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At Best Corporate Events, our professional development programs are designed to elevate employee performance, boost engagement, and align personal growth with organizational success. These expertly crafted workshops go beyond traditional training by integrating interactive experiences with actionable strategies to build core workplace competencies.
From developing leadership skills and emotional intelligence to enhancing communication, time management, and strategic thinking, our workshops help employees at all levels unlock their potential and contribute more meaningfully to their teams. Every session is built to deliver measurable outcomes—such as increased productivity, improved collaboration, and stronger retention—making our training a high-impact investment in your workforce.
What sets our programs apart is a deliberate focus on modern professional development goals and objectives — such as fostering a growth mindset, strengthening cross-functional collaboration, and managing change with resilience. Our learning experiences are designed to be immersive and immediately applicable, aligning the lessons with work-place scenarios to ensure lasting relevance. Whether you're cultivating the next generation of leaders, addressing skill gaps, or seeking to drive innovation through creative problem-solving, we offer tailored solutions that transform professional growth into a powerful driver of organizational performance. Partner with Best Corporate Events to empower your people — and your business — for what’s next.
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This exclusive training will guide your team through a progressive series of engaging initiatives followed by rich processing discussions focused on high-performing teams. Throughout the program, demonstrated skills are acknowledged while areas for improvement are identified and immediately applied during subsequent activities. Igniting Team Performance® will enhance individual and team performance in the workplace.
Our engaging, trademarked training program that highlights the positive impacts of organizational synergy, both in sharing best practices and celebrating your colleagues’ successes. It begins with two sub-teams completing various challenges separately, attempting to improve their own performance and reaching goals for the other team to beat. This is followed by a surprise twist that reinforces the message of team collaboration.
In this eye-opening workshop, your group will be introduced to the DiSC Model, a behavior assessment tool that helps professionals understand their own styles of behavior and communication, as well as those of their colleagues. Learning how to manage these styles and identify areas in need of improvement can help participants eliminate bad habits, minimize conflict and improve the overall success of their team.
This enlightening program will introduce your group to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment. This tool can dramatically improve team dynamics by identifying personality types and demonstrating how the knowledge of these types can be applied to improve group communication, understanding, and performance. Participants will also gain a comprehensive look at their specific personality traits, and what strengths they bring to the table.
An Emotionally Intelligent company is one in which each member understands their Emotional Quotient (E.Q.) and how best to tap into it for professional growth. Applying E.I. within an organization can build trust and encourage open communication. This fascinating, informative workshop will cover the case studies on E.I, its six major components and how one can apply their own E.Q. at home and in the workplace.
The Breaking Through team building experience is a dynamic and empowering program designed to help participants overcome personal and professional barriers through the symbolic act of breaking wooden boards. This hands-on workshop fosters unity, builds confidence, and ignites a sense of accomplishment among team members.
Improve your group's communication skills with this effective, challenging, multi-faceted team building event that requires each team to replicate a pre-built structure by using only verbal descriptions and high-quality communication skills through a chain of conversations. With just five members in each team, participants choose a role and must be prepared to communicate accurately and precisely as a looker, a buyer, a builder or one of the two runners in order to replicate the pre-built struct...
Managing conflict can be the difference between a simple “bump in the road” or lost productivity and long-term animosity in the workplace. A central part of this leadership training workshop will be the introduction of the Thomas Kilmann Inventory assessment. Using the results of this inventory, the facilitator will show how one’s natural conflict-handling styles can be refined. Strategies are introduced and honed to engender a workplace culture that will become better equipped to handle conflic...
Constructive guidance and consistent coaching are critical responsibilities of all managers, but the best managers have a coaching style which is based on a number of specific factors – all of which greatly impact how the information is perceived and managed. In this managerial skills workshop, we explore some of the proven coaching practices that can strengthen relationships, bolster trust and reap the benefits of open and positive communication with your team in the workplace.
This one-day workshop focuses on the three steps necessary to manage meetings effectively, including creating agendas and preparation, how to run the meeting in action with clear-cut engagement rules and specific goals, handling the unexpected, forming action plans and how to close meetings on a positive note.
The ability to present effectively can mean the difference between career development that’s limited and one with continuing growth and opportunities. This training workshop can benefit both sides of the coin – instilling confidence in those new to, and perhaps wary of presenting while honing the skills of those more experienced. Learn how to deliver compelling presentations, engage a specific audience, deal with unexpected situations and more.
While technology has revolutionized how the world does business, it has also created a crisis in time management. This program offers the necessary techniques and resources individuals and companies can use to gain back control of their time, with tools even the busiest within an organization can use with great effect. Participants will learn how to handle interruptions, the importance of long-term planning, prioritizing tasks and more.
Virtual Competition to Collaboration is a professionally-facilitated activity-based workshop designed to engage participants in team collaboration and organizational synergy. Utilizing any virtual meeting platform and taking advantage of break-out rooms, this session will initially have participants working on a challenging sub-group initiative that incorporates strategy, decision-making, and time management as you must make each decision in 15 seconds! The game is initially competitive but collaboration...
60-minutes to success! Congratulations - you're leading a virtual team! Uh-oh - you're leading a virtual team but can't determine what's working and what isn't in your leadership style! Being a manager requires a specialized set of skills that include the ability to motivate others toward individual and organizational success. The problem is that you're doing this from your computer at home, so you now have to learn to apply those skills virtually! We also offer a full version of this program called...
60-minutes to success! This fun course is an excellent way for your team not only to learn how to better work with each other but also to do it in a humorous, energetic, and light-hearted way. Our "Understanding your Virtual Team: Strengthen your Relationships" workshop is a response to the sudden changes in how organizations and employees work together and engage remotely.
60-minutes to success! How are your meetings going virtually? Do you find yourself asking for feedback and getting pure silence? Have you thought you had a resolution on something only to have people call you up afterward, saying they disagree? Do you notice your team members continually multitasking during your virtual meetings? In this tune-up, we start with a reflection assessment on what you do before, during, and after sessions. We also offer a full version of this program called Conducting...
60-minutes to success! Our Virtual Presentation Tune-Up is our introduction to our full-length Virtual Presentations workshop. Using the "flatness" of video as our presentation medium makes it increasingly challenging to make a lasting impression. So what can we do in our presentation to make sure that we're delivering information in a compelling and impactful way? This 60-minute tune-up workshop centers on getting your point across virtually. We also offer a full version of this program called Virtual...
As our presentations to clients and our staff move to virtual platforms, we struggle with how we can effectively connect with them. Using the "flatness" of video as your presentation medium makes it increasingly challenging to make a lasting impression. So what can we do in our presentation to make sure that we're delivering information in a compelling and impactful way? Find out in our Virtual Presentations workshop. We also offer a 60-Minute version of this program called Virtual Presentations...
60-minutes to success! Our "W.F.H - Work From Home!" workshop is the 60-minute version of our "Managing Your Time at Home" workshop. The concept of working at home has been established within some organizations for years. Others have only had the past few weeks to adapt to it. With no instruction manual on how to do it effectively, everyone is trying to find the right balance. We also offer a full version of this program called Managing Your Time At Home
This virtual workshop will allow you to hone your skills as a leader and manager of virtual teams. Whether you are an experienced or newly appointed virtual leader, you will be given specific tools to help you take your leadership and your team from average to good to great! This course will take some of the great natural abilities of current leaders and give them the skills to translate that into their new role as virtual leaders. We also offer a 60-minute version of this program called Launching...
Whether you have worked from home before, or it is a new experience, this virtual workshop will give you valuable tools and tips to avoid common pitfalls and ensure your at-home workday is productive. This course will focus on the skills necessary to better handle your day with proven tips and methodologies to help make your home office space a .successful environment. We also offer a full version of this program called WFH Work From Home
Increase your ability and skill to provide virtual coaching and feedback that is engaging and effective. Develop trust and respect and promote self-awareness that will allow for increased development and focused career planning. Our training professionals, who have collectively worked with remote groups in over 75 countries, will customize your workshop to meet your goals and outcomes.
This virtual workshop will give you and your team the skills and tools to make your virtual meetings effective and productive. You will be able to plan remote meetings that will deliver tangible results with clear takeaways and follow-up action plans that will ensure your attendees will see value in attending and participating. We also offer a 60-Minute version of this program called Virtual Meetings Tune-Up
This custom virtual workshop will give you and your hybrid team a roadmap for moving forward while helping to organize yourselves for increased efficiency. Our "Building Your Hybrid Team" workshop focuses on methodologies that your group can use in future meetings, and explore behavioral and work styles and situational leadership approaches. It will help you to create an Objective Statement along with corresponding team goals to ensure everyone is on the same page.
Our "Virtual DiSC Behavioral Assessment" workshop is a response to the sudden changes in the way in which organizations and employees work with each other and engage remotely. This workshop is designed to enhance participants' ability to understand each other, communicate effectively via technology platforms, and collaborate as a high-functioning remote team. This virtual professional development workshop, designed to evoke self-discovery, serves as a vehicle for open discussion and conversations...
FAQs about Professional Development Team Building Activities
What is a professional development workshop?
Professional Development workshops are structured, skills-based learning events designed to improve job performance and career growth. BEST utilizes interactive formats like group discussions, exercises, and hands-on activities in our professional development workshops, to target both technical skills and soft skills like communication styles and leadership development. Expert facilitators typically lead professional development workshops, providing clear learning objectives and takeaways. Workshops benefit both the individual participants and the organizations.
How do I choose the right professional development workshop for my team?
To choose the right professional development workshop for your team, start by identifying your team’s goals and skill gaps—what outcomes are you aiming for? Evaluate your team’s skills gap and align the workshop’s learning outcomes with your organizational objectives. Then, evaluate workshop providers based on their expertise and reputation, customization options, delivery format (in-person, online, or hybrid), and interactive elements that promote engagement. Whichever workshop you choose, make sure the content includes actionable strategies and supports diverse learning styles. Look for workshops that provide long-term value, not just a one-time experience.
What are the benefits of professional development for teams?
The core benefits of professional development for teams are skill and knowledge enhancement – teams become more capable and efficient. Workshops support gains in productivity and performance, teamwork and collaboration, communication and problem-solving, and employee morale and retention. Furthermore, investing in training signals to employees that the company values employee growth, which can enhance engagement and loyalty. Professional development helps teams stay adaptable, embrace innovation, and prepare for leadership roles. Well-trained teams drive stronger organizational results.
Types of Professional Development Workshops
Our workshops cover core growth areas:
- Skill-Based Training: Build practical skills like time management and communication
- Leadership & Management: Train future leaders in strategic thinking and team management.
- DEI Workshops: Foster inclusion, mitigate bias, and create equitable workspaces.
- Emotional Intelligence: Strengthen interpersonal awareness and empathy.
- Conflict Resolution: Learn to manage and resolve workplace disagreements productively.
- Train-the-Trainer: Prepare team members to confidently deliver internal training.
Don’t see what you are looking for? We have a wide range of events and options not listed here, and we are always open to new ideas! Choose “Something Else” on the request form and let’s work together to create the perfect event for your group!
Do you have your own great idea? We love to collaborate to customize existing programs or create something new from scratch. Let’s combine your ideas with our experience and expertise to design the perfect event for your group. Choose “Custom Event” on our request form and call us at 800.849.8326 and we will get to work for you!
Did you know that many of our programs can be tailored for University and College students, faculty, and administrators? Check out Best Collegiate Events for programs, events, training, and keynotes for a higher education audience!
Our Total Recall team-building program was very organized. The communication needed to complete the activity was a great team builder, but the competition was definitely the most fun. Your lead facilitator was excellent and as far as our group enjoying the program as a whole, we give it a 10 out of 10!
Amanda,
Studio Eagle
The program was awesome! The facilitator did a very effective job of engaging our employees, challenging their listening and cognitive skills, working together skills, and leadership skills. Our technicians and supervisors were eager to try each new challenge. We got lots of great feedback and appreciation from those that attended (no negative feedback at all).
Ann,
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Our group loved their Igniting Team Performance Event. All the participants were engaged. The best teambuilding aspect of the program was the card sorting challenge and the most fun was the zoom activity. The program was very well organized. Your lead facilitator was energetic and engaging and provided tasks to our group that could be easily linked to our job responsibilities.
Leslie,
Johnson & Johnson
How did I feel our group as a whole enjoyed the activity? They LOVED it! And they enjoyed the gaming part. Our Virtual Competition to Collaboration program was very organized, and Roy and Ryan were awesome, we had quite a few compliments on the program!
Susan,
BASF
Our group as a whole enjoyed the training quite a bit. It was very organized and the most fun was during the breakouts and the interactivity of the session in general. We are looking forward to diving deeper into the content, that will come with subsequent sessions with our trainer, Steve. We rated Steve a 5 out of 5 for his presentation!
Craig,
SDI Meetings & Incentives
I have to give a presentation to our vice president on Wednesday and after having participated in your Virtual Presentation Tune-Up program, I feel so much more confident going into the presentation. Thanks so much for everything today!
Rebecca,
PepsiCo
Our group enjoyed this event! It provided a good overview and refresher of the basics. We most enjoyed the whiteboarding portion of the session, which the team found fun. Everyone bonded well while reflecting on different styles for dealing with change.
Adam,
Celeros Flows Technology
We enjoyed getting to know each other through this activity. Spending time together was the most fun, and getting to know each other in a structured event not directly attached to work. Paul was great at keeping us all engaged, got to know and used all our names, and empowered each team member to participate.
Melanie,
Feonix – Mobility Rising
Your Presentation Skills program was a wonderful addition to this year’s retreat. The facilitator did a fantastic job engaging the team, and wrapping up everything they learned into coherent and useful follow up tips and check lists. Many of our people continue to draw from your lessons, which shows just how effective they are. We were glad to have you participate in our retreat, and look forward to working with you again!
Sheryl,
Northeastern University, Honors Program
After the last training session I asked your trainer if he would do a debrief and brainstorming session with the shift leaders. He did, and it gave us some very helpful feedback. Your company is truly professional! You paid close attention to the functioning of each group and the verbalization of comments and questions, usually lead the team members to think harder and out of the box.