Train the Trainer

The purpose of the Train the Trainer Program is to train selected employees to champion the vision for the culture and the new way of working and to act as facilitators within the organization to maximize and accelerate the cultural change initiative.

Approach

The program is designed to increase the participant’s ability to facilitate,
coach, present and consult. During the 8-12 months of the program they will be asked to improve their individual ability to self-observe, self-generate and self-correct. The participants will also work in small groups to increase learning by working on their homework assignments, have discussions on the reading and supporting each other in their progress and or breakdowns.

Being an effective TOT means being part of a high performance team and having and acting in new and consistent ways in the world. Below are a few of the practices a TOT lives by:

• Tell the truth no matter how difficult
• Disrupts the status quo
• Be vulnerable by examining personal fears and inadequacies
• Create a powerful vision for your projects that will motivate other people
• Build a team that inspire and promote a high level of creativity amongst its members
  Deal effectively with conflict resolution-clear background conversations
• Be Generous
• Raise the level of organizational flexibility to promote adaptation in quickly changing times
• Design commitments that for a healthy balanced life and a system to support them
• Do what you say you will do

To accomplish these objectives, you will explore the essentials of leadership. You will learn how to coach others through their ongoing personal learning and development; inspire others to give their best ideas, energy and commitment; and manage your own commitments. By expanding your understanding of leadership, you will have more awareness of your strengths and weaknesses and how they impact your ability to lead.

Expected Results

• Improved performance and effectiveness at giving presentations Significant ground gained in your personal and business goals
• Observable shifts in who you are being, giving you better access to your insights and your natural ability to lead and contribute
• A renewed purpose and energy toward your job, both as an individual and while working as a team member
• A deeper understanding and experience of what true listening is and how it impacts the effectiveness of your relationships and business results
• A clarity about when to manage, lead, disrupt or coach and an understanding of the distinctions of each
• Competence in facilitating and managing conversations that will produce unprecedented results
• A new awareness of how your patterns of communication can limit your effectiveness
• An increase in your personal power and effectiveness by fulfilling your commitments and producing breakthrough results
• An improvement in your ability to manage commitments through preparation, negotiation, performance, and evaluation
• An increased ability to stay centered and present under stress