HIVE Connex trainings and programs are tailored to our clients' needs and learning objectives. Most programs can be offered in a variety of formats including half-day, full-day or multiple day sessions. Services can be provided in one on one learning or in group settings. We can customize our established trainings or design training programs and workshops to meet your specific training objectives.

For more information in reference to our services, pricing options, or if you would like to schedule a consultation to determine your business needs, please contact us via email at HIVEConnex@gmail.com or contact us.

CURRENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:

Marketing & Communications - The difference and why both are necessary:

There is a misconception that marketing and communications are one in the same when in fact, they are not. In order for leaders and organizations to exceed their benchmarks and achieve their fullest potential, they must recognize that marketing and communications have to be essential functions of all business operations. 

Marketing 101 - The Fundamentals of Marketing:

Participants will be provided an overview of the 7 P’s & 7 C’s of marketing and how to use these tools to execute a strategic plan and marketing strategy. 

Effective Communication Strategies to Enhance Your Teams Performance - Which Communication Style Are You:

Participants will learn different communication styles, individual preferred communication styles, and which methods should be used when communicating with internal and external stakeholders. 

Corporate and Marketing Communication: 

Participants will learn which stakeholders should be targeted for both corporate and marketing communication. Also, participants will receive business templates to start using once the course has ended. 

Leadership & Management Development:

Leadership is neither about having a specific title in an organization, nor directly managing staff. It is about being astute enough to know when to employ different managerial styles and techniques to galvanize teams in order to become high performing and results driven.

Emotional Intelligence (EQ): What It is and Why It’s Important in the Workplace:

Emotional intelligence impacts not only many aspects of our personal life, but it also impacts many areas of our work life. How we behave, react, and interact with others has a direct impact on the success of our businesses. This training will assist in developing participants’ emotional intelligence (EQ), so that they are better equipped to identify, understand, and manage their emotions in positive ways in order to communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges, and defuse/minimize conflict.

Persuasive Leadership:

Participants will discover how effective leadership requires persuasiveness and determination. Case studies will be reviewed of persuasive leaders in organizations throughout the United States and in politics.

Managing Employees Through Difficult Times:

Participants will learn how to effectively manage employees during restructuring, unforeseen environmental threats, and financial strife.

Supervision 101: 

Participants will learn the fundamentals of supervision, including but not limited to performance review, coaching, counseling, and goal setting. 

Supervision 201:

Participants will expand on the concepts learned in Supervision 101 and focus on the human relations aspects of supervision, such as delegation, 360 degree coaching, and how to maximize productivity of employees.

Leadership Styles and Practices - Developing the Leader Within

Being a strong, charismatic, empathetic yet result-driven leader is quite a balancing act, but one that is imperative. There are various leadership styles from authoritative to inspirational. Participants will learn an array of styles, which learning styles yield the most success, and the steps to develop their leadership skills to tap into the leader within. 

Tapping the Leader Within – Strategies to Enhance Your Skills

Now that you know your leadership style and have begun to merge your experience and skills to become a better leader and manager for yourself, your employees and your organization, now it’s time to build upon this knowledge by learning how to operate more strategically and set cascading goals for you and your team.

Coaching for Managers & Supervisors - Training Managers to be Effective Coaches:

Hive Connex believes that all leaders and managers should invest in coaching opportunities to learn more about how one’s self-deception can subconsciously negatively influence critical thinking skills and team performance. As leaders and managers, employees must be coached and counseled and know the difference between each.

Coaching Employees is the Gateway to Unlocking Potential:

Leaders and managers will learn skills of how to effectively coach employees by using the WIFM model.

Mentorship 101- Effective Mentoring Techniques:

Leaders and managers will be provided with techniques and sample mentorship plans to ensure that employees are motivated throughout their tenure within an organization and beyond.

Team Building Skills for Managers and Supervisors:

Throughout the workplace, interdepartmental and intradepartmental communication can cause communication pitfalls that lead to missed deadlines and a lack of effectiveness and efficiency. Participants will learn the importance of team building and participate in role-play scenarios to determine which activities will be helpful for their specific teams and organizations. 

Conducting Effective Performance Appraisals:

Participants will learn how to effectively document all supervision, coaching and counseling sessions throughout the year in preparation for employee performance appraisal meetings. Also, participants will learn the benefits of having bi-annual performance appraisals to support employee development.

Cultural Sensitivity - Recruiting and Managing a Diverse Workforce:

Diversity and inclusion must be considered when building any size team. Managers and leaders will gain an understanding as to how to be cognizant of the different cultures of their employees and what operating ethically and professionally without bias and prejudice looks like.

Action Planning for Results:

Action planning and time management go hand and hand. Participants will learn how to create achievable action plans based on their current job duties and responsibilities.

Networking: 

Networking is something that we do without even realizing it. It could be as simple as friends forming bonds based on sharing the same morals, values, and hobbies. Contrarily in business, we network by searching for organizations that share similar business models and missions that create measurable impact in the communities we serve.

Why Networking is Non-Negotiable:

Participants will learn icebreakers and techniques to network effectively in small and large groups. Role-play scenarios will be used to explain the benefits of networking and why there must be a concerted effort to always network with key stakeholders.

When What Coupled with Why Produces Whom to Target:

Participants will build on the organization’s vision and mission by further exploring the “what” and “why.” Participants will walk away with written strategies and tactics that will cause them to continue business as usual or pivot in a different direction targeting new stakeholders.  Participants will learn the role of competitive intelligence in creating a niche for an organization and distinguishing itself from the competition. 

Competitive Intelligence: Sizing up the Competition:

It is important to know first hand which organizations provide similar products and services to yours. Participants will be given the tools and resources to complete a competitive intelligence analysis to better evaluate which companies are in their market and what distinguishes each.

Achieving Career Success in Today's Ever Changing Environment:

As the push towards professional development is ever present, we should constantly look for keen opportunities to gain experience and add skills to our repertoire. Participants will learn how to stay relevant not only in their organization, but how to become marketable in various job sectors based on transferrable skills acquired.

Trauma-Informed Approach to Business:

Participants will learn about how their adverse childhood affects may negatively or positively impact how they view others, prioritize individualized tasks, and experience anxiety when working on team projects.

Starting Over/Rebranding Yourself: 

Participants will engage in a SWOT analysis of themselves and/or the organization they are employed by.  After conducting the SWOT analysis, participants will create a vision board that supports their existing profession or a new career opportunity.

Emergency Preparedness & Evaluation: 

If many organization leaders are honest, it wasn’t until the emergence of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak that forced executive leadership to thoroughly examine its business operations. Participants will be provided with tools and resources to evaluate their organizations.

How to Create a Business Continuity Plan:

Participants will discover not only how to create a business continuity plan, but why each organization must have one in order to effectively manage all business operations and be prepared for succession planning.

Compliance: Quality Improvement & Risk Management:

Participants will know what it takes to create a Quality Improvement and Risk Management Committee. This committee will help organizations refine business policies, procedures and workflows that may hinder the customer experience and productivity of its employees. Participants will receive sample workflows, polices and procedures and additional resources.

 Safety Management:

Participants will learn how creating a Safety Management Committee can reduce workers’ compensation costs. Sample meeting agendas and safety committee activities will be provided.

Training & Development: 

Training and development is crucial for every employee and not just during onboarding. Often, training and development is not an integral part of an employee’s annual performance plan. There should always be goals that promote professional development.

Train the Trainer:

Participants will receive the tools to create a training course that can be replicated and applied to professional trainings for small and large groups.

How Learning Styles Can Impact Employee Growth:

Participants will learn the various learning styles and how to integrate activities tailored to individual employees during supervision and coaching in an effort to increase employee productivity.

How to Develop Training Curriculums from Scratch:

Participants will learn the essential components of a training plan, how to identify and work collaboratively with subject matter experts, and implement a cohesive and solid training plan.

Sustainability:

The financial health of an organization should always be taken into consideration because decisions that are made today may intensify the pressure just to make a profit or make up for financial loss.

Growth Mindset: Business After COVID-19:

Participants will revisit their business continuity plan and strategically create goals and marketing techniques to generate revenue once the United States government reopens all business operations.

How to Generate Diverse Funding Streams:

Participants will be provided with the resources to research grant opportunities and Request for Proposals that may create prospective funding opportunities for the organization.

Annual Reporting & Data Collection:

Participants will learn about the importance of collecting program data and effective outcomes that will be used to create an annual report that will attract funders.

How Ineffective Programming Can Hurt the Bottom Line:

Participants will review different program models and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each model and which model is most suitable for their business sector.

Employee Retreat Facilitation:

Staff retreats provide valuable opportunities for staff and management to come together and gain a “fresh” perspective on communication, teamwork, and creative problem solving. Well-planned and successful retreats clarify the company’s priorities, sharpens the team’s focus, and boost morale, which increases and company success.