Open Enrollment Workshop-

October 10-12, 2006 New York, NY  

You probably know it by now: good technical skills are not enough to ensure project or initiative success. For over six years, Rath & Strong has been helping Black Belts and Master Black Belts from dozens of companies around the world build the influence skills they need to get sustainable project results.  

Now, for the first time, we are making a public version* of this popular workshop available. Join us for three intensive days that will change the way you get your work done!

Workshop Description

This highly interactive workshop helps BBs and MBBs build practical skills they can use immediately. It deals specifically with the areas that we’ve found cause Belts the most trouble: resistance, change management, communications, influence methods, and stakeholder management. The workshop focuses on how Belts can apply tools and techniques in these areas directly to the work they do every day. The approach combines lecture, skills practices, role-play, and self-reflection. Participants will have the opportunity to share experiences with, and learn from, other Belts and our experienced facilitator.  The workshop size will be limited to allow for maximum participation and interaction.

What Participants Will Learn

• Resistance & Change Management:
  Understand reasons for others’ behavior, what facilitates (or prevents) behavior change, and what to do about resistance. Learn how to figure out what others are concerned about and interested in, so you can deal with them more effectively.

• Influence Strategies:
  Recognize the “social power” you have with others, the type of influence strategy that a particular situation calls for, and how to use the appropriate strategy…instead of the one you’re most comfortable with. The use of data and logic is one way to influence, and a favorite of Belts. But it’s not always the most effective approach! 

• Communicating with Stakeholders:
  Assess your own listening skills, identify where you need work, and learn techniques to improve. Recognize how others want you to communicate with them (i.e., their “listening styles”), and learn how to adapt yourself to their style so you’ll be more influential.

• Stakeholder Management:
  Identify, analyze, and plan for support from your stakeholders. Learn how to plan ahead to influence, get commitment, and reduce unwanted surprises. Participants will leave with a plan for one key stakeholder, and the skills required to create additional plans.

Who should attend?

Black Belts, Master Black Belts. Participants should have already completed, or be in the last stages of, a Six Sigma or Lean project.

Cost

$2,900 for the 3-day workshop. Includes workshop binder, three self-assessment instruments, and a copy of Rath & Strong’s Six Sigma Team Pocket Guide.

THIS CLASS IS CURRENTLY FULL. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR ADDITIONAL DATES.

Location

The workshop will be held in midtown Manhattan. Morning and afternoon refreshments will be provided. (Participants can get lunch at one of many local spots.)

About your instructor

Mary Federico, a VP at Rath & Strong, has a Master's Degree in Organizational Psychology. She consults to clients on the leadership, change management, and behavioral aspects of their Six Sigma and Lean initiatives. Ms. Federico is the co-developer of Rath & Strong's Team & Influence Skills for Belts workshop, which she delivers to participants across the globe. She is the co-author of Rath & Strong's Six Sigma Team Pocket Guide, and the sole author of Rath & Strong's WorkOut for Six Sigma Pocket Guide. Ms. Federico's clients have been in a variety of industries, including postal delivery, automotive parts, contact lenses, electrical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications.

* A 5-day version of Rath & Strong's Team & Influence Skills for Belts workshop is offered to companies on a private basis. In addition to the topics above, the longer version includes material and exercises on leading effective project teams and dealing with problems on teams, and it involves the videotaping of participants as they interact on a task team.

Contact Rath & Strong for more information.