KEYNOTE SPEAKING

MGC keynote presentations create a deeper understanding of the challenges organizations have when addressing challenging workplace issues. Nationally recognized speaker and author Ashley Kirkwood uses her skillful storytelling techniques to capture the attention of her audience. All presentations are customized for the client to ensure that we align our presentation with your event's goals.

CORPORATE TRAINING

Studies show that the most effective training sessions are four hour in-person training sessions that require the audience to use all of their sensory functions. Whether we are retained for one hour, two hours, or four hours of multi-day workshops, MGC provides ready to implement strategies that your team can use to start changing the workplace.

CONSULTING

Retention, recruiting, and internal support for diverse employees is critical to your organization's growth and financial success. If you are looking to build out a long-term solution, with innovative strategies to change your culture from the inside out, we can help. Contact us today!

COMPLIANCE TRAINING

Whether your state requires a compliant sexual harassment training or another type of training, we can help. Click the videos below to watch how speaker Ashley Kirkwood skillfully navigates the corporate speaking landscape.

Truly hearing what someone has to say is a critical skill. The interesting part is everyone thinks they are a “good listener” (somewhat like driving – we’re all above average drivers, right?) Of course, we all know most people aren’t good listeners. But the tools to be a truly good listener are easy to develop and use, and we show your people how. It makes a huge difference.

The best ideas are rarely apparent right away (the story of record executives passing on the Beatles is legendary.) But having a truly open mind is a key strength for decision-makers and can reap rewards across your entire company. Teaching one to be open-minded is one of the most valuable tools you can give them. We developed a methodology that not only teaches it, but permanently instills it.

A key component in employee turnover is the feeling that one is not validated. Not feeling validated alienates and frustrates people, and not allowing for validation can feed into stereotypes and cross-department issues that doom cohesiveness from the start (“oh, so-and-so is in charge of that project… watch yourself”). We’ll explore what validation is, what causes validation issues, and how people can embrace this critical communication component.

True empathy is elusive (you only need look at our national issues.) But it’s a critical component in communicating effectively. Understanding the “why” behind someone’s actions is key. This is not to say empathy is always agreeing, mind you, but once you “get” why the other person feels the way they feel, all kinds of communication possibilities emerge. We laser target teaching empathy, giving clear strategies and exercises that can be immediately deployed.