4 to 5 hour programs offer interactive exercises, breakout discussion rooms, and much more

IMS VIRTUAL LEARNING JOURNEY

 
IMS Virtual Learning Journeys are designed to help you develop the skills required to be an effective leader.
  • Interactive virtual-live programs are engaging and fit into your busy schedule.
  • Taught by bestselling authors and professors from top business schools.
  • Application focused case studies and breakout rooms let you practice new skills.
  • 30 day learning journey with IMSQuickCoach videos to reinforce content.
  • Follow-up coaching session with the educator to help apply what you learned.
  • Certificate of Completion to document your development experience with IMS.
  • View Live Or Watch Recording - available for 30 days after the program
  • Registration fee is only $395 per program.
Attendee Sample Certificate

UPCOMING VIRTUAL PROGRAMS

Elevate Your Leadership Skills To Improve Connection, Motivation And Results

January 23, 2025 with Dr. Nicole Price
Join us for an interactive program designed to elevate your leadership approach and drive impactful results. This seminar will equip you with essential skills and insights to enhance your leadership effectiveness and foster a positive work environment. Don't miss this opportunity to improve your leadership skills and make a lasting impact on your team and organization.
Book by Dr. Nicole Price
Book by Dr. Nicole Price

Redefining Presence: Unlocking The Secrets To Leadership And Influence

January 28, 2025 with Lida Citroen
In our rapidly evolving world, the traditional concept of executive presence has given way to a more inclusive and outcome-focused perspective. No longer is the spotlight solely on exuding gravitas, articulating with scripted eloquence, and adhering to a specific image of authority.
Book by Lida Citroen
Book by Lida Citroen

Focus Driven Leadership: Critical Skills For Success

January 30, 2025 with Dr. Andrew Shatte
This program is designed to help current and emerging leaders master the critical competencies of focus, resilience and problem solving; enabling them to stay laser-focused on achieving their goals. Leveraging cutting-edge insights from Dr. Shatté’s groundbreaking work, this program will equip you with the tools to identify and overcome the mental roadblocks that derail focus and decision-making.
Book by Dr. Andrew Shatte
Book by Dr. Andrew Shatte

Working Smart: Managing Priorities And Mastering Workflow

February 11, 2025 with Dr. Jason Womack
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. How are you doing? Are you feeling more stressed than you want to be right now? During this session,...
Book by Dr. Jason Womack
Book by Dr. Jason Womack

A Leader's Playbook: Emotional Intelligence, Engaging Feedback, Clear Communication

February 13, 2025 with Christine Comaford
Most leaders miss that how we use our attention (or lack of) has a 50-70% emotional impact on our team, for better or worse. Leaders who learn to leverage this simple principle wisely can significantly improve their team's performance. This program will help you achieve this by increasing your capabilities in three key areas:
Book by Christine Comaford
Book by Christine Comaford

Difficult Conversations: A Managers Guide To The Toughest Workplace And Employee Challenges

February 20, 2025 with Margaret Morford
This program teaches essential skills which every manager needs to succeed. Learn proven strategies for having courageous conversations to tackle the toughest workplace and employee issues. Discover how to address performance problems and provide feedback with candor and grace. Become comfortable having difficult conversations.
Book by Margaret Morford
Book by Margaret Morford

Increase Your Impact: Influencing And Inspiring Others

February 25, 2025 with Ty Bennett
Consider the adage, "Old ways won't open new doors." The world of work has shifted and leading with power and trading on titles is no longer effective. In their place, partnership, communication, inclusion, and connection have become the game-changers. To stay current in a rapidly changing world, leaders need to learn how to "open new doors" by adopting new skills and challenging old mindsets. In this program Ty Bennett will t...
Book by Ty Bennett
Book by Ty Bennett

Becoming A Leader: Strategies & Tools For New & Emerging Leaders

February 27, 2025 with Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper
This program focuses on equipping managers with the knowledge and tools they need to manage people effectively 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 manage people successfully.
Book by Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper
Book by Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper

Leadership Tactics To Increase Engagement, Efficiency And Results

March 11, 2025 with Dr. Cory Scheer
When it comes to leadership, there is no one size or one style that fits all situations. For over 50 years, Situational Leadership has proven to be a framework that transforms leaders, teams, and organizations. Situational Leadership is so effective because it encourages and equips the leader to adapt their style of leadership based on the competency level and willingness of the team member to successfully complete a specific task.
Book by Dr. Cory Scheer

Leadership Presence: Sending All The Right Signals

March 18, 2025 with Dr. Carol Kinsey Goman
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 keep your poise under pressure. It's the ability to present your ideas decisively, assertively, and ...
Book by Dr. Carol Kinsey Goman
Book by Dr. Carol Kinsey Goman

Equipping Women Leaders To Own Their Brilliance

March 20, 2025 with Candace Doby
Women leaders at every level have more pressure on them than ever to produce efficient results, show value that can't be duplicated by artificial intelligence and build skills that help position their organizations for growth in the future. Taking risks to speak up with divergent ideas, challenge old ways of doing things, ask for help or say "I don't know" are among necessary actions that can set women leaders and their organizations on a path to...
Book by Candace Doby

Dealing With Difficult People: Bringing Out The Best In Others

March 27, 2025 with Dr. Rick Brinkman
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.
Book by Dr. Rick Brinkman
Book by Dr. Rick Brinkman

One Day MBA: The Critical Stuff They Don't Teach In Business School

April 15, 2025 with Lew Jaffe
In this interactive program from Loyola Marymount University's business professor of the year you will go beyond what the traditional MBA program teaches. Lew's presentation will focus on often under emphasized leadership tools so critical for success in your career. You will gain the power to impact the business ecosystem by using these tools.
Book by Lew Jaffe

The Changing Role Of Leadership: How Good Leaders Become Great Leaders

April 17, 2025 with Mike McCartney
The role of a leader is more demanding now than ever before. Success requires broader and deeper skills, especially on the human side of high performance. In this fast-paced, interactive and fun session you will learn practical skills that will make you a better leader, no matter where you are on the development spectrum.

Leading With Emotional Intelligence

April 24, 2025 with Brenda Bailey-Hughes
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 others' perspectives, balance empathy and accountability, demonstrate listening, and respond appropria...

Boosting Productivity: Time Management Tactics For Working Smarter

April 29, 2025 with Helene Segura
This transformational program is designed for busy managers, project leaders, and senior individual contributors who are looking to operate more efficiently and strategically in order to maximize productivity. Whether you're working virtually, onsite or a hybrid, bolster your leadership ability and skills when you discover these critical strategies and tactics.
Book by Helene Segura
Book by Helene Segura

Mastering Tough Conversations: Communicate Best When It Matters Most

May 06, 2025 with Neil Staker
This program is incredibly practical and engaging. You'll learn why most approaches fail in these tough situations and gain insights into what actually works. There will be lots of opportunities to practice to ensure what you learned translates to improved results back at work. Fun, active, and incredibly engaging, this program takes solid social science and makes it actionable.

How To Build Your Executive Presence And Impact

May 08, 2025 with May Busch
Having executive presence and impact is essential for leadership and career success. This program clarifies the actionable strategies participants can put to work right away to inspire confidence, command attention, and gain the respect of senior decision-makers from the moment they enter the room (including Zoom) through to the end of the meeting.
Book by May Busch

Elevate Your Leadership: Building Character, Competence, And Resilience

May 13, 2025 with John Gronski
In this transformative program with Major General (retired) John Gronski, participants will have the unique opportunity to delve into the powerful methodologies outlined in his book "Iron-Sharpened Leadership."  Through a blend of theory and practical application, John will guide fellow leaders on a journey toward excellence in servant leadership.
Book by John Gronski
Book by John Gronski

Become An Influential Communicator

May 29, 2025 with Tatiana Kolovou
Effective communication is a crucial skill in the business world, and this course will help you hone yours. The program covers the theory of persuasion and likability, as well as strategies for audience analysis and influential presentations.

How Women Rise: Building Stronger Teams, Leading With Impact

June 05, 2025 with Sally Helgesen
In today's diverse workplace, building effective relationships is essential for collaboration, teamwork, and overall success. This program, led by Sally, uses vivid, real-life examples to help participants recognize common triggers that can challenge their efforts to connect with individuals who may seem different from themselves. Rather than attempting to eliminate these triggers - many of which are beyond our control - this program emphasizes t...
Book by Sally Helgesen
Book by Sally Helgesen

Leading Technical And Subject Matter Experts: Making An Impact Through The Work Of Others

June 10, 2025 with Crystal Kadakia
Years of study and hard work allowed you to become an expert in your field, and eventually a leader of experts. But leading a talented team of highly educated analytical people (engineers, IT teams, financial analysts, accountants, scientists, insurance underwriters, lawyers, health providers, etc.) brings unique challenges. The attention to detail which made you a great expert can, if left unchecked, cause others to perceive you a "micro ma...
Book by Crystal Kadakia

Becoming An Uncommon Leader: Communication, Motivation, And Support

June 12, 2025 with Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper
This program is perfect for all managers looking for ways to increase their effectiveness as a leader. Using riveting examples and stories, Ellen Burts-Cooper will teach the proven techniques used by uncommon leaders. Discover how to increase the results of your team by clearly communicating goals, managing priorities, delegating tasks, and building a culture of accountability. Don't miss this opportunity to take your leadership skills to the nex...
Book by Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper
Book by Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper

Communicating With Influence And Impact

June 17, 2025 with Stacey Hanke
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 relationships.
Book by Stacey Hanke
Book by Stacey Hanke

Dealing With Difficult People: Turn Tension Into Collaboration

June 24, 2025 with Dr. Michelle Brody
Difficult colleagues show up at work in many forms and lead to frustration and lower productivity. What can be done about a micromanaging, undermining, uncooperative or thwarting colleague? Team members, who get impossibly defensive when you try to offer feedback? The intuitive methods leaders use to manage "difficult coworkers" often backfire, resulting in vicious cycles of worsening behavior.
Book by Dr. Michelle Brody
Book by Dr. Michelle Brody

Excel In Your Leadership Role: The Power Of Change, Clarity And Curiosity

July 10, 2025 with Dan Pontefract
There are only two kinds of leadership in this world: leading self and leading others. It's that simple, only two. Your ultimate goal is to master and deliver on them both. This program will help you move towards that goal by developing your leadership capabilities in three pivotal areas.
Book by Dan Pontefract
Book by Dan Pontefract

Powerful Tools For Handling Workplace Challenges And Tough Conversations.

July 17, 2025 with Karin Hurt and David Dye
In a high-pressure environment, it's easy for a simple conversation to ignite into a full-blown conflict. But what if you could diffuse the tension before it escalates? Unlock the power of care-filled words to enhance your credibility, navigate sensitive topics, and establish your reputation as a highly skilled communicator.
Book by Karin Hurt and David Dye
Book by Karin Hurt and David Dye

Working Smart: Managing Priorities And Mastering Workflow

July 22, 2025 with Dr. Jason Womack
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. How are you doing? Are you feeling more stressed than you want to be right now? During this session,...
Book by Dr. Jason Womack
Book by Dr. Jason Womack

Create The Future You Want: 3 Practical Ways To Make Your Work Life More Energizing

August 12, 2025 with Josh Allan Dykstra
This program goes beyond traditional "company culture" fixes, focusing instead on practical, strengths-based strategies to create a more engaged, high-performing work environment. Participants will identify their top three energizing activities at work and learn exactly how to leverage them to get into flow states more regularly, increase productivity, and reduce tensions with colleagues.
Book by Josh Allan Dykstra

Building Extraordinary, High-Performing Teams That Achieve Lasting Success

August 14, 2025 with Dr. Iris Firstenberg
In 2004, the USA Men's Olympic Basketball team, despite having an abundance of top-tier talent, experienced a shocking loss and barely secured a bronze medal. This failure revealed a critical issue faced by many organizations: success is not guaranteed by talent alone. Instead, a lack of team alignment and accountability often leads to underperformance.
Book by Dr. Iris Firstenberg
Book by Dr. Iris Firstenberg

Be The Leader That People Will Follow

August 19, 2025 with Dr. Robert Bies
In these most challenging times, people are looking for leadership. They are looking to you for leadership. There are three core leadership skills that are critical to be the leader that people will want to follow-building trust, storytelling, and delivering bad news. In these times of turbulent change, building trust is more important than ever. This program will focus on identifying the "enemies" of trust (e.g., incomplete communicati...
Book by Dr. Robert Bies

Powerful Communication: Craft And Deliver Your Message With Authority And Authenticity

August 26, 2025 with Dr. Debbye Turner Bell
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, skills assessment, demonstrations, and plenty of opportunities to apply what you are learning.
Book by Dr. Debbye Turner Bell

Authentic Leadership: Build Trust, Resolve Conflicts, And Inspire Others

September 09, 2025 with Mike Robbins
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 techniques; all grounded in positive psychology and strengths-based leadership principles.
Book by Mike Robbins
Book by Mike Robbins

Mastering Tough Conversations: Communicate Best When It Matters Most

September 16, 2025 with Neil Staker
This program is incredibly practical and engaging. You'll learn why most approaches fail in these tough situations and gain insights into what actually works. There will be lots of opportunities to practice to ensure what you learned translates to improved results back at work. Fun, active, and incredibly engaging, this program takes solid social science and makes it actionable.

Influence To Impact: Leveraging Interpersonal Power For Women Leaders

September 25, 2025 with Dr. Jeanne Porter King
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 program, 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 power of language and the role gender plays in organizational influence, they are taught to use di...
Book by Dr. Jeanne Porter King
Book by Dr. Jeanne Porter King

Boosting Productivity: Time Management Tactics For Working Smarter

September 30, 2025 with Helene Segura
This transformational program is designed for busy managers, project leaders, and senior individual contributors who are looking to operate more efficiently and strategically in order to maximize productivity. Whether you're working virtually, onsite or a hybrid, bolster your leadership ability and skills when you discover these critical strategies and tactics.
Book by Helene Segura
Book by Helene Segura

Difficult Conversations: A Managers Guide To The Toughest Workplace And Employee Challenges

October 07, 2025 with Margaret Morford
This program teaches essential skills which every manager needs to succeed. Learn proven strategies for having courageous conversations to tackle the toughest workplace and employee issues. Discover how to address performance problems and provide feedback with candor and grace. Become comfortable having difficult conversations.
Book by Margaret Morford
Book by Margaret Morford

Becoming A Leader: Strategies & Tools For New & Emerging Leaders

October 09, 2025 with Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper
This program focuses on equipping managers with the knowledge and tools they need to manage people effectively 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 manage people successfully.
Book by Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper
Book by Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper

How To Build Your Executive Presence And Impact

October 14, 2025 with May Busch
Having executive presence and impact is essential for leadership and career success. This program clarifies the actionable strategies participants can put to work right away to inspire confidence, command attention, and gain the respect of senior decision-makers from the moment they enter the room (including Zoom) through to the end of the meeting.
Book by May Busch

Leadership Tactics To Increase Engagement, Efficiency And Results

October 23, 2025 with Dr. Cory Scheer
When it comes to leadership, there is no one size or one style that fits all situations. For over 50 years, Situational Leadership has proven to be a framework that transforms leaders, teams, and organizations. Situational Leadership is so effective because it encourages and equips the leader to adapt their style of leadership based on the competency level and willingness of the team member to successfully complete a specific task.
Book by Dr. Cory Scheer

Critical Thinking Skills To Improve Your Decision-Making

October 28, 2025 with Dr. Michael Roberto
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's immense untapped wisdom to make better decisions-and get better results.
Book by Dr. Michael Roberto
Book by Dr. Michael Roberto

Increase Your Impact: Influencing And Inspiring Others

October 30, 2025 with Ty Bennett
Consider the adage, "Old ways won't open new doors." The world of work has shifted and leading with power and trading on titles is no longer effective. In their place, partnership, communication, inclusion, and connection have become the game-changers. To stay current in a rapidly changing world, leaders need to learn how to "open new doors" by adopting new skills and challenging old mindsets. In this program Ty Bennett will t...
Book by Ty Bennett
Book by Ty Bennett

Most Powerful You: How Women Leaders Close Power Gaps & Reach Their Highest Potential

November 06, 2025 with Kathy Caprino
The business world has been forever changed by the important progress and contributions that women have made. Yet, with only 36% of managerial roles and 28% of C-suite positions being held by women, women continue to struggle to achieve the recognition, reward, respect, contribution level and authority they have earned and are prepared for.
Book by Kathy Caprino
Book by Kathy Caprino

ONE DAY MBA: Mastering The Fundamentals Of Business Leadership

November 13, 2025 with Dr. Noah Barsky
Digital era success requires strategic insight and a broad business perspective. Yet, many leaders find themselves and their teams challenged when workplace expectations stretch beyond functional expertise. Even with abundant data, many still grapple to identify and really understand their company's strategic aims, competitive landscape, business processes and most important business metrics.
Book by Dr. Noah Barsky
Book by Dr. Noah Barsky

Communicating With Influence And Impact

November 20, 2025 with Stacey Hanke
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 relationships.
Book by Stacey Hanke
Book by Stacey Hanke

Powerful Communication: Craft And Deliver Your Message With Authority And Authenticity

December 04, 2025 with Dr. Debbye Turner Bell
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, skills assessment, demonstrations, and plenty of opportunities to apply what you are learning.
Book by Dr. Debbye Turner Bell

Leading Like Legends: Hollywood's Lessons In Leadership

December 11, 2025 with Dr. Robert Bies
This program delves into the essence of exceptional leadership through the portrayal of iconic figures in silver screen history. Inspired by legendary Hollywood movies, it equips participants with invaluable insights and tangible strategies to elevate their leadership skills.
Book by Dr. Robert Bies
WHO WE ARE
IMS CORPORATE OFFICE
PHONE: (775) 322-8222
CONNECT WITH US