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Workpower Leadership & Communication Strategies For Employers Program

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Thanks to the generous support of Ability Central, this course is available free of charge.

Use these leadership and communication skills video training modules to:

  • Learn from real managers navigating real challenges - and discover what works.
  • Strengthen workplace communication to reduce conflict and increase productivity.
  • Build practical skills that work with a wide range of leadership styles.

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Use these leadership and communication skills video training modules to:

  • Learn from real managers navigating real challenges - and discover what works.
  • Strengthen workplace communication to reduce conflict and increase productivity.
  • Build practical skills that work with a wide range of leadership styles.

Downloadable flier to share with your colleagues, chamber of commerce, or business roundtable.
Request an online tour for your team to get your questions answered.

What Employers Say

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Hear how the skills in these training modules support workplace success for everyone

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Maritere López

History Professor

Fresno State University

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Greg Moore

Manager of Training & Development

Tenderloin Community Benefit District

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Derly Castillo

Community Living Coordinator

Creative Support Alternatives

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Fiona Hinze

Director of Public Policy

Independent Living Resource Center of San Francisco

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Kevin Tung

Director of Media Makers

Outside the Lens

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Judy Burden

Entrepreneur

Independent Business

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Eric Rozell

Deputy Director of Operations & Stewardship

Tenderloin Community Benefit District

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Griffen Stapp

Executive Director

Ability Central

Real people. Real problems. Real solutions for real leaders.

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Note: Get a quick walk-through of what to expect with the Introduction and Navigation Tips pages. Want to see the Intro Video? Click here.

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Work Not Done

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Perceived Disrespect

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Didn't Follow Instructions

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Inappropriate Joking

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Speaking Up for Safety

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MODULE - SNEAK PEEK:
Assigning Work

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Issues & Topics

Workplace
Communication

  • Creating a welcoming work culture
  • Supporting workplace safety and accessibility
  • Fostering open communication

Supervision
Communication

  • Giving workers feedback
  • Supporting growth and innovation
  • Discussing flexible work arrangements
  • Offering opportunities for growth and self-care

Customer
Communication

  • Adopting appropriate behavior with customers
  • Dealing with angry customers
  • Advocating for safety and respect

Questions? Requests? Feedback?

Meet the people behind this resource

Brandi
Workpower Advisor
Trevor
Workpower Advisor
Brian
Workpower Advisor
Linda
Workpower Advisor
Nanna
Workpower Advisor
Natalie
Workpower Advisor
Lucy
Workpower Advisor
Neshama
Workpower Advisor
Angel
Workpower Advisor
Otto
Workpower Advisor

Our Workpower Leadership Team

Erika Leonard
California Programs Director
Kidpower International
Irene van der Zande
Executive Director
Kidpower International
Marylaine Léger
Online Programs Director
Kidpower International



Our Workpower Production Team

Sean Choon
Training Videos Editing & Design
Kidpower International
Colin Léger Meilleur
Video & Course Editing
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Video & Course Editing
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Avery Holmes

Preview Video Editing & Design
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María Gisella Gámez
Captions & Translations
Kidpower International
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Clara Gyhrs

Video Editing
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A word from our funder

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Ability Central's mission is to serve as a resource, convener, and educator working collaboratively to ensure that people who are Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent can communicate and access information. Learn more about our funder:

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"Ability Central is extremely proud of our partnership in creating the unique Workpower Strategies for Employers training program. 
"In my personal experience in leading and consulting with a wide range of companies and organizations, I know how essential these communication and leadership skills are in ensuring greater workplace success for everyone.  These compelling training video modules will be of great value for supervisors, HR departments, and job coaches in preventing and solving performance problems with their employees of different strengths, personalities, and abilities."
Griffen Stapp
Executive Director

A word from our funder

According to Ability Central Executive Director, Griffen Stapp:
"We are extremely proud of our partnership in creating the unique Workpower Strategies for Employers training program. In my personal experience in leading and consulting with a wide range of companies and organizations, I know how essential these communication and leadership skills are in ensuring greater workplace success for everyone.  These compelling training video modules will be of great value for supervisors, HR departments, and job coaches in preventing and solving performance problems with their employees of different strengths, personalities, and abilities."
Griffen Stapp
Executive Director
Ability Central's mission is to serve as a resource, convener, and educator working collaboratively to ensure that people who are Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent can communicate and access information. Learn more about our funder:

Visit their web site

We are grateful!

By sharing expertise, field testing videos, offering critical feedback, participating in educational roleplays, creating connections, or increasing visibility, Californians connected with these businesses and community groups have contributed their personal time, talents, insights, and expertise to make Workpower for Employers effective, relevant, and accessible. We are grateful!

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What's included in this program?

More safety for yourself and others

People of all ages with communication challenges preparing for the workforce, looking or holding a job can learn and practice ‘People Safety’ skills through a series of short lessons – which includes captioned videos, skills applied in real-life, as well as guidance for step-by-step skills practices.

'People Safety' Skills

Learn important skills you can use right away to help you — or a person you support, make a problem better instead of bigger, have better communication and healthier relationships at work.

Hands On Practices

Workpower can help you practice your Safetypower skills so these skills become safety habits and help you and the people you care about lead happier, safer lives when at work.

Hear employer perspectives

Prof. Maritere López

Fresno State University

"I would have appreciated access to a resource like this early on as a supervisor. It would have helped me gain powerful management skills sooner in my career while supporting my team's success at work."

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"That 'bad' boss I role-played, that was me 15 years ago, before I changed my expectations and approach with my staff, to see them as mentees instead of employees."
"I learned a lot when filming these roleplays. What really resonated for me is 'Persistence Power', a helpful reminder of a skill  I can use in my own life!"
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The Kidpower Online Learning Center, part of Kidpower International, aims to help learners gain important 'People Safety' skills for themselves and to help educators and caring adults learn how to teach these important skills to others, using Kidpower's Positive Teaching Method™.

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