Professional Enhancement Courses
Professional Enhancement Courses | Course Catalog
We are excited to add (4) never-before offered courses to our lineup of Professional Enhancement Courses for university employees. We have expanded our partnership with Crucial Learning and formed a new partnership with TalentSmartEQ to bring these four new high-quality courses.
- NEW Crucial Conversations for Accountability
- NEW Crucial Influence
- NEW The Power of Habit
- NEW Mastering Emotional Intelligence Level 1
- The 6 Types of Working Genius
You will also have the opportunity to enroll in the On-Demand version of the following courses through May 31, 2025.
Getting Things Done
Based on the bestseller by David Allen, The Getting Things Done® (GTD®) methodology was developed 30 years ago and teaches skills that improve focus and productivity while reducing stress and burnout.
While David originally developed the methodology by observation, experimentation, and practice, researchers have since shown that the principles taught in GTD relieve cognitive load, allow for increased focus, even result in peak performance and optimal experience, or what is popularly called “flow.”
In other words, GTD isn’t only about getting things done. The real promise of GTD is efficient engagement. It’s productivity with presence and purpose.
To learn more, visit: Getting Things Done
Also available online! Email orgdev@tamu.edu for more information.
Schedule and Registration for Getting Things Done
Check back later for more information!
The 6 Types of Working Genius
The 6 types of Working Genius is a new model that helps people discover their natural gifts and thrive in their work and life. When people better understand the types of work that bring them more energy and fulfillment and avoid work that leads to frustration and failure, they can be more self-aware, productive and successful.
Working Genius identifies the six fundamental activities required for any type of work and provides a simple framework for how work gets done. Too many people feel frustrated, underutilized or misunderstood at work. Far too many teams experience failure, feel stuck or are confused because they don't know how to tap into the people around them. Working Genius is changing the way people are thinking about their work and teams, and is leading to more dignified, fulfilled and successful work.
To learn more, visit: About The 6 Types of Working Genius
Schedule and Registration for The 6 Types of Working Genius
| Section | Date/Time | Location | Fees | Registration | Registration Ends |
| 11354 |
03/26/25 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
College Station, TX |
$127.00 |
03/12/25 - 5:00 PM |
Power of Habit
Habits affect performance more than talent, intelligence, luck, or decision making. Most know this, yet they struggle to take control of their habits to get the outcomes they want.
Based on the bestseller by Charles Duhigg and the latest science in habit formation, The Power of Habit course teaches how habits work and how to develop effective habits using skill instead of willpower. The course teaches a skill set for mastering any habit. You might call this skillset the habit of all habits. The one to rule them all.
To learn more, download: The Power of Habit
Schedule and Registration for Power of Habit
| Section | Date/Time | Location | Fees | Registration | Registration Ends |
| 11421 |
03/21/25 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
College Station, TX |
$296.00 |
03/07/25 - 5:00 PM |
Crucial Conversations for Accountability
Any manager who's struggled to close a significant performance gap or anyone who has ever walked out of an annual review feeling like they've just been processed rather than prioritized knows there's nothing easy about it.
Performance management is about addressing behavior routinely and consistently. It’s about candidly coaching through challenges and fostering a culture of accountability for lapses in behavior. It’s about identifying goals, fast-tracking careers, and in the process, improving the bottom line.
The good news is these accountability skills are replicable and learnable. We’re all just a few crucial skills away from learning how to manage people and performance daily and directly. Crucial Conversations for Accountability is an engaging classroom course rich with group discussion, real-time practice, and group support and coaching.
NOTE: If you have already completed Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue, please instead register for the 1-day Crucial Conversations for Accountability Add-On.
To learn more, download: Crucial Conversations for Accountability
Schedule and Registration for Crucial Conversations for Accountability
| Section | Date/Time | Location | Fees | Registration | Registration Ends |
| 11416 |
02/04/25 and 02/06/25 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
College Station, TX |
$364.00 |
01/21/25 - 5:00 PM |
Crucial Conversations for Accountability Add-On
Crucial Conversations for Accountability Add-on is for those who have completed Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue and takes a deeper dive into the accountability skills for managing performance.
Performance management is about addressing behavior routinely and consistently. It’s about candidly coaching through challenges and fostering a culture of accountability for lapses in behavior. It’s about identifying goals, fast-tracking careers, and in the process, improving the bottom line.
The good news is these accountability skills are replicable and learnable. We’re all just a few crucial skills away from learning how to manage people and performance daily and directly. Crucial Conversations for Accountability is an engaging classroom course rich with group discussion, real-time practice, and group support and coaching.
NOTE: You must have completed Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue to register for this add-on course.
To learn more, download: Crucial Conversations for Accountability Add-On
Schedule and Registration for Crucial Conversations for Accountability Add-On
| Section | Date/Time | Location | Fees | Registration | Registration Ends |
| 11419 |
02/26/25 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
College Station, TX |
$265.00 |
02/12/25 - 5:00 PM |
Crucial Influence
When facing persistent, resistant challenges, leaders often surrender to poor results or invest in change efforts that waste time and resources. And yet it’s possible to influence behavior with surprisingly predictable success.
For the past thirty years, we’ve studied leaders with a proven ability to influence rapid, profound and sustainable change. And here’s what we know: human behavior is grounded in six sources of influence. Effective leaders know how to leverage and apply these sources of influence to solve everyday leadership challenges.
Crucial Influence® teaches leadership skills that are essential to leaders at every level. Drawing on five decades of social science research and work with successful leaders around the world, the Crucial Influence Model reveals why people do what they do and how all leaders—from aspiring leaders to top executives—can influence others for lasting results. Crucial Influence is an engaging classroom course rich with group discussion, real-time practice, and group support and coaching. Delivered in one day, this in-person course offers the best in traditional learning and development.
To learn more, download: Crucial Influence
Schedule and Registration for Crucial Influence
| Section | Date/Time | Location | Fees | Registration | Registration Ends |
| 11420 |
03/05/25 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
College Station, TX |
$364.00 |
02/19/25 - 5:00 PM |
Mastering Emotional Intelligence Level 1
Whether you are aware of them or not, emotions are intertwined in everything you think, do, and say each day on the job, in your career and throughout your life. Emotional intelligence (EQ) is how you handle yourself and others on the job.
Organizations that embrace EQ development within their workforce experience:
- Better team collaboration and improved productivity
- Keen resilience and effective leadership
- More engagement and increased work satisfaction
- Improved organizational culture
TalentSmart’s Mastering EQ® Level 1 will take participants far beyond knowing what EQ is and how they score on their first EQ assessment.
To learn more, download: Mastering EQ Level 1
Schedule and Registration for Mastering EQ Level 1
| Section | Date/Time | Location | Fees | Registration | Registration Ends |
| 11418 |
02/12/25 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
College Station, TX |
$201.00 |
01/29/25 - 5:00 PM |
Course Catalog
We provide this course catalog to support divisions, colleges/schools, and departments in meeting the unique learning and development needs of their employees. Any of these courses can be delivered exclusively to your department, college/school, and/or division. These courses can also be modified to fit a desired duration or meet desired learning outcomes. Find out more about our Customized Services.
Duration: 2 days
The 6 types of Working Genius is a new model that helps people discover their natural gifts and thrive in their work and life. When people better understand the types of work that bring them more energy and fulfillment and avoid work that leads to frustration and failure, they can be more self-aware, productive and successful.
Working Genius identifies the six fundamental activities required for any type of work and provides a simple framework for how work gets done. Too many people feel frustrated, underutilized or misunderstood at work. Far too many teams experience failure, feel stuck or are confused because they don't know how to tap into the people around them. Working Genius is changing the way people are thinking about their work and teams, and is leading to more dignified, fulfilled and successful work.
To learn more, visit: About The 6 Types of Working Genius
Duration: 1/2 day
Through the world’s most influential and enduring framework for personal and professional effectiveness, you will learn foundational principles of personal improvement and gain a deeper appreciation for true collaboration and synergy with others.
Duration: 3 days
This course will teach the importance of managing priorities. This course will enable you to properly prioritize your obligations, allowing you to improve performance and productivity, minimize stress, and, ultimately, improve working relationships.
Duration: 1/2 day
Communication is essential in building and maintaining relationships. The Compelling Conversations workshop helps participants identify and understand their own and others' communication styles based on MBTI type and practice their skills to communicate more effectively.
*Prerequisite: Understanding & Working with Personality Types
Duration: 1/2 day
If there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s change. To successfully navigate change, you will learn to understand the difference between change and transition, identify key phases of transition, and develop an awareness of personal reactions to change.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Whenever you’re not getting the results you want, it’s likely an important conversation either hasn’t happened or hasn’t been handled well. In fact, both individual and organizational success are largely determined by how quickly, directly, and effectively we speak up when it matters most. At the heart of healthy and high-performance organizations are people willing and able to hold Crucial Conversations.
Backed by 30 years of social science, “crucial conversations” skills represent the standard in effective communication and the marker of high-performance individuals and organizations. This course will teach you how to engage in those difficult or high-stakes crucial conversations.
To learn more, download: Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue
Duration: 2 days
Accountability is critical to healthy relationships and organizations. As you develop your ability to hold others accountable, you will improve trust, efficiency, engagement, and more.
Duration: 2 days
“Crucial Influence” teaches leadership skills that are essential for leaders at every level of the organization—from new managers to top executives. You will learn to engage personal, social, and structural factors to influence people and results.
Duration: 1 day
To support a service-oriented culture, customer service skills are crucial. You will learn strategies for providing service to internal and external customers to create good impressions and support our Aggie Core Values.
Duration: 1/2 day
Embracing Change Using Myers-Briggs Type helps participants understand the impact of type on their and others' response to change and introduces the psychology of change. Participants will leave equipped to manage their personal response to change in a positive and constructive way.
*Prerequisite: Understanding & Working with Personality Types
Duration: 1/2 day
Based on the bestseller by David Allen, The Getting Things Done® (GTD®) methodology was developed 30 years ago and teaches skills that improve focus and productivity while reducing stress and burnout.
While David originally developed the methodology by observation, experimentation, and practice, researchers have since shown that the principles taught in GTD relieve cognitive load, allow for increased focus, even result in peak performance and optimal experience, or what is popularly called “flow.”
In other words, GTD isn’t only about getting things done. The real promise of GTD is efficient engagement. It’s productivity with presence and purpose. To learn more, visit: Getting Things Done
Duration: 1 day
Active listening is key to successful interactions in the workplace and in life. This course will improve your active listening skills to help minimize misunderstandings, encourage open communication, and increase cooperation and collaborative problem solving.
Duration: 1/2 day
Conflict can exist in many places and at many levels in an organization. Participants will explore their MBTI Type and how they contribute positively to conflict situations: what they need from others, what their blind spots are, how others perceive them, how they look under stress, what generates conflict for them, and areas for development. They will also learn tips on how to better approach conflict situations, communications strategies, and ways to resolve conflict in work situations.
*Prerequisite: Understanding & Working with Personality Types
Duration: 1/2 day
Experience an accelerated introduction to emotional intelligence. Understand your current level of EQ from the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal assessment results, and create your own EQ Development Plan with goals and strategies to put to practice.
Duration: 1 day
A follow-up program to Mastering EQ Level 1. Dive deeper through EQ strategy practice to continue building the skills that directly impact performance. Learn how to reframe your negative self-talk, and develop the listening and observational skills that allow you to step into another’s shoes.
Duration: 1 day
Are meetings a necessary evil or an opportunity for productivity? This course will help to change your mindset about meetings as you eliminate habits that make meetings unproductive.
Duration: 1/2 day
- Understanding & Working with Personality Types
- Compelling Conversations: Developing Communication Styles
- Managing Conflict Using MBTI Type
- Embracing Change Using MBTI Type
Duration: 4 days
Habits affect performance more than talent, intelligence, luck, or decision making. Most know this, yet they struggle to take control of their habits to get the outcomes they want. Learn how The Power of Habit can help you gain mastery over the one thing that’s in your control: your own behavior.
Duration: 1 day
Workplace stress is unavoidable. The key is to work with it without losing resolve. This course offers tools and strategies to identify workplace stressors, calmly handle daily upsets, have better relationships with coworkers and clients, and deal with change.
Duration: 1/2 day
Initiative is one of the Texas A&M Core Competencies for Performance Evaluations. This course focuses on taking initiative on a large scale. You will learn the four-step initiative model in order to identify and solve problems and take advantage of ambitious opportunities.
Duration: 1/2 day
The best teams aren’t built in a day! In this course you will consider what makes a good team, learn the five stages of team development, and discuss what influences the coherence of a team in order to gain an understanding of how to build effective teams.
Duration: 1/2 day
Everyone needs more time in the day, but what if you could create that time yourself? This course will review personal time management styles and techniques to increase personal effectiveness.
Duration: 1/2 day
Participants will increase their understanding of personality type by learning about the Myers-Briggs® framework, develop greater self-awareness and awareness of others, and identify ways to use personality differences constructively to improve personal interactions and team performance.
Duration: 1 day