Workforce Training

We know your employee’s are your number 1 asset. And workforce research tells us that opportunities for growth and development can make or break employees’ decisions to stay. We also understand that you need skills-building training to meet the needs of your organization, workforce, and clients. That’s why Make It Plain offers 50 different engaging training for Individual Employees, Teams, and Company-Wide Learning – all customized to meet your unique needs.

HR Consulting

If your organization has a lean or no HR department, you might benefit by using an Outsourced HR Solutions provider to manage some or all of your human resources function. Outsourcing your HR function can be a cost-effective and efficient way to meet your HR needs.


Make It Plain Consulting is an outsourced HR Management service provider partnering with organizations just like yours to help develop, strengthen, or manage some or all of your human resources function. We give you the benefits of having experienced HR professionals dedicated to supporting your company’s HR and Training needs without the burden of adding staff.

Leadership Skills

Leadership lives in everyday actions. It’s the ability to create direction, build trust, and inspire others to move forward—even in uncertainty. Strong leaders listen deeply, act decisively, and develop others along the way.

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Emotional Intelligence

Understand what drives you—and how you show up for others. Emotional intelligence goes beyond awareness; it’s about recognizing patterns, managing reactions, and building meaningful connections in real time. When you can read both yourself and the room, you lead with clarity instead of impulse.

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Change Management

Change is constant—but success takes structure. Effective change management helps you guide people through uncertainty with clarity, empathy, and purpose. It’s about more than rollout plans—it’s about adoption, trust, and momentum.

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Inclusive Excellence

It’s where equity meets performance and belonging fuels innovation. Inclusive Excellence training empowers organizations, school districts, and universities to create environments where every individual feels valued, respected, and equipped to succeed. This dynamic program goes beyond awareness—focusing on practical strategies that embed equity, inclusion, and belonging into everyday practices, policies, and decision-making.

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Culture Transformation

Culture doesn’t change by chance—it changes by design. Transforming culture requires shifting behaviors, aligning values, and reinforcing what matters most. It’s a continuous journey that turns intention into lived reality.

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Communication

Unlock your potential with our high-energy communication skills training—where confidence meets clarity and every message makes an impact. Whether you're leading a team, presenting ideas, or navigating everyday conversations, we give you the tools to communicate with authenticity and power.

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Professional Development

Professional development isn’t a one-time thing; it is a continuous part of your professional career. Make It Plain offers more than 55 professional development training courses to develop your skills and competencies so that you are more productive, effective and influential.

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Workforce Development

One size does not fit all when it comes to workforce development. Each organization has unique workforce development needs that require innovative, practical solutions designed to enhance its overall operations. Make It Plain Consulting can use its proven assessment skills to identify the workforce development needs of your organization. Once your needs are identified, our professional team of certified human resource consultants, trainers, and coaches will design customized workforce development solutions that will best support the particular needs of your organization. For more information about our workplace development services.

Generational Diversity

General Diversity is an interactive training that helps participants better understand the values, beliefs, personalities, and perceptions of the primary generations in the workplace. Even the most knowledgeable person will find interesting facts about their generation in this session. Make It Plain Consulting creates a fun and comfortable environment for participants to learn cross-generational preferences, develop productive ways in communicating, and lead people from various generations. The session ends with a generational trivia challenge that builds a foundation of respect across generational differences.

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence is one of the most innovative and impactful tools in diversity and inclusion! Emotional Intelligence and Diversity is an intentional, conscious process that enables you to gain understanding and mastery over your emotions. It encompasses competencies that are both insight and action based and that focus on understanding both yourself and others in order to have productive interactions. Make It Plain Consulting agrees with Cherbosque, Gardenswartz, and Rowe’s definition of Emotional Intelligence and Diversity by expanding the traditional definitions of Emotional Intelligence so that it has greater relevance in today’s diverse world.

Cultural Competence

Cultural Competency is the process of acquiring knowledge, attitude/comfort, and skills to effectively interact with people of various cultural groups. Employees who are Culturally Competent more thoroughly understand and respect one another; thus, are able to work together more efficiently and with less conflict. As demographics change in organizations and the customers, clients, and communities served; the importance of cultural competence training to enhance effectiveness and improve the delivery of high quality and culturally appropriate services is undeniable. Only people and organizations that must remain relevant and profitable need to explore this training.