Educational and Training Services
Sinnott Executive Consulting offers a variety of educational programs with titles varying from the “College of Hard Knocks” to “We Are Who We Hire.” Designed to be informational yet engaging, these programs can be the best way to address important current issues with your leadership team.
All programs offered are delivered by a seasoned executive who will draw on personal experience to illustrate the points of his or her discussion. We aim to spare our clients the shallow rhetoric that is sometimes passed on as advice; we firmly believe that experience is the best informant.
Our programs create a safe environment in which we present real life scenarios and offer feedback. Our instructors are consistently rated as “excellent” by more than 90% of participants.
- On-Campus - When your employees or leadership teams need on-site training in the most crucial and up-to-date business practices, sinnott Executive Consulting can help. We offer cost-effective seminar-style and lecture-style educational services right at your place of work for maximum convenience, and we cover an array of topics in leadership, ethics, and management.
- Retreat Style - Sometimes the best learning takes place with a change of scenery and pace. For a complete immersion experience, take your team off-site to remove the confines and conventions of the workplace while learning about the latest in leadership techniques. Sinnott Executive Consulting can tailor a curriculum to suit your group’s current needs and address issues you are facing.
Remember - “Knowledge is Power.” All great organizations invest in their current and future leaders, even in challenging economic times. For a listing of programs readily available to your organization, see the reverse of this page. Keep in mind, all programs will be adapted to address the specific challenges of your business.
If you are looking for a program that is not listed, please contact Sinnott Executive Consulting to discuss the possibility of developing a custom curriculum.
Leadership Development Programs
In a time of economic uncertainty there is a need to continue to develop your organizations leaders. Sinnott Executive Consulting is happy to announce the availability of our new Executive Leadership Programs designed to provide high quality, cost effective leadership education seminars. These seminars will be provided onsite by experienced CEOs who are now teaching in major academic institutions. The following is a listing of the available seminars:
Sales - The New Executive Competency:
Productive, time-tested sales techniques will be applied
to enhancing a leader’s effectiveness. Leaders
need to be able to “sell” their vision for the future
and how it will impact everyone in the organization.
You Are Who You Hire:
A long standing axiom for an executive is “You
are who you hire”, meaning the selection and
performance of any hire has a direct impact on the
hiring superior. During this seminar, participants
will learn to make the best hiring choices.
College of Hard Knocks -
Lessons From a CEO:
Being a good leader is not hard, it just takes hard
work. Learn from a seasoned CEO how to become
a better leader by effectively using tools such as
candor, integrity, and balance.
Becoming an Entrepreneur
in the Corporate World:
The present and future economic challenges of the
corporate world need to be met by an entrepreneur
spirit and mindset. This seminar will show you that
growth is the only way out, and that you cannot
shrink yourself to greatness.
The Management Communication Program:
To be effective, a leader needs strong communication
skills. Participants will learn in both a classroom
setting and from spending time in front of a camera
practicing the new skills and being critiqued by
accomplished communicators.
Resolving Conflicts in the Workplace:
Becoming comfortable and experienced with
handling conflicts in the workplace is in demand
due to both external and internal changes that impact
an organization. There are Six Key Techniques that
participants will learn to resolve conflict in the
workplace; “I” Language vs. “You” Language,
Anticipation, Self Interest, Non Verbal Clues, Limit
Setting and Consequences.
Power of Persuasion:
Based upon the nationally recognized work of
Dr. Robert Cialdini, this seminar will develop an
individual’s ability to get others to say “yes” to
important operational and strategic opportunities.
The core principals of ethical influence will be
discussed; Reciprocity, Scarcity, Authority,
Consistency, Liking and Consensus.
Skills, Techniques and Strategies
for Effective Negotiations:
Based upon the work of Patrick Cleary, a former
Federal Mediator and author of the “Negotiating
Handbook, participants will learn how to become
more effective negotiators. The topics will address
the following negotiation steps: Preparation, The
Process, Basics of Conflict Resolution, Negotiations
and the Rules of Engagement.
