Lori Thompson Training

Unleash the Power of Teamwork
2025-09-08 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual
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The way we work is fundamentally changing. Between technological advances and a global economy, it’s becoming harder to keep up. Organizations are responding by adopting matrixed organizational structures that enable agility and cross-functional collaboration, but also create a new set of challenges. The ability for individuals within an organization to work together effectively and productively is now more critical than ever—it’s time to rewrite the rules of teamwork.

The Five Behaviors® can be your solution.

The Five Behaviors Personal Development is based on best-selling author Patrick Lencioni’s ground-breaking model for developing high-performing teams through five key behaviors: Trust, Conflict, Commitment, Accountability, and Results. This powerful solution teaches participants the critical behaviors and interpersonal skills needed to be effective team players on any team by combining this powerful team model with personalized insights. The result is a unique and impactful team development solution that empowers team members to shape their behaviors, increase productivity, and create a common language that completely redefines what it means to work together to drive results.
Each attendee will receive a complimentary Personal Development assessment to experience this new product!
In this virtual showcase, you will:

Learn about the powerful and unique Five Behaviors model, its groundbreaking approach to team development, and how it can be leveraged to unlock the power of teamwork in your organization at all levels
Preview The Five Behaviors Personal Development solution
Receive a complimentary Personal Development assessment and personalized profile

Why Feedback Fails: Guiding Managers Through Constructive Communication
2025-07-22 10:00 - 11:00
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Wiley’s Dr. Mark Scullard is back with a new Everything DiSC® on Catalyst webinar!
In this Wiley webinar, Mark will share more on the psychology behind feedback and why effective communication – even when it’s uncomfortable – is an essential skill to foster engagement and build trust.
Join Dr. Mark Scullard on July 22, 2025, at 10 – 11 am Chicago for an insightful webinar to discover:

The importance of delivering feedback effectively
The feedback superpowers and limiters of each DiSC style
How managers can tailor their feedback to match their direct report’s style
Actionable strategies for managers to put these personalized insights into practice

Delivering feedback is one of the key topics of Worksmart, the latest innovation coming to Everything DiSC on Catalyst and Mark will use this session to walk you through this new tool!

Catalyst™ Administrator Experience Client Training
2025-05-28 10:00 - 11:00
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Calling all EPIC/Catalyst Administrators!
Make sure to join this exclusive training session to learn about the Catalyst™ platform’s new features and benefits, including assigning assessments, managing Learners, Organizations, Groups, and more! Designed to simplify and enhance many of the administrative tasks managed in EPIC, the Catalyst Administrator Experience will offer you greater ease and efficiency than ever before.
During this webinar, we’ll cover:
• The key features of the new Catalyst Administrator Experience
• A review of the tools and resources available to help you get started
• How to address common questions and challenges

Empower Direct Reports
2025-01-22 10:00 - 11:00
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Dr. Mark Scullard is back with a new Everything DiSC® webinar!
Empowerment is more than just a buzzword: it requires a tailored approach for each individual. In Empowering Direct Reports: A Leaders’ Guide to Unlocking Team Potential, you will discover how managers can effectively empower their direct reports with strategies tailored to different DiSC® styles.
Join Dr. Mark Scullard on January 22, 2025, at 10 – 11 am Chicago (4 – 5 pm London) for an insightful webinar to discover:

The critical importance of empowerment for organizational success and employee satisfaction.
The unique empowerment needs of different DiSC styles.
How to identify and address potential blind spots to ensure effective and genuine empowerment.
Practical strategies for using Everything DiSC on Catalyst™ to empower direct reports.

Overview of Everything DiSC® and Five Behaviors™ Certification Options
2024-12-05 11:00 - 11:30
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If you want to facilitate DiSC® or Five Behaviors™, you will learn how to become a certified practitioner of DiSC or 5B. You will learn the specific content, costs and how to implement these programs in your organization. You will learn:

Benefits of becoming a certified practitioner
How Catalyst has been integrated into certification
The structure and content of the two-week online program
Common questions including time to allow for the online course and the exam
Engaging ideas to implement in your organization including a follow-up plan for your organization

Navigating Change: A Manager’s Guide to Leading the Way
2024-06-26 10:00 - 11:00
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In the landscape of organizational change, the focus is often on strategies, systems, and structures. However, how organizational changes impact their most valuable asset—their people—is often overlooked. Fortunately, organizations have a powerful change management resource at their fingertips—their managers. Unlocking a manager’s potential doesn’t just happen. Managers need tools to improve interactions, build teams, and navigate the messy middle. Everything DiSC® on Catalyst™ is a powerful tool that will help your managers reach their full potential.
Join Dr. Mark Scullard, Sr. Director of Product Innovation, Wiley Assessment Brands, for our webinar Navigating Change: A Manager’s Guide to Leading the Way on February 8, April 17 OR June 26 from 10-11 CT. You’ll discover how people process change and what managers can do to meet their unique needs.
In this 60-minute webinar, you will learn:

The emotional complexities of change
The uncharted role managers play as navigators of change
How Everything DiSC on Catalyst can help managers bring out the best in their people, teams, and organizations

Annual Update on Wiley’s Virtual Conference
2024-03-12 10:00 - 11:00
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I recently attended Wiley’s annual conference and want to update you on what I learned. Join me as I summarize these updates to you on Tuesday, March 12 from 10-11 a.m. CT.
During this virtual session, I will share:

The Latest DiSC® and Market Trends – what Wiley has tracked from analyzing user patterns and talking to real DiSC users
Enhancements to Catalyst™ – what are the newest modifications to the platform and what is in the works
Practitioner and Certification Trends in the Industry – trends in certification, what is new with DiSC certification and advantages of being a certified practitioner
How organizations are using the Catalyst™ platform – converting learners, facilitation programs and best practices
Five Behaviors programs – how organizations are implementing to change the culture of teams

**If you can’t attend, email me at lori@lorithompsontraining.com and I can deliver virtually for your organization’s learning and development department.

Everything DiSC on Catalyst™
2023-08-23 10:00 - 11:00
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Everything DiSC Workplace® on Catalyst™ takes the Everything DiSC Workplace® experience to the next level. Catalyst helps people adapt to others in real-time, unlocking engagement and inspiring more effective collaboration. In this webinar, learn how you can access this platform free if you have already completed the Workplace or any other Everything DiSC assessment. You will learn how to:

Use the Catalyst platform in your organization for virtual and in-person workshops as well as follow-up activities to dig deeper with DiSC
Utilize group reports and the NEW Conversation Starters feature so learners and facilitators can receive personalized insights to improve team dynamics
Access the free trainer materials if you currently have the Workplace kit
Add Agile EQ and ED Management to your Catalyst platform for your teams
Implement best practices from organizations that are using Catalyst
Become certified with the new DiSC Certification

Everything DiSC on Catalyst™
2022-12-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-09-20 10:00 - 11:00
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Everything DiSC Workplace® on Catalyst™ takes the Everything DiSC Workplace® experience to the next level. Catalyst helps people adapt to others in real-time, unlocking engagement and inspiring more effective collaboration. In this webinar, learn how you can access this platform free if you have already completed the Workplace or any other Everything DiSC assessment. You will learn how to:

Use the Catalyst platform in your organization for virtual workshops as well as follow-up activities to dig deeper with DiSC
Access the free trainer materials if you currently have the Workplace kit
Add Agile EQ and ED Management to your Catalyst platform for your teams

Everything DiSC® Agile EQ™ on Catalyst™ for Learning and Development Professionals
2022-10-27 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-09-15 10:00 - 11:00
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Agile EQ can be added to the Catalyst platform for only 10 EPIC credits. By combining DiSC with active emotional intelligence development, you will discover an agile approach to workplace interactions. As a learning and development professional, you will also learn how to add this assessment as a follow-up to DiSC sessions in your organization.
As a participant, you will receive your own Agile EQ report and we will explore how to implement within your organization.
Outcomes:

Discover instinctive mindsets that shape your responses and interactions
Understand your DiSC style and EQ strengths
Recognize your EQ potentials
Learn to stretch beyond what comes naturally
Understand how others have implemented Agile EQ and develop strategies to add Agile EQ as a follow-up session in your organization

The Five Behaviors® Facilitator Accreditation - Oct 12, 19, 26 Nov 2, 9
2022-10-12 14:00 - 15:30
Oct 12 19, 26 Nov 2, 9 (pre-work begins October 5)

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Central Time (Chicago)

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The Five Behaviors® Facilitator Accreditation is a blended-learning course that will help you hone your skills as a facilitator of this unique program. You will gain expertise in using the model and accompanying course material, earning the credential of a Five Behaviors™ Accredited Facilitator.

Increase your confidence and expertise in delivering The Five Behaviors in your organization
This program includes:

Five-week course plus pre-work
Weekly 90-minute instructor-led, virtual classroom sessions
Access to learning resources online
Access to The Five Dysfunctions of a Team eBook
Final Accreditation exam (self-directed/graded activity)

* Each attendee must own or have access to a Five Behaviors Facilitation Kit (purchased separately)

Renewal
Accreditation is valid for two years, at which point you have the option to become permanently re-accredited.
The Five Behaviors Facilitator Re-Accreditation course is available for Five Behaviors™ Accredited Facilitators whose two-year credential is about to expire. Getting re-accredited allows you to gain permanent status as an Accredited Facilitator and expand your expertise, focusing on ways to help teams get the most out of their Five Behaviors experience.

Added Bonus from Lori Thompson Training Resources
With all certifications, Lori Thompson will meet with you virtually or in-person (free of charge) and help you customize what you’ve learned and help apply it to your organization. She will share training outlines and proven activities that will help you integrate Five Behaviors into your current learning program.

Showcasing the Suite of Everything DiSC Assessments
2021-10-01 12:00 - 13:00
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We will showcase the entire suite of Everything DiSC products offering insights on when to use each application and how to customize to your organization’s curriculum. You will learn how to maximize the use of DiSC solutions to build a more productive workplace.

Engage, Connect, Adapt with CATALYST: Equipping Your Workforce to Thrive
2021-08-26 10:00 - 11:00
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As the effects of COVID-19 shift from momentary disruption to long-term impact, organizations around the world are faced with a new and complex challenge:
How do you enhance your workforce’s ability to engage, collaborate, and adapt in this volatile and uncertain reality?
Today, organizational culture cannot be an afterthought. It must be focused on—intentionally and continually—to ensure recovery and results. That’s where Everything DiSC® on Catalyst™ comes in.
Everything DiSC on Catalyst is a personal development learning experience that equips people with the social and emotional know-how for more effective interactions at work—no matter who or where they are. By combining DiSC® with instructor-led training and a powerful learning platform, Everything DiSC on Catalyst helps people:

Better understand themselves
Appreciate and value difference in perspective and approach
Readily and consistently adapt to the unique needs of each person or situation they encounter

The result is lasting impact. For learners, Everything DiSC on Catalyst makes the hard work of lasting behavior change possible…even fun. For organizations, Everything DiSC on Catalyst helps foster an engaged, collaborative, and adaptive culture that drives results.
Our newest showcase, “Engage, Connect, Adapt: Equipping Your Workforce to Thrive” covers everything you need to know about this game-changing innovation. In this 60-minute interactive, virtual event, participants will:

Discover the value of strong organizational culture and its connection to success
Explore the Everything DiSC on Catalyst learning experience
View a live demo of the Catalyst platform
Participate in a live Q&A with the showcase presenters

Everything DiSC Management® Certification
2021-04-26 09:00 - 10:30
March 30th – April 27th, 2020
Live Sessions each Tuesday from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. CT

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The Everything DiSC Management Certification will help you hone your skills as a facilitator of this unique program. Everything DiSC Management Certification is your best resource to gain foundational knowledge and tools for facilitating Everything DiSC Management.
Online Option
Designed with your busy schedule in mind, this online course gives you the flexibility of self-paced learning, paired with live-collaborative sessions led by Wiley’s expert trainers.
This program includes:

Four modules of self-directed and live collaborative learning (each requiring two to three hours of time per week), conducted over a four-week period
Strategies to create powerful learning experiences for managers and to strengthen the presence of DiSC within organizations
Practice experience coaching with the Everything DiSC Management profile and discussing implications with managers in all levels
Practice facilitating with small virtual groups and exploring challenging scenarios that can occur when conducting DiSC sessions
Active knowledge checks to help you assess how well your participants understand the content and to improve learning and retention

Added Bonus from Lori Thompson Training Resources
With either option above, Lori Thompson will meet with you virtually or in-person (free of charge) and help you customize what you’ve learned and help apply it to your organization. She will share training outlines and proven activities that will help you integrate DiSC into your current learning program.

Motivating Your Employees as the Pandemic Continues
2021-02-24 09:00 - 10:00
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The longer COVID continues, it becomes more important for organizations to create a strong work culture that withstands the crisis. Even what worked a few months ago, just doesn’t work anymore. In this session, we will share what organizations are doing that stimulates positivity and prevents burnout. You will learn tips to keep you and your remote employees engaged and productive. You will also learn team activities you can implement in 5-30 minutes as part of your team meetings. Topics will include:

Keeping at-home workers motivated and engaged
How employees deal differently with change and how to create a team plan
Utilizing platform tools and activities to keep sessions interactive
Learning what other organizations are doing that works

Virtual Five Behaviors® for Trainers
2021-01-19 09:00 - 11:00
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How do you help the teams in your organization build better trust, master conflict and achieve results in this continued pandemic with all remote workers? During this virtual workshop, you will learn how to give your employees practical skills that can be transferred to any team they work on during the day. You will learn Patrick Lencioni’s Five Behaviors® model for developing high-performing teams. Trainers will receive a customized report of their natural
tendencies and learn a common language that completely redefines what it means to
work together to drive results.
Outcomes

Learn how to build better trust with your team
Master productive conflict techniques
Learn techniques to achieve commitment
Develop tips to keep yourself and team members motivated while working
remotely
Ensure your team holds each other accountable and ultimately achieve results
Engage with other trainers to learn best virtual tips, challenges and best practices

DiSC® Trainers' Forum
2020-10-22 12:00 - 13:00
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This free monthly forum is for the Everything DiSC® trainer that wants to exchange ideas with other learning and development professionals who use DiSC in their organization. We collaboratively discuss virtual tips, best practices and challenges. Each month there is a featured topic. October’s topic is Using Everything DiSC Catalyst™ as a follow-up tool.

Keeping DiSC® Alive – DiSC Follow-up Activities
2020-10-16 12:00 - 12:30
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In this webinar, you will learn activities you can implement after the initial training with teams and individuals to dig deeper with DiSC. We will explore activities that can easily be added to virtual team meetings in 5-30 minutes. You will also be introduced to the Everything DiSC Catalyst platform and MyEverythingDiSC.com as follow-up for all your DiSC users.

Everything DiSC Management® Certification
2020-10-07 09:00 - 10:30
September 9th – October 7th, 2020
Live Sessions each Wednesday from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. CT

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The Everything DiSC Management Certification will help you hone your skills as a facilitator of this unique program. Everything DiSC Management Certification is your best resource to gain foundational knowledge and tools for facilitating Everything DiSC Management.
Online Option
Designed with your busy schedule in mind, this online course gives you the flexibility of self-paced learning, paired with live-collaborative sessions led by Wiley’s expert trainers.
This program includes:

Four modules of self-directed and live collaborative learning (each requiring two to three hours of time per week), conducted over a four-week period
Strategies to create powerful learning experiences for managers and to strengthen the presence of DiSC within organizations
Practice experience coaching with the Everything DiSC Management profile and discussing implications with managers in all levels
Practice facilitating with small virtual groups and exploring challenging scenarios that can occur when conducting DiSC sessions
Active knowledge checks to help you assess how well your participants understand the content and to improve learning and retention

Added Bonus from Lori Thompson Training Resources
With either option above, Lori Thompson will meet with you virtually or in-person (free of charge) and help you customize what you’ve learned and help apply it to your organization. She will share training outlines and proven activities that will help you integrate DiSC into your current learning program.

Everything DiSC Workplace® Online Certification
2020-10-06 09:00 - 10:30
September 8th – October 6th, 2020
Live Sessions each Tuesday from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. CT

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The Everything DiSC Workplace Certification will help you hone your skills as a facilitator of this unique program. Everything DiSC Workplace Certification is your best resource to gain foundational knowledge and tools for facilitating Everything DiSC.
Designed with your busy schedule in mind, this online course gives you the flexibility of self-paced learning, paired with live-collaborative sessions led by Wiley’s expert trainers.
This program includes:

Four modules of self-directed and live collaborative learning (each requiring three to five hours of time per week), conducted over a four-week period
Practice facilitating with small virtual groups and exploring challenging scenarios that can occur when conducting DiSC sessions
Active knowledge checks to help you assess how well your participants understand the content and to improve learning and retention
Tips to keep DiSC alive in your organization with Myeverythingdisc.com, the mobile-friendly, interactive learning portal
Final Certification exam (self-directed/graded activity)

Added Bonus from Lori Thompson Training Resources
With either option above, Lori Thompson will meet with you virtually or in-person (free of charge) and help you customize what you’ve learned and help apply it to your organization. She will share training outlines and proven activities that will help you integrate DiSC into your current learning program.

Everything DiSC Agile EQ®
2020-08-28 10:00 - 11:30
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In this virtual webinar, participants will learn to read the emotional and interpersonal needs of a situation and respond accordingly. By combining DiSC with active emotional intelligence development, they will discover an agile approach to workplace interactions and learn how to navigate outside their comfort zone, empowering them to meet the demands of any situation.
Learners will receive a 26-page personalized report with valuable insights that help them explore the concept of emotional intelligence and take an agile approach to workplace interactions.
Outcomes:

Discover instinctive mindsets that shape your responses and interactions
Understand your DiSC style and EQ strengths
Recognize your EQ potentials
Learn to stretch beyond what comes naturally
Develop customized strategies to take action for building agility

Audience: Employee or Team Member that wants to become more agile in their workplace interactions OR in-house trainer that wants to see how this program can be offered virtually.
Cost: $199/person. If you don’t have credits in your EPIC account or do not already have an Agile EQ profile, there is an additional DiSC report cost.

Agility Starts with Developing EQ
2020-08-13 14:00 - 15:00, 2020-07-13 11:00 - 12:00
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The more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous our working environments become, the more critical a truly agile workforce is to success. Each day, we’re called to make progress faster, while pivoting on short notice. To stand firm in our ideas while remaining open to new perspectives. Staying agile demands that we develop and use our emotional intelligence (EQ)—a level of sophistication that’s never been demanded before.
Everything DiSC is offering a new way to support your agile workforce. By combining the personalized insights of DiSC with active emotional intelligence development, Everything DiSC® Agile EQ™ teaches participants to read the emotional and interpersonal needs of a situation and respond accordingly. Participants discover an agile approach to workplace interactions and learn to navigate outside their comfort zone, empowering them to meet the demands of any situation.
In this 60-minute virtual showcase, participants will:

Explore the rising need for agile organizations
Discover the connection between agility and emotional intelligence
Preview the new Everything DiSC Agile EQ training solution
Receive a complementary Everything DiSC Agile EQ assessment and profile

Develop the EQ necessary to support your thriving agile culture with Everything DiSC Agile EQ!

Five Behaviors® Personal Development
2020-07-24 10:00 - 11:30
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We work in teams all day long and now that task became harder working remotely. This virtual workshop is for any employee that wants to be a better teammate and wants practical skills that can be transferred to any team they work on during the day.
Participants will learn Patrick Lencioni’s Five Behaviors® model for developing high-performing teams. Team members will receive a customized team report of their natural tendencies and learn a common language that completely redefines what it means to work together to drive results.
Outcomes

Learn how to build better trust with your team
Master productive conflict techniques
Learn techniques to achieve commitment
Develop tips to keep yourself and team members motivated while working remotely
Ensure your team holds each other accountable and ultimately achieve results

Cost: $199/person. If you don’t have credits in your EPIC account or do not already have a Five Behaviors Personal Development profile, there is an additional report cost.

Everything DiSC® Workplace
2020-06-26 10:00 - 11:30
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Everyone is working remotely, motivation is lacking yet you can’t bring anyone together for classroom training. Introducing our new Everything DiSC Workplace Virtual Workshops. Send your employees to this virtual workshop (two 1 ½ hour sessions) to understand themselves and others, while learning to appreciate different priorities, preferences, and values each individual brings to the workplace.
In these 90-minute sessions, participants will dig deep in their 20-page personalized Everything DiSC Workplace assessment. Participants will learn specific, practical strategies for adapting to others in both in-person or virtual environments, enhancing the productivity and performance of all. With personalized insights and actionable strategies, participants learn how to adapt to the style of others, ultimately improving engagement, collaboration, and the overall quality of the workplace.
Outcomes:

Learn about the DiSC model and the Everything DiSC Workplace Map
Understand priorities and motivators that drive you and others in the workplace
Recognize stressors of your teammates even when you can’t read their body language
Tailor your virtual conversations and meetings using the language of DiSC
Engage with different styles and receive feedback for working with your manager and teammates

Audience: Any person in the organization—regardless of title or position, department or function that wants to connect better with the people they work with OR any in-house trainer that wants to see how this program can be offered virtually.
Cost: $199/person. If you don’t have credits in your EPIC account or do not already have a workplace profile, there is an additional DiSC report cost.
