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2025 Professional Development Program with Leadership Simplified
Raise your bar of excellence by attending all or selected leadership development meetings. Provided virtually, each session is high-impact and engaging. The program provides immediately implementable leadership tools/techniques that carry 1 or 1.4 credit hours. Each session will start at 8:30am and end at either 9:20am or 9:45am depending upon the amount of credit hours offered.

Make every interview count and set new hires up for success. This course teaches you how to ask the right questions, assess candidates based on behavior over rapport, and confidently control the interview process. Plus, learn to design an effective onboarding experience that boosts engagement and enhances employee retention. Discussion Leader: Doug Van Dyke

2025 Professional Development Program with Leadership Simplified
Raise your bar of excellence by attending all or selected leadership development meetings. Provided virtually, each session is high-impact and engaging. The program provides immediately implementatble leadership tools/techniques that carry 1 or 1.4 credit hours. Each session will start at 8:30am and end at either 9:20am or 9:45am depending upon the amount of credit hours offered.

Confidence and clarity are essential for career advancement. This course empowers women leaders to strengthen communication, set assertive boundaries, and cultivate a presence of decisiveness—without over-apologizing or overcommitting. Learn to navigate workplace dynamics, embrace authenticity, and lead with impact while staying true to yourself. Discussion Leader: Doug Van Dyke

This course will provide an overview of the typical sales and use tax audit process and outline best practices for successfully managing the audit to produce the most favorable results for the company or client. Discussion Leader: Jeremy Migliara

Stay ahead of the curve with 50 Tech Tips in 50 Minutes, a dynamic and fast-paced session designed to boost your productivity and simplify your daily tech interactions. Presented by Stasmayer, Incorporated, this course delivers practical and innovative technology tips for both personal and business use—plus a few fun surprises along the way! Whether you’re looking to streamline workflows, enhance security, or discover hidden tech gems, this engaging session will leave you with actionable insights to make technology work smarter for you. Don’t miss this rapid-fire learning experience packed with valuable takeaways! Discussion Leader: David Stasaitis

9-Session Leadership Program 
Raise your bar of excellence by attending all selected leadership development meetings. Provided virtually, each session is high-impact and engaging. The program provides immediately implementable leadership tools/techniques.

Session 8: Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Styles
Understand how to motivate different personality types and lead with emotional intelligence.

In this session, participants will gain valuable insights into effective leadership, covering a spectrum of essential skills. The key takeaways include understanding the various leadership styles that a leader should master, recognizing how specific leadership styles can either positively or negatively influence the workplace climate, delving into the four crucial areas constituting a leader’s emotional intelligence, refining the ability to triage and prioritize issues effectively, enhancing leadership strategies for better guidance of individuals, and acquiring methods to continually improve and increase one’s intelligence in the leadership realm. Discussion Leader: Doug Van Dyke

9-Session Leadership Program 
Raise your bar of excellence by attending all selected leadership development meetings. Provided virtually, each session is high-impact and engaging. The program provides immediately implementable leadership tools/techniques.

Session 8: Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Styles
Understand how to motivate different personality types and lead with emotional intelligence.

In this session, participants will gain valuable insights into effective leadership, covering a spectrum of essential skills. The key takeaways include understanding the various leadership styles that a leader should master, recognizing how specific leadership styles can either positively or negatively influence the workplace climate, delving into the four crucial areas constituting a leader’s emotional intelligence, refining the ability to triage and prioritize issues effectively, enhancing leadership strategies for better guidance of individuals, and acquiring methods to continually improve and increase one’s intelligence in the leadership realm. Discussion Leader: Doug Van Dyke

9-Session Leadership Program 
Raise your bar of excellence by attending all selected leadership development meetings. Provided virtually, each session is high-impact and engaging. The program provides immediately implementable leadership tools/techniques.

Session 7: Communication Skills
Increase email efficiency, hone your questioning, listening, paraphrasing and use of powerful techniques like the purposeful pause.

In this session, participants will refine essential communication skills for professional success. Key takeaways encompass mastering the art of effective email usage, acquiring the skill of asking insightful questions that reveal crucial information, cultivating attentive listening techniques to capture people’s attention, harnessing the power of impactful body language, strategically employing tone of voice, and employing the most powerful communication techniques. Additionally, participants will learn tactics to ensure that important messages resonate and leave a lasting impact. Discussion Leader: Doug Van Dyke

9-Session Leadership Program
Raise your bar of excellence by attending all selected leadership development meetings. Provided virtually, each session is high-impact and engaging. The program provides immediately implementable leadership tools/techniques.

Session 4: Collaboration
Break down silos, enhance teamwork, and bring together groups that are at odds.

In this transformative session, participants will master an array of skills essential for fostering a collaborative and harmonious workplace. The curriculum commences with strategies on enhancing workplace collaboration, providing participants with actionable insights to cultivate synergy among team members. Attendees will learn techniques to eliminate the divisive “us versus them” mentality, fostering a sense of unity and shared purpose within the organization. The program extends its focus to navigating conflicts between leaders and their teams, offering practical approaches to transform discord into productive collaboration. For new leaders, the session provides valuable guidance on swiftly bonding with their teams and top performers, ensuring a seamless integration into leadership roles. Moreover, the session addresses the challenges of coordination in a matrix organization, offering solutions for peers to align efforts more effectively. Geographical separation is tackled head-on, with strategies to bridge gaps that lead to mistakes and misunderstandings. The comprehensive approach also addresses role conflict, providing tools to minimize tensions between leaders and team members, fostering a cohesive and productive work environment. Discussion Leader: Doug Van Dyke

9-Session Leadership Program
Raise your bar of excellence by attending all selected leadership development meetings. Provided virtually, each session is high-impact and engaging. The program provides immediately implementable leadership tools/techniques.

Session 3: Feedback & Coaching Skills
Share feedback that inspires change and develops team members through formal and informal coaching.

In this enlightening session, participants will acquire a repertoire of skills vital for fostering a positive and growth-oriented team environment. The curriculum begins by imparting valuable insights into the positive impact of well-executed feedback and coaching, emphasizing the transformative influence it can have on individual and team performance. Attendees will learn the art of sharing feedback in a manner that team members embrace, creating a constructive dialogue for continuous improvement. The program explores both formal and informal methods of coaching other professionals, providing a versatile toolkit for mentorship. Participants will gain clarity on the frequency of coaching sessions, striking a balance that ensures consistent support without overwhelming team members. Additionally, the session guides individuals on the strategic direction to develop people, aligning their growth with organizational goals for sustained success.
Discussion Leader: Doug Van Dyke

This comprehensive session is tailored to empower participants with a multifaceted skill set crucial for orchestrating successful meetings and influencing corporate culture positively. Attendees will delve into the intricacies of meticulously planning effective meetings, ensuring that every aspect contributes to meaningful outcomes. The program equips individuals with tools designed to maintain control over meetings, fostering an environment conducive to productivity and collaboration. Furthermore, participants will explore follow-up techniques to reinforce accomplishments made during meetings, enhancing the long-term impact of their endeavors. A surprising bonus tip adds an extra layer of insight, providing a unique perspective that promises to be an eye-opener. The session concludes by transforming meetings into an incredibly valuable use of time for each participant, emphasizing efficiency and maximizing the collective benefit derived from these professional gatherings. Discussion Leader: Doug Van Dyke