Strategy is a commonly used word in business, but what exactly is it? Michael Porter, a strategy expert and professor at Harvard Business School, says that “strategy should determine how organizational resources, skills, and competencies should be combined to create competitive advantage.”
How does your organization go about identifying and implementing strategies that give you a competitive edge?
TrainSmart offers a range of workshops designed to improve strategic thinking, manage change, and improve organizational culture and performance. From the facilitation of executive meetings to focus on creating a social media plan, let us help you with the creativity and focus to achieve your goals.
Strategic Skills Workshops
Making Change
Equip your leaders with the psychological strategies and communication tactics to make organizational change irresistible, predictable, and enduring by attending our acclaimed “Making Change Irresistible” workshop.
Making Change Irresistible
Creative Problem Solving
Equip your team with a structured, root cause-driven approach to critical thinking and innovative solution-finding through our intensive “Problem-Solving Skills Training” workshop.
Creative Problem-Solving Training
Strategic Thinking
Cultivate nimble, creative strategic thinking across your organization and empower your leaders with the frameworks to constantly assess opportunities, challenge assumptions, and pivot strategies by bringing our 2-day “Strategic Thinking” immersive workshop to your team.
Strategic Thinking Training
Influencing & Leading
Empower your experts and rising stars with science-backed techniques to gain buy-in, shape decisions, and drive change through our immersive “Influencing Without Authority” workshop.
Influencing Without Authority Training
Creativity
Unlock your team’s creative potential and foster a culture of bottom-up innovation by bringing our intensive “Brain Science of Innovation” training to your leaders and change-makers.
Creativity and Innovation Training
Influence
Empower your team members with science-backed techniques to confidently shift mindsets, sway opinions, and gain buy-in for ideas through our highly interactive 1-day “Influence and Persuasion” immersive workshop.
Influence and Persuasion Training
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Value Proposition
Goodbye Talent Turnover – Strategies for Effective Retention and Coaching
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Workplace Culture Training That Transforms Performance, Trust, and Leadership
Storytelling Training For Leaders
Creating a Culture of Accountability
Leadership Directions: Leadership Training For New Managers
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Personal Leadership Training – Developing The Leader Within
Workload Management Skills Training
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Performance Management Training For Managers
Delegation Training For Managers – Build Accountability Without Micromanaging
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Values Based Leadership Training
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5 Behaviors Of A Cohesive Team Training
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Professionalism In The Workplace Training
Professional Onsite & Virtual Business Writing Training For The Workplace
Technical Writing Training For Engineers
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Leadership Communication Skills Training
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Business Communication For Success
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5-Day Master Communicator Workshop
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Create Winning Business Writing Through Storytelling Training Course
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Writing For Leadership’s Eyes – A Writing Skills Workshop For Managers
Writing To Improve Your Bottom Line Workshop
Present with Confidence Training: Master Public Speaking Skills Training
In-Person Executive Presence Training For Companies – Enhancing Your Teams Presence and Presentation Skills
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Conversation Skills Training For The Workplace
Advanced Presentation Skills Training That Builds Confidence, Influence, and Real Audience Engagement
Dealing With Difficult People In The Workplace
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