Workshops
Our workshop series gives groups practical strategies and tools for building aligned teams. Our quarterly team engagement plan is iterative and ensures learnings are applied and refined as skills are developed.
Choose four of the sessions below – or contact us to tailor a session for your team of any size.—
“A clear, crisp presentation: funny, engaging, applicable and useful. An 11 out of 10!”
The Voices of Personality: Navigate the Big Five
Communication styles are influenced by unique personality traits and diverse life experiences. Help your team understand how these affect communication style and how to work through inevitable personality clashes for more harmonious relationships.
In this two-hour session we cover:
The Psychology of Communication
Learn to recognize how your communication style affects your relationships in the workplace.
The Big 5 Personality Traits
We’ll explore how The Big 5 Personality Traits impact hiring, team building, and job performance.
Your Communication Style
In a role-play format, our voice coach will offer specific insights on how you can improve your communication where personalities may be clashing, based on observation and scenarios.
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Cultural Nuance: Interpret customs and build connection
We cover a series of techniques that help you acknowledge your cultural quirks, how they affect your workplace communication, and how to most effectively work cross-culturally.
In this two-hour session we cover:
I Am Canadian
From politeness to indirectness, how Canadian cultural customs and stereotypes play into how we communicate at work.
6D Model of National Culture
We’ll explore how you can use Hofstede’s Six Dimensions of Culture to effectively work cross-culturally.
Understanding Your Communication Style
In a role-play format, our voice coach will offer specific insights on how you can improve your nonverbal communication, based on observation and cross-cultural scenarios.
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The Inspiration Reset
Key to a self-managed business is working harmoniously with others while in our individual sweet spot. This workshop uncovers which activities drive the highest value and derive the highest return.
In this two-hour session we cover:
Finding connection
This exercise encourages us to reflect on the ways those around us bring out the best in us – and how to build more authentic workplace relationships.
The Sweetspot
This enlightening exercise provides a snapshot of where you spend your energy (and why) – and contrasts that with where you should be spending your energy – so you can find more time in your day.
Delegate and Elevate
Recognize where you drive the most value for your organization combined with what work is most inspiring and find opportunities to shift responsibilities for more team engagement.
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Management is so 2018:
Coaching Strategies for Emerging Leaders
In this workshop we’ll deep dive into developing coaching skills for leaders at all levels to inspire, challenge and engage your team in creating a culture of accountability.
In this two-hour session we cover:
The Rapport-Builder
From consensus building to managing interruptions from your direct reports, you’ll gain a script of easy-to-remember messages that resonate.
The Game-Changer
Help leaders make the shift from a boss mentality where they're “in charge” to a coaching role that brings out the best in all team members.
Coaching Takes Practice
Role playing that underscores the value of shifting communication styles from top-down to true coach.
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It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it
In this workshop, we cover a series of simple techniques that help position you as a clear, effective verbal and written communicator that knows how to get sh*t done.
In this two-hour session we cover:
Rapport Builder
From consensus building to managing interruptions from your direct reports, you’ll gain a script of easy-to-remember messages that resonate.
Communication Hacks
Ever been left hanging by a client or prospect? Having difficulty getting an answer from a colleague? We’ll give you an arsenal of tools you’ll start using immediately in email and text correspondence.
Find your voice
In a mock presentation format, our voice coach will offer specific insights for how you personally can improve your unique formal and informal communication style based on observations and live coaching.
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Nice to virtually meet you:
Remote relationships are here to stay
As workplaces evolve, so does our work style. Help your team establish rapport and strong working relationships whether they connect in person, virtually or you’ve adopted a hybrid office model.
This 2 hour session includes:
Establishing Rapport in a Remote World
Relationships develop through shared experiences but remote teams don’t always get the opportunity for casual conversation and interactions beyond project work. This module builds trust and understanding to create deeper support and empathy for peers.
Improve the experience of virtual meetings
Teams, Cisco, Google or Zoom – whatever the format, the rules for running and participating in meetings have changed. Learn strategies for leading and participating in productive brainstorming sessions and winning meetings.
Brand Culture: The Hybrid Model
With less physical connection and everyday interaction, the way we experience our internal brand culture risks becoming more elusive. Engage the team in shaping and maintaining the culture that drew them to the company in the first place.
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Routines that set you free
Structure and rigour in the right areas of your business can set you free.
In this two-hour session we cover:
10/10 Meetings
Ten rules to make all meetings more interesting, efficient and useful. Learn techniques to help you take control of meetings with clients, suppliers and teams. Eliminate meetings that waste time, improve close rates and get to the heart of the issue faster. Isolate the critical details in your meetings with a simple and effective tool that provides next steps clarity, improves accountability and literally gets your team on the same page.
Making work easier
Encourage your team to adopt simple communication strategies that define your organization as one that is just easy to work with and create a culture of getting the job done.
Communication Hacks
Ever been left hanging by a client or prospect? Having difficulty getting an answer from a colleague? We’ll give you an arsenal of tools you’ll start using immediately in email and text correspondence.
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The Feedback Loop:
Build Self-Awareness through Constructive Criticism
Honest feedback about what it’s like to work with you can be difficult to come by. In this workshop, each participant is provided a summary of what their colleagues, clients and suppliers truly think of their communication style and work relationships.
This 2 hour session includes:
Independent Survey
The Iterate investigative team will collect feedback from colleagues, clients and suppliers prior to the session so it can remain anonymous.
Uncover Blind Spots
Drawing on the Johari Window communication model, this workshop uncovers blind spots and builds self-awareness.
Personalized Reports and Exercises
Personalized reports will be provided to each person and strategies for how to both convey and accept feedback will be explored to facilitate improved communication styles and stronger, healthier working relationships.
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Align your team with a relevant and relatable quarterly workshop program. Book your 4-part Iterate workshop series now.
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