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ERG Leadership Courses
with Certificate of Completion and individualized Customized Reports
We offer a wide range of tailored ERG leadership courses. The course below is one amongst a larger series. The ERG Leadership Series tailors leadership development for Business & Employee Resource Groups (BRGs & ERGs), representing among the most engaged, passionate team members who both volunteer and inherently build diverse and inclusive talent pipelines.
Participants receive a Certificate of Completion and an individualized Customized Report with what they have learned for their performance files.
AUDIENCE
These courses are designed specially for the dedicated members of Employee Resource Groups, also known as Business Resource Groups, Affinity Groups, and Employee Network Groups.
UPCOMING COURSES
Decision Mastery
Tools for Decision-Making Excellence and Optimization
The Decision Mastery course augments your individual and ERG’s strategic thinking skills with a practical toolbox—these models reflect Elevate’s signature TrailBlaze Tools™. By breaking down complex tools into core components, you will see how strategic and systematic approaches can demonstrate rapid results in productivity, strategic clarity, and systems-based thinking. More so, you can apply these Tools immediately to your leadership, whether with your ERG or in any professional context.
COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Tools that harness strategic decision-making but in focused, simplified, and practical ways
- Self-awareness and self-development tools that foster focused results
- Key frameworks that allow you to clear through complex, cluttered contexts and choose clear paths to success
- Models geared toward shifting your worldview, as well as daily projects and tasks
AGENDA OF TOOLS
Strategic Focus Field
A simple field that helps you block out noise, and instead, focus on the best competency that you have heard others say and that you truly believe
Flow Model
A model that shows the emotional states that we are likely to experience when trying to complete a task, depending on the perceived difficulty of the challenge and our perceptions of our skill levels
Optimized SWOT
A Tool to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats to a project, process, or objective-based task
Project Portfolio
A Tool that aids in prioritizing and evaluating projects and obligations
Optimized Eisenhower
A Tool to effectively prioritize through distinguishing what is important and urgent to play to the strengths of ERGs, rather than focusing on our weaknesses
HypERGolic Propulsion
A Tool to propel the forces that help and mitigate the forces that hinder progress of your ERG from the current state to the desired goal
6 Hats
A Tool that provides a structured approach to decision-making and problem-solving using “hats” that represent a different perspective or thinking style that participants adopt during discussions
EnERGized Plus/Delta
A Tool for the evaluation process that is quick to use and provides ideas for improvement—and that balances both synergistically
Johari Window
A Tool that provides a visual presentation of what you know about yourself, and what others know about you
EVENT INFORMATION
Virtual
April 25 & 26, 2024
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT
Virtual: Zoom (link to come later)
FACULTY BIOS
Vu H. Pham, Ph.D.
As the CEO of Spectrum Knowledge & Chair of Elevate, Vu H. Pham, Ph.D., works with hundreds of organizations from the Fortune 500 to major federal government and international non-profit agencies. He heads several communities of practice with ERGs and Executive-level mastermind groups. He has taught Executive Education and leadership at UCLA, UC San Diego, and UC Irvine. Elevate is a multi-university partnership, along with Spectrum Knowledge and the University of California Office of the President—MESA. The Elevate Program features leadership development in diversity & inclusion (with a specialization in Employee Resource Group strategy), strategic thinking, innovation, and influence.
POWER WORDS
Proactive, Productive, and Positive Language for Persuasion
When abused, Words can wound…or do worse. When leveraged in benevolent ways, they can produce powerful impacts that benefit those around us. This course focuses on the nuances of language to influence others and transform your professional life for positive progress and productivity. Learn how the subtle signals and significance of words can make the workplace a better place.
COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Methods to Integrate the Science of Marketing toward Workplace Influence
- Embedding and Discerning Assumptions to Engage Others
- Emotions and Motivation in How We Use Words
- Increase Synergy with Words to Sway Others
AGENDA OF TOOLS
Assumption Implant
A Tool that adds either “offense” or “defense” assumptions to questions or statements
Contrast Effect
A Tool that uses the contrast effect to influence people's judgments and decisions
Statistical Spinner
A Tool that provides concrete and focused techniques to modify statistics that influence others in the direction you prefer
Advertising Fan
A Tool that leverage nuanced advertising’s insights into the individual influence
Advisor Activator
A Tool to activate good advisors and supercharge your workplace
3-2 Volley
A Tool that teaches a simple tactic to ration your arguments into key priorities, so you have reserve insights to share
Marshalling Facts
A Tool to systematically ensure that you optimize the use of your facts
Accentuate the Positives
A Tool to maximize the benefits of positivity from interpersonal exchanges in the workplace
Push/Pull Energy
A Tool to utilize influencing push/pull behavior styles for effective persuasion
EVENT INFORMATION
In-Person
August 8 & 9, 2024
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT
In-Person: at SoCal (TBD)
FACULTY BIOS
Vu H. Pham, Ph.D.
As the CEO of Spectrum Knowledge & Chair of Elevate, Vu H. Pham, Ph.D., works with hundreds of organizations from the Fortune 500 to major federal government and international non-profit agencies. He heads several communities of practice with ERGs and Executive-level mastermind groups. He has taught Executive Education and leadership at UCLA, UC San Diego, and UC Irvine. Elevate is a multi-university partnership, along with Spectrum Knowledge and the University of California Office of the President—MESA. The Elevate Program features leadership development in diversity & inclusion (with a specialization in Employee Resource Group strategy), strategic thinking, innovation, and influence.
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