Michael Lewis Training, Motivation And Development

 

www.michaellewistraining.com

E-mail: info@michaellewistraining.com

 

Professional Development

For Volunteer Coordinators / Administrators

 

Some suggested presentations might include…

 

The Art Of Delegation

 

Delegation is a critical leadership skill and one that cannot be ignored.  To delegate responsibility with respect builds great people and great teams. In this workshop we will define what delegation really means and how it frees managers to manager and empowers staff with valuable workplace skills. We'll examine the appropriate attitude and approach to delegating and how to ensure we clearly define the tasks required.

 

 

Effectively Interviewing Volunteers

 

This informative presentation looks at the important and considerate approaches of interviewing your potential volunteers as you look to add to your volunteer base.  Areas covered and discussed includes interviewing for volunteers, constructing the position – the role of a job description / definition, effective listening and interviewing skills and questions that are the key to a great interview.

 

 

The New Three R’s For Volunteer Organizations

 

From recruiting new volunteers to replace retiring volunteers or building your skill base, keeping your volunteers inspired and motivated to contribute when called on to using the power of word of mouth to build your volunteer corps, this a great presentation to point out the new ways of organizational volunteer development.

 

 

Stepping Into Leadership: How To Lead With Confidence!

 

Leadership is a workplace privilege that when it is presented fairly, equitably and with respect can build and strengthen relationships. This workshop outlines how to step into the roll of leading with confidence and success. An excellent workshop for those who have taken on a role as a supervisor

 

Communications And Teamwork: A Road Map For Workplace Success!

 

Communications and Teamwork. Two words that reflect two mutual important and mutually interdependent concepts vital to organizational success. This purposely upbeat session explore the relationship between effective interpersonal communication and productive, satisfying teamwork. Discover how to build workplace communications and develop a successful team environment. In our session we’ll define the essence of effective interpersonal communications and how collaborative and cohesive teams communicate to ensure that messages, information and data is handled efficiently. We’ll examine both the role of leadership in ensuring effective team communication and providing guidance but also the role of the personal responsibility inside a team to ensure success.

 

Workplace Personalities And How To Work With Them!

 

Every workplace will have its challenges and one of those challenges is working with other people with sometimes, very different personalities. Discover how to recognize the different personalities you need to work with and how to work with them for improved workplace harmony.

 

 

Making Meetings Work:            

How To Organize And Conduct Effective, Productive Meetings!

 

Meetings are humorously defined as “events where minutes are kept and hours are lost”. Making meetings work is about drafting a design and system that will work every time and that everyone’s time is well invested.                       

 

 

Strategies For Coping Effectively With Vicarious Trauma!

 

When you work in an environment in which you are exposed to other people’s troubles, pain and even depressed states of mind, you may become personally and emotionally influenced. This half-day seminar covers a wide overview of vicarious trauma.

 

    - Define vicarious Trauma

    - Acknowledge that it exists

    - Know the signs and symptoms

    - How it can affect you on the job

    - Coping with vicarious trauma (using lots of humour)

    - Discuss networking techniques as coping mechanisms  - if effective

    - Balance: caring vs. bleeding

    - Professional detachment

 

 

The Communication “Toolbox”

(90 minute presentation or 3.0 hour workshop w/ exercises)

There can be no doubt how counterproductive miscommunication and misunderstandings can cost us both personally and professionally. Discover common sense solutions to ensuring you minimize typical communication problems and build the basis of better interpersonal communication.

 

Our Contact Information/ Booking Availability

E-mail: info@michaellewistraining.com

Internet: www.michaellewistraining.com

Telephone:    (519) 453-4264     (London, Ontario)

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We are located in London, Ontario.

 

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