Leadership, Professonal Skills and Performance Seminars

We now offer seminars for CPE credits through our Strategic Partnership with 360 Training and our Corporate Partner NetSpeed Learning

Frumi & Associates in partnership with 360Training offers a complete catalog of self-paced, online, interactive CPE courses. Choose individual courses starting at $15 or take advantage of our $199 “One Price Option” for your CPE Credits. All exams and certificates are available online, along with 24x7 customer support. Fields of Study include Accounting & Auditing, Professional Development, Consulting, Ethics, Taxation and Management.

Whether you are downsizing, right-sizing or optimizing your people, this is the time to maximize their productivity. It may be the time to re-purpose your business model or your service offerings. Don’t be afraid to debate and “mine” for good conflict - that’s the gold that will take you to the next level. Frumi may be just the catalyst you need as she goes where others are afraid to tread. Call now for more information on how you can do MORE © with fewer people and less resources. Call 949-729-1577

When you work with Frumi & Associates you will benefit in the following ways:

Clarity – Clarity is power. Decisions, direction, and strategies will become crystal clear
Communication – The quality of conversations will improve between you, your partners, management team, clients and other stakeholders
Results – There will be greater accountability and momentum in the implementation of your strategic plan

Your constituents will have the following support:

Focused attention on goals
Accelerated business results
Alignment between business and personal goals

Frumi is the business advisor to call when you’re feeling stuck!
She helps dynamic accountants and financial services professional move from stuck to action and in so doing reduce fear and anxiety. Her clients call it a “Frumi Fix” - a strong dose of hope, inspiration and motivation based on experience and expertise. The result is clarity, improved communication and accelerated results.The benefits are moving from stuck to action and in so doing reducing fear and anxiety.Frumi & Associates is a Corporate Partner of NetSpeed Leadership®,

People LEARN by DOING. Managers RETAIN concepts through SUPPORT and motivating REINFORCEMENT.

Frumi & Associates is proud to be a Corporate Partner of NetSpeed Leadership. NetSpeed Leadership is an exciting, hands-on leadership training and development program using a blended learning approach, designed to meet the learning needs of managers, supervisors and individual contributors in fast-paced organizations. NetSpeed Leadership’s system of supervisory and management training is specifically designed and tested to help managers grasp and apply proven management techniques immediately. Accounting firms select from among 23 short, focused training modules (each 3 hours).

Using fast-paced, highly interactive instruction, NetSpeed Leadership emphasizes practical theory and tools that can be applied immediately in the workplace.

NetSpeed Leadership®, is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: http://www.nasba.org.

Leadership Development Modules (8 modules)

Leading at Net Speed
· Identify the challenges to leading effectively at net speed
· Understand how the five leadership guidelines can help you stay balanced
· Plan for ways to apply the five leadership guidelines to your current priorities
For more information……

Creating an Inspiring Work Culture
· Build an energizing, motivational work climate
· Develop high performance by choice not by demand
· Celebrate and reward success

Communicating to Influence
· Develop techniques to influence effectively
· Gain support for your ideas and plans
· Use reflective listening to understand objections
· Collaborate to determine a final strategy

Building the Total Team
· Manage the team, building on the strengths of individuals
· Develop a high performance Total Team
· Recognize the five phases of team development

Making Strategic Decisions
· Recognize the importance of thinking strategically when making a decision
· Apply the guidelines for making effective decisions
· Base decisions on sound criteria, linked to company objectives

Thinking to Break the Box
· Break old thought patterns that constrain creativity
· Use creative thinking techniques to reach innovative solutions
· Apply synergistic thinking to on-the-job problems

Building Open Communication
· Listen in a way that encourages others to be open and forthcoming
· Focus on the important aspects of what others are communicating
· Present yourself with confidence
· Be direct and honest without being overbearing

Transforming Team Conflict
· Develop techniques to influence effectively
· Practice communication skills that will help team members resolve and manage conflicts
· Lead teams in identifying ways to promote constructive conflict resolution
· Use a model to coach teams and individuals through constructive resolution of conflict

Performance Management Modules (8modules)

Hiring the Best Talent
· Factor in both skills and talent when selecting employees
· Ask questions that help you identify high performers
· Conduct effective interviews from first to last

Getting the Right Start
· Set clear performance expectations with the employee
· Get to know the employee and their needs
· Provide useful on-the-job training and feedback

Setting and Achieving Goals
· Set measurable, results-based goals
· Select appropriate metrics to identify and measure success
· Apply a negotiating model to set goals with others

Coaching to Redirect
· Give constructive feedback so that it can be heard and acted upon
· Own your observations to reduce defensiveness
· Recognize and appreciate performance improvement

Turning Performance Problems Around
· Observe and address performance issues quickly
· Document conversations and follow up to ensure correction
· Apply a model to get performance back on track

Appraising Performance
· Link performance evaluations to stated expectations
· Use descriptive language to coach for improvement
· Conduct effective performance appraisal discussions

Coaching Smart People
· Spot coaching opportunities and apply a model for coaching
· Recognize what motivates your employees
· Identify behaviors that help foster a coaching climate

Delegating Smartly
· Specify what work to delegate and why
· Choose the right person to delegate to
· Use a model for successful delegation

Identify your delegation strengths and weaknesses and minimize the latter

Professional Skills Modules (7 modules)

Managing Projects by Design
· Develop clear objectives before starting a project
· Prepare and implement a project plan
· Monitor and deal with changes in the project plan
· Improve your effectiveness as a project manager

Managing Time in Fast Forward
· Focus on priority tasks that help you achieve your goals
· Minimize interruptions that reduce your productivity
· Handle the tyranny of voice mail and email
· Manage multiple priorities and incoming requests

Running Effective Meetings
· Develop a solid agenda
· Apply techniques to streamline discussion
· Use “quick and dirty” meeting strategies

Meeting Change with Resilience
· Explain the cycle of change and its impact on people in the workplace
· Map a cycle of change from your past
· Map an anticipated change and prepare to respond with resilience

Connecting with Your Career
· Recognize and communicate your strengths and skills
· Identify your work preferences
· Develop and maintain a professional network
· Elicit feedback and suggestions to shape your professional development

Working with Communications Styles
· Identify your own communication style
· Recognize differences in communication styles
· Develop strategies for working with people whose communication styles are different from your own

Writing for High-Speed Readers
· Use strategies that help readers respond quickly and easily
· Organize information to meet the needs of high-speed readers
· Use tools to produce effective quick-read documents

NetSpeed Leadership® Reinforcement Tools

NetSpeed Leadership’s Four-Step Post-Classroom Reinforcement Approach

Step One: Job Aid Card. A four-color, highly attractive take-away card used to reinforce key learning principles from the classroom. Participants are known to post them at their work stations as learning reminders.

Step Two: Electronic Magazine. A four-page “e-zine” emailed to classroom participates one week after the classroom training, with crisp articles, case studies and role model interviews, reinforcing the key learning concepts from the classroom. A short 15-20 minute read time, to ensure high start and completion rates.

Step Three: NetSpeed On The Job™. A web-based tool in which the participant can construct a detailed worksheet for a specific work challenge. It leads the participant though a series of questions to map out an entire action planning worksheet within minutes, following a template based directly on learning principles covered in their classroom experience. Available for use after the classroom, this is a tool participants can use repeatedly as they encounter new work challenges where they can apply the learning model.

Step Four: NetSpeed Coach™. A multimedia, interactive series of questions that tests a participant’s recall and understanding of the classroom module. Additional information and explanations are available either immediately through the online virtual coach or by emailing a personal coach for further assistance. NetSpeed Coach includes a built-in Level III assessment tool which is recommended to be taken roughly three to four weeks after the classroom session.

For more information about NewtSpeed leadership and free Webinars, Click Here

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Whether you are downsizing, right-sizing or optimizing your people, this is the time to maximize their productivity. It may be the time to re-purpose your business model or your service offerings. Don’t be afraid to debate and “mine” for good conflict - that’s the gold that will take you to the next level. Frumi may be just the catalyst you need as she goes where others are afraid to tread. Call now for more information on how you can do MORE © with fewer people and less resources. Call 949-729-1577 When you work with Frumi & Associates you will benefit in the following ways: Clarity – Clarity is power. Decisions, direction, and strategies will become crystal clear Communication – The quality of conversations will improve between you, your partners, management team, clients and other stakeholders Results – There will be greater accountability and momentum in the implementation of your strategic plan Your constituents will have the following support: Focused attention on goals Accelerated business results Alignment between business and personal goals Frumi is the business advisor to call when you’re feeling stuck! She helps dynamic accountants and financial services professional move from stuck to action and in so doing reduce fear and anxiety. Her clients call it a “Frumi Fix” - a strong dose of hope, inspiration and motivation based on experience and expertise. The result is clarity, improved communication and accelerated results.The benefits are moving from stuck to action and in so doing reducing fear and anxiety.Frumi & Associates is a Corporate Partner of NetSpeed Leadership®, People LEARN by DOING. Managers RETAIN concepts through SUPPORT and motivating REINFORCEMENT. Frumi & Associates is proud to be a Corporate Partner of NetSpeed Leadership. NetSpeed Leadership is an exciting, hands-on leadership training and development program using a blended learning approach, designed to meet the learning needs of managers, supervisors and individual contributors in fast-paced organizations. NetSpeed Leadership’s system of supervisory and management training is specifically designed and tested to help managers grasp and apply proven management techniques immediately. Accounting firms select from among 23 short, focused training modules (each 3 hours). Using fast-paced, highly interactive instruction, NetSpeed Leadership emphasizes practical theory and tools that can be applied immediately in the workplace. NetSpeed Leadership®, is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: http://www.nasba.org. Leadership Development Modules (8 modules) Leading at Net Speed · Identify the challenges to leading effectively at net speed · Understand how the five leadership guidelines can help you stay balanced · Plan for ways to apply the five leadership guidelines to your current priorities For more information…… Creating an Inspiring Work Culture · Build an energizing, motivational work climate · Develop high performance by choice not by demand · Celebrate and reward success Communicating to Influence · Develop techniques to influence effectively · Gain support for your ideas and plans · Use reflective listening to understand objections · Collaborate to determine a final strategy Building the Total Team · Manage the team, building on the strengths of individuals · Develop a high performance Total Team · Recognize the five phases of team development Making Strategic Decisions · Recognize the importance of thinking strategically when making a decision · Apply the guidelines for making effective decisions · Base decisions on sound criteria, linked to company objectives Thinking to Break the Box · Break old thought patterns that constrain creativity · Use creative thinking techniques to reach innovative solutions · Apply synergistic thinking to on-the-job problems Building Open Communication · Listen in a way that encourages others to be open and forthcoming · Focus on the important aspects of what others are communicating · Present yourself with confidence · Be direct and honest without being overbearing Transforming Team Conflict · Develop techniques to influence effectively · Practice communication skills that will help team members resolve and manage conflicts · Lead teams in identifying ways to promote constructive conflict resolution · Use a model to coach teams and individuals through constructive resolution of conflict Performance Management Modules (8modules) Hiring the Best Talent · Factor in both skills and talent when selecting employees · Ask questions that help you identify high performers · Conduct effective interviews from first to last Getting the Right Start · Set clear performance expectations with the employee · Get to know the employee and their needs · Provide useful on-the-job training and feedback Setting and Achieving Goals · Set measurable, results-based goals · Select appropriate metrics to identify and measure success · Apply a negotiating model to set goals with others Coaching to Redirect · Give constructive feedback so that it can be heard and acted upon · Own your observations to reduce defensiveness · Recognize and appreciate performance improvement Turning Performance Problems Around · Observe and address performance issues quickly · Document conversations and follow up to ensure correction · Apply a model to get performance back on track Appraising Performance · Link performance evaluations to stated expectations · Use descriptive language to coach for improvement · Conduct effective performance appraisal discussions Coaching Smart People · Spot coaching opportunities and apply a model for coaching · Recognize what motivates your employees · Identify behaviors that help foster a coaching climate Delegating Smartly · Specify what work to delegate and why · Choose the right person to delegate to · Use a model for successful delegation Identify your delegation strengths and weaknesses and minimize the latter Professional Skills Modules (7 modules) Managing Projects by Design · Develop clear objectives before starting a project · Prepare and implement a project plan · Monitor and deal with changes in the project plan · Improve your effectiveness as a project manager Managing Time in Fast Forward · Focus on priority tasks that help you achieve your goals · Minimize interruptions that reduce your productivity · Handle the tyranny of voice mail and email · Manage multiple priorities and incoming requests Running Effective Meetings · Develop a solid agenda · Apply techniques to streamline discussion · Use “quick and dirty” meeting strategies Meeting Change with Resilience · Explain the cycle of change and its impact on people in the workplace · Map a cycle of change from your past · Map an anticipated change and prepare to respond with resilience Connecting with Your Career · Recognize and communicate your strengths and skills · Identify your work preferences · Develop and maintain a professional network · Elicit feedback and suggestions to shape your professional development Working with Communications Styles · Identify your own communication style · Recognize differences in communication styles · Develop strategies for working with people whose communication styles are different from your own Writing for High-Speed Readers · Use strategies that help readers respond quickly and easily · Organize information to meet the needs of high-speed readers · Use tools to produce effective quick-read documents NetSpeed Leadership® Reinforcement Tools NetSpeed Leadership’s Four-Step Post-Classroom Reinforcement Approach Step One: Job Aid Card. A four-color, highly attractive take-away card used to reinforce key learning principles from the classroom. Participants are known to post them at their work stations as learning reminders. Step Two: Electronic Magazine. A four-page “e-zine” emailed to classroom participates one week after the classroom training, with crisp articles, case studies and role model interviews, reinforcing the key learning concepts from the classroom. A short 15-20 minute read time, to ensure high start and completion rates. Step Three: NetSpeed On The Job™. A web-based tool in which the participant can construct a detailed worksheet for a specific work challenge. It leads the participant though a series of questions to map out an entire action planning worksheet within minutes, following a template based directly on learning principles covered in their classroom experience. Available for use after the classroom, this is a tool participants can use repeatedly as they encounter new work challenges where they can apply the learning model. Step Four: NetSpeed Coach™. A multimedia, interactive series of questions that tests a participant’s recall and understanding of the classroom module. Additional information and explanations are available either immediately through the online virtual coach or by emailing a personal coach for further assistance. NetSpeed Coach includes a built-in Level III assessment tool which is recommended to be taken roughly three to four weeks after the classroom session. For more information about NewtSpeed leadership and free Webinars, Click Here