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Sapphire Training & Consulting, LLC was created to assist organizations in the process of mining the leaders of tomorrow. Our philosophy provides individuals who want to become leaders in an organization with a framework to understand an organization from the ground up. Learning how to be a follower before becoming a leader provides a unique perspective that only a few leaders possess.
We offer a variety of training classes based on the Leadership Pyramid and the Learning to Lead from the Ground Up philosophy. Clients have a choice of how to receive the training. They can select the classroom, eLearning, or webinars based on their location and time constraints. Our value add program is both scalable and cost efficient to meet the needs of any size organization.
Sapphire Training & Consulting, LLC is based in Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Is your training budget short on funding, but you have employees who still need training? We are here to help. Your employees will benefit from our training programs that are individually customized to be direct and effective to enhance performance right away. When the pixie dust doesn't work and you need solid training at a cost effective price, call us.
Our experience working with a broad range of organizational sizes and industries helped us design strategies that fit into any organizational culture. Success of an organization is not defined by the number of its people but by the quality and performance of its leaders. As employees climb their way to the top, the Leadership Pyramid is there as a guide to remind them that the next level can only be built upon the foundation of the previous. A solid understanding of the concepts and principles of each level will make the whole pyramid stronger.
Our seminars and workshops can be tailored to the needs and culture of an organization while the core concepts of the Leadership Pyramid remain. We realize that not everyone needs to start at the bottom, so our curriculum is designed to be flexible enough to meet anyone s goals.
Our experience working with a broad range of organizational sizes and industries helped us design strategies that fit into any organizational culture. Success of an organization is not defined by the number of its people but by the quality and performance of its leaders. As employees climb their way to the top, the Leadership Pyramid is there as a guide to remind them that the next level can only be built upon the foundation of the previous. A solid understanding of the concepts and principles of each level will make the whole pyramid stronger.
Our seminars and workshops can be tailored to the needs and culture of an organization while the core concepts of the Leadership Pyramid remain. We realize that not everyone needs to start at the bottom, so our curriculum is designed to be flexible enough to meet anyone s goals.
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Growing into an Organization
: Whether employees are new to an organization or new to working, this class will help them understand and adapt to the culture of their organization. The course discusses mission and vision statements and the importance of assimilating previous organizational cultures into the new environment. If someone is interested in moving up in an organization, this class is a must take!
: Whether employees are new to an organization or new to working, this class will help them understand and adapt to the culture of their organization. The course discusses mission and vision statements and the importance of assimilating previous organizational cultures into the new environment. If someone is interested in moving up in an organization, this class is a must take!Identifying a Mentor
: Mentors can play a crucial role in the success of one’s career. Whether the mentor is inside of your organization or out, this class will help you identify possible mentors and assist with an approach to getting the mentor on board. Having a mentor will be one of the best things you can do for your career.
: Mentors can play a crucial role in the success of one’s career. Whether the mentor is inside of your organization or out, this class will help you identify possible mentors and assist with an approach to getting the mentor on board. Having a mentor will be one of the best things you can do for your career.Listening to Feedback
: Active listening is a crucial skill for effectively following. In business, information occasionally gets reinterpreted as it travels among receivers. This course will discuss the differences between active listening and passive listening and facilitate an active listening exercise. It will utilize some role playing to evaluate how well one person listens to another.
: Active listening is a crucial skill for effectively following. In business, information occasionally gets reinterpreted as it travels among receivers. This course will discuss the differences between active listening and passive listening and facilitate an active listening exercise. It will utilize some role playing to evaluate how well one person listens to another.Organizational Culture & Your Career
: Are you interested in moving your career forward, but youa ™re not sure where to start? Many employees do not take advantage of their organizational culture when promoting their own careers and it is the easiest place to start. In this program we breakdown how to use the current organizational culture you are in to give your career that lift you are looking for.
: Are you interested in moving your career forward, but youa ™re not sure where to start? Many employees do not take advantage of their organizational culture when promoting their own careers and it is the easiest place to start. In this program we breakdown how to use the current organizational culture you are in to give your career that lift you are looking for.Receiving Feedback in a Positive Manner
: Feedback is not always easy to receive, in fact most people take feedback personally instead of professionally. This class is designed to help individuals understand that receiving feedback is part of the coaching process. It will examine the impact of both positive and constructive feedback. Preserving self-esteem is a key to good leadership.
: Feedback is not always easy to receive, in fact most people take feedback personally instead of professionally. This class is designed to help individuals understand that receiving feedback is part of the coaching process. It will examine the impact of both positive and constructive feedback. Preserving self-esteem is a key to good leadership.Selecting a Mentor
: Would you like to have a mentor but are not sure where to start? All good leaders have mentors upon whom they can call to get advice. Just like an athlete has an agent, mentors can keep you grounded and focused on moving your career forward. This webinar is designed to help you identify a mentor that can provide that guidance and spark.
The Art of Following - Building the Foundation for the Leadership Pyramid
: Being an effective follower is not always easy when your passion is for leadership. Many leaders lose sight of the importance of following. Inside this book you will find helpful tips and tricks for being a good follower before you become a good leader. It provides insight into the importance of continuing to be a good follower even though you may already be a leader or you are moving into a leadership position.
: Being an effective follower is not always easy when your passion is for leadership. Many leaders lose sight of the importance of following. Inside this book you will find helpful tips and tricks for being a good follower before you become a good leader. It provides insight into the importance of continuing to be a good follower even though you may already be a leader or you are moving into a leadership position.The Art of Patience
: In today’s fast paced world, patience is a dying art. Employees want all of their needs met immediately. In this session we will discuss how patience can play an important role in decision making. This class also covers tips for those who are looking to increase their level of patience.
: In today’s fast paced world, patience is a dying art. Employees want all of their needs met immediately. In this session we will discuss how patience can play an important role in decision making. This class also covers tips for those who are looking to increase their level of patience.The Leadership Pyramid
: Do you know at which level in the Leadership Pyramid your career lies? All employees are somewhere in the pyramid but many aren’t sure where or how to use the pyramid to take their career to the next level. Following the levels in the Leadership Pyramid will put your career on the track to reach the pinnacle as a visionary.
: Do you know at which level in the Leadership Pyramid your career lies? All employees are somewhere in the pyramid but many aren’t sure where or how to use the pyramid to take their career to the next level. Following the levels in the Leadership Pyramid will put your career on the track to reach the pinnacle as a visionary.Understanding Your Core Job Function
: Understanding your primary role in any organization is important to understanding how the rest of the organization functions. This class will teach participants how to understand their core job function and what it means to be technically proficient. This class discusses the concept of core job functions from a high level and does not cover the actual technical aspects of any particular job description.
Human Resources
: Understanding your primary role in any organization is important to understanding how the rest of the organization functions. This class will teach participants how to understand their core job function and what it means to be technically proficient. This class discusses the concept of core job functions from a high level and does not cover the actual technical aspects of any particular job description.Attendance & Your Career
: Do you have poor attendance? Does your boss consider your attendance a problem? Are you managing someone and want them to hear about the importance of good attendance from someone else? If you or the person you manage has attendance problems, this webinar is a must. Attendance at work is essential to the success and morale of any workgroup, and poor attendance can be turned around if it is considered a priority.
Moving to the Valley
: When moving to the Valley of the Sun, many people have questions about what it is like to work where it is always warm but arena ™t always sure who to ask or where to look. This program is designed to answer all of your questions about working in the Valley of the Sun even if you are transferring within the same organizaiton.
Leading
: When moving to the Valley of the Sun, many people have questions about what it is like to work where it is always warm but arena ™t always sure who to ask or where to look. This program is designed to answer all of your questions about working in the Valley of the Sun even if you are transferring within the same organizaiton.Checking in with Your Mentor
: There may come a time in your ascension to leadership where you may think that a mentor is no longer important. But, you will always benefit from haiving a person you can count on with whom you can discuss ideas. This class discusses why having a mentor at the top can be more important than having a mentor at the start.
: There may come a time in your ascension to leadership where you may think that a mentor is no longer important. But, you will always benefit from haiving a person you can count on with whom you can discuss ideas. This class discusses why having a mentor at the top can be more important than having a mentor at the start.Getting People to Follow You
: Some people will blindly follow their appointed leaders, but most people will need a reason to follow. As a leader, it is your job to inspire people to follow you and your vision for the organization. This session will discuss ways you can inspire people to begin and continue following you during their career in your organization.
: Some people will blindly follow their appointed leaders, but most people will need a reason to follow. As a leader, it is your job to inspire people to follow you and your vision for the organization. This session will discuss ways you can inspire people to begin and continue following you during their career in your organization.Model the Way with Heart
: As a leader, people watch your every move every day. Employees will assess you on how truthful you are. If they think you have something to hide, they will grow distrustful. If you aren't genuine, they won't believe you regardless of the truth. This class will discuss what it means to genuinely model success from your heart.
: As a leader, people watch your every move every day. Employees will assess you on how truthful you are. If they think you have something to hide, they will grow distrustful. If you aren't genuine, they won't believe you regardless of the truth. This class will discuss what it means to genuinely model success from your heart.Staying Grounded
: When you are in a leadership position, it can be easy to have the ivory tower syndrome. Successful leaders remember where they come from and how they got to the top. This class is designed to reflect upon how you got to where you are and remember all of the people that helped you get there. We will also discuss staying grounded as you move further up the ladder.
Managing
: When you are in a leadership position, it can be easy to have the ivory tower syndrome. Successful leaders remember where they come from and how they got to the top. This class is designed to reflect upon how you got to where you are and remember all of the people that helped you get there. We will also discuss staying grounded as you move further up the ladder.Establishing Interpersonal Skills
: In organizations today, there is an expectation that Managers will have effective interpersonal skills in order to communicate with their employees. While some people posesse this skill naturally, it is a skill that can be developed over time through practice. This class is designed to help individuals practice the art of using interpersonal skills in everyday interactions.
: In organizations today, there is an expectation that Managers will have effective interpersonal skills in order to communicate with their employees. While some people posesse this skill naturally, it is a skill that can be developed over time through practice. This class is designed to help individuals practice the art of using interpersonal skills in everyday interactions.Listening to Your Employees
: Employee buy-in is critical to a manager’s success. Your employees have to trust you and understand that you are looking out for their best interests. In this session we discuss techniques that a manager can use to effectively listen to their employees and provide feedback to demonstrate their listening skills.
: Employee buy-in is critical to a manager’s success. Your employees have to trust you and understand that you are looking out for their best interests. In this session we discuss techniques that a manager can use to effectively listen to their employees and provide feedback to demonstrate their listening skills.Mastering Technical Skills
: Employees are looking for more than feeback from their managers. A manager of today must understand the technical aspects of the people they manage. This class is designed to help managers understand and think through whether or not they know the jobs their employees do. This session will also explore strategies for explaining to others in the organization the responsibilities of your employees.
: Employees are looking for more than feeback from their managers. A manager of today must understand the technical aspects of the people they manage. This class is designed to help managers understand and think through whether or not they know the jobs their employees do. This session will also explore strategies for explaining to others in the organization the responsibilities of your employees.Motivation for Movement Upward
: If you want to move your career upwards, you need to assess your motivation to effectively do so. This class will help people take an in depth look to see if they are really ready and motivated to take on a larger task of being a manager in an organization.
: If you want to move your career upwards, you need to assess your motivation to effectively do so. This class will help people take an in depth look to see if they are really ready and motivated to take on a larger task of being a manager in an organization.Prioritizing Your Workload
: After you move from a front line employee into managment, your role changes and so do your responsibilities. In this new role, prioritization becomes even more important. You will be setting priorities instead of following them. This class will help you identify all of the things you do in a day, what are the most important tasks you do, and what are those issues that you can set aside for later or delegate to someone else.
Transitioning
: After you move from a front line employee into managment, your role changes and so do your responsibilities. In this new role, prioritization becomes even more important. You will be setting priorities instead of following them. This class will help you identify all of the things you do in a day, what are the most important tasks you do, and what are those issues that you can set aside for later or delegate to someone else.Changing Your Communication Style
: Some say that you can use the same communication style throughout your entire career; from the front line employee all the way to becoming a visionary. When on your journey through your career, your communication style will need to change to address the different stages of your career. You will go through a cycle of formal and informal communications.
: Some say that you can use the same communication style throughout your entire career; from the front line employee all the way to becoming a visionary. When on your journey through your career, your communication style will need to change to address the different stages of your career. You will go through a cycle of formal and informal communications.Critical Thinking Skills
: To effectively balance managerial skills and leadership abilities, it is essential for individuals to have critical thinking skills. The art of critical thinking goes beyond looking at what is right in front of you at the time you are making a decision. This class is designed to take a look at current real world issues and use critical thinking techniques to come up with solutions.
: To effectively balance managerial skills and leadership abilities, it is essential for individuals to have critical thinking skills. The art of critical thinking goes beyond looking at what is right in front of you at the time you are making a decision. This class is designed to take a look at current real world issues and use critical thinking techniques to come up with solutions.Delegating
: Delegation is not as easy as it sounds. When transitioning from manager to leader, this can be one of the most difficult tasks one can undertake. This class is designed to assist people in deciding what you can delegate and what you cannot based on your organizational culture. We will explore ways that you can let go of some work and allow others to play a key role in a work process.
: Delegation is not as easy as it sounds. When transitioning from manager to leader, this can be one of the most difficult tasks one can undertake. This class is designed to assist people in deciding what you can delegate and what you cannot based on your organizational culture. We will explore ways that you can let go of some work and allow others to play a key role in a work process.Identifying Your Style
: Identifying your leadership style can be one of the most difficult tasks you undertake when moving from a management position to a leadership position. Most people think they know what their style is, but do they? This class will discuss what leadership style is and walk through some steps for building your own unique style.
: Identifying your leadership style can be one of the most difficult tasks you undertake when moving from a management position to a leadership position. Most people think they know what their style is, but do they? This class will discuss what leadership style is and walk through some steps for building your own unique style.Mentoring Others
: At some point in your career, someone may ask you to be a mentor for them. Whether they are inside or outside your organization, they report to you or someone else, or they are a peer; this could be your opportunity to have a profound impact on someone else’s leadership style. This class is designed for a participant to do some reflection on whether or not you are in a position to be a mentor and what kind of mentor you would like to be.
: At some point in your career, someone may ask you to be a mentor for them. Whether they are inside or outside your organization, they report to you or someone else, or they are a peer; this could be your opportunity to have a profound impact on someone else’s leadership style. This class is designed for a participant to do some reflection on whether or not you are in a position to be a mentor and what kind of mentor you would like to be.Moving from Managing to Leading
: It sounds easy to move from managing to leading, and for some it seems like the same job only with more pay. But the differences are significant. This class will discuss the differences as well as the similarities between a manager and a leader. There is an exercise on how to determine whether you are better in a manager capacity or if you are ready to move on to leadership.
Vision
: It sounds easy to move from managing to leading, and for some it seems like the same job only with more pay. But the differences are significant. This class will discuss the differences as well as the similarities between a manager and a leader. There is an exercise on how to determine whether you are better in a manager capacity or if you are ready to move on to leadership.Change Management
: Change is not for everyone and there are varying degrees of change. When you are a leader in an organization what is your expectation of how quickly your employees will change to your ever changing vision. This class will discuss change and the different levels at which people can adapt to change.
: Change is not for everyone and there are varying degrees of change. When you are a leader in an organization what is your expectation of how quickly your employees will change to your ever changing vision. This class will discuss change and the different levels at which people can adapt to change.Humility
: Humility is a trait that is not inherint to everyone. How do you balance what you know and your expertise with self-confidence while keeping your ego in check. This class will discuss the art of humility and what it takes to be humble. We will also discuss how to be humble in a genuine manner.
: Humility is a trait that is not inherint to everyone. How do you balance what you know and your expertise with self-confidence while keeping your ego in check. This class will discuss the art of humility and what it takes to be humble. We will also discuss how to be humble in a genuine manner.Life at the Top
: Everyone believes that life at the top is easy; that people will surround you and do everything you ask. That is not always the case. In this session, we will discuss why life at the top may not be as easy as one may think. We will explore options to keep life at the top as enjoyable as possible.
: Everyone believes that life at the top is easy; that people will surround you and do everything you ask. That is not always the case. In this session, we will discuss why life at the top may not be as easy as one may think. We will explore options to keep life at the top as enjoyable as possible.Sharing the Vision
: Some say being a visionary is being at the top of your career. The question is how do you take what is in your head and share it with others? How do you inspire people to do what you want them to do? This session will explore techniques on how you can share your vision of the future with others and get them to buy in.
: Some say being a visionary is being at the top of your career. The question is how do you take what is in your head and share it with others? How do you inspire people to do what you want them to do? This session will explore techniques on how you can share your vision of the future with others and get them to buy in.| Head Office | Training and Seminar Locations |
