Our expertise as speakers and trainers consist of relevant topics around leadership and communication. Additionally, Antoinette has extensive expertise in speaking and training around introversion; and John has extensive expertise in speaking and training around leadership development and community and country transformation.
We respond to each inquiry with a complimentary discovery meeting with the leader or meeting planner to learn about specific desires for a successful engagement. All workshops / trainings can be delivered in-person or virtually and are tailored for relevance and high engagement for your industry and audience / participants.
“I couldn’t recommend Antoinette highly enough. As a team, we derived so much more value out of her session than what Antoinette charged us. She’s one of the best in the business.”
Skyler Hinrichs
Artisan Technology Group
The more gifted you are to lead, the greater the temptation to forego the calling to serve. Learn how to establish yourself as a servant leader who empowers your team to win. Learn how to develop a servant mindset, and how to build a plan to continually become a better servant leader.
Your workplace may be diverse; however, if your leaders are not perceived as inclusive you will lose all the benefits of that diverse team. In this workshop participants will learn how to develop their personal inclusive leadership style and apply inclusive leadership skills throughout the organization.
For leaders to truly influence others, they must connect. That starts with gaining an understanding of their own naturally wired communication and behavioral style and those of their team. In this interactive training, participants will learn how to better lead and communicate with others.
The Working Genius is Patrick Lencioni’s newest teamwork model, which helps people understand how they can contribute to work most effectively. This model can help individuals, leaders and teams better leverage one another’s strengths and understand how to be both productive and fulfilled at work.
Effective communication is a skill that sets great leaders apart from the rest. Does this mean that extroverts have a huge advantage over introverts? Not at all! Introverts can learn and develop powerful non-verbal and verbal communication skills without compromising their personality. In this interactive training, introverts will learn how to embrace how they are naturally wired while leaning strategies to successfully interact with and lead others.
High performers and leaders are ready to crush it both personally and professionally, but often cannot get traction or maintain consistency for progress. Participants will learn what has stopped their progress in the past, how to chunk down their goals into actionable steps, and how to monitor for continued success.
“Antoinette hosted an invaluable communications workshop for a couple of our business units at Dell Technologies. She had the entire audience, ranging from recent graduates to senior directors, fully engaged with the different activities she pulled together. Several people even mentioned this being “the best workshop [they] have ever been to!”
Amber Hughes
Dell Technologies
Public speaking remains a dreaded fear for many leaders and business professional who find themselves in roles in which they need to portray confidence and competence as a speaker.
Participants will learn how to strengthen their presence both non-verbally and verbally when presenting, as well as strategies to feel more confident as a speaker.
Within every organization team members desire to feel seen and heard. When leaders put a premium on presence as a core value that is lived out daily at all levels within the organization, team members are engaged, more productive, and work collaboratively. In this training, participants will learn how to convey presence through body language and verbally with others for increased trust and influence.
Mid-level managers can feel frustrated when trying to lead because of their massive responsibility despite their limited scope of control. In this training, participants will gain strategies on how to gain influence and effectively lead when “in the middle” between those they lead and upper management or corporate.
Is your organization in need of leadership and/or communication training that is more in-depth than a brief stand-alone workshop? Antoinette can work with you to customize curriculum and format that is ideal for your team and your budget.
Training Topics Include (but not limited to):
“Over the years, Griff Development has provided us with a variety of services including one-on-one professional coaching and mentoring, Staff (group) coaching, and all employee events to develop and enhance internal communication and team building. We have seen their efforts and our investment in them payoff significantly, not only at an organizational level, but I could attest to the personal improvement I, myself have experienced.”
Avan Varzavand
CEO, Nueces Electric Cooperative
