"The seminar was really outstanding.
It was of tremendous value to me. "

To assist in addressing immediate and long-range business objectives, PHASE IV Partners develops designs and implements custom training programs for executive, business and corporate staff groups. By working closely with management, PHASE IV Partners’ training approach improves organizational competencies, employee job satisfaction and overall productivity.

PHASE IV Partners provides training and development support to corporate staff functions and business groups. We identify training, needs and develop, design and implement training programs that fulfill organizational goals and objectives.

To address immediate and long-range employee training needs, we formulate and implement strategies that support continuous improvement initiative in organizations by working closely with management to develop training strategies which improve the competence, job satisfaction and productivity of employees.

PHASE IV Partners training services include:

• Collaborative Communications
• Presentation Skills
• Selling Skills
• Team Building
• Information Workshops and Training
• Business Writing
• Time Management

"Invaluable to me in terms of increasing self-awareness, learning new tools and undoing ‘old tools.’ The workshop will help me in my personal life as well as my career. Anyone who wants to improve their business and personal communications effectiveness can benefit tremendously from this seminar."

COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING
Most businesses know effective communications is increasingly critical to success - not just for middle and upper management, but throughout all levels of an organization. Unfortunately, teaching executives and managers the communication skills to orchestrate the activities of individuals and groups has often been overlooked. A lack of these skills frequently leads to significant problems. No matter what you do, much of your day is spent trying to influence and persuade others through communications. Every idea that prevails, every task that is negotiated, and every meeting that gets results all vastly increase the productivity and profit of your organization - and the executives who bring them about.

Communications is not simply a matter of steam-rolling over people by telling them information. It requires getting people involved, motivated, excited, and feeling good about being on your team and being part of achieving your successful idea. This workshop engages participants in a new awareness of the wide variety of opportunities that can be approached through more effective communications.

"I thought the seminar was excellent and I'm letting people know. Josh’s positive influence is beginning to work in the company."

PRESENTATION SKILLS TRAINING
Do you optimize your chances for success in client presentations, staff meetings, project briefings, and other turning-point situations? Unfortunately, simply being knowledgeable or well prepared often isn't enough. We need to know how to make people want to listen to and believe us - whether one-on-one or in group situations. We need to develop the skills to project credibility and create rapport with others.

The Presentation Skills Workshop examines the distinctions of a successful presentation and introduces a variety of tools to improve your speaking abilities. The workshop does not teach a magic formula for success. You are coached to be yourself - building off the skills you already have - to be more effective. You learn how to organize and write a presentation, answer difficult questions, speak and act with more confidence, and reduce your presentation fear and nervousness by "training your butterflies to fly in formation."

"I not only met my personal objective for the workshop, I also learned a great deal more. The skills I learned will be invaluable to me in every situation where I present information. Thank you for this enriching opportunity!"

SELLING SKILLS TRAINING
Many organizations train their salespeople in product/service knowledge. As a result, they have about 50 percent of the skills they need to be highly effective - because selling is a great deal more than telling prospects what you want them to know. Using the consultative approach to selling, the foundation for this seminar, sales people gain valuable insights into the psychology of selling – and are exposed to practical and effective sales methods.

Attendees examine the elements of persuasion and learn how to apply them to convert prospect-interest into prospect-action. You learn how to handle objections, power struggles, and critical attacks from prospective clients - as well as how to control your own fear of rejection. The workshop concentrates on teaching ways of providing superior service and developing long-term relationships with customers. The success of the seminar in teaching new skills stems from its hands-on, participative approach. Trainees are actively involved in role-playing, group activities, discussions, and feedback.

"Excellent seminar. Josh was very supportive and set an example for the group. He was an exceptional role model for all the techniques and skills presented. He lives what he's teaching!"

TEAMBUILDING
It’s been said, “If only we didn’t have to work with people, things would work.” That’s the heart of the problem; the reason work is difficult and challenging is because it requires people working together. Business is founded on this. The more skillful an organization is at it, the more profitable it is.

Healthy organizations are loaded with good teams, formal and informal, working effectively together. The common denominator is that their accomplishments far surpass the capabilities of their individual members – members who put aside their personal agendas and shared a common purpose. In short, they get involved and are committed to something bigger than themselves. Every organization has dedicated, intelligent and adept people. The challenge is putting them together and having them work successfully as a team.

PHASE IV Partners works with businesses to create teams that put aside interdepartmental squabbles and distracting business and personal issues to ensure maximum productivity. Right from the inception of a team, we assist with the important process of selecting members, being fully aware of the issues of expertise, political influence and the ability to work collaboratively. Then, in consulting to the group itself, we establish ground rules to handle conflict, decision-making, strategic planning, measures of success, etc., being mindful of both the process and content of the team’s mission.

"The seminar was a very valuable experience. The course content and the tools introduced were outstanding. Josh did a terrific job keeping the course moving and including everyone."

INFORMATION WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING
Teaching employees to make the best use of existing information resources within an organization.

BUSINESS WRITING SKILLS TRAINING
To be successful in business is to communicate effectively, and business-writing skills are essential. Whether it be a memo, letter, business proposal or simply an email, everything you write is a reflection of your professionalism and expertise… or not. To become a more effective writer, PHASE IV Partners’ business writing curriculum examines in detail the writing process, and then teaches business writing skills using a hand-on approach. In short, those taking our “course” will write in the seminars, and get immediate feedback on their work.

PHASE IV Partners provides a systematic process to follow, no matter what kind of document you are writing. From defining the purpose of “Why am I writing this?” to audience analysis, from research to the final document, each piece you produce will be organized, clear and succinct so that the reader knows why you wrote it, what you are asking for, what information you are imparting. In this case, with coaching from PHASE IV Partners, practice makes perfect; the more you write, the better your writing will become.

"This workshop was very valuable for me personally. I also believe it will prove to be valuable to our Division as a whole. We really learned to trust our knowledge, feel comfortable presenting it, and listen carefully to what others are saying. I had a great time!"

TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS TRAINING
Obviously, time is our most valuable asset. If we waste our time, we waste our life. If we waste our time and don’t manage it well in business, our company loses revenue, and we lose revenue.  Time management prioritizes tasks and activities, eliminates unnecessary activities, and manages your time, both personal and professional, efficiently.

In business, time management is self-management. Dysfunctional, individual habits are the biggest impediment to higher levels of productivity. Our Time Management seminar delves into the 3 essential components of time management; procrastination, decision-making and planning, and shows attendees how to meet tight deadlines, manage the glut of emails, juggle multiple and conflicting priorities, etc. One of our tools is a Time Management Worksheet that helps analyzes how individuals spend their time. From this, individual action plans are developed to assist employees manage and control their time. This correlates directly into determining how an organization’s time is spent – and affects, directly, overhead operating expenses.

Many organizations say they don’t have time to do a time management seminar, fulfilling the self-perpetuating cycle of disorder. Sometimes it pays to get off the merry-go-round and start anew.

"Josh created an atmosphere of enthusiasm and curiosity. He got people interested and involved in the process."