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February 2020
Talking to Decision Makers: What to Say and How to Say It
Government employees, as protectors of the public health, are required to communicate effectively. Working under time constraints, they must present the relevant issues and challenges of a situation and the proposed next steps. They need to speak succinctly and support their conclusions with evidence, so their words will not be misinterpreted. During a high energy, interactive session, Nancy Singer, a former prosecutor and defense attorney, will demonstrate how to prepare and describe an issue in 30 seconds using the “What…
Find out more »Webinar: Building the Business Case for Learning and Development
It can be challenging to gain executive buy-in for an investment in talent management process and technology improvements, especially when the return may not be immediately measurable or apparent. This can be especially frustrating when the cost of doing nothing – which may be greater than the initial investment – goes unrecognized. The key is to present a meaningful, relevant and credible business case that focuses on the measurable outcomes from a modern approach to talent management. HR leaders need…
Find out more »March 2020
Resilience: The Art of Failure, Recovery, and Success
In an ever-changing, uncertain work environment, resilience is a must. Optimism, a positive attitude, emotional intelligence, and the ability to embrace failure positions managers and leaders for success. The impact on mind, body, and organization is not only important, it's measurable. When managers are able to engage in accurate self-assessment and a clear analysis of potential decisions, they are poised for success. This session explores the variables that make up resilience in the human psyche. Participants will examine the complex…
Find out more »Webinar: Annual Institute Preview
Have you been to a conference and wondered what the sessions would be like? What if you could get a preview of some of the topics ahead of time? The 2020 TOC Annual Institute is upon us — 3 days of networking with peers and learning best practices, case studies, and tools available to Federal Learning & Development and Human Capital professionals. Join us for a preview of the Annual Institute for this March webinar, where we give you that…
Find out more »April 2020
An Immersive Introduction to Design Thinking
This session will be an immersive activity meant to give you a full cycle through the design thinking process in a 90 minute short session. This approach to learning what design thinking is all about will be exciting and fun! You will work in groups of four (two teams of two). There will be very little if any "lecture." Instead of just telling you about design thinking, I want you to immediately jump right in and experience it for yourself.…
Find out more »2020 Annual Institute
April 19-22, 2020 at the Clarion Fountainebleau in Ocean City, MD
Find out more »May 2020
Unintentional Bias Impacts Your Agency
Successful agencies hire a diverse workforce, but does that diversity of perspectives make it to the members of the public whom you serve? Does your public relations team understand how different cultures impact the mission? In this highly interactive session, you will make an action plan for bringing unconscious bias to light in your agency to better serve your mission. Learning Objectives: Understand unconscious bias and uncover some of your own; Discover the implications of unconscious bias on your agency;…
Find out more »Webinar: The Neuroscience of Gratitude – What Leaders Need to Know About This New Neural Knowledge
Imagine a community of leaders able to surpass the limitations of traditional leadership strategies and proactively address the negative consequences inherent in today’s high stress, often conflict laden, challenging work environments. Imagine leading from a strengths-based philosophy armed with the latest research and evidence-based practices in gratitude and contemporary neuroscience, in order to create more positive, collaborative, and engaged teams. The human brain, with its built-in negativity bias, identifies the workplace first and foremost as a social system. Leaders attending…
Find out more »June 2020
Annual Distinguished Service Awards Program
The Training Officers Consortium Distinguished Service Awards Program was launched by the Training Officers Consortium in 1955 to stimulate improved government-sponsored training programs through recognition of individuals making significant contributions to the Federal training community in the field of human resource development (training, education, and development). Awards are given in the following categories: Leadership Development: Presented to an individual, team or agency that has made significant accomplishments in leadership development. Leadership development can encompass any number of developmental processes including the…
Find out more »Webinar: L&D’s Opportunity to Help Engineer the Future Organization
In this session, you will learn how L&D can 1) build its constituency, 2) enhance its effectiveness, and 3) increase its ability to help shape strategy by capitalizing on the enterprise imperative to become more flexible and adaptive. The nature of work is changing. Organizations are shifting employees from low value work (computers do easily) to high value work (only human beings can do). The work is changing quickly, but leadership is often far removed from the work. Front-line employees…
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