Ann Fogolin laughing with participants at a workshop

Workshops Overview

Becuz I Matter© Workshops with Ann Fogolin

Creating Successful Teams

Teamwork requires communication – we all have our preferred style (the PCSI Workshop is a simple tool to provide great insight) and it requires psychological safety. What's your part in making that happen so that your team is functioning at its optimal level?

Regardless of with whom this conversation needs to happen, feeling safe and knowing you can trust the person to hear the message in the way you intend it, is key. Remember to listen carefully to the message being communicated, engaging in deep, contextual listening and asking thoughtful questions whenever something is unclear or requires further understanding.

This method can be used to support any conversation, whether it be related to your professional life, with team members, supervisors, and direct reports. It can also be used in your personal life, having those conversations that can feel awkward and perhaps challenging.

Becuz I Matter© Workshop Packages

The following programs can help enhance your personal or professional development, often by the time the session ends. It's not that any of these are topics you won't recognize, but sometimes hearing the message again, or in a new way, has the most powerful impact.

As a basis for group training, each topic provides substantive knowledge, an opportunity to have fun with your colleagues and a chance to grow your development portfolio. Programs are always tailored to the needs of your organization.

Take a look below and see what option may best fit you right now to work with me:

PCSI Facilitator Workshop

Communicating with greater clarity and awareness is critical to getting the results you want – both personally and professionally. Whether you lead a large team, run your own business, or work independently, understanding how others communicate will you serve you and the people you interact with very well.

Understanding yourself and the basic style of others can move conversations forward more clearly. When each member of a team or group understands the style of other participants, the group can move forward with their purpose or mission with greater potential for success.

The Personal Coaching Styles Inventory (PCSI) is a tool for understanding communication. As you understand the four styles and variations, you will learn to interact with others in a more effective manner for both you and them.

The Coaching Clinic

The Coaching Clinic is a two day course that introduces a Coach Approach, designed specifically for use by Leaders and Managers. This training deepens participants’ understanding of their role as a leader, and expands that role through a coach approach to everyday conversations.

Upon completion of the Coaching Clinic you will:

  • More effectively communicate, lead and positively influence others
  • Take a coach approach in everyday workplace conversations
  • Support others in creating new awareness and becoming more accountable
  • Have more effective performance conversations with others
  • Create a plan to adopt a coaching style of leadership

Corporate Workshops

Strong organizations are built by strong leaders. The ability to communicate clearly, coach effectively, and navigate difficult conversations is what separates good leadership from great leadership. Becuz I Matter© Corporate Workshops are designed for business leaders and their teams, giving executives and managers practical, immediately usable skills to lead with more clarity and impact.

Workshops are tailored to your organization’s specific challenges and delivered in a format that fits your team’s schedule. We can start with 60 minute sessions, 2x / month, including 'laser coaching' sessions (15 min check-ins) and written communication & support throughout. Give your team the lift it needs to get to that next level!

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"Fierce" Conversations

In her book, Fierce Conversations, Susan Scott provides an outline for having those conversations that are difficult yet necessary to have, especially as leaders. Fierce is defined as – robust, intense, strong, powerful, passionate, eager and unbridled. These adjectives aptly describe the conversations that, as Ken Blanchard describes “can change the trajectory of a career, a business, a marriage or a life. The conversation is the relationship.”

This workshop details the process Scott has successfully replicated countless times. As a leader, it is your responsibility to address issues as they occur. “As a leader, you get what you tolerate.”

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