Workshops/Seminars

The topics of our workshops have been titled, "Respect Revisited: Building a Sustainable Civility Culture in Your Organization" as well as "Civility as a Companion to Diversity" and "Civility and Spiritual Nourishment in Times of Terror". We have more topics. They are customized for your needs and can vary from half day to full day sessions. Some organizations want longer gatherings and others ask for individual coaching time with employees. We can arrange to teach a large conference with breakout sessions facilitated by our associates. Or Dr. Gonthier teaches all the courses to smaller groups for a company over a period of several days. Our workshops are extremely interactive with a variety of modules focusing on listening skills, respect exercises, conflict management, learning to be graceful when setbacks occur, getting over society's reluctance to treat others nicely, customer service, etc. We have workbooks with many exercises and even homework when necessary. Our ideal size for a class is 25, but we have worked with workshops as big as 140 per class.

The fee is negotiable depending on length and number of participants. We use PowerPoint in a limited fashion and incorporate films. Our workshops receive consistently high ratings and we always get "spin-off business". That means, others in the class refer us to other organizations.

A Facilitator's Guide and Participant Workbook kit can be packaged for in-house training.

Who Should Attend:

1. Everyone in the organization. An organizational approach puts everyone on the same page and increases workplace effectiveness through better interpersonal communications.
2. Managers and Leaders who want to forge more effective working relationships and create a climate of safety and confidence.
3. Unions, Schools, and Not-For-Profit.

What You Will Learn:

1. Learn how to normalize a relationship that has soured.
2. Defuse anger/conflicts that destroy morale and productivity.
3. Practice ethics.
4. Facilitate the comfort and happiness of others-learn to be considerate.
5. Minimize the danger of violence in the workplace.
6. Obtain the foundation for practicing diversity.
7. How to avoid sexual harassment and discrimination.

How You Will Benefit:

1. Be the supervisor that everyone wants to work for instead of running away from.
2. Learn the success factors of best practice organizations in this area.
3. Apply tools and techniques for launching a civility program.
4. Put into practice a Civility Policy.
5. Create a positive environment through sincerity and optimism.
6. Reduce stress through constructive use of your emotions.