Building an Environment for Success

Building an Environment for Success Training is an interactive learning tool for strengthening your cultural competence.  More than just a "check the box" diversity training exercise, this 32-minute, blended training approach allows individuals, supervisors and executives to learn best practices, reply to simulated emails, test their knowledge and develop strategies that focus on leadership strengths and skills for today's diverse environments.

Your learning experience includes:

  • The Role and Evolution of Diversity, Inclusion and Cultural Competence
  • Emotional Intelligence and Diversity
  • Building Trust with Cultural Competence

This course is available on the web

Training Options

    Career Coaching for Mid-Career Professionals

    Restart! Get Your Career Back on Track

    Are you frustrated with what you ‘re doing in your current career? Have you been promoted to the role that you deserve?  Are you expecting more out of your career and life?

    You’re not alone.  Surveys show that US job satisfaction is at the lowest level in two decades.  Don’t wait on your next career to find you – be intentional about finding a career designed specifically for you! 

    Our Mid-Career Program provides professionals with individualized and custom-tailored solutions to help you identify your ideal job and determine how to best make the transition.  You’ll learn how to define the career that’s right for you, clarify your talents and skills, and overcome the obstacles that prevent you from moving forward.  You will create and implement an action plan to ensure you meet your goals.

     

    Training Options

      Career Coaching for New College Graduates

      Getting Started! The RIGHT Career for NOW

      What does the ideal career look like for you?  Does your new career allow you to be who you are and enjoy the things that REALLY make you successful? Can you have a career that offers you something new, challenging and rewarding all the time? 

      We think so and so do many other new college graduates.  Surveys show that today’s college graduates expect more work/life balance, community involvement and job satisfaction in their careers than any other generation prior.  And if the career job does not meet your expectations, you simply change jobs or careers.

      Our New College Graduates Program provides professionals with flexible, individualized and custom-tailored solutions to help you get the most out of your personal and professional lives.  You’ll learn how to use strategic networking techniques that introduce you to new opportunities, define the career that’s right for you, and achieve the goals that you have set for yourself.  This career coaching program is PERFECT for you!

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        Career Coaching for Young Professionals

        Next Level!  Build a Career that Will Take You to the Top

        Do you feel stuck and unhappy in your current career?  Are you worth more than what you’re getting?  Have you lost focus on your REAL career dreams and goals? 

        No problem.  The YP Career Program is designed for professionals with 5-15 years work experience and now need help taking your career to the next level.  Rather it’s a promotion within your current organization or a role with a new opportunity, having a strategic plan and approach is critical to your success.

        You’ll learn how to clarify and develop confidence in your skills and passion, create a candidate resume and cover letter that WINS, define a career planning strategy that works, and much more.

         

        Training Options

          Corporate Diversity Keynotes and Seminars

          Make It Plain Consulting offers corporate diversity and inclusion keynotes and seminars that are proven to leave your executives and employees highly informed, motivated and ready to take the next step in the work of Diversity Management and Leadership.  Tommie Lewis, President and CEO of Make It Plain Consulting, is an accomplished diversity executive, development coach, training facilitator and motivational speaker. Lewis has successfully transformed people, work teams and organizations through continuous improvement workshops such as Conflict Resolutions, Diversity & Leadership Management, Personal Branding andEmotional Intelligence. Lewis brings a robust knowledge of global diversity leadership management and strategic inclusion expertise.

          Regardless of the size your group, our interactive style and approach for delivering the value of diversity, inclusion and globalization will allow audience members to "experience" and "practice" the skills of diversity and inclusion in a safe, productive and effective way.  Our seminars are guaranteed to Move the Needle for Diversity!

          Key Outcomes:

          • Understand the evolution and future of Diversity & Inclusion -
          • Define the value proposition and new realities for Global Diversity & Inclusion
          • Develop the skills to leverage Emotional Intelligence and Diversity for competitive advantage 
          • Identify and the strategies that uncover your inherent strengths for sustainable growth
          Seminar Options (Price Does Not Include Travel)

            My Tomorrow is Today Leadership and Coaching Series (6 sessions)  

            What is “My Tomorrow is Today” coaching?                      

            Make It Plain Consulting defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.  Coaching honors the client as the expert in his/her life and work and believes that every client is creative, resourceful, and whole. 
            Make It Plain Consulting coaches provide an ongoing partnership designed to help partners produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Ultimately, coaches help people improve their performances and enhance the quality of their lives.
             
            What are the benefits of coaching? Individuals who engage in a coaching partnership can expect to experience fresh perspectives on personal challenges and opportunities, enhanced thinking and decision making skills, enhanced interpersonal effectiveness, and increased confidence in carrying out their chosen work and life roles. Consistent with a commitment to enhancing their personal effectiveness, they can also expect to see appreciable results in the areas of productivity, personal satisfaction with life and work, and the achievement of personally relevant goals.

             

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