Professional Growth   

This course helps leaders build inclusive workplaces by addressing unconscious bias, diversity, and equity, and provides practical tools to create environments where all voices are heard. Togerther, we will engage in exercises to foster empathy and develop action plans for promoting inclusion within teams.

Strong leaders don’t just manage tasks—they connect, inspire, and communicate with empathy. This engaging class explores the core principles of emotional intelligence (EQ) and how they shape effective leadership and team success. Through interactive discussions and activities, you’ll build skills in self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and social interaction. Learn how to recognize emotional cues, navigate challenges with composure, and foster a collaborative team culture rooted in trust and mutual respect. Whether you're leading a team or looking to strengthen your interpersonal impact, this course offers practical EQ strategies you can apply immediately.

The Enneagram, a dynamic personality typology, is a powerful tool for personal and professional growth in the workplace. This comprehensive course offers a deep dive into the Enneagram system tailored specifically for industry professionals seeking to enhance their effectiveness, leadership skills, and team dynamics.

Whether you're a manager seeking to inspire and empower your team, an HR professional aiming to optimize workplace culture, or an individual contributor striving for personal and professional excellence, this course equips you with invaluable Enneagram insights to thrive in today's dynamic business environment. Join us and unlock the full potential of the Enneagram to drive industry success and fulfillment.

In this 8-week course, you will embark on a transformative journey, gaining profound insights into your own core motivations, strengths, and blind spots through the lens of the nine Enneagram personality types. Through interactive lectures, experiential exercises, and insightful discussions, you will develop a nuanced understanding of how personality influences workplace behavior, communication styles, decision-making processes, and conflict resolution strategies.

1. Enneagram Basics: Understanding the nine personality types, their core motivations, fears, and defense mechanisms.
2. Self-Discovery: Exploring personal Enneagram types and identifying individual patterns of behavior and thinking.
3. Leadership Development: Leveraging Enneagram insights to enhance leadership effectiveness, adaptability, and emotional intelligence.
4. Team Dynamics: Recognizing how different Enneagram types interact within teams, fostering empathy, collaboration, and synergy.
5. Communication Mastery: Tailoring communication strategies to resonate with the diverse perspectives and communication styles of each Enneagram type.
6. Conflict Resolution: Utilizing Enneagram wisdom to navigate interpersonal conflicts, build bridges, and foster constructive dialogue.
7. Change Management and Stress: Understand how each Enneagram type responds to change and uncertain environments.
8. Personal Growth Strategies: Developing personalized action plans for continuous self-improvement and professional development.

Strong leaders don’t just manage tasks—they connect, inspire, and communicate with empathy. This engaging class explores the core principles of emotional intelligence (EQ) and how they shape effective leadership and team success. Through interactive discussions and activities, you’ll build skills in self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and social interaction. Learn how to recognize emotional cues, navigate challenges with composure, and foster a collaborative team culture rooted in trust and mutual respect. Whether you're leading a team or looking to strengthen your interpersonal impact, this course offers practical EQ strategies you can apply immediately.

Stepping into a supervisory role brings new responsibilities—especially when it comes to managing people. This 2-hour course is designed for new or aspiring supervisors who want to better understand their role in supporting employees, handling performance issues, and avoiding HR pitfalls. We’ll cover key topics like documenting employee behavior, addressing complaints, and knowing when to involve HR. Whether you supervise one employee or many, this course will give you the confidence and tools to lead effectively and legally.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the supervisor’s role in managing employee performance and behavior.
• Learn best practices for documentation, communication, and corrective action.
• Identify when to involve HR and how to avoid common legal and compliance mistakes.

Whether you plan to sell your business in two years or twenty, the best time to start preparing is now. Run It Like You’ll Sell It is a powerful, two-session course designed specifically for Peoria-area business owners who want to drive long-term value, increase operational efficiency, and position their business for future success—on their own terms.

This workshop will walk you through the key elements of effective exit planning, including:

• Strategies for increasing the value of your business before a sale
• Understanding the buyer's mindset
• Building systems that make your business more attractive and transferable
• Identifying and addressing common obstacles that can hurt valuation
• Aligning your personal and financial goals with your exit strategy

Whether you're years away from a transition or simply want to run a better, more profitable company, this course will give you the tools to think—and lead—like an owner who's building a business others would pay to own.

This class is ideal for small and mid-sized business owners in the Peoria region who want to grow value, gain clarity, and eventually exit on their terms. Seats are limited to ensure personalized attention. Reserve your spot today and start running your business like it’s your most valuable asset—because it is.

In today’s fast-paced and often high-pressure work environments, stress is inevitable—but burnout doesn’t have to be. This engaging and interactive class offers a science-based look at the causes of workplace stress and how to build lasting resilience from the inside out.

We will explore how stress affects the mind and body, and learn proven techniques to manage it effectively—both in the moment and over the long term. Through guided exercises in mindfulness, relaxation, and cognitive reframing, you’ll begin to recognize your own stress triggers and discover strategies for staying grounded and focused, even during challenging times.

You’ll also develop a personalized stress-management plan tailored to your work style and environment, empowering you to create healthier habits that support both personal well-being and professional success. Whether you're navigating daily pressures or leading a team through change, this class provides practical tools to help you thrive—not just survive—at work.

Managing people is one of the most important—and challenging—parts of running a business. This introductory course is designed to give small business owners and managers the HR knowledge they need to confidently handle common employee situations. You’ll learn practical strategies for hiring, onboarding, employee documentation, and staying compliant with basic employment laws. Whether you’re just starting out or growing your team, this 2-hour session will give you the tools to create a more organized and legally sound workplace.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify key HR responsibilities and legal obligations for small businesses.
• Understand best practices for hiring, onboarding, and employee documentation.
• Gain awareness of essential employment laws and how to avoid common compliance mistakes.

This course helps leaders build inclusive workplaces by addressing unconscious bias, diversity, and equity, and provides practical tools to create environments where all voices are heard. Togerther, we will engage in exercises to foster empathy and develop action plans for promoting inclusion within teams.