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November 2007

W.D. Smith III of Catalyst Training & Development spent an evening with The Society of Women Engineers a local Austin Chapter on Dealing with Difficult People at Work. A topic that is often asked about and discussed in our presentation and communication classes. The evening included a great meal and short presentation on several of the key elements in dealing with coworkers. A highlight of the night was watching everyone raise there hands and start the questions rolling on one type of worker, a situation or problematic peer. The Q&A lasted longer than the presentation with everyone having a chance to add their input on the subject.

"I was able to hear first hand from several attendees what a difference my topic was going to make in their work life." W.D. stated leaving the event. Companies represented at the meeting were Dell, Inc. , IBM, Solectron, Freescale and AMD. "We enjoyed having Mr. Smith here, it was great to work with previously and to have him come and speak in a less formal environment. He has given us all a lot to think about..." President K. Mohiuddin of the chapter.

September 2007

Catalyst Training & Development has recently contracted with Rick Ruiz of Brenham, TX to promote sales in the Texas and Florida Markets for Catalyst. WD Smith III, owner " We expect to see great things with Rick heading up our sales. He brings passion and committment to the task and believes strongly in our product and message."

May 2007

Catalyst works with National Financial Partners, NFP on presentation skills to better prepare their agents, and brokers to create an environment of success and professionalism. NFP is one of the U.S. top financial corporations offering services in brokerage, strategic funding and employee benefits. The team learned the detailed points of matching content to audience, handling web seminars, and preparing presentations.

October 2006

Washington County Chamber of Commerce and Catalyst provide Customer Service for Front Line Employees seminar to promote excellent customer service today and into the future. Washington County Chamber established to promote the development of area businesses and to serve the community offers a short course in providing customer service in retail establishments. Attendees learn the key components of serving others and generating more sales before the Christmas season shopping starts.

October 2006

W.D. Smith III speaks to the Texas Court Clerks at Annual Convention in Galveston, TX. Over 130 attendees heard Smith speak on the act of listening to clients to better serve their needs when dealing with court attendees and the court officials. The Texas Court Clerks spent 4 days discussing court management, hearing from speakers on communication, motivation, and raising the level of service provided to community members. Many attendees found that hearing new ideas and tips on managing their hectic schedules would make a difference and increase their ability to serve and perform job functions more easily.

May 2006

Catalyst Training & Development launches new website to deliver up to date content on training and professional development trends. Our experience in the classroom and through our business partners we continually provide updated information on the development of communication and presentation skills and the trends of professional development for business minded individuals.

April 2006

Catalyst Training & Development along with Growth Dynamic successfully launch Time Management – Taming the Mustang training at one of Austin ’s premier companies, Dell, Inc. to over 20 individuals and learning & development personnel. The successful pilot demonstrated our ability to work in large organizations and keep the focus on individual growth. Individuals make up large organizations and it takes the work of many hands to successfully run a company. Our focus on the workers and not just the executive level continues to be the winning combination for growth and customer satisfaction.

September 2005

Scott Carley, owner of Growth Dynamic joins the Catalyst team to provide content knowledge, training services and a partnership providing Time Management training called Taming the Mustang©. Scott brings over 15 years experience to the front of the room with previous work in ministry and church leadership. He development his course to help others control that precious commodity we struggle with daily; TIME. Catalyst Training & Development continues to promote leadership through professional development courses that focus on skills demanded by today’s top companies. Contact us today to provide individual training or company wide initiative training to strengthen your organization.

September 2005

Catalyst Training & Development becomes certified in Brain Mode™ power. New additions to the portfolio include Brain Mode power for Professional Development & Team Development assessments as well as Career Transitions and a specialized development tool for school age children called Learning Keys

Each of these programs develops skills in learning, critical thinking and communication enhancement utilizing human development skills and research. Linking learning to earnings, the motto of BrainMode power was developed to establish and show the link between human development, our need to continually learn new information and how this skill creates opportunities for our professional and personal growth.

Catalyst Training & Development is a certified vendor and distributor of BrainMode power assessments and will provide you the material to facilitate your own classes or provide facilitation services for you. Contact them today and start linking learning to earnings.