For Businesses

Katie creates a space where people feel comfortable, incorporates engaging activities, and always includes time for personal reflection to ensure the information connects to each individual. Utilizing Backwards Design from the start, and evaluations through the Kirkpatrick model, Katie will work with companies to provide methods to measure effectiveness and impact.

While Katie has a library of already crafted training sessions and workshops that have been proven to be successful, each company training begins with consultation to learn the goals and intended outcomes of the requested training. Katie can assist with needs assessments, or if you already have goals and objectives, she can create custom content to fit your team's specific needs.  

Her areas of expertise include leadership development to enhance capacity to inspire and build skills such as communication, emotional intelligence, managing change, and building individual and team resilience. Katie stands out as a learning and development leader focused on systems-based solutions for healthy workplaces including expertise in recovery-friendly workplaces, incorporating empathy, flexibility, transparency, and coaching skills. She can provide risk management around well-being and all things holistic health and healing for groups of any size.

Below you'll find a list of topics Katie Bean has previously created just to get an idea of what she can provide.

To request assistance with your learning strategy, email KatieBeanConsulting@gmail.com.

Skill-Building For Supervisors:

• Motivating Others to Change Behaviors 

For managers and supervisors, this interactive session will look at the intersection of Kohlberg, Prochaska and Miller's theories to address performance concerns from employees. Participants will learn how to identify the motivation behind the current behavior, recognize willingness to change behavior, and enhance motivation to behave in more positive ways. Through practice and case study reviews, participants will leave with job aids in the form of handouts and flow charts for coaching conversations, as well as tips, techniques and the confidence to engage others in difficult conversations about performance.

• Tough Conversations: Skill-Building to Address Wellness Concerns in the Workplace 

Holistic health is critical for every employee. Mental health concerns and substance use might not ever impact an employee's role in the office - but if they do, it can be one of the hardest conversations to have as a supervisor.  Combining best practices and years of experience, this session will review various strategies for having this tough conversation with compassion while understanding risk management. Case studies are utilized and practice conversations take place to ensure the participants are engaged and leave with a deep understanding as well as increased skills.

• A Systems-Based Approach to Employee Well-being 

The systems, structures, policies, and protocols in place within the workplace have a real everyday impact on employees and impact morale, productivity, and the bottom line as a business. Learn about the ways to enhance the systems to improve the well-being of all and see your impact and profits soar. This can be customized based on the company structure but will include group discussions and process-mapping to self-evaluate current systems. This session is best suited for leadership.

• Absolute Effectiveness: Strategies for Changing High Risk Behaviors 

Some teams create a culture around alcohol or drug use that can become a risk for the entire organization.  Utilizing best practices and effective strategies identified by the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA), this session shares the individual, targeted, and population-based approaches that work best to reduce high risk behaviors associated with alcohol and other drugs.  Small group discussions will allow all participants to share ideas and feel a part of the solution. 

Risk Management for Managers:

• Risk While Working Abroad 

This session can help mitigate the risks that come with employees traveling on the company dime. Best suited for those who oversee employees who travel to other countries for business, or the employees themselves who travel, this workshop focuses on various cultures and their view on alcohol as well as other culture's views on Americans. Participants will learn about various countries laws and norms around alcohol and other drug use as well as safety tips that can be used anywhere in the world. This session can incorporate specific company policies related to travel.

• Risk Reduction in the Workplace 

Alcohol is a part of the American culture and is a part of the workplace for many industries.  Business trips and conferences, happy hours, and holiday parties - when alcohol is involved, there are pitfalls to avoid.  This interactive workshop will utilize scenarios and activities to get participants to think critically about how to navigate alcohol in a professional setting.  This session can be presented during a happy hour to entice participation and also promote team-bonding.

Health and Wellness Workshops:

• The Wheel of Wellness 

There are 6 dimensions of wellness including physical, mental, spiritual, financial, intellectual, professional, and social, and the key is to balance each of these priorities in a way that matches our values. This workshop will delve into these 6 dimensions of wellness and provide a space for goal-setting to improve balance and productivity.  Any one dimension can be chosen to focus on or this can be turned into a 3 or 6-week series.

• Mindfulness & Meditation: How Can They Help Me at Work? 

Research proves that a mindfulness practice makes people more productive and pleasant to be around in the workplace. This workshop will discuss the difference between mindfulness and meditation and include time to practice both techniques to bring calm, clarity and focus. This is especially helpful for fast-paced environments or among teams that are under high stress or critical deadlines.

• Customize Your Self-Care 

Self-care is a trendy buzzword word and many businesses have been created to offer commercialized and commodified options. But what is true self-care? Through personal reflection and group discussion, participants will identify their own unique needs and assess how to align their time and energy to meet those needs. A practical conversation useful for all employees and teams.

• The Key To Happiness (Hint: It is Altruism) 

Businesses often use group community service as a morale booster or to help motivate employees.  Research proves that altruism and service to others positively impacts the lives of those serving. This can be a session to prepare the office for a service trip, a season of service, or a new project that is focused on the betterment of society.  

• Yoga & Writing Workshop 

This accessible yoga class brings participants through a series of simple stretches and breathing techniques to help clear the mind and provide writing prompts to explore untapped creativity. Specific prompts can be shared based on your group's plans, goals or concerns.  This can be especially helpful to combat writer's block or for a marketing/communications team project prep. 

• Yoga for Desk Sitters Workshop 

This all-levels workshop is specifically for office workers or long commuters and will provide an opportunity to stretch and strengthen the muscles that are impacted by sitting too much.  With a focus on the wrists and low back, participants will leave with specific tips and techniques for at-home stretches and at-desk stretches as well.    

• How to Avoid Burnout 

Utilizing the wisdom and research from Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski, this workshop will showcase the 7 specific strategies to deal with stress and 3 specific strategies to deal with the stressors. There will be time to practice a few of the techniques so every person will leave with 10 proven tips to avoid burnout. This is great for companies with a fast-paced environment or businesses seeking to ensure their employees are less stressed and more effective in their work.

• Learning Circles 

A Learning Circle is a space to build courage, compassion, and connection. Similar to a book club, as we often use someone's writing and stories via books/articles/etc. to frame the conversation, but unique in that there is a self-study twist. Participants are encouraged to engage in their own journaling as well as simple breathing techniques during the circle while reflecting and sharing in community.  Fragile Thoughts: a healing memoir - Katie's first book - can be used or another book based on the needs and goals of the group.

Team Building and Skill Building:

From assessing strengths and challenges, to building skills around communication or resiliency, to values clarification and everything in between, there are simply too many to list here so just reach out and let Katie Bean know what you are looking for and she will suggest various options for your team. Email KatieBeanConsulting@gmail.com for more information.

Business Bundles are available if purchased directly from the author:

• Businesses who purchase 10+ books can receive a free 45 min workshop of choice for their employees.

• Businesses who purchase 25+ books can receive a free 45 min workshop and a book club that will meet twice in one month for your employees using the book.

• Customizable bundles are also available - reach out to share your ideas!

If you would like to learn more about what Katie Bean can offer you, your business, organization or group, please contact Katie Bean at katiebeanconsulting@gmail.com or use my contact form.

Testimonials: 

"Katie is a truly gifted trainer and intentional in her learning and development. Having educated large audiences on topics they are not always interested in, Katie is able to keep people engaged. Her methods are interactive, and have been proven to be impactful with the content being memorable. I admire how she commands the respect and attention of a room, creating spaces for genuine, long-lasting learning." - Program Director, Ursinus College

"The innovation, leadership, collaboration, and empathy that Katie brought to everything she did as a facilitator and advocate for well-being was not only inspirating - it reaffirmed my decision to pursue public health as my profession." - Individual participant

"Let me say thank you again for coming out and providing the program on conflict resolution/communication. Our ladies loved it so much that they keep asking for you to come back out and do another group!"  - Program Director, Women Against Abuse

"Katie’s yoga for desk sitters was calming and relaxing. The class provided invaluable techniques to use while sitting and working all day. It was a nice reminder to remember to take some time and clear your mind throughout the day!" - HR Director, IPS: Integrated Project Services, LLC 

"Katie Bean is an amazing guide. I’ve attended many of her writing circles and am always amazed by what emerges. I’m not a writer by nature; however, I find it much easier to write with her meaningful and thoughtfully chosen prompts." - Individual participant