About Catalyst
Self-guided learning for managers, supervisors, team leaders and frontline workers. Team members throughout the organization learn a shared language around delivering results, and there is cohesion in how they operate. This produces increased engagement and higher productivity at all levels of the organization, and team members enjoy a work culture that promotes and contributes to everyone’s well-being. Staff retention rates improve, while the costs of recruiting and training to replace disgruntled team members decrease.
How it Works
Training videos can be uploaded to an organization’s existing Learning Management System, or to an LMS provided by Mastery Concepts.
Learners are given assignments relevant to their specific needs—either with one curriculum shared by all team members, or with an individually-tailored set of videos. No training is required to manage the program, so administration can be overseen by team members at any level of the organization. Coaches and trainers have as much—or as little—interaction with team members as needed. Simplicity, variability, and ease define how the program works.
LEADING
TEAMS 
This course compiles decades of leadership experience into a comprehensive guide for leading teams effectively in today’s dynamic environment. It starts with establishing a foundational understanding of leadership, emphasizing trust, clear communication, and the importance of aligning team efforts with organizational goals.
The course provides practical strategies for developing trust, enrolling team members in a shared vision, executing projects successfully, and acknowledging all stakeholders for their contributions to projects. It outlines the role of leaders in fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous growth—aiming to empower leaders to achieve team success and personal fulfillment for its members.
Defining Leadership
Explore the essence of effective leadership and discover what’s required for team members to achieve results with a sense of fulfillment. This lesson addresses the impact of new technologies on today’s leaders managing teams in diverse environments. It emphasizes the leader’s role in ensuring clarity of objectives, providing value to every stakeholder involved in a project, understanding individual roles, offering necessary tools and training, and recognizing everyone’s contributions.
Getting Buy-In
Outline the leader’s role in articulating a compelling vision to ensure alignment around a common goal. Challenge the traditional notion of team members being followers by advocating for a partnership model where everyone understands and buys into the vision. Underscore the importance of effectively communicating the value of the journey to both the organization and the team members. By aligning the team’s efforts with clear, value-driven goals, leaders can foster engagement, trust, and a shared commitment to success.
Creating Plans
Outline the process for developing plans that ensure a team’s success. Learn how leaders can avoid simply dictating their plans by advocating for collaborative development that creates buy-in and avoids resistance. Highlight the necessity of planning for unforeseen circumstances and adapting plans accordingly. Discover how this approach preempts failure by fostering a deep understanding of the project’s direction and gaining buy-in on the methodology that will be used.
Producing Results
Focus on the execution phase of a project, where teams work on delivering their assigned outcomes. Learn that providing the right tools and training is crucial for team members to produce results effectively. Outline the importance of making clear requests to initiate action and discover tools that guarantee agreements with all stakeholders can be managed successfully. This approach ensures that everyone is equipped with what they need to produce outcomes with minimal stress.
CREATING WORKABILITY IN THE
WORKPLACE
This course provides a strategic framework for fostering a healthy, productive work environment where all team members can thrive. It emphasizes the importance of integrity, clear communication, and proactive leadership in ensuring that employees at all levels have the resources, information, and training they need to succeed. The course breaks down the roles of senior leaders, team leaders, and frontline workers, demonstrating how each group contributes to building a culture of accountability and support.
Through a series of lessons, participants learn practical tools for managing agreements, taking personal responsibility, and maintaining a high level of workability within their organizations. The course highlights that workability is not just about individual performance, but about creating a collaborative environment where everyone can contribute effectively. By focusing on integrity and personal responsibility, the course equips organizations with the principles needed to cultivate a positive and thriving workplace culture.
MANAGING
MEETINGS
This course provides a practical framework for managing meetings to ensure they are always productive and a valuable use of everyone’s time. It presents five key rules to guarantee that all meetings are an opportunity for decision-making and team collaboration, rather than burdensome obligations that waste time and resources.
By implementing the practices outlined in this course, organizations can improve productivity and foster a healthier work culture. Meetings become opportunities for meaningful engagement that results in tangible outcomes and positive workplace dynamics.
Rule #1
This lesson emphasizes the necessity of having a clear agenda for every meeting. An agenda ensures that participants understand the purpose of the meeting, their roles, and the expected outcomes. By preparing participants in advance, the meeting becomes more focused, efficient, and productive—minimizing wasted time and ensuring that the meeting is seen as an opportunity to contribute to the organization’s success.
Rules #2-4
These rules focus on the importance of preparation and follow-up in meetings. Rule #2 stresses the need to share all necessary information with participants before the meeting, allowing them to come prepared. Rule #3 insists that meetings should result in clear action steps, ensuring that time spent leads to concrete outcomes. Rule #4 requires the distribution of meeting summaries and action items to all relevant parties, maintaining transparency and accountability.
Rule #5
This lesson discusses the importance of rigor in managing meetings. It highlights the need for punctuality, focus, and discipline in ensuring that meetings are productive and respectful of participants’ time. The lesson advises on how to handle common issues like late arrivals, side conversations, and off- topic discussions—ensuring that meetings are efficient and results-oriented.
Conclusion
The conclusion reviews the five rules for managing meetings. It underscores that effective meeting management not only maximizes productivity but also enhances the work culture by respecting and valuing participants’ time and contributions. The conclusion encourages leaders to adopt these practices to transform meetings from a dreaded obligation into a valuable and anticipated part of organizational life.
ELIMINATING
STRESS
This course offers comprehensive strategies for eliminating stress in our lives. We begin by altering our relationship with time by understanding that there is no lack of it. We learn how to deal with feelings of being overwhelmed by all we have to do through an understanding of its causes and how to prevent them. We explore the value of living impeccably and learn how to manage the incompletions in our lives.
Students will learn what the primary source of all upsets is; how to resolve anything we are upset about; and how to ensure we avoid upsets in the future. We will also learn what the ultimate cost is when we fail to eliminate stress in our lives and discover how to ensure our health and well-being does not suffer as a result.
Managing Our Time
Present a transformative approach to time management, aimed at reducing stress by altering our perception of time. Challenge the common belief of ‘not having enough time’ by asserting that time is abundant and stress the importance of prioritizing and committing to what truly matters. Demonstrate the importance of self- awareness about how time is spent and motivate students to align their actions with their true commitments, thereby reclaiming control over their time and reducing stress.
Dealing With Overwhelm
Provide strategies for eliminating the stress that comes from feeling overwhelmed. Start by redefining one’s relationship with time, showing that the issue isn’t the amount of time we have but how it is used. Offer practical exercises for effectively dealing with unexpected circumstances and provide tools for managing our ‘To-Do’ and ‘Project Lists’ in a stress-free way. Show how to eliminate the things that are wasting our time so we can make room for what matters most.
Impeccability
Focus on how living impeccably reduces stress by minimizing clutter and disarray in our physical and digital spaces. Advocate for a lifestyle where everything is organized and has its place, which not only clears our environments but also our minds, freeing us to focus on what truly matters. Through practical exercises, learn how an impeccable environment can boost energy and enhance our capacity to engage with life’s opportunities.
Managing Expectations
Demonstrate that unfulfilled expectations are the number one source of upset in our lives. Provide tools that guarantee these upsets, which eventually become sources of stress, can be managed effectively. Learn that managing agreements is the only way to avoid upsets, and through practical examples, see how clear agreements can prevent stress and empower individuals to eliminate it when it arises in their lives.
The Cost of Stress to Our Well-Being
Reveal the profound impacts of unmanaged stress on our well-being, underscoring the importance of eliminating stress in our lives. Outline the detrimental effects of stress on physical and mental health, including the onset of diseases resulting from a suppressed immune system. Demonstrate the importance of replacing unfulfilled expectations with clear agreements to mitigate stress and protect one’s health.
COMMUNICATING FOR
ACTION
This Deep Dive offers three insights that will reshape your understanding of communication. You’ll learn the distinction between “Talking About”—to educate or inspire—and “Talking For”—to drive actions and achieve measurable outcomes.
This lesson also emphasizes the importance of empathy and understanding the listener’s perspective, teaching you how to “Take care of the listening” and align your agenda with theirs. Whether you’re looking to improve your public speaking, lead more effectively, or simply enhance your daily interactions, this course provides practical tools and strategies for mastering the skill of impactful communication.
ELIMINATING
GOSSIP
This Deep Dive explores the harmful effects of gossip in the workplace and provides practical strategies to eliminate it. Gossip, which often distorts facts and spreads negativity, can severely damage morale, productivity, and overall workplace culture. This video emphasizes the importance of taking personal responsibility to stop gossip, encouraging direct communication and problem-solving instead. It advocates for creating a culture where gossip is not tolerated, with leadership setting the tone by supporting open and honest dialogue. By refusing to engage in gossip and redirecting conversations towards constructive action, individuals can contribute to a healthier and more effective work environment.