I have accumulated 1,000's of hours working with individuals who are often at a very profound decision point - continue forward or pick a new path.
A person's career can be one of the top three stress-points in life, but through regular career coaching, this stress can be minimized or eliminated altogether in favor of happiness. I'm passionate about helping to improve your career's direction by discovering your heart's true passion as well as improving work relationships while increasing your personal confidence.
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Leadership (not management) is the ultimate key to business success, and that's true for a Fortune 100 corporation or a 30 person start-up. Investing in leadership development is therefore an investment in business success.
Successful businesses that develop leadership skills reduce employee turnover and establish a caring and relevant culture. From determining the best organizational structure to level-up training, team building, and even core training on US employment and HR law, I work with clients to ensure best practices for all leadership development tactics are in place.
Freud said that happiness is to love and to work. If that's true then there is ultimate synergy when we love what we do for work. Workforce training helps to make this connection obvious across the entire enterprise.
Increasing employee engagement is the ultimate goal of any workforce training effort, and I've worked with hundreds of individuals as they consider their career path and design their future.
Stephen Covey said it is a shame to spend a lifetime climbing the corporate ladder only to find it's leaning against the wrong building. My structured approach to career development starts by understanding where each individual's strengths are and what makes them "heart happy".
I have accumulated 1,000's of hours working with individuals who are often at a very profound decision point - continue forward or pick a new path.
A person's career can be one of the top three stress-points in life, but through regular career coaching, this stress can be minimized or eliminated altogether in favor of happiness. I'm passionate about helping to improve your career's direction by discovering your heart's true passion as well as improving work relationships while increasing your personal confidence.
A Broad Curriculum Delivers Engagement and Continued Interest
With more than 30 "ready to go" courses, we can get started with your educational programs quickly and effectively. Need something special? Get in touch to see how we can customize a program for your particular business and culture.
Below are just a few examples of the courses we can offer.
Coaching for Development
This class is focused on helping managers have meaningful conversations with their direct reports about their development. The course looks at understanding team needs as well as individual needs. This program will introduce the leader to the “GROW” model for coaching which is especially well suited for goal-oriented coaching outcomes. as well as looking at how to think about development strategically for your team, and then how to structure development to be most effective using the “70/20/10 rule”.
DiSC for Improved Communication
In this session you will learn to see the characteristics of each DiSC style and understand your own unique preferences. But most importantly, you can recognize how behavior is likely to be misread and learn how to adjust your communication to meet the needs and styles of those around you. This course can be done for individuals or teams as a team building event.
Constructive Confrontations
There are three key times when conflict management skills are going to be really handy for you to have: First, when opinions vary (you have one idea, someone else has another). Second, when emotions are running high, and you have to achieve a good outcome. Third, when the stakes are high. This class will teach you to recognize the value of conflict, your “go to” style in conflict, and how to get things back on track when they start to go sideways.
Why Work With Steve Brown
Steve has a passion for helping people reach their full potential and has been recognized for his unique approach that blends personal insight with action. With nearly three decades of experience in career coaching, leadership development, and workforce training, Steve has the experience to help small businesses as well as larger enterprises.
In his corporate career, Steve served as Director of Organizational Development for both Nationwide Insurance and The Avis Budget Group. He led the idea of internal coaching / mentoring programs while at ADP in the late 90's. Since then he has developed internal coaching and mentoring practices at Nationwide Insurance, First Consumers National Bank, Avis, and Siemens, and he has helped colleagues establish similar programs in their organizations.
Steve has been a leadership coach for 28 years. For several years in the 90's he also had a private clinical practice for Marriage Therapy. He is a graduate of George Fox University with an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy, as well as an MS in Business Management from Concordia College. In addition he has training from the Coach Training Institute.