Weds. - April 9, April 16, May 7, 8 AM - 11 AM & May 14, 8 AM - 12 PM
Pappajohn Center Room 224
NIACC Mason City Campus
Navigating the Leadership Leap
Stepping into a leadership role is an exciting opportunity, that comes with new challenges and responsibilities. For first time leaders or those moving from peer to leader this transition entails new skills and a shift in mindset. Workshop participants will explore strategies to establish credibility, build trust, and develop effective communication skills while balancing the dual dynamics of leadership and camaraderie.
Objectives:
• Review skills, traits, behaviors, and mindsets of leadership.
• Learn strategies to establish credibility and maintain positive relationships.
• Develop communication techniques for setting expectations and providing feedback.
• Identify practical ways to maintain trust and while setting boundaries.
• Practice active listening and impactful messaging.
April 9, 2025, 8 am - 11 am
Instructor: Paulette Milewski
Real Colors® Workstyle Assessment
This interactive and enjoyable workshop utilizes the Real Colors assessment to engage participants in understanding human behavior more effectively. Real Colors helps leaders understand themselves and others in terms of how people process information, take feedback, respond to change, and respond to conflict. It’s an easy-to-use tool that categorizes four personality types represented by colors: Gold, Green, Blue, and Orange. Attendees will learn about these four colors, each representing a different work style, and pinpoint their temperaments. By understanding the characteristics and motivators associated with each color, participants will enhance their ability to communicate effectively.
Objectives:
• Gain an understanding of the four colors (each corresponding to a work style).
• Discover where they fall as an individual on the Real Colors spectrum.
• Learn to recognize characteristics of each of the four colors.
• Discuss with fellow workshop participants what it’s like to be each color.
April 16, 2025, 8 am - 11 am
Instructor: Paulette Milewski
Feedback That Fuels Growth: Coaching with
Clarity and Confidence
Effective feedback is the cornerstone of growth, engagement, and performance improvement. This interactive session provides leaders with the skills to deliver both positive and constructive feedback in a way that inspires action and builds trust. Through hands-on activities and proven coaching frameworks, participants will learn to turn feedback conversations into powerful tools for individual and team development.
Objectives:
• Differentiate between positive and constructive feedback and evaluate their roles in driving performance.
• Demonstrate techniques for delivering feedback that fosters trust, accountability, and motivation.
• Develop customized feedback strategies to address diverse communication styles and workplace challenges.
May 7, 2025, 8 am - 11 am
Instructor: Molly Mackey
Leadership is an Intervention: Managing Crucial Conversations
If you’ve been a leader for more than five minutes you know that people problems are the biggest problems. Leaders have an obligation to confront unwanted behavior that crushes productivity, destroys morale and can push your best people out the door. Jammed with proven ideas, words and methods, this program delivers actionable tactics to reduce stress & conflict between leaders and employees. Discover how to effectively deal with conflict. Confront people with courage. This practical and enjoyable program blends real world solutions, with insight, clarity and wit. Specific words and phrases you should and shouldn’t use. Learn how to confront bosses when they demonstrate unwanted behavior.
Objectives:
• Approach an employee about the problem behavior - in a way that minimizes accusations, hostility, and defensiveness!
• Ways to repair damaged relationships - at work, at home, with anyone!
• Meet conflict and disagreement head - on and reach a mutual understanding
• What it takes to keep your own cool - and prevent others from losing theirs!
• Coach the employee - so there’s no chance of misunderstanding
May 14, 2025, 8 am - 11 am; 11 am - 12 pm Certificate Presentation and Lunch
Instructor: John Graci
Instructors
Paulette Milewski
As Chief Inspiration Officer, Paulette brings energy and 25+ years of experience in leadership, sales, customer service and project management making her training workshops engaging and interactive. Through storytelling, real life examples and thought-provoking dialogue, workshops provide participants with practical application. Her mission is to help teams and individuals improve their performance, relationships, and well-being by providing them with the practical tools and techniques that they can apply immediately.
Molly Mackey
Molly Mackey is an author, speaker and trainer of leaders. She believes that by intentionally intersecting the ongoing journeys of leadership and learning, we can create better leaders and Better Leaders = Better Lives. Molly has over 18 years of business and speaking experience. She has a passion for business, strategy, leadership and learning.
John Graci
John Graci is a dynamic speaker, author, and trainer with more than 25 years of management experience helping leaders and team members “be nice” to one another. John’s straightforward and tell-it-like-it-is approach comes across as refreshing and riveting. On the road, he is known for his quick wit and slightly sarcastic sense of humor that is rooted in real-life examples and real-world knowledge which instantly improves the work environment.
