CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

"Liz made the day enjoyable with her keen sense of humor and her innate knowledge of relating to a variety of different personalities. The feedback from the staff was extremely positive. Her high energy, vast knowledge and 'can do' attitude make her a pleasure to work with."
Kelly Fredrick, COO, DBC Public Relations

"Liz is always professional, organized and prepared. Her delivery style was fresh, energetic and comfortable. She is a very entertaining and knowledgeable speaker and trainer. She is able to listen well to the needs of her audeince and then tailor the program material to those needs. She uses different style of delivery for optimal learning, i.e., lecture, cases, group exercises. Participants noted in their evaluations that they found her inspiring."
Harriet Joseph, Sr. HR Generalist, US Pharmacopeia

"Dr. Berney's presentation style is very well received across a broad spectrum of audiences, from scientist and engineers, to general managers and human resource personnel. Her energy, experience and practical solutions are key to our clients' successes."
Janet Germano-Medina, Program Manager, Office of Professional Studies, University of Maryland

Team Training at Work

Berney Associates offers a variety of courses on teams including:

Facilitating Team Meetings Workshop (one day)

Learn how to:

Develop a meeting agenda and meeting goals
Select the appropriate meeting attendees
Facilitate group discussion effectively
Facilitate brainstorming and analysis of various options
Facilitate final decision-making using several decision-making methods and tools
Manage different types of challenging behavior

Team Building Workshop (onel day)

This session can be attended by one or more intact teams. In this session, participants work together on a number of team-based challenges (untie a knotted rope blindfolded, build a spaghetti tower) and then analyze:

Their decision-making processes
Their communication processes
Leadership of both the task and the people
The team’s overall effectiveness

Team members then examine how their team dynamics exhibited during these challenges reflect their team dynamics back at work. Finally, teams identify several strategies to employ back at work to enhance their overall effectiveness as teams.

Team Development for Leaders Workshop

This is a two day “hands-on” intensive course for leaders. It includes both conceptual and highly practical material so that leaders have a keen understanding of group dynamics as well as the tools to manage these dynamics as they occur. The course will help leaders learn:

The nature and scope of their power and responsibility
How to employ situational leadership effectively
The importance of group roles
The stages of group development and their instrumental and interpersonal challenges
The dynamics of positive group functioning and how to enhance it
The dynamics of negative group functioning and how to deal with the various issues
The nature of inter-group conflict and how to manage it
Tips for facilitating effective group meetings