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What is ‘Skills Training’? At first glance, it sounds like we are training people new skills. This is true. But what kind of skills? Well, you have often heard the terms ‘soft skills’ and 'people skills' and probably said, “Oh, that’s the touchy-feely training”. Many have the misguided view that these skills are not crucial for the success of today’s organizations. We disagree.
Skills related to teamwork, communication, leadership and decision-making are essential in directly affecting performance, behavior and motivation. If a person takes a Leadership Development course to become a ‘better leader’, what does that really mean? For Operation Explore, it may mean learning how to deal with conflict more effectively, work on facilitating meetings more efficiently or listening to others more carefully. Key 'soft skills' to improve your leadership ability.
We believe that our experiential skills training programs help people become more productive and perform at higher levels resulting in lasting impact on a corporation’s bottom line. Period. Whatever the terminology, these are the skills for success.
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 Do you ever find dialogue across email, voicemail or even in meetings can get "lost in translation"? We have a process that can work with your team to help them communicate more effectively using our proven techniques. Our workshop will allow participants to have a "practice field" to test out their own preferred communication styles and be able to dialogue in a safe environment. We utilize models and experiential tools that enhance the workshop to make the learnings "stick". Read More...
 At Operation Explore, we view assessment tools as the foundation to our programs. Our assessments are not limited to those given with paper and pencil, we also consider our learning session as more informal assessment tools. It is amazing what can be discovered (assessed) by using what we call a diagnostic learning activity... More About Tools
 Tired of two-hour meetings that end with no deliverables or results? Operation Explore partners with clients to build high impact meetings that are substantially reduce in time with increased participation and effectiveness. Once companies experience the OE difference the entire organization wanting to run their meetings the ‘OE way’. So what’s creating the buzz….?
 Is being creative just the ability to draw, write a great story or design a beautiful piece of art? How many times have you said to your team: “I’m not creative enough for that…I’m left brained”? Well, industries are getting swept up in training employees on how to change the way they think about the way they think. From airlines to consumer electronics, creativity and innovation have become essential for organizations to be successful. The creative advantage is one of the most compelling and crucial leverage points that a business has … though it is rarely brought to the full potential in many corporations.
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 Let’s face it….conflict is a part of our everyday lives. Some conflict is productive in sorting out the best decisions towards specific goals, yet some conflict can be detrimental and often decreases performance of employees and overall productivity of an organization. How you deal with conflict is what can set you apart from other businesses. This program allows you to understand other team member’s tendencies in dealing with conflict and works on ways to find the best methods to approach conflict in order to reach your ultimate goal of a collaborative culture. Read More...
The question is not “Have you been affected by the current economic situation” but “HOW have you been affected by the current economic situation” AND “What are you doing about it?”
Read more about how we can help during these changing times. Read More...
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