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Training Workshops

Pinnacle Development Group has been engaged with conducting public and private “on-site” training workshops for more than twenty-five years. Topics? Just go back and review those listed on the Curriculum and Inner Company Writing page. And that’s just a sampling.

It is, however, the forum and format that can turn any training environment into the learning experience that you want it to be. Pinnacle Development Group creates workshops that are high on participation, role-play scenarios, open discussion, and motivated learning. When participants leave a PDG workshop they are mentally prepared and physically capable of putting their new learned practices into action.

Brad Humphrey Training Boot Camp Consulting

Brad teaching a boot camp!

Pinnacle Development Group believes that when training, the learning must be practical and hands-on. PDG is focused on putting effective how-to’s into the minds and hands of those in attendance. You don’t invest in training to merely have your people hear about some good principles; you invest in training so that your people immediately change their behavior, thus, impacting performance and success for all involved.

Training workshops presented by Pinnacle Development Group range in time from half-day (3 hours) to full day (6-7 hours) to two-days. All of the topics listed on the Curriculum and Inner Company Writing page can be developed for a half to full day.

Training Workshops and Boot Camps

Pinnacle Development Group has developed several two-day workshops over the years (including recent all day sessions at National Pavement Expo and World of Concrete) that can also be tailored to your firm’s needs. The two-day format falls under what PDG calls their “Boot Camp Series” and includes:

Construction Leadership Boot-Camp*
Leadership Boot-Camp+
Sales Boot-Camp
The Professional Leader Boot-Camp
Communication Boot-Camp
The Ultimate Planning & Decision Making Boot-Camp

*Construction Leadership Boot-Camp is specifically designed for construction leaders including Superintendents, Project Managers, Foremen, Owners, and Project/Division Leaders

We guarantee that your people have never experienced training like they will from a Pinnacle Development Group training experience. Time flies by for those attending as they are kept on their seats edge through challenging discussions, group interactions, real-work simulations, and of course, always in an environment that is encouraging, motivating, and humorous.

Brad HumphreyApril 16, 2015Uncategorizedboot camps, coaching, consulting, training

Curriculum & Inner Company Writing

This service is very unique among firms like Pinnacle Development Group. Upon the completion of our assessments, Get started today! interviews, and needs analysis PDG can develop a training class to meet your needs. Just consider a few of the training topics that we’ve developed tailored workshops for over the past years.

CURRICULUM WRITING – TOPICAL EXAMPLES

Leadership

Creating Vision & Casting Your Vision
How to Lead Your Staff
Meeting Management
Conflict Resolution
Team Building
Communication Skills
Professional Presence as a Leader
Negotiation Skills
Delegation Skills; Follow-up; Follow-through
Problem Solving/Decision Making
Trust Building
Maximizing a Diversified Workforce
Social Etiquette Skills for the Workplace
Performance Management: For the Company or for Individuals

Business Development

Strategic Planning
The Balanced Scorecard for Organizational Management
Market Penetration and Dominance
Sales Skills for the Beginner through the Seasoned Veteran
Sales Presentations: Management & Skills
Customer Service Skills
Advertising & Public Relations
Leveraging the High Tech for Your Success

Construction

How to Lead Safety
Field Planning & Communications
Crew Huddles & Project Planning
Partnering Session for Project Success
Crew Building
Job Costing & Project Reviews
Pre-Mid-Post Construction Techniques
Effective Project Management
Supervisory Skills
Bring Quality to Every Project

Plant Operations

Quality & Safety
Leading Plant Employees
External & Internal Customer Satisfaction
Team Problem Solving
Continuous Process Improvements
Motivating Today’s New Work Ethic
Cost Containment & Reduction
Kaizen & 5-S
Making of a Plant Foreman
Successful Union Relations

As you can easily see, Pinnacle Development Group has a wide breadth of areas that we have effectively assisted companies across the world to improve. Each topic, based on your company’s needs, can be specially developed in a learning experience that your people will be convinced came from right inside your own firm.

The best part of the curriculum development is that you get the program to use over and over again! In fact, if you are interested, PDG can train your own corporate facilitators to take over the training of the workshops. We believe in the old principle that says, “Teach a man/woman to fish and you have fed them for a lifetime!”

INNER COMPANY WRITING

Another wonderful service that Pinnacle Development Group can provide you is the “behind the scene” writing of company newsletters. One of the strengths of many large organizations is their ability to keep their workers in the know about company happenings. Many small to mid-size companies simply don’t always have the resources to do this.

Pinnacle Development Group can assist you in designing and writing content for your company newsletter, whether it is monthly, quarterly, or semi-annually.

Need a personnel handbook that outlines important company rules, emergency numbers, company policies, etc.? Allow PDG to assist you in creating this valuable tool for your workers.

Developing important training curriculum and inner-company documents is a skill that not all companies have on staff. You will be in experienced hands by allowing Pinnacle Development Group to be an extension of your HR and Administrative outreach.

Brad HumphreyApril 16, 2015Uncategorizedcompany, curriculum, customize, writing

Strategic Planning

When it comes to strategic planning, we at Pinnacle Development Group like to ask the following question:

Is it easier or more difficult for companies today to be successful?

For most owners and leaders the answer to this question is unfortunately… “it’s much more difficult to be successful today.” Yet, for many organizations this potential reality is only a few strategic efforts away from moving to the affirmative.

No matter if you are a small and thriving business or a large and dominating organization, you need to make Strategic Planning part of your company’s continuous efforts. The days of being in the right place at the right time are fast fading. Simply stated, companies who grow are companies who plan on growing!

Strategic Planning is the one leadership initiative that can and does reposition a company to be “on their game,” “leader of the pack,” “know where we’re going.” It contains the vital components of assessment, vision creation and casting, practical steps of implementation, and follow-up and measurement.

Pinnacle Development Group can take your firm through the strategic planning process, A – Z if needed… OR… we can build on what you have completed in the past.

A fairly common error that companies make is to begin Strategic Planning, often successfully, only to lose focus and enthusiasm along the way. Pinnacle Development Group is your “accountability partner” to prevent this from happening.

Whether beginning planning with the company who has never been through the process or assisting the firm who needs to restart their previous Strategic Planning efforts, PDG will bring your processes to a whole new and profitable continuation!

Need help with Strategic Planning at your organization? Email us at brad@pinnacledg.com.

Brad HumphreyApril 16, 2015Uncategorizedconsulting, planning, strategy