Workshops & Trainings

  • Photo of Jessye teaching a workshop with the quote "Take this workshop if you are ready to take 'self care' to the next level

    Workplace Wellness Workshops

    Experiential learning workshops that teach burnout prevention strategies and stress resilience skills. Deepen your self-awareness and reconnect with your mission.

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  • Jessye giving a talk in a blue dress with her arms up. Testimonial reads: you will leave with a greater capacity for thoughtfully managing your employees and building successful teams.

    Supervisory Skills Training

    Comprehensive training program for new managers and leaders. Practice new skills, discuss concerns, and level up your leadership.

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  • Customized Workshops & Difficult Conversations

    Custom workshops can include: difficult conversation practicums, goal setting, team accountability, managing grief on teams.

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Leaders from 40+ organizations trained in management, stress resilience, conflict resolution, and more!

of workshop participants reported learning a new skill or developing a new system

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Statistics updated in Dec 2023

Workplace Wellness Workshops & Programs

Over 10,000 surveyed in 2022 reported feeling “burnt out” at least 60-80% of the time

Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, McKinsey, and more have all developed surveys to try to capture the current state of burnout nationally today. What does it actually MEAN to be burnt out? Often, it means people do not have the systems in place or the self-support skills needed to care for themselves within the workplace.

Burnout and stress has a cost - a dollar value. Annual spending due to workplace burnout is anywhere from $125 billion to $190 billion according to Harvard Business Review (Moss, 2019).

Are Burnout and Stress impacting your teams? It may be time for workplace wellness programs.

A single mental health wellness seminar or subscription to Headspace is not enough to address the root causes of burnout.

A multi-faceted approach is needed.

  • Supporting your Teams in Accessing Workplace Wellness

    ~These burnout reduction and stress resilience training programs offer active-learning environments for participants to discuss relevant workplace health topics, learn new tactics for how to support their professional goals and work-life balance, and practice necessary skills - all within a supportive feedback model.

    ~Burnout, stress, anxiety, job dissatisfaction, and plummeting retention rates are just some of the issues currently facing the social impact workforce. These workplace wellness workshops prioritize burnout prevention, stress resilience, and moving past the ‘buzzword’ of self-care into action and taking ownership over ones own career path and workplace wellness.

  • The key objectives of these training programs are for participants to:

    ~Develop a comprehensive framework for understanding how to identify and address triggers of stress, burnout, and/or vicarious trauma

    ~Advance their capacity to respond to and manage overwhelm through new skills learned, active role plays, and engaging discussions

    ~Co-develop a safe, external space to process and learn from each others workplace experiences and build temporary community within the space

    ~Create micro-goals with accountability structures to support their practice of stress resilience, self-awareness, and grounding techniques

    Workshop training programs offer a range of options from intro workshops (2-hour minimum) to year-long programs that include multiple workshops, pre & post surveys, leadership support, and more.

  • Most workshops are customized to a client’s needs, but I do offer open enrollment workshops as well. They are usually bite-sized, accessible versions on shorter timeframes.

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Workplace Wellness Trainees Have Said…

  • Gail Packer, Executive Director (CDSC)

    “Top notch talent. Very very engaging. Very very knowledgeable about this terrain.”

  • M, Nonprofit Employee

    “I came away from the workshop with valuable skills and ideas. Jessye does a great job explaining concepts and providing examples of how to combat burnout.”

  • E.M., Nonprofit Coordinator

    “A great opportunity to not just listen about how setting boundaries can help to avoid burnout, but also to reflect on my experiences, to practice skills, and to set my own goals to work on.”

  • A.K., Nonprofit Staff

    “Very open and compassionate, connected to the issues we face and grounded”

  • Anonymous workshop participant

    “Great community and space to work out and discuss work place issues I am currently facing when it comes to boundaries and burnout. It helped me to find new coping strategies as well as reinforce old ones.”

  • J.T., Development Director

    “Fabulous facilitator! Great listener, gives wonderful advice, asks good clarifying/open-ended questions. Great start to thinking about how burnout might be affecting you, and ideas on how to start addressing it.”

  • Ivy Moylan, Executive Director - Brattle Film Foundation

    “Succinct and approachable, coming from a place of care - nothing didn't work for me - even the breakout rooms which I normally dread.”

  • Anonymous workshop participant

    “Wonderful. Informative and suggestive without judgment.

    I think more than other similar workshops, I will leave with mechanisms of keeping what I learned "alive" in my daily life.”

  • L.L., Manager of Affordable Housing Program (MA)

    Engaging, relatable, knowledgeable about the subject and non-profit world. Very interesting, relatable examples, breaking everything down to small micro goals is do-able

Supervisory Skills Training Programs

Prepare New Managers for Success

9 out of 10 managers surveyed by Forbes in 2019 said they wished they’d received more training after their promotions to management. We often promote great workers - without giving them the TOOLS to succeed as leaders and supervisors. By providing a collaborative, experiential crash course in management, your new managers will be better prepared to succeed.

This 7.5 hour, 5 week Signature Leadership training program has helped over 80 leaders improve their leadership skills.

100% of participants would recommend this training to new managers.

  • -7.5. hours of training across a 5-week curriculum and 90-min sessions.

    -Ideal for those within their first 5 years of supervising staff. Though people with many years of leadership experience have reported it to be very useful as well.

    -Building off my decade of management experience, this training is a collective of learned lessons, key systems, active skills practice, and compassion-centered leadership training

    -Experiential learning, role play, and homework is critical to the success of this training program and enables participants to fully engage, learn, set goals, and practice new skills in a supportive learning space.

    1. Advance leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills through learning new tools, active practice, and implementing goals between sessions

    2. Practice supervisory skills, receive feedback, and learn experientially

    3. Address methods for managing difficult situations individually and on teams

    4. Learn the principles of effective supervision and compassionate leadership

    5. Increase conflict management, constructive feedback, improvement plans, and mentoring skills with empathy and practical tools

    6. Discover ones supervisory style and develop tailored solutions to foster it

    7. Discuss solutions for retention, performance, interpersonal conflicts, and managing up

Upcoming Open Enrollment Management Trainings:

There are no current upcoming trainings - estimated next date is Oct 2024. Sign up for the newsletter to stay updated and hear about the next training!

Looking for a customized management training for your organization? Book a consult here.

What Supervisory Skills Trainees Have Said…

  • Nicole Nelson, LICSW at Fenway Health

    “Jessye's training was fabulous; there was a super helpful balance of theory and practical skills. I walked away from the training with a better sense of what my areas of growth are as a new supervisor and learned some tangible skills to use with my supervisees, as well as strategies to use in my own supervision with my manager.”

  • Jedediah Popp, Co-Director, Healthcare Rehabilitation Services

    “This training highlights and teaches key components of supervising that will help empower employees and at the same time, hold them accountable to their responsibilities in constructive ways where they themselves, and their efforts are respected and valued.”

  • Lara W., Attorney at Rian Immigrant Center

    “This is a great training for anyone who is interested in being a compassionate and empathetic supervisor and who believes that building good relationships and a good environment is the best way to get results.”

  • Rev. Jo Murphy, Executive Director at UU Mass Action

    “This training provided both personal support while also being rich in a presentation of different frameworks and approaches to leadership. Jessye was an excellent facilitator who both held and challenged the group. “

  • M.P., Healthcare Rehabilitation Services

    “This training felt like cracking a window in the sweltering context of middle management. It's rare to find good advice about supervision that is rooted in both social justice and practicality, and that's what Jessye offers.”

  • Megan, Nonprofit Professional

    “I loved how tailored and inclusive the training was. Jessye used real-world examples from the field, invited group and one-on-one discussion, and took time with individuals to help them work out next steps.”

  • Eric Sargent, Manager

    “Jessye's Supervisory Skills Training provides useful frameworks and tools to improve skills in communication and supervision. You will leave with a greater capacity for thoughtfully managing your employees and building successful teams.”

  • Stephanie L., School Age Program Director

    “Very useful - because it teaches you how to approach different situations (example; how to approach a staff member about a deadline) and build on your leadership. It gives you strategies on how to be a better leader.”

  • Cynthia, Nonprofit Marketing Coordinator

    “Jessye's "Supervisory Skills Training" was very valuable and has given me the skills to be an adaptive and compassionate supervisor. She set an example on the power of creating an inclusive, transparent, and respectful environment. I loved being in a room where I was able to engage and learn from my peers!”

  • Difficult Conversations

    These interactive workshops support you and your teams in navigating the tougher workplace conversations. These workshops are deeply rooted in role-plays and active practice of skills.

    “Jessye brings a wealth of knowledge and ideas to the table that helps you look at situations and scenarios in a new light. During our training, I was able to pinpoint areas of focus to improve and begin implementation. I highly recommend one of her trainings!!”

    -Whitney Mooney, Nonprofit Development

    Check back soon for updates on the next Difficult Conversations workshop or book a consult to learn more.

  • Customized Workshops & Trainings

    Each workshop is tailored to the needs of the groups I am working with - however, sometimes a customized workshop is needed. Previous customized trainings have included:

    -De-escalation for Customer Service
    -Supporting Staff in Difficult Times
    -Setting Goals & Moving Forward
    -Boundaries at Work
    -Accountability in Action

    Want to book a customized workshop?

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Ellie Carver, Nonprofit Director & Doula

“I love how Jessye balanced skills and technical with honest anecdotes! I appreciated her ability to balance the challenging with the joyful. It felt like wind in my managing sails to reset and show up as my best self. “

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