University Connections offers corporate training and consulting service in Presentation training, business writing, cross-cultural communications, leadership and interpersonal skills enhancement.
Offering the highest quality training, consulting, and
coaching to make a measurable difference for our clients

Leading and Managing People Successfully

To lead effectively, managers must be able to communicate effectively and possess strong interpersonal skills. The foundation of University Connections’ approach to leadership and interpersonal skill development is Dr. Deborah Barrett's concept of leadership communication. University Connections will work with your organization to determine its strengths and weaknesses in leadership, human resource management, and interpersonal skills so that your organization will receive the targeted leadership communication training and development needed to compete in today's global economy.

To learn more about the courses, coaching, and consulting we can provide your organization in leading and managing people, please see topics below:

Developing Leaders for Multiple Levels within Your Organization
Coaching and Mentoring
Behavioral Interviewing to Find the Best Fit
Retention: Keeping the Keepers
Mastering the Art of Providing Feedback
Building and Managing Teams
Introducing and Using the MBTI
Effectively Managing Meetings
Time Management
Best Practices in Business Etiquette

Leadership Communication

Leadership Communication, Coaching and Mentoring, Introducing and Using the MBTI, Moving Up: Developing Leaders for Multiple Levels within Your Organization,Behavioral Interviewing to Find the Best Fit, Retention: Keeping the Keepers, Mastering the Art of Providing Feedback, Time Management Basics, Best Practices in Business Etiquette, Avoiding Sexual Harassment leadership, Human resource management, interpersonal skills, leadership communication, corporate presentation training, business writing training, corporate written communication training, corporate team building workshops, leadership building, meeting management training, leadership and interpersonal skills enhancement, cross- cultural communication expertise, sales and marketing training, internal and external relationship development, article and document editing, Corporate business plans, communication strategies and skills, sales and marketing consultations, strong leadership skill developmentIn today's corporate world, effective communication involves more than skillful writing and oral presentations. Leadership Communication will provide an introduction to the other skills that leaders need to lead their organizations effectively, using highlights from Deborah Barrett's book Leadership Communication .


The course brings together the concepts of emotional intelligence and organizational communication to create a new model of communication skills and strategies for corporate leaders.

Read Deborah J. Barrett’s article on Leadership Communication
Deborah J. Barrett’s book, Leadership Communication

Leadership Communication includes the following topics:

•  Assessing your leadership communication abilities

•  Designing communication strategy

•  Developing emotional intelligence and cultural literacy

•  Creating and communicating visions/missions

•  Establishing leadership through strategic employee communication

•  Building and maintaining corporate reputations


Additional Leadership and Interpersonal Skills courses:
Leadership Communication
Developing Leaders for Multiple Levels within Your Organization
Coaching and Mentoring
Behavioral Interviewing to Find the Best Fit
Retention: Keeping the Keepers
Mastering the Art of Providing Feedback
Building and Managing Teams
Introducing and Using the MBTI
Effectively Managing Meetings
Time Management
Best Practices in Business Etiquette