SERVICES

• Training Related Consulting Services – Are your trainers in need of an instructional design process to help them link training to business goals?  Artichoke Training Associates can devise a process for you that will allow them to better document the return on your investment in training.

• Management Development Training - Do you need better management and leadership training for your personnel?  The Associates at Artichoke Training have worked with all levels of management, from new supervisors to middle management, and from senior managers to the executive level.  We can quickly put together a curriculum that meets your specific needs.

• Succession Planning and Career Development - Is there a program in place to develop your employees for their next role in your organization?  How prepared are you for replacing workers slated to retire in the next five years?  Career development programs can help you retain talented people and prepare them for future roles in your company.   Artichoke Training Associates can devise and help you implement programs in succession planning for management and career development programs for employees.
  

• Strategic Planning - Would you like someone to facilitate your annual strategic planning meeting?  We can assist you using your own process, or devise a new strategic planning process for you that includes goal setting, visioning, and action planning.  We can also facilitate staff meetings, board meetings, and management retreats.  We can also conduct an effective employee or customer satisfaction survey, or conduct focus groups to help you better understand your internal and external constituencies.
  

• Outplacement Services - Have you recently downsized or planning to downsize?  Are you considering outplacement services to assist those in transition?  Artichoke Training Associates can provide counseling and assistance with resume writing, as well as coaching to improve interviewing skills.
  

• Policy/Procedure Manuals - Do you need to update or devise new policy and procedures manuals but don’t have the time?  Let Artichoke Training Associates devise them for you.  We have developed Employee Handbooks and other policies and procedures manuals that are easy to read and understand.
  

• Re-Design Performance Appraisal Process – Artichoke Training Associates can perform a diagnostic review of your current performance appraisal process and recommend changes to forms and procedures.  We have experience with devising competency-based assessments and using 360 Degree Feedback mechanisms.
  

• Mentor Programs – Would your employees benefit from a Peer Advisor or Mentoring Program to help them better manage work relationships and their own performance?  Let Artichoke Training Associates help you develop a Mentor or Coaching program linked to your existing performance management process.