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IMS Washington D.C. leadership development programs are committed to helping you expand the capacity of your teams and improving the capabilities of your entire organization. IMS Leveraged Learning takes it even further with 30-days of blended-learning access. Call to learn more about our programs and how IMS Washington D.C. can help your employees learn, grow and thrive.
Design Thinking For Business Strategy And Innovation
May 26, 2022 with Dr. Michael RobertoVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Design thinking is a powerful methodology that many companies are using to develop creative and innovative solutions to very challenging problems. In this seminar, you will engage in a series of hands-on activities to learn about the five-stage design thinking process and to practice the techniques. You will learn about how to conduct empathy-ba...
Motivation Myths: Strategies To Improve Employee Engagement and Performance
June 01, 2022 with Jeff HadenVIRTUAL SESSION (1-HOUR)
Sometimes leaders implement changes to improve employee engagement and motivation. Other times they make changes to improve the bottom-line. But what if you could take steps that will achieve both? This program will discuss real-world and research-based strategies any leader can use to improve employee satisfaction and improve productivity, efficie...
How Women Rise: Breaking The Habits That Are Holding You Back
June 02, 2022 with Sally HelgesenVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
In this interactive workshop program, aimed specifically at senior and high potential women, Sally draws on her collaborative work with #1 ranked executive coach Marshall Goldsmith to help participants address habits and behaviors that can hold them back from moving to higher levels. Most of these behaviors are rooted in strengths that may have ser...
Critical Thinking to Reach the Best Decisions
June 07, 2022 with Dr. John AustinVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
High quality decisions have always been essential for strong business performance. Yet with the increasing speed, complexity and data availability in today's competitive environment, superior decision skills are more important than ever. This workshop will help you improve your decision making skills by offering behavioral insights into how people ...
Boosting Productivity: Time Management Tactics for Working Smarter
June 09, 2022 with Helene SeguraVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
This transformational program is designed for busy managers, project leaders, and senior individual contributors who are looking to streamline processes and systems in order to maximize productivity. Discover time management best practices which will enable you to do the following: maintain focus and productivity levels despite the unknown; address...
How to Think Strategically and Make an Impact
June 14, 2022 with Gregory GithensVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Strategic thinking is a rare and valuable competency that is needed at all levels of the organization. It is the number one development requirement for the next generation of leaders. Those who have it will see more opportunities for contribution and for advancement. This program will help you understand what it means to "be strategic" and how to m...
From Player to Coach: Making the Successful Transition to Management
June 16, 2022 with Dr. Michael WoodwardVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
During this program, Dr. Woodward will share the latest research on what makes a successful manager and also share a model used by highly effective managers. In addition, there will discussion on how to facilitate self-insight along with providing simple techniques for developing self-insight, building trust and fostering psychological safety. Th...
Communicating with Influence and Impact
June 21, 2022 with Stacey HankeVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
In today's virtual, in-person and hybrid world communicating with influence is harder and more critical than it's ever been. How you communicate determines whether others see you as credible, knowledgeable and trustworthy. Without doing this effectively, you inhibit your maximum potential to influence, increase profits and cultivate long-term relat...
Essential Coaching Skills for Busy Leaders
June 23, 2022 with Carole Cowperthwaite-O'HaganVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
The old ways of leading people are over. A “command and control” approach to leadership results in lack of alignment, low commitment, lack of harmony and low accountability and adoption. This program was created at the request of top leaders who wanted practical training on how to effectively coach others to a higher level of performance, morale, a...
Finding Purpose and Living a Fulfilled Life
July 06, 2022 with Dr. Marshall GoldsmithVIRTUAL SESSION (1-HOUR)
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is the world's leading executive coach and author/editor of 42 books including the New York Times best seller What Got You Here Won't Get You There. He is one of only four recipients of the IMS Lifetime Achievement Award.
In this very special IMS program Dr. Goldsmith will be discussing his most recent book The Earned Life...
Powerful Communication: Craft and Deliver your Message with Authority and Authenticity
July 12, 2022 with Dr. Debbye Turner BellVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Effective communication can impress people but powerful communication can move people to action. This program identifies the elements of powerful communication and teaches you how to harness and utilize your individual skills to become a communicator that persuades, inspires, and transforms. Expect a highly interactive program with group exercises,...
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The Accountable Leader: How to Build a Culture Where Everyone Owns the Results
July 14, 2022 with Linda GalindoVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
In today's work place, the concept of accountability has taken center stage as a vital business concern. Yet
it is all too often confused with punishment, fault-finding, blame, and guilt. If employees take ownership
for the success or failure of tasks, projects or initiatives, then an environment of trust, alignment,
communication and accountabi...
Next Level Leadership: Key Skills Required For Your Continued Success
July 19, 2022 with Bob TreadwayVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Next-level leaders are recognized as strategic human assets who are indispensable - and next in line for promotion. This practical and engaging program teaches techniques that allow leaders to see around corners, anticipate the next big things, lead teams to achieve challenging goals, and make wise decisions that hold up in situations of uncertaint...
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What Every Manager Needs To Know: Develop Business Acumen to Get Ahead
July 21, 2022 with Dr. Noah BarskyVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Many rising leaders find themselves and their teams challenged when workplace expectations stretch beyond functional expertise. Even with abundant (and often excessive) data dashboards these days, many employees still struggle to identify and really understand their company's most important business metrics.
This session guides participants on how...
Best Practices for the Public Sector
July 26, 2022 with Alan RobinsonVIRTUAL SESSION (1-HOUR)
Based on research covering five countries and 77 government organizations Alan Robinson will share how some agencies create efficiencies that allow them to far outperform others by focusing on front-line improvements. By empowering supervisors and low-level managers to create change these agencies have made sustainable improvements to their operati...
Agile Leadership: How to help leaders and teams navigate change
July 28, 2022 with Dr. Barbara TrautleinVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
In this dynamic program, you will get beyond the buzzwords and leverage a proven formula for change. The CQ® System for Developing Change Intelligence® is based on decades of leading transformational change across diverse industries, years of conducting global research on managing change, and study into the psychology and neuroscience of c...
The Long Game: How to Be a Long Term Thinker in a Short Term World
August 02, 2022 with Dorie ClarkVIRTUAL SESSION (1-HOUR)
It's no secret that today's leaders feel pulled in too many directions. We often feel rushed, overwhelmed, and perennially behind. So we keep our heads down, focused on the next thing, and the next, without a moment to breathe. We need to reorient ourselves to see the big picture so we can tap into the power of small changes that, made today, will ...
How Innovative Thinking Leads to Extraordinary Outcomes
August 09, 2022 with Dr. Iris FirstenbergVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Successful organizations operate on the edge of chaos and embrace risk, error, and ambiguity,
while practicing strategies that reduce the need for doing, undoing, and redoing. You will learn
key strategies and practical tools to give you the adaptive capacity to work creatively with
change and uncertainty. Using examples from teams and organizat...
The Hidden Language Of Organizations - Workplace Politics, Power And Influence
August 11, 2022 with Margaret MorfordVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Accomplishing the goals and objectives of any organization requires more than just smart employees who work hard. They need to be savvy as well if they are going to advance their careers or be promoted in any organization. Learn to master the one career skill no one talks about and business schools never teach, but that derails careers most often!...
Maximizing Your Brainpower for Leading in Changing Times
August 16, 2022 with Ann Herrmann-NehdiVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
This engaging and highly interactive session will reveal the four secrets of agile and inclusive leadership and how you can build the thinking flexibility necessary to meet the mental demands of today's constantly shifting environment. By exploring your thinking styles and their impact on communication, teams and decision making, you'll learn how ...
High Impact Inspirational Leadership
August 18, 2022 with Dr. Sean HannahVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
The goal of this program is to improve your capabilities as an experienced leader. Learn advanced strategies to navigate the profound challenges of your role in which the stakes are high, time is scarce, and there are no easy answers.
Discover how to:
Create a sense of purpose and drive for excellence
Engage the hearts and minds of your te...
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How To think Strategically: Essential Skills To Increase Your Impact
August 25, 2022 with Dr. Louise KellyVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Managers at all levels are expected to engage regularly in strategic thinking. Those managers who consistently provide unique business insights that lead to their organization's competitive advantage will excel and often be rewarded with advancement opportunities. Strategic thinking is an open-ended activity, which makes it very challenging for so...
Control Your Attention, Control Your Life! Helping Leaders Amplify Performance
August 30, 2022 with Maura ThomasVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Leaders need a more strategic framework to achieve more of their most important results and help their team members do the same. Outdated "time-management" advice is no longer a relevant path to productivity. Our biggest obstacle in the 21st century is not that we don't have enough time (still the same 24 hours we've always had!). It's that we have...
Mastering Conflict: Tactics for Turning Differences into Collaboration
September 08, 2022 with Dr. Tim UrsinyVIRTUAL SESSION (1-HOUR)
A team without conflict is a team without passion. In order to thrive, talented people must have the ability and the opportunity to share differences of opinion.
That said, conflicting priorities, positions and personalities can often put individuals and teams at odds with one another. When done incorrectly, negative conflict can lead to low mor...
Leading vs Managing: The Difference is Key to Your Success
September 13, 2022 with Ann TardyVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
This session will explore the essential strategies and techniques required to powerfully lead and manage simultaneously from the same role. Being a manager is one of the most arduous and yet most valuable roles in any organization. The challenge lies in dealing with the expectations of those above and below you while also contributing to people's s...
How to Achieve Faster, Easier and Better Results
September 15, 2022 with Jake JacobsVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
It can be hard work to achieve challenging business results - whether working on your own, with your team, or on a special project. Wouldn't you jump at the chance to not only achieve these desired results, but do so faster, easier and better than you ever believed possible? In this program, we will discuss the 8 smart, strategic actions, or lever...
Influence to Impact: Leveraging Interpersonal Power for Women Leaders
September 20, 2022 with Dr. Jeanne Porter KingVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Influence is a crucial competency that enables leaders to succeed in the global marketplace. This program is a highly interactive, leadership development workshop for women. In this course women come to understand the three levels of power involved in influencing, they discover their I2I (Influence to Impact) influence profile, they are taught the ...
How to Stay Productive, Positive, and Energized: 7 Steps to Greater Resilience
September 22, 2022 with Dr. Andrew ShatteVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
The rapid pace of change and unrelenting demand for your time can leave you feeling drained. This class is an excellent opportunity to "recharge your batteries" as a leader. Learn seven leadership strategies for helping both you and your team become more resilient and productive in times of adversity and change.
"The scientific research shows t...
Unleashing Bottom Up Innovation & Improvement In Your Organization
September 27, 2022 with Alan RobinsonVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
80% of your organization’s potential for improvement resides in the minds of your front-line employees. As a manager, how can you harness those ideas to streamline your processes, increase customer service, get more innovation, and improve the bottom-line? Dr. Alan Robinson has studied idea systems in over 300 organizations in 17 countries and will...
Leading with Emotional Intelligence
September 29, 2022 with Brenda Bailey-HughesVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Developing your emotional intelligence can help you succeed at any stage of your life or career. It can also help you become a better leader, mentor, and coach. In this course, Brenda Bailey-Hughes defines exactly what emotional intelligence is and how it can help you manage your emotions and build stronger relationships. Learn how to understand ot...
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Overturning Overwhelm at Work
October 06, 2022 with Rebecca ZuckerVIRTUAL SESSION (1-HOUR)
Even prior to the pandemic, overwhelm at work had become a pervasive issue. The pandemic only exacerbated the problem. The tidal wave of work and other demands coming at us is not likely to stop. To be sure, there are cultural and organizational issues that drive overload and need to be addressed. Nonetheless, there are things that we can do - and ...
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Authentic Leadership: Build Trust, Resolve Conflicts, And Inspire Others
October 13, 2022 with Mike RobbinsVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Authenticity is critical to success and effectiveness for 21st-century leaders. Now more than ever, it's essential for leaders to build authentic relationships to build trust, resolve conflicts, and create a true sense of inspiration and unity for their teams and organizations. This interactive program is filled with insight and practical technique...
Mastering Tough Conversations: Communicate Best When It Matters Most
October 18, 2022 with Neil StakerVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
How we individually and collectively talk about tough issues has a disproportionate impact on results and relationships. Unfortunately, we tend to be at our worst when it matters most. We avoid, hint, try sarcasm, and vent, as relationships deteriorate and problems go unresolved. On the flip side, individuals and teams that talk effectively about a...
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Leading from the Middle: A Practical Approach to Achieving Extraordinary Results
October 27, 2022 with Dr. Jackson NickersonVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
While much advice on leading change addresses challenges faced by the C-level suite, it is the leaders in the middle of the organization, the ones who commonly are tasked with building capabilities, who are on the hot seat. Unfortunately, few approaches to leading change are designed to help them succeed. This session introduces a new and specific ...
Straight Talk: Influence Skills for Collaboration and Commitment
November 01, 2022 with Dr. Rick BrandonVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
This program teaches assertive, empathic, and positive communication skills that achieve greater accountability, results, teamwork, and innovation. Dr. Brandon will hone your core communication skills of Assertive Speaking and Active Listening and then funnel them into Gaining Commitments that last, with a Follow-Up Session that reinforces these sk...
Leadership Presence: Sending All the Right Signals
November 03, 2022 with Dr. Carol Kinsey GomanVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Leadership presence is that elusive quality that sets you up for the next promotion and gives your career an extra boost. It's a blending of personal and interpersonal communication skills that when combined, send all the right signals. It's the impact you make when you show up and contribute in meetings. It's knowing how to project confidence and ...
Dealing with Difficult People: Bringing Out the Best in Others
November 08, 2022 with Dr. Rick BrinkmanVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
This program is based on the best selling McGraw-Hill book Dealing with People You Can't Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst, co-authored by Dr. Rick Brinkman and Dr. Rick Kirschner, which has been translated into 25 languages.
Negotiation Skills: Developing The Skills Of Getting What You Both Want
November 10, 2022 with Peter StarkVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Managers, supervisors, and employees frequently face situations requiring negotiation skills. Interacting with clients; agreeing on appropriate schedules and deadlines for projects; solving problems with clients; obtaining organizational resources; and maintaining high customer service standards with your team are just a few of the many situations...
Becoming a Leader: Strategies & Tools for New & Emerging Leaders
November 15, 2022 with Dr. Ellen Burts-CooperVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
This program focuses on equipping managers with the knowledge and tools they need to effectively manage people and increase productivity in their areas of responsibility. Participants explore basic managerial concepts, discuss common situations and challenges and learn how to apply specific strategies and tools to successfully manage people.
Critical Thinking Skills To Improve Your Decision-Making
November 17, 2022 with Dr. Michael RobertoVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
This program shows you how to stimulate dissent and debate to improve your decision-making. Of course, conflict alone does not produce better decisions and improved results. Leaders need to cultivate debate and simultaneously build consensus. Whether you're a leader or a project team member, this program will help you leverage your team&#...
How Digital Leadership Is(n't) Different
November 22, 2022 with Dr. Gerald KaneVIRTUAL SESSION (1-HOUR)
Digital disruption won't end anytime soon; the average worker will experience numerous waves of disruption during the course of a career. The COVID pandemic accelerated many of these changes, and will make the coming years more disruptive than in our lifetimes. Many leaders mistakenly believe that they need an entirely different skillset to lead a...
Working Smart: Managing Priorities and Mastering Workflow
December 01, 2022 with Dr. Jason WomackVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Your work days are different now. There's as much (or more) to do as always, and to add to the pressure you feel, uncertain times lay ahead. Some priorities you are managing because they are in your job description. Other priories have been thrust upon you, while you handle the daily workflow of email in between attending phone and video meetings. ...
Leading From Anywhere: The Essential Guide To Managing Hybrid & Remote Teams
December 08, 2022 with Dr. David BurkusVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Research shows that employees are more productive and engaged when they have the freedom to work from anywhere-which means leaders need the skills to lead from anywhere. Learn how to handle the key challenges that remote leaders face: building a strong team culture, developing norms for communication, limiting distractions, ensuring accountability ...
Optimize Your Decision Making by Anticipating the Unexpected
December 13, 2022 with Dr. Kathy PearsonVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
In this program, you will learn how to increase the quality of your decision-making and those of your team, even in volatile, uncertain, complex and uncertain environments, as you work through engaging case studies and current corporate examples, to understand how to apply this knowledge in the 'real world'.
Breakthrough Ideas: Becoming a More Strategic Thinker
December 15, 2022 with Dr. Julia SloanVIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)
Being strategically competitive in today's chaotic and complex global environment requires a different way of looking at how we approach strategic thinking. Leaders who are tasked with strategic responsibility must be attentive, agile, adaptive and innovative thinkers. Four key issues are addressed in this session: Why do organizations need str...
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