Partners

Learn more about the experts we work with and know well.

EMPLOYMENT LAW & COMPLIANCE TRAINING: LITTLER MENDELSON

We partner with Littler Mendelson, the largest employment law firm in the US, to deliver curriculum on smart performance management and restructuring. This partnership of management thought leadership and forward-thinking employment counsel allows organizations to address compliance and leadership development training, at the same time.

Two workshops we facilitate with Littler’s attorneys are:

1. Managing Performance: The Performance Evaluation System: Learn how to get the most from the evaluation process from planning it to drafting the evaluation and meeting with employees, to providing final documentation to HR. 4-8 hours.

2. The Lawful Process of Managing Restructuring Decisions: Learn the lawful process of managing restructuring decisions. Includes strategies and skills to help managers minimize the opportunity for or avoid litigation brought by employees. The program also reviews the restructuring decision-making process and best practices for documenting employees’ performance, conducting terminations, and managing the workforce after the decision to restructure has been made. 4-8 hours.

 

PRODUCTIVITY WORKSHOPS: PEOPLE-ON THE GO

The mission of People-OnTheGo is to enable you, your team, and your company to rise above the challenges of the information overload – that is dominated by the Internet and globalization, and therefore accomplish meaningful results and succeed in any economy.

Their in-person and virtual (including Second Life) workshops do more than help you manage your time well. They give you an understanding how to better manage interruptions, handle competing priorities systematically, Use collaboration technologies to share information and reduce the reliance on meetings and e-mail, and work more effectively with remote team members.

 

CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO PROFESSIONALS IN TRANSITION: RAL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Roberta (Bobbie) LaPorte is Founder and Principal of RAL & Associates, a consulting firm providing leadership and career development services to individuals and corporations. As an industry senior executive with more than 20 years experience in companies such as IBM, General Electric and United Healthcare Group, and now as a leadership consultant, Bobbie has helped hundreds of industry professionals build leadership skills and discover the “best next step” in their careers.

Her practice is built on helping clients connect with their passion and purpose in life. She believes that in today’s global economy you can get paid to do work you love work you are good at and were “born to do.” Her approach is hands-on, pragmatic and results-oriented, focused on helping clients build new skills, develop their professional credentials and keep themselves marketable.

A frequent speaker and author on the powerful relationship between physical fitness and career success, Bobbie is also a multiple Ironman triathlon finisher.