Skills-Building Workshops
Develop and enhance the skills you need to create and sustain an inclusive workplace with Līve+ Learning from Mariana Strategies.
Building - and sustaining - an inclusive culture takes more than a once-a-year workshop. That's why we give you skills-building when you want it, live conversations, reminders and support - to put your learning into practice.
Why you should stop doing one-time workshops
(and what you should do instead)
Stop checking boxes, start changing behaviors. Develop real DEIA skills right now with Līve+ Learning from Mariana Strategies
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Start with self- guided learning when you want it to learn the basics
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Live discussions facilitated by experts increase skills and engagement
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Learning is reinforced with nudges – brief messages in your inbox to develop skills
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Discussions give learners time to apply what they’ve learned and reflect on how they’ve used new skills
Līve+ is the best of live and asynchronous learning
| Features | Recordings | In-Person | Mariana Strategies Līve+ Program |
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| Just-in-time-learning | |||
| Micro-learning | |||
| Live small-group discussions | |||
| Reflection discussions | |||
| Post-learning nudges | |||
| Progress tracking |
Līve+ Learning:
Where to Begin
Begin a series of DEIA coursework with an introduction to shared expectations on inclusion at work and respect in the workplace. Inclusive culture happens by design - and takes more than a single course.
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Create norms and engage in self-reflection of underlying assumptions. Topics include:
Establishing shared norms and language for challenging conversations; and
Ensuring that individuals with different levels of familiarity with these topics can have a facilitated dialogue for growth.
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Lay the groundwork for expectations on creating an inclusive, respectful workplace culture, focusing on:
The specific actions to practice and encourage; Actions to avoid, identifying harmful behavior and creating a culture where it is safe to speak up; and
How to redress harmful behavior when you observe, experience, or engage in it.
*Meets the requirements of state harassment prevention training for NY, NYC, CT, IL, DE, ME, CA
Skills-Building Trainings for All
Our most-requested skills-building workshops.
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Learn how to support staff of different backgrounds. Participants will:
Connect EQ to building effective teams;
Practice the skills of empathy, self- awareness, self-regulation and more; and
Build trust and strong communications among teams.
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Psychological safety occurs when everyone on a team feels safe to contribute and take risks without fear of embarrassment or punishment, and is a feature of highly effective teams. Participants will:
Identify areas of trust-building that reinforce psychological safety and make it easier to have challenging conversations across topics.
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Learn how to address inappropriate workplace behavior including rudeness, incivility, and communication breakdowns. Participants will:
Understand the role each of us has to play in creating an inclusive culture, and why that’s valuable to everyone; and
Practice what to do if you say or do something harmful.
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Learn to recognize how emotions affect relationships and team dynamics, and to harness this information for greater participation, collaboration and cooperation. Participants will learn to:
Understand and identify group emotions; and
Work in groups to discuss norms that can help foster greater trust, a stronger sense of team identity and a stronger sense of group efficacy.
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Accessibility is a commitment to designing work spaces, processes and programs that allows for full participation by everyone in the workplace. We'll review the following ideas and how to apply them:
What accessibility means and whom it applies to at work; and
How to apply inclusive design thinking to workplaces to ensure accessibility.
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Gaining cultural intelligence (CQ) skills means more effectively managing culturally diverse settings. In this workshop we will:
Assess CQ levels and areas to focus on; Understand the role of culture and context in the workplace, compare culturally-driven workplace values; and
Craft takeaways for greater engagement on these goals and how they connect to your mission.
Trainings for Managers, Leaders, HR and DEIA Professionals
Did you know that only 31% of employees agree that their leaders promote an inclusive team environment?* Our workshops give leaders the professional development to support a diverse workforce.
*Gartner Research, 2019
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We'll ask questions that will:
Build a stronger connection with people of varied backgrounds and enhance your management skills with tools to build stronger teams; and
Leverage your EQ skills to sustain a culture where individuals feel valued, trusted, and able to be their authentic selves in the workplace.
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Keys to build and retain a diverse workforce. We'll review the following topics:
Setting a foundation of inclusion by addressing pay and promotion inequities and the psychological costs of working in a non- inclusive environment;
Discussing organizational commitment to principles of equity, inclusion, and diversity; and Inclusive practices for successful recruitment, interviewing, offers and acceptance.
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This workshop gives managers tools for setting expectations, giving feedback, and building better communication with your team members:
How to set expectations and give helpful feedback; Performance reviews dos and don’ts;
Reducing bias in performance reviews; and
How to manage having a challenging conversation.
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Procedure isn't sexy, but it is the cornerstone of where fairness, and ultimately, equitable and inclusive practices live. Articulating how decisions are made, and ensuring that voices are heard are common pain points for managers. When you communicate which type of decisions will be made and how input will be used, team members will experience greater transparency and trust with leaders. In this workshop we'll teach you how to communicate key points on conducting meetings and in decision-making processes:
Reviewing four different types of decisions (Consensus, input, focus grouped/pressure test, informed-after decisions);
Fair process (engaging stakeholders, explaining decisions, clarity on expectations after a decision is made) and why it’s helpful;
How to put these concepts into action, using case studies (e.g., a new organizational policy, or creating a new position in the organization);
Articulating what a process looks like for engagement, explanation and expectations
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Managers are crucial for effective teams, but often new managers don't receive the training they need at the start. Set up new managers for success with critical foundational skills. You'll learn to:
Manage time and teams;
Communicate effectively and set expectations; and Give useful feedback - and know how to receive it.
Trainings for
Early Career Professionals
Setting expectations and providing the skills to level-set within an organization is essential for new team members.
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Being good at "managing up" means being a strong communicator, project manager, and having great EQ. We'll learn:
To align with supervisors on expectations; When to check in (and about what); Communicating about workstyles; and
A surefire method to getting email responses.
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What’s a mentor anyway? And how do you find one? For newer professionals, finding a mentor can be challenging. We'll review:
When you need a mentor, and how they can help;
What your role is navigating a mentor-mentee relationship; and
Mentorship vs. sponsorship – which is for you?
What does each Līve+ training cost?
Single training - $200 per user
Choose two trainings - $175 per user
Choose three trainings - $150 per user
Trainings include access to materials for one year. 10 person minimum per training. Live workshops can accommodate up to 50 people per session, and must have a minimum of 10 participants. Mariana Strategies will conduct one live workshop for each course for every fifty people. We recommend scheduling workshops in advance, across the course of the year.
How It Works
Teams and entire organizations can sign up for Līve+ Learning to access skills-building workshops that go beyond check-box exercises. Here's how to do it
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Līve+ Learning meets your needs for sexual harassment prevention training where it's required by law, for staff and for managers. Our courses cover requirements for California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine and New York.
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Just go to the shop page and sign up directly. Once you've subscribed to Līve+, you'll receive an email with information on how to access the courses. You'll get access to all our courses for 12 months.
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You can sign up through the shop page, just add as many licenses as you need for your team or business. After you sign up, you will be directed to set up a call with us so we can walk you through the details of bringing your team online. Great news: for organizations of 100 or more, we offer volume discounts - reach out to us directly before signing up, and we'll work with you.
Why It Works
We follow the science on how adults learn, retain and apply knowledge best.
Just-in-time learning. The best time to learn a skill is the moment you need it. You probably didn’t know how to pick a lock until until your toddler locked themself in the bathroom and you searched on YouTube for an tutorial. That’s just-in-time learning. The same principle applies when you need to build trust with a team or learn how to communicate with empathy. Both of which you’ll find in our program.
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Give learners 60 minute segments, which can make learning a new topic more retainable, especially when combined with these other elements of learning in the flow of work.
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Research shows this is a powerful way to make changes stick, using quick reminders to keep ideas top of mind, encouraging learners to make use of new knowledge in application.
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Another research-proven element of learning, reflection gives participants dedicated time to think about how their new knowledge can be implemented in their work.
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To know if your investment in learning is giving you desired returns you need to measure growth, including pre- and post-learning quizzes, behavior changes and more, using the metrics that identify effectiveness.
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People learn best when they’re able to connect with new knowledge to use. Just because we set up a training for three hours on a Tuesday doesn’t mean we have the need or capacity to connect right then.
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Workshops aimed at providing information on harassment for the sole purpose of avoiding liability do not change behavior for the better, and instead, can make it worse. Our content focuses on what works - empowering individuals with the knowledge and skills to make lasting behavioral changes as part of a wider shift in org culture.
FAQ about Līve+ Learning
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Līve+ Learning is a professional development platform for users to build skills needed to succeed in diverse, inclusive workplaces. Whether you're a seasoned manager or an early-career professional, success in the workplace requires the ability to communicate, engage, and collaborate with individuals from different backgrounds, lived experiences, cultures and more.
Smart organizations do more than expect individuals to assimilate to a dominant culture in the workplace. To ensure that your team members thrive in your organization in 2023, you need information and skills that support today’s expectations for inclusion in the workplace.
At every level, workplaces need individuals with skills that include reinforcing expectations of respectful behavior, navigating conversations about identity and microaggressions at work, emotional intelligence, empathy, awareness of status and power, conflict resolution, knowing how to build trust, and prioritizing accountability.
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Līve+ courses are divided into courses for everyone at an organization, and courses that are focused on the needs of managers/leaders.
All staff skills
Building programs and workplaces that are accessible to people with disabilities
How to set and achieve expectations of fairness, inclusion and belonging for everyone (meeting state-based requirements for harassment prevention training)
How to have difficult conversations that [re]build relationships at work
How to communicate across divides - whether generational gaps, differences in life experience, or otherwise
Emotional intelligence skills for everyday engagement and management, including empathy, self-awareness, and self-regulation
How to speak up as a bystander when you see something inappropriate at work
Skills for Managers
How to communicate across divides - whether generational gaps, differences in life experience, or otherwise
How to set and achieve goals for inclusive recruitment and hiring
How to build and sustain productive teams through psychological safety
How to build trust with new teams, and address cracks in team cohesion caused by mistrust
How to have difficult conversations that rebuild relationships at work
How to speak up as a bystander when you see something inappropriate at work
Building programs and workplaces that are accessible to people with disabilities
How to communicate decision-making processes to ensure team members feel valued and trusted
Leadership skills that demonstrate inclusive behaviors
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Līve+ Learning is a professional development resource for individuals at all levels of their career. Here are some examples of what Līve+ Learning can do for your team members:
Employees new to the workforce
Līve+ learning is a valuable onboarding tool that can help new employees understand the values, culture, and expectations for professional behavior in their new workplace. It also illuminates the organization's commitment to DEIA and helps employees feel more comfortable and confident in their new role.
DEIA professionals and/or DEIA working groups
As stewards of DEIA work in your organization, DEIA professionals and working groups will find particular value in Līve+ learning via enhanced knowledge and understanding of DEIA research, expert tips on DEIA skills development, peer support with discussion forums, and help with tracking progress and outcomes for greater accountability.
Managers and Leaders
Whether new or seasoned, managers will find specific content in Līve+ learning to enhance skills to lead by example in areas such as promoting trust and collaboration with diverse teams, identifying and addressing harmful workplace behavior, setting expectations about communication and challenging conversations, and more.
HR Professionals
In addition to helping HR professionals ensure compliance with DEIA laws and regulations, Līve+ learning will help your talent management and talent recruitment professionals develop and implement more equitable and inclusive hiring and professional development processes, more effectively understand and address employee concerns about harmful behavior, and enhance employee safety with standardized policies and procedures.
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Every Līve+ Course has three parts.
The first is web-based, anytime learning for you to get familiar with a DEIA topic, learn the background and basics, and get you thinking about key ideas to develop your skills. For instance, in our Respect in the Workplace course, you'll learn what harmful behaviors to avoid at work, and how to speak up when someone behaves harmfully in the workplace (that's bystander intervention).
In the second part of the course, you'll join other learners in a live, 60-minute session to discuss hypotheticals and practice these new skills. For instance, if we're talking about bystander intervention, you'll practice responses you might want to use in the workplace.
The third part includes brief reminders about key ideas you have learned already, and questions about how to apply these in real life situations, along with discussions that keep skills-building alive over time.
Because we release a new course every few months, you can always be engaged in professional development skills-building, whether in new courses, or reviewing a course you have already taken, to keep the learning fresh.
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We offer volume user discounts:
100 - 149 people - 10% discount
150-199 people - 20% discount
200-299 people - 30% discount
300 plus people - contact us
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To request a refund, email info@marianastrategies.com. You have the right to cancel your subscription to Līve+ Learning by Mariana Strategies at any time within 14 days of your date of subscription purchase. No refunds will be issued for requests made after 14 days of the date of subscription purchase. If you sign up but do not plan on beginning immediately, please make sure this is the right investment for you, as the refund does have a firm deadline.
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Three weeks
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It’s all kinds of professional development ALONG with your harassment compliance training for the price of just compliance training.