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Staff development and training for organizations is at a new frontier. A well designed program, training, seminar or workshop will have defined intended learner outcomes, be interactive, engage the learner and include take-away and immediately usable skills. The Company of Experts offers customizable training solutions that are cost efficient.
Our professional development workshops online are facilitated, include office hours and outstanding curriculum…. Available for all organizations and individuals as well. Our great face to face training now available on-line.
We had the opportunity to meet the following people at this year’s Innovations Conference in Reno, NV. These individuals attended one of Company of Experts sessions regarding online learning. We thank like to thank each of you for participating in discussions by presenting you with certificates to a free online workshop!
Ann Turoczy, Gary Hartley, Diane Nicolet, Jennifer Lange, Cynthia Ross, Las Positias and Cindy Adams
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For over 20 years, Company of Experts has watched individuals become inspired through creative change, innovation, and Appreciative Inquiry. To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we asked individuals who have become certified as a facilitator for Appreciative Inquiry to write a practicum that tells how they have incorporated AI into their personal or professional life. We took practicum submissions and created a 20th Anniversary Edition of Celebration for all to share. We randomly picked one submitter to be a winner for a free online workshop. The winning submitter is:
RJ Johnson
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Congratulations to all of our Winners!!!
Contact Information:Address: Email: Kathy@CompanyofExperts.net Phone: Skype: company.of.experts Website(s): Social Media Networks: LinkedIn Groups: Working Portfolio: |
What might be possible if community and organization members were fully engaged and using their strengths to collectively achieve shared visions?
This is the question that motivates Kathy Becker and has her focused on collaboration. Given current global challenges, Kathy uses strengths-based organizational design practices to help clients respond effectively to increasing levels of complexity in their environments and growing demand for innovation and change.
Kathy is the CEO/President of the Company of Experts, Inc. and oversees this Small Woman Owned Business serving schools, colleges and universities, businesses, corporations and non-profits moving them from deficit models of planning and thinking to engagement, empowerment and collaboration. Under Kathy’s leadership the Company has developed a world presence and is continuing to add new teams throughout the world including Africa, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East and South America.
Kathy’s employment history includes 20 twenty-years at a college that began a premier international student’s program for undergraduate students. Kathy has knowledge of the housing, personnel, visa, hiring and orientation, health and curriculum decisions that will go into the development of this project.
In an academic environment, Kathy served as a founding Chief Human Resources Officer, Staff Development Coordinator, Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, and has had direct responsibility for contract negotiations, sexual harassment training, discrimination investigation, mediation and conflict resolution, discipline and grievance, management training, and leadership development.
Kathy has also served as an elected board member for a number of non-profit organizations and has relocated her company to Las Vegas, Nevada to be part of the energy, creativity and change.
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You will begin to receive confirmation and important information. Prior to the workshop you will receive a welcome letter providing you with your login and password information.
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This will vary based on your goals and the type of workshop that you enroll in. Self-paced workshops can be completed on your time schedule. Facilitator led workshops will have a beginning and end date providing you with access to experts in the field.
If you pay for a workshop and it is canceled prior to the start of the workshop or program, you will automatically be registered in the next workshop of the same title; or you may apply these funds towards another workshop that we offer. However, if you request a refund, we will deduct a fee to cover the registration and credit card handling fees. If you paid your registration and are unable to attend the specific workshop, we will make every attempt to accommodate you in another workshop based on space availability.
That you don’t need to be in the workshop at a specific time, but you will have assignments and projects that may be due by a specific time.
We have several formats to fit your goals and needs. If we don’t a format that works for you, just let us know!
Facilitated Online Workshops
These workshops are entirely online and usually have a start and end date and are led by experts in the field. Training anytime, anywhere you have access to a computer with a web browser. This is referred to as asynchronous.
Self-Paced Online Workshops
These online workshops allow you to learn at your own pace while achieving training credit.
Custom Workshops
All workshops can be customized and offered for intact groups sponsored by an employer. These workshops may include online components as well as face-to-face facilitation (hybrid workshop).
Webinars
These sessions last anywhere from 1-2 hours and are usually synchronous (requires you be online at a certain time).
You will have the actual time requirements for each workshop in advance. You can anticipate that you will have time requirements but not every day as these workshops have been developed by working professionals for working professionals.
Online courses use technology (you will need access to a computer and know basic computer skills) for learning and communication. If you are comfortable with up and down loading your assignments, reading online, and are motivated to learn – online learning is perfect for you.
Workshops are content driven and we make every effort to advise you in advance what the time commitment will be, however, this is different for each person. For Facilitator led workshops, you can anticipate approximately two hours per week. Webinar’s will typically be 1 to 2 hours and the self-paced workshops are dependent on your ability to complete the program and the learning outcomes.
Online workshops, seminars and trainings have learning outcomes as do the traditional face to face workshops, seminars and trainings. We have been in the training business for twenty years. We offer the same high quality programs online. Online workshops allow you the opportunity to learn at home or the office with access 24/7. They fit your busy life.
The workshops are designed to be interactive and engaging, providing you with time to communication and learn with/from your facilitator and peers. The Fintelo Software utilizes the Threaded Discussion Group and has the Chat Feature. For facilitator led workshops, the facilitator will have “office” hours and will be online with you live or available via telephone, email and possibly a social networking site such as Facebook or Linkedin.
The beauty of Fintelo is how easy and intuitive it is to use.
The workshops or sessions are scheduled regularly. You will find the current list of workshops available at www.companyofexperts.net and click on the calendar.
Everything you need for the class will typically be included in one price. If other materials are important to the learning outcomes for this workshop, you will have that information prior to registration. You don’t need to purchase any special software. Once you have completed registration, you will receive your login and password information.
This will vary by workshop. You will be provided that information prior to the start of the workshop.
Our attention to your needs has kept us in this business for twenty years. We want to hear from you, call (702) 228-4699 or email Kathy@companyofexperts.net. At the time of registration, you will be provided information with contact information for content, schedule, technical or other questions related to the specific workshop that you are enrolled in.
In advance preparation is necessary, you will be provided that information upon registration. You may check your computer access to ensure that you will have reliable service for your scheduled workshop.
The Appreciative Inquiry is a collaborative, strength-based approach to both personal and organizational development that is proving to be highly effective in thousands of organizations and communities in hundreds of countries around the world. It is a way of bringing about change that shares leadership and learning – fully engaging everyone in the organization. Since March 2003, we’ve trained nearly 2000 participants in our Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training (AIFT©) workshops. Join us at one of these workshops and learn how to change the way you think about change!
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The Leadership Development Institute (LDI) includes programs and workshops designed for leaders at all levels. Customized programs designed for your organization can be delivered as well – tailored strategically to meet your leaders and your organization. What makes our programs unique and what distinguishes us from the others is our inquiry-based learning which emphasizes learning by doing.
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Today’s Department Chairs have one of the most conflicting roles on campus as they serve as liaison between faculty and administration. Department Chairs are responsible for curriculum, strategic planning, budget matters, personnel management, and program reviews – yet their position is not one of undisputed authority. Conflict can arise from many stakeholders – making it difficult for the chair to lead, plan, and unite their department.
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Since 2005, the Creative Change Institute has designed and convened several Creative Change though Imagination™ dialogues for positive change. The Institute is committed to facilitating dialogue that will bring together businesses and corporations, educational institutions, community leaders, governmental agencies, unions, and nonprofit organizations to focus on leading positive change in America.
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The Instructional Skills Workshops (ISW) program is a comprehensive three-tiered program that serves as the foundation for several professional development activities.
We’re focused on providing the absolute best consulting and training business that is based on fairness, equality and inclusivity. This is our passion; it’s what we love to do.
Our mission is to inspire the success and connection of people and organizations’ who envision a more sustainable thriving world.
We support and engage with our local communities, changing lives, thriving together. Experts on Call lead and participate in meaningful and generative programs in their communities, building an online network with others who share the same values. Together, we are committed to creating wholeness, harmony and balance.
We are working to be consistently aware of our impact on the environment. As a consulting and training Company, travel is important. How might we as a Company reduce our footprint and support others who do as well?
Do you have suggestions? Let us know.
We have outstanding collaborators, Experts on Call worldwide. We are building the best network of experienced and trained consultants. The Experts on Call program brings you outstanding, recognized independent consultants all in one location, online. Clients can post jobs and connect directly based on expertise and geography. Join our newsletter to stay current on trends and events. Or join us on Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter.
The foundation of this collaboration is the commitment to advocating building Communities for Good. Communities of learning and sharing knowledge to support wholeness of heart, equality, breaking down barriers and equality.
Building Generative Systems for Good
Aligning our values with Appreciative Inquiry, we engage in creating systems and structures that support learning and social awareness; creativity, positivity and enthusiasm for living systems with the perseverance to build community with compassion, enthusiasm and trust.
Snapshot
Jim was the Founding President of Copper Mountain College in California. In 2000, Jim hired Kathy to be the Founding Chief Human Resources Officer for the College District. Understanding that the world had changed for the employees of the college and for the community, they began to seek opportunities to engage people in new and different ways. The two soon learned about Appreciative Inquiry. Taking a great leap and trust in AI, they began planning a Summit for all college employees. They immediately saw the potential for change and collaboration. When they had the opportunity to buy the Company of Experts, Inc., they seized it.
Company of Experts → Past and present
Nancy Stetson began her work as a consultant in the 1980’s in addition to her full time job, she then began reaching out to other consultants for help. Over time it evolved into a network of people throughout the U.S. and Canada who had expertise in a particular subject area who were excellent consultants, facilitators, keynoters, or trainers. This network of consultants, primarily educators, officially became Company of Experts in 1989.
In 1992, Charles Miller became Vice-President and co-owner of the Company. From 1992 to 2005, they shared knowledge, skills, and abilities of Nancy and Charles enabled the Company of Experts to continue attracting excellent Experts on Call, as well as hundreds of clients. For 16 years Company of Experts operated out of a garage that was converted into an office. It had no employees, only independent contractors – including the corporate officers.
Nancy and Charles crossed paths with Kathy Becker and Jim Pulliam in 2001 when several employees at the college Jim and Kathy worked at were given the opportunity to participant in a two week professional development workshop. The trainers for this workshop were none other than Charles Miller and Nancy Stetson.
Kathy later heard that Nancy and Charles were selling Company of Experts and saw it as a great opportunity. The idea of making a difference excited Kathy and Jim. In January 2005, Nancy and Charles found the competition fierce to purchase the Company, Kathy and Jim were the successful new owners.
Kathy and Jim believe the Company of Experts’ strength results from a strong set of values – people first – and they continue to look for Experts on Call that believe and represent those same values. Company of Experts prides itself on being learner and community centered.
Kathy and Jim have expanded and evolved their workshops to include the use of technology which has allowed Company of Experts to offer their workshops online.
What lies ahead
Company of Experts, Inc. plans to make their recognized training and consulting services more accessible and affordable to organizations and individuals and conceded online learning as the solution. Company of Experts Inc. has teamed up with Distance Edu Learning, Inc.(Fintelo) to create a new system for organizations and individuals to, within their budget and time, further their growth and advancement through interactive online workshops.
Company of Experts, Inc., with the help of Fintelo®, now offers their renowned workshops in a variety of ways: on-site, hybrid, or online, providing users with the option to decide which learning method would work best for their organization and/or individual. Company of Experts online workshops also provides its users with the flexibility to complete their training at a time and place that is most convenient for them.
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