Training

Solutions for the Workplace, LLC provides high-quality training and consulting—by Federal HR experts—on a range of human resources and management development topics that are customized to meet client needs.

“The content was quite worthwhile and the instructor was fantastic.”

“Nancy made what could have been a very dry topic, interesting.”

Our programs focus on:

• Basic human resources skills for managers including recruitment, performance management, discipline, providing feedback, FLSA, and EEO
• Effective performance management and alignment of organizational goals to individual performance
• Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity, Generations, and Harassment training
• Management development topics including delegation, team building, communication, and problem solving
• Career transition skills including personal branding, resume preparation, and interview skills
• Training for federal HR staff on staffing, classification, veterans’ preference, job analysis, and the like
• Federal retirement training including Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), Federal Employment Retirement System (FERS), Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) training, and TransFERS. Our retirement training is targeted toward mid-career and employees close to retirement.
• Mentoring Skills Workshop including descriptions of roles and responsibilities of mentors and mentees. Critical skills required of mentors and the benefits of mentoring for mentors and mentees

“Nancy has been by far the BEST instructor I have ever come across in my twenty years of Federal service!”

All of our training sessions are instructor-led and include extensive participant materials. We believe in training that respects individual adult learning styles, promotes skills and knowledge acquisition, and encourages hands-on practice and reinforcement.

Depending on client interest, we use a number of assessment tools including Myers Briggs Type Indicator (individual, team and career-oriented MBTI tools), DISC, and Parker Team Player. Our instructors are both certified and experienced in using these tools.

Our training programs can be scheduled from a half day to five days, depending on client requirements.

Contact Nancy Segal to discuss a training program for your group.

“To be honest, I truly was not looking forward to a four day class on HR stuff. I’m an “operations” guy, and being nailed down in a classroom is not generally something I enjoy.  Now with that said, I have to admit, this was one of the best and one of the most informative classes I have attended. Your personalization of the material and attentiveness to the questions was greatly appreciated. Thank you once again for the outstanding instruction!”

“Please know how thankful I am to have had the opportunity to spend 3 days with you learning about the SES process.  This class has been quite eye-opening on so many levels.  Your years of HR and federal service, combined with your desire to give back are truly reflected in class.  I have heard nothing but praises for who you are and what you offer.  I can now attest to those same praises!  I hope we will be able to work together again in the near future. Thank you! GD”

“Hi Nancy–Just wanted to say thanks again for a wonderful presentation. One of my writers commented that you are a national treasure! They all really enjoyed your presentation style and learned a lot. During the presentation, one of our coaches sent me an instant message telling me how great it was. Anyway, thanks again. Excellent job! DL”

Consulting

Leveraging a 30-year background in federal HR, Solutions for the Workplace, LLC can help create high-performance organizations and align results with your strategic goals. We provide a range of services to help you achieve your desired outcomes:

• Write or update human resources policies and procedures that work
• Develop succession, workforce planning, and strategic plans
• Evaluate existing human resources programs and their effectiveness
• Develop and implement talent management, workforce recruitment, and retention strategies
• Develop performance management programs, performance standards, and performance improvement strategies
• Devise outplacement strategies and programs
• Conduct workforce analysis and planning
• Other related services

Contact Nancy Segal to discuss consulting services.

Virtual Training

As we all adjust to the new normal brought about by the novel coronavirus, we realize that many things about how we work may have changed – including your training plans. To ensure that we can continue to meet the new “normal,” we are changing as well.

To meet your needs, and those of your employees while we all shelter in place and practice social distancing, we have invested in webinar technology. We selected Zoom which seems to be the easiest for users and compatible across multiple operating systems and security levels. We can handle registration, webinar invitations distribution of materials, and of course, delivery of outstanding content!

The virtual format also offers the opportunity for us to change the courses themselves. If you prefer that we break up a day of training into shorter blocks (2-3 hours at a time over the course of a couple of weeks, for example), that is also doable and has the added advantage of not taking participants away from their regular work for the whole day.

We are excited to meet your training needs in this new way, now and into the future. Please Contact Nancy Segal to discuss the best way to keep your employees engaged while still helping them improve their knowledge and skills.