First Forward Consulting prides itself on education as an experience. Adult learning principals and brain science are applied to everything we teach in order to increase participation and to ensure retention long after the participant leaves the classroom. We design all classes to enable immediate application of concepts and activities.

First Forward offers customized leadership workshops and training on a wide variety of topics including emotional intelligence, time and self-management, communications, building successful relationships, change management, managing conflict, and building effective teams. As a certified L.E.A.P coach and partner with Alliance for Leadership Acceleration, First Forward can meet your leadership training needs at all levels of the company.

First Forward can bolster the communication effectiveness of any team or company through the application of DISC Behavior Analysis and Fierce Conversations workshops. First Forward is certified through Fierce, Inc. to delivery several of their foundational training classes including Fierce Foundations, Team Conversations, Delegation Conversations, Coaching Conversations, Confrontation Conversations, and Fierce Accountability. Learn how to have effective and meaningful conversations that will transform the way teams communicate.

With over 20 years of “in the trenches” financial experience, First Forward can build relevant and effective financial management courses that will be understood and applicable to anyone in the organization from the individual contributor to senior management. Financial topics include general financial management, financial statements, cash flow, and customized company financial responsibility training.

Our group will assist fellow training partners and subject matter experts in developing and sharpening their facilitation and instruction delivery skills. Our Instructor Training and Development programs offer training on effective design techniques as well as tips for keeping things interesting and fresh in the classroom. We offer classes on using adult learning theory and brain science to increase retention in the classroom and offer consulting on designing and implementing various training methods to facilitate and engage students.

First Forward offers consulting, design, and implementation of corporate training programs. From big to small, we will integrate existing employee development programs with new training objective to obtain company-wide systems that maximize efficiency across all functions and departments. We will assist in implementing processes and procedures to ensure employee development initiatives are tied to corporate long term grown goals and meets the needs of all employees. We take a holistic approach that builds on company culture and effective adult learning tools. In additions, we will help apply various delivery methods to minimize cost and enable tracking and measurement of implemented programs.

First Forward offers executive coaching for managers and executives at all levels. From the first line supervisor to the seasoned leader, our team will help unlock and implement each person’s unique potential. All managers have different coaching needs and First Forward prides itself on building an individual coaching relationships that will target long term personal and professional growth.