Our Professional Development Fundamentals equips both new and current employees with vital interpersonal skills crucial for workplace success. Seamlessly integrating into your onboarding process or scheduled at your convenience, this tailored training enhances both professional acumen and personal growth.
Modules cover growth mindset, self-esteem, positive self-talk, effective communication, emotional intelligence, empathy, and teamwork—carefully selected based on research findings.
Research-Based Training
Dr. Art Langer’s research at Columbia University emphasized integrating communication skills and self-esteem building to address employment challenges for individuals facing barriers to career advancement. Dr. Addie M. Rimmer’s research identified teamwork as a pivotal skill interconnected with relationship building, aiding in understanding business culture, learning skills, self-image, and communication.
Option for employees to participate in the Langer Workforce Maturity Arc. Training modules are individually selected based on results. The Langer Workforce Maturity Arc, rooted in Columbia University research, has been fundamental to WOS’ nearly two decades of operation. It is an instrument designed to measure an individual’s readiness to successfully assimilate into a corporate workplace.
Standard Training Modules
Your Values, Self-Esteem, Positive Self-Talk, and Growth Mindset
In this module, you will explore your core personal and professional values, gaining a deeper understanding of your strengths while addressing areas for improvement. You’ll focus on enhancing self-esteem and self-acceptance by learning techniques for positive self-talk and affirmations. Reflecting on your progress, you’ll identify opportunities for continued growth, while also discovering practices and habits that foster a growth mindset.
Emotional Intelligence and Empathy
By the end of this module, you will gain an understanding of the four attributes of emotional intelligence and be better equipped to recognize and assess your own emotional intelligence and its impact in the workplace. You’ll identify and practice strategies for becoming an empathetic listener and develop skills to regulate your emotions while responding with empathy in challenging situations. Additionally, you will reflect on how emotional intelligence can enhance both personal and professional interactions.
Effective Communication and Teamwork
Throughout this module, you will gain an understanding of the importance of communication in building effective, collaborative teams. You will explore strategies for maintaining team momentum, fostering adaptability, and addressing challenges constructively. Additionally, you’ll identify practices that support the development and sustainability of high-performing teams, as well as skills to foster trust, accountability, and open communication to drive collective success.
Wellness and Lifelong Learning
At the conclusion of this module, you will develop and nurture wellness as an essential part of a balanced, healthy lifestyle. You will deepen your understanding of wellness and its impact on both personal satisfaction and professional productivity. Additionally, you will explore the concept of lifelong learning and its importance in fostering personal growth and advancing your career.
Add-On Options
Attendance, Punctuality
At the conclusion of this session, you will understand the importance of good attendance, the message your punctuality conveys, and practical tips to enhance your punctuality.
Business Writing
This session emphasizes the essential elements of effective writing, including audience, purpose, message, style, and tone. You will discover the importance of strong business writing, key principles for success, and practical strategies to enhance your writing skills.
Community and Ethnic Solidarity
During this session, you will explore the concepts of community and ethnic solidarity and understand their significance in your personal life. You will also learn how these principles can foster stronger connections and support systems within diverse workplace communities.
Confidence, Failures and Successes, and Imposter Syndrome
This session will guide you in strengthening personal confidence, learning from and overcoming failure, implementing the tools of success, and recognize and combat Imposter Syndrome.
Decision-Making, Critical Thinking, and Problem-Solving
Throughout this session, you will learn how to detect underlying assumptions, analyze problems, and explore alternative solutions to enhance your decision-making skills.
Feedback – Receiving and Giving
At the conclusion of this session, you will have developed essential skills for receiving feedback and effective techniques for delivering constructive and meaningful feedback.
Financial Literacy
In this session, you will gain insight into the core concepts and skills that form the foundation of personal finance, along with strategies to improve your financial position. You will also learn how to set short-, mid-, and long-term financial goals and develop the discipline of saving patiently to achieve them.
Goals Setting and Time Management
By the end of this session, you will have developed essential skills for receiving feedback and effective techniques for delivering constructive and meaningful feedback.
Handling Stress and Anger Management
During this session, you will learn how to develop strategies to constructively manage stress and anger, identify personal triggers, and build resilience to navigate and recover from stressful situations.
Learning Styles and Study Strategies
At the conclusion of this session, you will have completed a VAK learning style assessment to identify your learning preferences. You will also explore tailored study techniques and workplace success strategies based on your learning style and those of your coworkers.
Managing Conflict
Throughout this session, you will explore the skills required to effectively manage workplace conflict, the steps involved in resolving conflicts, and the interpersonal skills needed to enhance your effectiveness in conflict resolution.
The Art of Listening, Asking Questions, Mind Mapping, and Note-Taking
In this session, you will gain valuable insights to enhance your listening skills and ask questions thoughtfully and effectively. You will also strengthen your note-taking abilities and learn Mind Mapping—a creative, colorful, and intuitive method for organizing information.
Transferable Skills
By the end of this session, you will be able to identify your unique and valuable skills, recognize your transferable skills, and showcase them effectively on formal documents such as a resume or performance review.
Virtual Relationship Building and Etiquette
During this session, you will discover strategies for building relationships in a virtual environment and learn the essentials of online etiquette for video conferencing and everyday communication.
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