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Accountability and Curiosity
This workshop builds a personal, working definition of accountability and pairs it with curiosity as the mindset that keeps ownership alive under pressure.
6 modules · 7 exercises · ~3 hrsSee what’s inside →Active Listening
This workshop builds the skills that separate hearing from truly listening.
4 modules · 10 exercises · ~2.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Adapting to Change
"Adapting to Change" helps participants understand and lead through workplace change, from the personal experience of being changed to the leadership work of g…
4 modules · 12 exercises · ~4 hrsSee what’s inside →AI for Storytelling
This workshop teaches participants how to use ChatGPT as a practical tool for storytelling and content creation.
6 modules · 15 exercises · ~3 hrsSee what’s inside →Associations West 2026 (Dave Collins Sessions)
A conference-specific assembly of Oak & Reeds content built for Associations West 2026.
3 modules · 11 exercises · ~2 hrsSee what’s inside →Career Coaching
Career Coaching equips managers and peers to hold career development conversations that actually move people forward.
10 modules · 36 exercises · ~5 hrsSee what’s inside →Career Ownership: Designing Your Next Chapter
Career Ownership: Designing Your Next Chapter is a workshop for individual contributors who want to drive their own career growth instead of waiting for a mana…
4 modules · 8 exercises · ~2 hrsSee what’s inside →Coaching
This workshop teaches coaching as a distinct workplace skill: helping colleagues reflect and solve their own problems, rather than teaching, advising, or givin…
7 modules · 10 exercises · ~2.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Collaboration (Yes, and)
This workshop builds collaboration skills using the improv principle "Yes, and," teaching participants to build on others' ideas instead of blocking or competi…
5 modules · 15 exercises · ~4.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Communication and Decision-Making
This workshop helps managers make better decisions and communicate them clearly to the people affected by them.
7 modules · 20 exercises · ~3.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Conflict
This workshop builds a complete toolkit for handling workplace conflict with intention instead of habit.
4 modules · 20 exercises · ~3.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Creative Brainstorming and Problem-Solving
This workshop teaches participants how to run a brainstorm from framing a problem through committing to a solution, using the Open/Explore/Close framework as t…
8 modules · 24 exercises · ~4 hrsSee what’s inside →Custom Meeting Facilitation
Custom Meeting Facilitation is a flexible, modular workshop for teams that need to run a working session — not just a training day — to align on direction, gen…
6 modules · 3 exercises · ~3 hrsSee what’s inside →Emotional Intelligence
This workshop builds emotional intelligence using Daniel Goleman's four-quadrant model — self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship ma…
3 modules · 14 exercises · ~3 hrsSee what’s inside →Feedback
This workshop builds the full range of skills for giving, receiving, and following up on feedback, from routine praise to high-stakes upward conversations.
6 modules · 26 exercises · ~5.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Finding Your Why
"Finding Your Why" is a workshop for new and current people managers that grounds leadership development in personal motivation.
1 module · 10 exercises · ~2 hrsSee what’s inside →Flawless Consulting
Flawless Consulting draws on Peter Block's classic consulting framework to sharpen how you respond to stakeholder requests and set up work for success before i…
1 module · 6 exercises · ~75 minSee what’s inside →Hybrid Communication Norms
This workshop helps hybrid and distributed teams replace friction-causing habits with explicit, shared communication norms.
2 modules · 16 exercises · ~3.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Hybrid Meetings
This workshop teaches participants to decide which meetings deserve to exist and how to design, run, and improve the ones that do in a hybrid, in-person-plus-r…
12 modules · 38 exercises · ~7.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Hybrid Work Habits
Hybrid Work Habits is a workshop for building the mindset, environment, and routines that make remote and hybrid work sustainable.
8 modules · ~5.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Improv
This workshop uses improv games and exercises to build the core skills behind strong collaboration: listening, reading non-verbal cues, building on others' ide…
1 module · 36 exercises · ~10 minSee what’s inside →Inclusion and Belonging
This workshop builds the awareness and behaviors needed to lead inclusively and foster belonging on diverse teams.
1 module · 7 exercises · ~2 hrsSee what’s inside →Interviewer Skills
This workshop teaches interviewers and hiring managers how to run structured, unbiased, and candidate-friendly hiring processes from first conversation to fina…
3 modules · 11 exercises · ~2.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Leading Change
Leading Change equips leaders to plan, communicate, and sustain organizational change using the Beckhard-Harris Change Formula (Dissatisfaction x Vision x Firs…
4 modules · 16 exercises · ~3.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Mission-Driven Storytelling
Mission-Driven Storytelling teaches leaders to turn company mission, values, and change into stories that stick and drive people to act.
3 modules · 6 exercises · ~65 minSee what’s inside →Mission-Driven Storytelling: HR Webinar
A 45 minute lecture-format webinar variant of Mission-Driven Storytelling, built for HR and people-manager audiences and designed for live delivery with no bre…
4 modules · 14 exercises · ~43 minSee what’s inside →Networking Skills
This workshop teaches networking as a skill built on genuine curiosity rather than transactional self-promotion.
3 exercises · ~35 minSee what’s inside →Positive Mindset
This workshop teaches participants to recognize and interrupt negative thinking patterns and rebuild engagement, with particular attention to the pressures of…
1 module · 6 exercises · ~63 minSee what’s inside →Productivity and Burnout
This workshop tackles sustainable performance and burnout prevention by reframing productivity as an energy problem, not a time problem.
3 modules · 30 exercises · ~5.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Public Speaking
Public Speaking is a hands-on workshop that builds presenters from the ground up: physical and vocal readiness, audience connection, and the structures that ma…
11 modules · 36 exercises · ~8 hrsSee what’s inside →Sales Kickoff
Sales Kickoff is a multi-day event that combines executive framing, keynote inspiration, and hands-on skill-building to shift how a sales team sells and how it…
6 modules · 12 exercises · ~5.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Setting Goals and Managing Performance
This workshop builds the skills managers need to plan and deliver effective performance management conversations, from setting goals to reviewing progress.
3 modulesSee what’s inside →Status and Power Dynamics Workshop
This workshop teaches leaders to read and use status and power as distinct, deliberate tools.
4 modules · 3 exercises · ~20 minSee what’s inside →Strategic Thinking
This workshop helps senior managers and directors shift from day-to-day execution to long-term, big-picture strategic thinking.
3 modules · 2 exercises · ~20 minSee what’s inside →Team Roles
Team Roles gives leaders a complete toolkit for building, structuring, and sustaining high-performing teams.
1 module · 2 exercises · ~33 minSee what’s inside →Team Values and Culture
This workshop teaches teams how to define, evaluate, and live out shared values and culture.
2 modules · 6 exercises · ~2.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Virtual Facilitation Techniques
This workshop teaches facilitators how to design and run virtual sessions that stay interactive even when things go wrong.
7 modules · 12 exercises · ~2 hrsSee what’s inside →Work From Home Wednesday Webinar
The Work From Home Wednesday Webinar is a modular series covering the full range of skills needed to work and lead effectively in a remote or hybrid environmen…
9 modules · 13 exercises · ~7.5 hrsSee what’s inside →Zoom Tutorial
This hands-on workshop teaches participants to run professional webinars and multi-session workshops in Zoom, from setup through close.
3 exercises · ~3.5 hrsSee what’s inside →
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