MANAGING WITH MIND & HEART
ONLINE EXPERIENCE
A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP SERIES | SPRING & FALL 2025
“You can pay employees to give their backs and hands,
but they volunteer their hearts and their brains.”
DR. STEPHEN R. COVEY
Join the thousands of leaders who have learned the Top 15 Management Skills through our interactive management workshop, now as a virtual online experience offered as eleven half days twice a year.
CPE Certificates for up to 44 hours of Management Training available upon completion and request.
This series is offered in Spring and Fall.
2025 registration is now open.
Spring registration closes March 31st. Register by March 14th and use code EARLYBIRD for a $300 discount!
Sessions 1 & 2: The Manager’s Mindset
April 15 & 17 | 8:30-12:30 PST
October 7 & 9 | 8:30-12:30 PST
Discover the importance of employee morale (it isn't "touchy-feely!") and how to get more of it
Discuss personal growth for managers and why it matters so much
Learn crucial adaptive skills (a.k.a. emotional IQ skills) for managers
Practice receiving feedback without showing defensiveness
Master the art of listening so that others truly feel heard
Explore ways to create and maintain psychological safety at work
Examine the "power differential" and learn how to use it for good and not evil
Preview the Top 15 Management Skills for building healthy organizations
Sessions 3 & 4: Workplace Culture: Laying the Foundation
April 22 & 24 | 8:30-12:30 PST
October 14 & 16 | 8:30-12:30 PST
Learn how to truly connect with and engage employees through regularly scheduled one-on-one conversations
Explore ways to combat gossip and negativity in the workplace
Dig into “systems thinking,” and learn the Waterline Model, a practical tool for understanding organizational issues
Learn and practice five strategies for effectively responding to employee concerns
Discuss the important “dance” between HR and managers
Find out what the “half-open-door policy” is and why it matters
Discuss ways to advocate for employees – and how not to over-do it
Session 5: Understanding People
April 29 | 8:30-12:30 PST
October 21 | 8:30-12:30 PST
Discover and gain an appreciation for your own behavior style (i.e., why you're so awesome)
Understand your impact on others as a manager and/or co-worker (i.e., when others don't recognize your awesomeness)
Learn the importance of adjusting your style to better meet the needs of others
Identify different behavior styles among employees
Recognize signs of stress and burnout by noticing an individual's behavior style cues
Use Behavior Styles theory to enhance meetings, decision-making, and communication
Choose three custom-fit growth opportunities you can begin practicing right away
Sessions 6 & 7: Performance Management
May 6 & 8 | 8:30-12:30 PST
October 28 & 30 | 8:30-12:30 PST
Explore the ways accountability builds and maintains morale
Discuss the manager's role as mentor and coach
Practice the art of giving feedback in a way that communicates clearly and keeps you connected relationally
Learn how to have that second and third conversation, when the first one doesn’t do the trick
Master the art of building relationship while giving challenging feedback
Learn the ten tools for coaching employees toward improved outcomes
Practice performance management skills for coaching employees toward success
Sessions 8 & 9: Workplace Culture: Building for Success
May 13 & 15 | 8:30-12:30 PST
November 4 & 6 | 8:30-12:30 PST
Learn the SCARF model as a way to increase psychological safety and achieve employee engagement
Navigate the challenges of managing in a hybrid work environment
Explore ways to build and maintain a fair and equitable workplace
Discover new ways to provide autonomy to your employees
Practice using “by-whens” as a way of building trust through reliability
Learn the six decision-making styles that increase employee buy-in and ownership
Find out what SPA is and why you really need more of it
Explore the positive power of providing employees with recognition and appreciation
Sessions 10 & 11: Communication & Sustaining Change
May 20 & 22 | 8:30-12:30 PST
November 11 & 13 | 8:30-12:30 PST
Work on improving your organization’s communication and information distribution practices
Create a new set of norms for email use
Learn how to plan and prepare meetings that really work
Become a facilitation rock star for running enjoyable and effective meetings
Learn to effectively sponsor change and create long-term commitment
Plan strategies for sustaining the leadership skills learned throughout this workshop, thereby creating long-term success
Registration Details
$1,500
Nonprofit discount available. Contact us for details.
If you have more than 6 participants, please contact us.
A week prior to the first class, your “Managing with Mind and Heart” curriculum notebook will be mailed to the address you provide during the checkout process. If you are registering multiple people with multiple addresses, you can email us directly: melissa@nashconsulting.com.
Registration is refundable (minus a $100 admin fee) up to two weeks prior to the first session. Register below via one of the options below:
Pay your $250 registration fee now and pay the balance by one week prior to the first workshop date. We will email you an invoice you can pay via check, credit card, or EFT.
Pay the entire workshop cost all at once, refundable up to two weeks prior to the first workshop date (minus $100).
Please contact us with any questions.