FranklinCovey Co. , a global firm specializing in organizational performance improvement, has been named by Training Industry to the 2020 Training Industry Top Training Companies™ list for the ninth time, representing the Leadership Training sector of the learning and development market for Development of Two New Critical Leadership Offerings.

Training Industry, the leading research and information resource for corporate learning leaders, prepares the Training Industry Top 20 report on critical sectors of the training marketplace to better inform professionals about the best and most innovative providers of training services and technology.

FranklinCovey’s selection to the 2020 Training Industry Top 20™ Leadership Training Companies List was based on the following criteria:

• Thought leadership and influence on leadership training industry.
• Breadth and quality of programs and audiences served.
• Company size and growth potential.
• Industry recognition and innovation.
• Strength of clients and geographic reach.
  

FranklinCovey’s new leadership work session, Unconscious Bias: Understanding bias to Unleash Potential™, establishes a connection between unconscious bias, also referred to as implicit or cognitive bias, and individual, team and organizational performance. There is nothing more fundamental to performance than how people see and treat each other as human beings. More than just fostering awareness, FranklinCovey’s offering helps people see past bias to cultivate connections and courageously ally and advocate to build a culture that values and acts on diversity and inclusion.

Bias is a natural part of the human condition and an inherent part of how our brain works. But unconscious bias leaves us unaware of the results that can occur because of biased thinking. It can profoundly affect how we see and experience people, places and things and influences how we make decisions, engage with others, and respond to various situations and circumstances. If we ignore our biases, it doesn’t eliminate their impact. The biases we operate under can severely limit our own possibilities and those of the people around us, which impacts results. We can negatively impact those with whom we work, which in turn, affects organizational performance. For organizations to build an inclusive, engaging and high-performing culture, participants who take part in FranklinCovey’s Unconscious Bias work session learn how to:

• Understand and identify bias in how people think and act in the workplace
• Know the common circumstances that lead to biased thinking and when to pause and more fully consider decisions and behaviors
• Cultivate deep and meaningful connections between people of varying backgrounds by using empathy and curiosity to expand mutual understanding and improve decision-making
• Choose courage and engage with care and boldness in addressing the full spectrum of biases that limit people and constrain performance, from race, gender, disability and orientation to socioeconomic status, decision making and how we tolerate risk and engagement
• Create a culture in which everyone is respected, valued and can thrive and contribute their highest performance

FranklinCovey also added to its extensive leadership solutions with enhanced learning capability of its recent Wall Street Journal bestselling books, Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work, authored by its Chief People Officer, Todd Davis. Complementing the book is a series of short learning modules for team discussion (FranklinCovey Insights®) and self-paced learning (FranklinCovey Excelerators) to create deeper thinking, action and actual behavior change.

An organization’s greatest asset is not only its people; rather, it’s the quality of the relationships between people that is the greatest predictor of personal and professional effectiveness. Employees’ ability to build and sustain great relationships is an organization’s ultimate competitive advantage. Ideal for professionals at all levels of business, government, and education, from the front-line supervisor to the president and CEO, the new solution examines the most common relationship pitfalls that negatively affect personal careers and organizational results. It identifies 15 proven practices that influential leaders and individual contributors at any level of an organization can use to take ownership of their work, improve the quality of interactions with others, and master the skills of developing and maintaining effective relationships.

Additionally, FranklinCovey has recently added five additional languages to its global library of offerings, now totaling 21 languages and upgraded its entire digital, on-demand portfolio to provide a better global user experience, be more mobile friendly and improve accessibility for all learners.