Professional Training Services

Courses

With a foundation built on research and professional experience, Michael Kutzke of Professional Training Services has developed course content which addresses and enhances organizational and personal productivity in a grounded and practical manner. Social development, interaction theories, current practice, and current methodology are blended to create a practical approach to assist professionals in better understanding their personal and professional interactions that impact productivity.

 

Professional Training Services believes that change and negativity in the workplace are primary challenges to organizational productivity, employee satisfaction, and customer service. Rapid social change, organizational change, and personal change frequently cause individuals and organizations alike to feel a loss of control and a loss of direction which often results in negativity. Negativity impacts interactions with both internal and external customers while setting the stage for how successfully organizations perform. Through training, employees and organizations acquire the knowledge, understanding, and skills necessary to overcome obstacles presented by change and negativity in the workplace.

 

Professional Training Service's Client portfolio includes state, county, and private organizations. Our training focus is on outcomes and successful training experiences for both individual participants and their respective organizations. Through a unique approach of blending adult-learning principles and cutting-edge employee development information, we strive to provide stimulus for growth and improvement.

 

Disruption Creates Opportunities

The past eighteen months have presented challenges, struggles and difficulties for individuals, families, and communities. At the same time, these disruptions also create opportunities for growth, new ideas and new experiences. In a fun and fast-paced learning environment, this presentation explores strategies for individuals to reenergize, focus on the positive and design the best future while enjoying the present. Please come prepared to smile, laugh, and enjoy the presentation.

Strategies to Deal with Change in the new normal

Have you ever felt overloaded or overwhelmed? Are you prepared to identify and take advantage of the opportunities that future change will present? In a fun and fast-paced learning environment, this presentation is designed to help individuals be successful personally and professionally in today’s challenging work environment. This training focuses on providing strategies and ideas to assist you in effectively dealing with the impact of technology, information overload and personal and professional responsibilities. Please come prepared to smile, laugh, and enjoy the presentation.

Leading in times of Uncertainty

Current and future uncertainty, along with workgroup/workplace changes in people, spaces, technology, and expectations continue to impact leaders in how they communicate and interact with their teams. This presentation explores strategies to prioritize moving from ideas to action and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable while setting the stage for leaders to focus on possibilities, new opportunities and providing clarity when certainty is not possible. Please come prepared to smile, laugh, and enjoy the presentation.

Adding Value: The Power of Communication

Do your interactions with others add value? Are you prepared to influence? How often do you reflect on the impact your communication habits have on your success?  This presentation explores strategies designed to develop and enhance your communication and networking skills and strategies, including the importance of authenticity, recognizing patterns, and listening. Please come prepared to smile, laugh, and enjoy the presentation.

Dealing with Change and Negativity

Using a fast-paced blend of information, strategies and humor, Dealing with Change and Negativity is designed to increase an individual's effectiveness in dealing with negative behaviors and resistance to change. This course explores the impact of personal and organizational attitudes and perceptions and is designed to assist both individuals and organizations explore strategies to reduce negativity and resistance to change. This approach allows attendees to discover that their assumptions and beliefs often determine how they relate to change and life experiences. This course also offers practical strategies to stay positive and energized in a changing and challenging world.

Orginization and Prioritization

Every day we are assessed on our ability to get things done. This course addresses practical strategies and techniques in a fun and fast-paced learning environment to help you take control of your time and assist you in identifying the things that are your personal and professional priorities. This session is designed to allow attendees to learn about how their current assumptions and beliefs about organization and prioritization impact their day-to-day productivity personally and professionally. It is designed to be an active and fun learning event that allows attendees to identify areas they can improve in while in a safe and enjoyable environment.

Self Protection & Personal Safety

The past eighteen months have presented challenges, struggles and difficulties for individuals, families, and communities. At the same time, these disruptions also create opportunities for growth, new ideas and new experiences. In a fun and fast-paced learning environment, this presentation explores strategies for individuals to reenergize, focus on the positive and design the best future while enjoying the present. Please come prepared to smile, laugh, and enjoy the presentation.

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize, identify, and respond to both your personal emotions and the emotions of others. Emotional intelligence is the glue that holds relationships, partnerships, and personal interactions together while it also acts as the cornerstone for successful individual and organizational effectiveness. This training focuses on providing a better realization of emotional intelligence, along with identifying strategies to effectively deal with negativity, stress, constant change, and the ever increasing expectations individuals face personally and professionally. The course is designed to give individuals the skills necessary to identify and manage common causes and responses to negativity, communication patterns, and the impact of attitude and perceptions. Grounded in emotional intelligence principles, individuals are given the opportunity to explore solutions to counter negative emotions and responses that influence individuals’ personal and professional success.

Diversity Training

As organizations and communities continue to experience greater diversity, the need for a deeper understanding of the impact of diversity experienced by employees and organizations intensifies. Assumptions are the basis for strategies and if we assume that all workers have the same experiences, beliefs, potential, and motivations frustration will quickly follow. This course will explore how diversity impacts day-to-day lives and future productivity while providing tools to reduce uncertainty and assist in making sound decisions in the workplace.

 

This course is designed to improve your awareness and understanding of the challenges present as our world, community, and workforce continue to become more diverse. This course offers employees and organizations a fresh outlook on the impact of diversity as it is grounded in a sociological approach to understanding diversity. It differs from other diversity training in that it focuses on identifying how individuals perceive and react to diversity rather than the more common broad-based stereotypical checklist or fault-based cultural diversity training methods. This course delivery approach allows individuals and organizations the opportunity to assess how they currently view diversity and identify areas for improvement in a non-threatening atmosphere.

 

Professional Training Services prides itself in the ability to expand diversity training and understanding beyond traditional cultural diversity training. This training is designed to get individuals to think and understand how diversity will impact their futures in a positive framework.

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