culture specific training
- understanding of cultural constructs
- make appropriate cultural adjustments
- develop global awareness
Doing Business in a Diverse Workplace
People must
think and work in a different mode if they
are to be successful in cultural diversity in
the workplace. Working in a culturally
diverse organization, can be time consuming
and tension filled, but the consequences of
not working proficiently across diverse
populations can cost organizations and
companies millions of dollars in lost and
wasted revenues, and good employees.
Participant Learning Outcomes
Participant Learning Outcomes
- learn to think with a global perspective
- be receptive to diverse people and cultures
- maintain awareness of cultural differences
- develop behaviors that aid in diverse cross cultural interaction
Effective Presentation
The
Effective
Presentation Workshop
directs
participants to demonstrate competence and
behaviors for effective presentation.
Specific techniques are given to help the
participant understand the “how-to” of
presentation.
Participants are educated in the use of visual aids and verbal aids. Successful techniques for designing a presentation, utilizing audience synergism, effectively addressing questions and controlling nervousness are taught.
Participants then give a series of videotaped presentations. Individual strengths are developed to help each participant create his or her own effective style. At the end of the workshop, each participant receives a videotape of his or her presentations for self-assessment.
Participant Learning Outcomes
Participants are educated in the use of visual aids and verbal aids. Successful techniques for designing a presentation, utilizing audience synergism, effectively addressing questions and controlling nervousness are taught.
Participants then give a series of videotaped presentations. Individual strengths are developed to help each participant create his or her own effective style. At the end of the workshop, each participant receives a videotape of his or her presentations for self-assessment.
Participant Learning Outcomes
- design a presentation,
- demonstrate enhanced speaking skills,
- effectively use visuals,
- demonstrate how to ask and answer questions,
- demonstrate enhanced meeting effectiveness,
- continue to evaluate and improve future presentations.
One-on-One Executive Coaching
The participant
meets one-on-one with a Gatto Executive
Consultant to develop skills and productivity
through self-directed development. The
consultative meetings guide the participant
to a better understanding of self and others
to enhance job productivity. This is
done via individual feedback, assessments,
readings, and consultation. The
consultation defines strategies to implement
the quality process in the workplace.
Participant Learning Outcomes
Participant Learning Outcomes
- The 360˚ Feedback Report
- Communication Inventory
- Orientation Inventory
- Personality Inventory
- Career Development Inventory
Influencing
The
Influencing
Workshop guides participants to
better performance and interaction with
others to enhance job performance.
Through the 360˚ feedback (IWAI),
participants receive candid information as to
how working associates perceive their job
performance. The influencing process
will be reviewed, identifying individual’s
strengths and areas for development.
Interactive skills are enhanced by having
each of the participants assess what causes
others to be influenced by them, assess
effective communication in their work
environment, and learn how they may need to
adapt their abilities. Participants
develop an action plan to systematically
enhance their interactive job performance
skills.
- identify strengths and areas for development via feedback from working associates,
- enhance productivity and interaction
- adapt personal working and communication styles to be more effective,
- enhance team meetings by efficiently applying the influencing process
- give and receive feedback
- develop and enhance interactive skills, and
- apply practical ways to lead meetings.
Leadership
Leaders are an
organization’s conduits between the employees
and translating ideas into action.
The
Leadership Workshop
guides
participants toward becoming leaders who
meet organizational, employee, and
individual expectations.
Characteristics of an effective leader are highlighted throughout the workshop. The workshop enables the participants to identify their own leadership styles and the maturity levels and work habits of followers. The participants learn to develop potentials within themselves and followers. Leadership skills are enhanced through a practical application approach, small group and instructor feedback, group problem solving, and self-assessments, including the 360˚ Leadership Profile Assessment (LPA). A one-day follow-up workshop three to four months after the initial training is highly recommended.
Participant Learning Outcomes
Characteristics of an effective leader are highlighted throughout the workshop. The workshop enables the participants to identify their own leadership styles and the maturity levels and work habits of followers. The participants learn to develop potentials within themselves and followers. Leadership skills are enhanced through a practical application approach, small group and instructor feedback, group problem solving, and self-assessments, including the 360˚ Leadership Profile Assessment (LPA). A one-day follow-up workshop three to four months after the initial training is highly recommended.
Participant Learning Outcomes
- discuss characteristics of a successful leader,
- write an individualized developmental action plan,
- measure personal leadership style to successful leader characteristics.
Leadership & Teamwork Solutions
The
Leadership
and Teamwork Simulations Workshop
is a management
development process that guides participants
to enhance their working relationship with
direct reports, superiors and associates at
all levels. The focus is on interactive
leadership competencies and behaviors.
Participants examine and experience various applications of leadership styles and followership within teamwork. Business simulations are used so that each participant will experience and analyze leadership and followership relationships in a team setting. Each participant has the opportunity to reflect on his or her working leadership and communication styles, and the impact the style has on employee performance. The simulations can be used in a leadership assessment center to identify leadership potential and ability.
Participant Learning Outcomes
Participants examine and experience various applications of leadership styles and followership within teamwork. Business simulations are used so that each participant will experience and analyze leadership and followership relationships in a team setting. Each participant has the opportunity to reflect on his or her working leadership and communication styles, and the impact the style has on employee performance. The simulations can be used in a leadership assessment center to identify leadership potential and ability.
Participant Learning Outcomes
- articulate a personal style of leadership strengths and development issues,
- discuss and demonstrate the personal style of leading, following and interacting,
- demonstrate the ability to lead a team,
- write an individualized developmental action plan to implement back at work.
Mentoring
Mentoring, as
formulated by Gatto Associates, is a
developmental process of the experienced
person guiding the development of the less
experienced person. We have had success
implementing the process with many firms and
businesses. Successful mentoring helps
to create a better and more productive
workplace.
It is never too soon to think about developing the next generation of workers. The experienced person working with the less experienced person creates a strong future. This workshop explains the mentoring process, helps the mentor develop mentoring skills, and presents tools to establish a mentoring process.
Participant Learning Outcomes
It is never too soon to think about developing the next generation of workers. The experienced person working with the less experienced person creates a strong future. This workshop explains the mentoring process, helps the mentor develop mentoring skills, and presents tools to establish a mentoring process.
Participant Learning Outcomes
- Retaining the right people
- Developing future leaders
- Achieving a competitive edge
- Guiding less experienced people toward achieving success
- Supporting employees with integrity
Strategic Planning
In the
Strategic
Planning Workshop, the participant will be
given the background and thinking skills to
not only plan, but to also develop a
practical plan that can be implemented in the
workplace. Planning is a vital
component of the workplace, but planning
alone is not sufficient. The successful
planner must have a common sense approach to
get people involved and get them to buy into
the plan. Many great thoughts and ideas
have been discarded, not because of lack of
good strategic planning, but simply because
of politics. This workshop will give
participants the strategies and actual steps
to think and then to plan. In addition,
it will give them the people skills to get
the buy-in for implementation.
Participant Learning Outcomes
Participant Learning Outcomes
- define planning
- develop a successful plan
- present the plan
- get buy-in from others
Team Building
The
Team
Building Workshop transforms a group of
individuals into a team focused on synergism
- the idea that a team's total effect is
greater than the sum of individual effects.
Teams learn to accomplish results by
recognizing and identifying the following:
1. the contribution that each member makes to the team; 2. the decision maker within the team; and, 3. the team’s responsibility to the larger organization.
Assessment inventories and group discussions develop constructive, open lines of communication. Participants learn to understand and utilize the team’s personality and strengths. This workshop enhances team effectiveness through individual development.
Participant Learning Outcomes
1. the contribution that each member makes to the team; 2. the decision maker within the team; and, 3. the team’s responsibility to the larger organization.
Assessment inventories and group discussions develop constructive, open lines of communication. Participants learn to understand and utilize the team’s personality and strengths. This workshop enhances team effectiveness through individual development.
Participant Learning Outcomes
- better know team members,
- assess how the team members work together,
- get team members involved,
- measure successful teamwork,
- recognize the stages of team development,
- write an individualized developmental action plan to implement back at work.
Work/Life Balance through Time
The
Work/Life
Balance Workshop guides participants to
rethink the expenditure of time, both work
related and personal. The purpose is to
focus on time and productivity and the
elimination of non-productive
activities. Participants will develop
the skills to: eliminate non-essential
activities; plan and organize; deal with
procrastination; lessen stress associated
with juggling time; remain productive; and,
maintain a daily time log.
Participant Learning Outcomes
Participant Learning Outcomes
- design a daily time log,
- plan and organize work flow,
- demonstrate effective use of time,
- enhance productivity through time management,
- eliminate non-essential activities.
Workshops
All Gatto workshops
provide measurable results for real world business
challenges. Workshops can be customized for
one-on-one training, modular group training, or one
to two-day group sessions. Workshops can be held at
your facility, or at another location, and can be
given by a Gatto professional faciliator.
Your in-house faciliator, who must be certified by Gatto to teach the workshops and must purchase appropriate materials, can give many of the workshops. In addition, Gatto can design and develop workshops to meet your individualized needs.
Your in-house faciliator, who must be certified by Gatto to teach the workshops and must purchase appropriate materials, can give many of the workshops. In addition, Gatto can design and develop workshops to meet your individualized needs.
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