MEAPA Trains Senior Executives, Employees, Staff and Students on A Variety of Topics

In a November 2011 report The Accenture Skills Gap Study revealed that 55% of U.S. workers reported that they were under pressure to develop additional skills to be successful in current and future jobs but only 21% said they acquired new skills through company-provided formal training during the previous five years.

Since 2005 clients have hired MEAPA to fill this tremendous need of conducting personal, professional and organizational development training workshops.  By training individuals across a wide array of industries and positions to understand that professional development is directly linked to personal growth, MEAPA provides a valuable and relevant service to clients.  Clients have also hired us to customize the cover of one of our publications (see examples).  If your organization needs training on any of the following topics please contact MEAPA today.  The links to examples of related exercises follow each topic.

1. Brainstorming and Idea Creation – executives and employees alike need to have a firm understanding of how to create an environment where there suggestion and discussion of new ideas is acceptable and open to everyone.
   
   • Use the 5 why exercise to help create new ideas
2. Customer Segmentation – segmenting customers allows an organization to create targeted marketing messages, enhance communication across various channels and provide important insight into future products and services.
   • Compare the new v. traditional demographics
     
3. Effective Thinking – when faced with a question, issue or problem executives and employees need to think effectively in order to create a solution using the limited resources, time and personnel available at any given moment.
   • Complete the phrase: "I think therefore I am...?"
4. Frontline Leadership – leading a group of people today requires a specific set of skills in order to help team members perform their best as they work towards individual and organizational goals.
   • Read Your PATH to Frontline Leadership
     
5. Group Motivation - maintaining a high level of energy within a group is critical for the success of any organization as it looks to compete in today’s challenging economy where the dynamics are constantly changing.
   • Examine what motivates the birdmen
     
6. Incorporating Technology – leveraging technology across functional areas and departments is a requirement for almost any organization that wants to achieve and sustain growth.
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7. Leadership v. Management – these two terms are frequently misunderstood.  Gaining a better understanding their similarities and differences leaders and managers can increase their performance and create a more effective and efficient organization.
8. Leadership Strategies for Women – the leadership strategies for women are based on the differences between men and women and the manner in which they work and communicate with one another.
9. Market Research – due to recent technological advancements it is easier now more than ever for organizations to have current market research data on their customers and potential buyers. 
10. Marketing – marketing is a sophisticated blend of art and science designed to identify, communicate and update the most effective language and images used by an organization to convince internal and external stakeholders of its unique value.
11. Organizational Effectiveness - by assessing its traits and habits an organization can better understand the culture and climate that impacts how effective it is in each department as well as across different ones.
12. Professional Skills All Employees Need – helping employees understand the professional skills that are required can help an organization move forward
13. Story – creating and revising the story for your organization is one of the most important elements involved with communicating your unique value to both internal and external stakeholders.
14. Time Management - managing time on both an individual and organizational level requires effort and a constant evaluation.   By leveraging technology, increasing communication and being more aware of the time demands of others, individuals and organization can increase their time management capabilities.
15. Visioning – creating a vision for yourself or your organization 5, 10 or even 20 years from now is a useful exercise as it gives you something specific to work towards.  The important thing to remember is that both internal and external factors may influence the translation of that vision into reality so remaining flexible while focused will be an important trait to practice over time.