FSU’s series of workshops on Breaking Free of Your Comfort Zone is designed to get participants to stretch themselves beyond the boundaries they put on their own thinking and patterns of interaction. This topic is best explored in organizations and teams that have developed reasonable trust amongst themselves. See our Business Organizations offerings for more [...]

Communication in Teams
fsuprovost2017-05-23T14:00:01+00:00Most work product in businesses and organizations comes from multiple individuals’ contributions. The quality of that work product, and the experience in its creation, is therefore necessarily impacted by the quality of communications among team members. In our Communication in Teams workshops, we focus on group dynamics, valuing all voices and building upon each team [...]

Cross-Disciplinary Thinking
fsuprovost2017-05-23T14:00:35+00:00Many organizations have individuals or teams that focus on matters quite separately from those in other departments or areas of emphasis. Consequently, the learning, perspective and knowledge within one part of the organization is isolated from other parts of the organization — leading to potential missed opportunities for improvement or innovation. Further, failure to communicate [...]

Giving and Receiving Feedback
fsuprovost2017-05-23T14:02:04+00:00Organizations that are successful are constantly improving. That requires effective communication regarding team members’ strengths and weaknesses. Unfortunately, most individuals do not naturally give or receive feedback regarding such matters particularly well. In our giving and receiving feedback courses, we explore how to overcome the natural limitations within an organizational structure that prevent maximum effectiveness [...]

Intergenerational Communication
fsuprovost2017-06-03T20:48:02+00:00Today’s workplace is filled with more varied generational backgrounds, expectations and communication styles than ever before. While differences can be great strengths, they can also be a source of stress and disconnect if not approached properly. Our workshops on intergenerational communication explore what your team’s particular experience has been and provide tools, techniques, strategies [...]

Professional Presentations and Communications
fsuprovost2017-05-23T14:03:42+00:00Businessmen and women need to not only perform their function well, but they need to communicate well with both internal and external constituencies.