That is why stalled careers, overlooked experts, and struggling teams rarely have a technical problem—they have a social intelligence, influence, or communication problem.
Strategic Soft Skills Institute helps technical experts and functional leaders read the room, adapt to different stakeholders, and build the relationships that accelerate and improve business results.
Through workshops, blended learning, and one‑to‑one intensives, participants quickly apply what they learn to change how they influence, negotiate, and lead at work.
An intensive, fast‑paced learning lab for experts and leaders at every level who need to step up their leadership impact. Participants build social intelligence, navigate tough conversations, present ideas with confidence, and show up with the executive presence decision‑makers expect.
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Our flagship influence program that gives professionals a practical toolkit of both push and pull behaviors that will increase their influence effectiveness. Participants develop the social intelligence to read situations, choose the right approach, and use influence styles that move work forward while preserving trust.
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Scenario‑based negotiation training designed for technical and functional leaders. Participants will strengthen their social intelligence so they can read the dynamics at the table, handle resistance in the moment, and reach agreements that protect relationships and results.
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"As a person who has managed up to 250 people at once, I think not only is the training outstanding, but the need to be evaluated by others and to see how you are perceived is extremely beneficial."
"This program provided me with the tools and knowledge necessary to shift my behavior and achieve a greater level of corporate maturity, allowing me to be more effective in my interactions with colleagues and personal relationships."
"People come out of the workshops with the ability to more profoundly impact the people they work with and get the results that are necessary to move the organization forward."
"Customizing our influence approach to each person or region in the world significantly improved our ability to influence positive change."
We love when we can train face-to-face. We record participants in the longer programs calling it the feedback tool that people love to hate! You can’t argue with a camera!
We first delivered virtual programs in 2012! Our designs and use of technology have been refined over the last few years. The feedback from people has been fantastic!
How about the best of both worlds? You can have some participants attend virtually while others are in the room. Or some modules can be completed virtually ahead of time and then participants attend the face-to-face modules. We can help you figure out a design that works best for you!
Co‑designed programs that align soft‑skills development with your business goals. We adapt our influence, leadership, and negotiation frameworks to your context so that your leaders practice with real issues, not generic examples.