The Competencies Program A, E, I, O , U’s

These five programs are designed to endow participants with attitudes, tools and competencies relating to confidence, abilities to connect, vision, creativity, time management, learning and entrepreneurship. Considering participants are focused on bridging the gap between ideas and action, they create traction and facilitate action between people. The program is structured in modules and each module is based on the previous. The order of these modules is altered based on the needs of the organization. Each talk can be given by itself or in combination with a workshop. Workshops are important complements to the talks, since the former generate action in a more concrete and profound manner. This is how you achieve Crear Creyendo (Building while Believing).

Absorb - How to potentiate our brain?

Over this last decade there has been more research on the brain than in all the previous ten decades combined. An excellent boss is a leader who helps members of the team and collaborators to develop, which involves effective learning. This program works on individual and collective learning and provides answers to the following questions: How can Colombians become more effective in our learning process? What can we do with our knowledge about the eight types of intelligence? How can I apply all this to my personal, family and organizational life? How do I learn more efficiently? How do I train, motivate and teach more efficiently? This module is based on research at Harvard University’s Education Faculty.

Embark on - How to build an Entrepreneurial Colombia?

Colombia is a country lush with entrepreneurial opportunities. Within Colombian businesses and companies, there are tremendous opportunities yet to be developed. This program aims to tear down barriers by providing specific examples and practical tools to empower the entrepreneur. It tackles issues such as: How to create a culture biased toward action? How to bridge the gap between ideas and action? developing attitudes and habits that enable the entrepreneur. The program promotes entrepreneurship inside and outside the companies. It includes the ten entrepreneurship principles and elaborates on the topic of vision- How to elaborate it? Why is it important? and What type of obstacles are we likely to find? It puts forward a simple and practical strategic framework elaborating on personal vision, organizational and country visions. Additionally, it proposes a vision for Colombia in the year 2020, emphasizing on 12 areas in which Colombia has significant comparative advantages and on the seven necessities for human dignity. This program is based on eight years of experience teaching this subject at the Universidad de los Andes.

Innovate - How to build an innovative company?

This program works on the area of creativity- Creativity is a muscle; some developed it more than others. What makes a person creative? What is the difference between a creative and a non-creative person? What is creativity? Why is it important? How can it be developed? and, What factors block our creativity? It designs tools and attitudes to develop our creativity muscle and an environment poised to create innovation (creativity applied to business). It includes ten creativity-inhibiting paradigms and ways to change them, and examples of Colombian creativity in pursuit of the country we deserve. This program is based on research at Harvard University.

Organize - How do I get enough time to build the family, the company and the country of my dreams?

This program works on the topic of time-management at the personal, family and organizational level. We all have the same 168 hours per week; some actually can have a productive and balanced life. How do they do this? How to have control over priorities? How to handle the stress associated to this topic? This program advances the process of adopting effective time-management habits. It works on project management methodologies, synergies and symbiosis in meetings and personal planning. It sets forth ten habits to instill comprehensive growth for both individuals and organizations. It is supported by experiences and practical research on the topic.

Unite - How to connect and build trust?

This program elaborates on the area of social capital formation. Information and ideas are available to us if we are able to connect, generate trust and find reciprocity with individuals in our organization and the networks in our environment. How can we build trust in a company? What types of trust are there? This program develops the subject of trust as the scaffold for the construction of social capital and personal and organizational productivity. Specifically, it develops methodologies to connect with strangers, to develop relationship networks, build trust and develop synergies. This program was developed at Harvard University.

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