How to Build Relationships to Negotiate Anything

Negotiation doesn’t have to be a daunting task! This interactive and fun training session is designed to transform negotiation from a challenge into an opportunity. Get ready to discover and unleash your innate negotiation prowess, turning every interaction into a win-win scenario. Are you ready to transform your negotiation game? Participants will leave this training equipped with practical tools, newfound confidence, and a personalized negotiation toolkit ready for immediate implementation in their professional lives.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the dynamic negotiation landscape and its impact on business success.
2. Leverage your natural abilities to navigate negotiations with authenticity and flair.
3. Develop effective communication techniques to build consensus and foster lasting relationships.
4. Master the art of influencing with confidence, leaving a lasting impression.
5. Uncover the power of WIIFM to decode the other party’s motivations.

Cost: Free for SLA Members. $50 non-member. $30 nonprofits. Please NOTE this Early Riser starts at 9 a.m. EST, NOT 8 a.m. EST. 

Individuals who are either unemployed or connected with an employer who is unable to pay can request scholarships for any of our programs.

About Our Facilitator

Leah Stallone is an experienced Career Strategist, Leadership Coach, and Trainer with roots in Human Resources. 15+ years of talent management, professional development, and learning & development experience in industries such as litigation consulting, finance, technology, and healthcare influences her hands-on approach. Leah’s experience spans leading global learning & development practice at Charles River Associates to running performance management at William Blair & Company. She currently facilitates corporate training, runs a coaching practice, and teaches management at the University of Denver. As a lifelong “career junkie,” Leah uses an intuitive approach to build customized programs to educate clients on communications, performance management, and leadership. She prides herself in helping clients demystify the complicated. Leah shares the power of storytelling to help clients communicate their meaningful career moments. Professional certifications include BetterUp Coaching, ATD Facilitation, Purpose-driven Leader, and SPHR certifications.

Virtual 2-Part Series

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

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

Discover the transformative power of Core Energy in leadership. This course delves into the intangible yet essential energy at the core of our thoughts, emotions, and actions, shaping how we lead and influence. Through Core Energy coaching and training, you’ll learn to harness this energy to enhance your personal performance as a leader. Embrace the unknown with confidence, take reasonable risks without fear, and shift your perspective from mere survival to visionary thinking. Join us to unlock your full potential and lead with greater clarity and impact. This session will teach leaders about the seven levels of energy leadership, how they show up in their everyday lives and how to shift their energy.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify what is Core Energy Leadership and why it is important
2. Understand the seven levels of energy leadership
3. Lean how to recognize these levels in our lives and how to shift our energy

Cost: Free for SLA Members. $250 non-member. $200 nonprofits.

Individuals who are either unemployed or connected with an employer who is unable to pay can request scholarships for any of our programs.

About Our Facilitator

Julie Sanchez passionately believes in leaning in and working to become the solution to whatever challenges we face in the world today. Sanchez understands the struggles we face as a society are complicated and multi-faceted. She knows that Black professional women and underestimated leaders have real barriers to achieving the American dream. Nonetheless, Sanchez believes the American dream can be realized when people work together. CEO Sanchez is a professional speaker and conducts a variety of team building, and training workshops. Sanchez is an ICF-certified coach who has developed award-winning teams and has been recognized for her work with underestimated entrepreneurs.

Cultivating a Trans-Inclusive Workplace

Trans people are increasingly visible yet face significant challenges in almost all aspects of life, including the workplace. 63% of trans people report being discriminated against because of their gender identity, while 49% report being asked unnecessary or invasive questions at work (KFF / The Washington Post).
Through education, compassion, and intentionality, you can build a more inclusive and equitable workplace for trans people. In this session, you’ll learn a variety of practices you can implement to help trans coworkers, customers, and other stakeholders feel like they belong in your organization.

Learning Objectives

1. Learn about the rich complexity of gender identities, including terms such as transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, genderfluid, and agender
2. Identify challenges that trans people experience in the workplace
3. Discover interventions and trans-inclusive language practices that can help create a more equitable and inclusive experience for trans people in the workplace

Cost: Free for SLA Members. $50 non-member. $30 nonprofits

Individuals who are either unemployed or connected with an employer who is unable to pay can request scholarships for any of our programs.

About Our Facilitator

Eva Grouling Snider is an Instructional Consultant at Ball State University, where she supports faculty in their teaching. She is a certified Gallup Global Strengths Coach and is passionate about helping people see the best in themselves.

Finding Flow: A Workshop for Unlocking High Performance & Focus

VIrtual 2-Part Series

Session #1: 
Wednesday, September 18
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Session #2: 
Thursday, September 19
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Have you ever noticed how there are certain moments when you do your best work? What if you could stack the deck in favor of doing that more consistently? In this interactive workshop, we will look at the science-backed ways of working known as ‘flow’—the state of optimal focus and ‘clutch’ performance—navigating high-pressure situations with finesse. Explore the psychological principles, practical strategies, and experiment with hands-on exercises that can help unlock new ways of showing up for the work that motivates and matters most to you.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the psychology behind ‘flow’ and ‘clutch’ performance
2. Learn techniques to access and sustain the ‘flow’ state
3. Develop strategies to thrive and excel in high-pressure situations
4. Cultivate a personalized action plan for achieving peak performance in professional and personal pursuits

Cost: Free for SLA Members. $250 non-member. $200 nonprofits.

Individuals who are either unemployed or connected with an employer who is unable to pay can request scholarships for any of our programs.

About Our Facilitator

Adam Bouse founded Optimistic Coaching to help people overcome challenges, navigate emotions, and live with greater intentionality. He’s an International Coaching Federation-certified coach with more than 15 years of leadership experience and over 1000 hours of coaching experience. With training in emotional intelligence and brain-based coaching, Adam empowers clients to achieve their goals while fostering greater resilience and satisfaction. Optimistic Coaching specializes in coaching and training for emotional intelligence, empathy, difficult conversations, mindfulness, resilience, and, of course, optimism.

Read a book. Lead with inspiration.

SLA in partnership with Muncie Public Library is offering a unique quarterly gathering, highlighting important take-aways from inspirational leadership books. At each event, facilitators will share key leadership development lessons from leadership-focused books. This is not a book club, rather a guided discussion around the key takeaways from each book.

Prior reading of the book is not required but we encourage participants to share about what they learned and check-out one of the books from Muncie Public Library. All participants attending will be entered in a raffle to win a digital copy of one of the books discussed.

All sessions are FREE and open to the public. Registration is required.

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