Event Type : Workshop

In-Person Workshop

Learning Objectives

1. Allow leaders to step back and simplify their day to day priorities
2. Allow leaders to understand their function in specific meetings
3. Give leaders a series of tools to execute their roles more effectively.

This program is ideal for: President, Owner or CEO of a locally based company

About Our Facilitator

Matt Nettleton

From the living room to the board room Matt Nettleton has sold a wide variety of tangible products and high-end services. He understands salespeople and knows how to help them become the best they can be. He helps elevate the profession—and the professional salesperson’s view of himself.

Since 2003, Matt has coached more than 175 companies in a wide variety of industries. He has helped multiple companies grow from $1 million to more than $10 million in annual revenue and has helped clients close more than $2.3 billion in new sales. Coaching people using the “Sandler Selling System” seasoned by personal sales experience and the experience of his clients.

Virtual Workshop 2-Part Series

Session #1:
Wednesday, July 27
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Session #2:
Thursday, July 28
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Introverts have amazing strengths, but they can often be overshadowed in a fast-paced society focused on energy and charisma. This session is for everyone- introverts, extroverts, and those wanting to learn more specifically about the world of introverts- close to half of the U.S. population. Whether you are more of a listener, a talker, or somewhere in between, learning about personality preferences can help us become more meaningful communicators.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the world of introverts and be inspired through clarity, confirmation, and confidence
2. Learn how to own your introversion- discover the strengths and attributes of introverts
3. Discover how to most effectively connect and communicate as an introvert or with an introvert

About Our Facilitator

Eilis (A-lish) Wasserman is a virtual facilitator and coach focused on cultivating confidence and inspiring self-discovery. Eilis recently worked at the Ball State University Career Center, The University of Michigan, and The Muse as a Career Coach. You may have seen Eilis acting as a digital producer for one of Shafer’s recent virtual program offerings. She currently serves as Shafer Leadership Academy’s Virtual Program Manager where she coordinates virtual programming guiding facilitators to present their best selves.

In-Person Workshop

Learning Objectives

1. Review strategies for setting exceptions and instilling accountability
2. Explore the different types of meetings
3. Understand how to build an actionable agenda
4. Learn what to do before the meeting begins
5. Examine the different types of difficult people and how to handle them
6. Discuss how to appropriately conclude a meeting
7. Understand the steps to take after a meeting
8. Understand the purpose of the “one on one”
9. Discuss the timing of a one on one
10. Learn how to prepare for a one on one
11. Understand how learning styles influence the one on one
12. Explore how one on ones build trust

This program is ideal for: anyone who hosts or participates in 1:1 and group meetings

About Our FacilitatorS

Tisha Gierhart was hired as Shafer Leadership Academy’s first Program Director in January 2014. She is primarily responsible for all activities related to the development, delivery, and assessment of leadership programs presented by Shafer Leadership Academy. In this role, she focuses on building collaborative relationships with Shafer Leadership Academy’s participants and partners.

Tisha holds a degree in Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University. She has worked in the healthcare field for fourteen years, where she developed her skills in leadership, project management and facilitation. Tisha served as an internal coach for IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, where she worked to enhance the patient experience by cultivating a culture of service.

Tisha is an alumnus of Shafer Leadership Academy’s Emergence program and has completed Advanced Facilitator Training. Tisha is a Certified John Maxwell Speaker, Coach and Trainer. She is certified in The Leadership Challenge and has over 40 hours of certified coach training. Tisha is an active member in her community where she serves as a board member for the Jay County Cancer Society and is the Co-Chair of the Jay County Cancer Walk. She enjoys volunteering and is a member of the Portland Evening Optimist and Hickory Grove Church of the Brethren. Her work reflects her passion for making a difference, building relationships, and motivating others. She believes in leading by example and developing purposeful connections.

Carisa Aguilar is the Lead Indiana Trainer for Northwest Bank, maintaining training labs in Muncie and Bloomfield. In that role, Aguilar trains virtually and in-person new and existing employees on company history, onboarding, systems, sales and soft skills. Before that she spent six years working in the school district, first as a parent volunteer coordinator where she acted as the liaison between parents and the school, maintained a database of approved volunteers, communicated teacher needs to parents as well as coordinated events that fostered home, school and community involvement.

Virtual Workshop 2-Part Series

Session #1:
Wednesday, August 24
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Session #2:
Thursday, August 25
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Optimism is a skill. Let’s be clear about that first. And as a skill, it’s anchored in seeing clearly and fully acknowledging what is true in this present moment. Where most leaders stop in their decision-making process is thinking too concretely, choosing what’s obvious and comfortable over what’s hidden and worthwhile.

In this workshop, we will explore grounded, action-oriented definition of optimism. You will have a chance to understand the mental, behavioral, and cultural barriers to optimism most people experience, then uncover practical, reasonable strategies for finding possibilities, especially when things feel most uncertain.

As a leader, you have a responsibility to help people see what’s possible, to inspire and equip them to overcome challenges. Without optimism, your task is infinitely hard and I’m convinced anyone can develop a strong, grounded, and action-oriented practice of optimism.

Learning Objectives

1. Clearly define optimism as action-oriented and a teachable skill
2. Identify your barriers for finding possibilities when things get hard
3. A safe space to practice learning optimism
4. Practical ways to build optimism into your decision-making going forward

About Our Facilitator

Adam Bouse is a Performance Coach at 15Five. With more than a dozen years of frontline management and leadership experience prior to entering the field of coaching, he is focused on helping individuals grow, teams thrive, and organizations maximize performance. He holds an M.A. in Organizational Leadership, is a certified emotional intelligence (EQ) coach, and has experience working with all organizational levels, from the frontlines through the C-suite. Adam’s coaching specialities include EQ, resonant leadership, difficult conversations, change management, manager development, goal setting, and empathy.

In-Person Workshop

Learning Objectives

1. Strategies for managing incoming items (mail, emails, meeting notes, etc)
2. How to create and use a To Do System
3. Techniques for more efficient filing
4. A method for prioritizing work and following through

This program is ideal for: anyone who hosts or participates in 1:1 and group meetings

About Our Facilitator

Janet Jackson is passionate about three things: her faith, her family, and helping others find time to pursue their passions, professionally and personally. She started Organization Solutions, LLC, in 2001, because she loves people and hates inefficiency.

Prior to starting Organization Solutions, Janet spent six years with Honda of America Manufacturing where she served as the Purchasing Lead on a corporate-wide software implementation, ensuring business and system processes were efficient and effective. She left Honda in 2000 to start Organization Solutions and to have more time for her biggest priority, being a mom.

Janet attended Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, where she double majored in Business Administration and Psychology. She graduated with honors in 1993. While at Taylor, she continued to grow her desire and ability to serve as a leader, which was cultivated initially by her ten-year involvement with Indiana 4-H.

With Indiana roots, Janet and family are currently planted in Ohio. She speaks regionally and nationally to bring increased organization, productivity, and efficiency to businesses and individuals.

Virtual Workshop 2-Part Series

Session #1:
Wednesday, September 21
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Session #2:
Thursday, September 22
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

We are hearing each other. We are NOT listening to each other. Ineffective listening is a huge cost and may be one of the highest sources of risk you have. Establishing a clear, focused, and compassionate process to practice listening can inspire trust, build relationships, encourage followers, and produce sustainable results.

The workshop will have a mix of individual reflection, larger group sharing and pair and share opportunities. Follow-up “check-in” meeting(s) – group or individual – available as additional consulting engagement. Pre-work might be assigned depending on the group goals. This workshop can be customized to align closely to organizational/team business goals.

Learning Objectives

1. Become aware of how you listen and how you manage distractions
2. Practice practice tools for wholehearted listening
3. Learn how to build psychological safety in relationships/conversations
4. Build a conversational toolkit to connect, inspire and challenge with respect

About Our Facilitator

Sunitha Narayanan brings creativity, play, gentle humor, and focus with 25+ years of experience in leadership and executive coaching to elevate leadership impact by helping leaders and their teams harness strengths by raising awareness around blind spots, untapped talent, and cognitive diversity.
With deep and intuitive listening Sunitha helps clients uncover where they are in their growth process, to hear where they are out of balance as well as how a client’s vision, values and purpose drive their engagement and alignment to personal and organizational goals. The feedback from clients when clients work with Sunitha is that she offers a safe yet challenging space to experiment without censure; to use failure as creative inspiration; a space to build a culture that promotes psychological safety so that each voice is honored.

Sunitha brings a deep and extensive background in a variety of behavioral and leadership assessment tools to analyze data from stakeholders with exceptional ability and documented success in establishing trust and intimacy of coaching relationships. She is published in industry journals on leadership topics such as authenticity, performance management, team building, and productive conversations. Her personal belief is that exemplary and unstoppable work happens with and through people. And she is on a mission to hold wholehearted space so that clients can listen to their authentic voice first, then connect that to that of a colleague or a team.