Corporate Services

What can Innovative Alternatives, Inc. do for your company?

IAI has over 15 years experience in a wide variety of mediation, conflict prevention strategies and related services. Let us help you create an action plan to improve productivity, job satisfaction and employee relations, while decreasing costly litigation. Anywhere there are people there is conflict. IAI works with companies from 2 to 25,000+ employees. We can help your company too.

How much is employee related conflict costing your organization?

"Billions of dollars are spent each year on employee related conflict. At least 30% of a manager's time is spent dealing with conflict." The Academy of Management Journal

" Turnover costs are anywhere between 75% and 150% of an employee's annual salary." The Personnel Journal

Innovative Alternatives, Inc. (IAI) can help you keep these costs down & increase revenues.

"The negotiation skills I learned in mediation training saved this company 2 million dollars!" Procurement Director

"Thank you for resolving the 3-year, on-going interdepartmental dispute at our district. A full year has passed without further incident!" CFO

"All the services received from IAI are first rate, very professional, and best of all--very effective. After 7 years of conflict in one of our nursing departments, it is finally over thanks to IAI." Nurse Manager

Do any of these problems sound familiar?

Corporate Challenges

• Litigation
• Turnover
• Absenteeism/Tardiness
• Low Productivity
• Employee Grievances
• Negative Corporate Image
• Misuse and/or Abuse of Resources
• Workplace Violence
• Increased Claims
• Workers Compensation
• Discrimination
• Unemployment
• Affirmative-Action
• Sexual Harassment
• EEOC Complaints

Employee Challenges

• Mistrust of Company & Co-workers
• Job Dissatifaction
• Job Related Stress
• Burnout
• Interpersonal Conflicts
• Dissention/Rumors/Gossip
• Communication Deficits
• Hypersensitivity

Consultation Services

IAI trained consultants help identify corporate needs and develop a specific plan of action for reducing the costs of employee conflict in your business. This included reviewing management practice, and corporate policies and procedures to find areas that currently increase the risk of costs related to conflict. Once developed, IAI performs the training and implementation required by the plan and conducts follow-up evaluations of services provided. Call us to explore options of benefit to your company.

Professional Development Training

IAI provieds a variety of programs designed to meet the corporate needs related to costs resulting from employee conflict. Check out Innovative Alternatives' unique approach to training.

Training

• Leadership Skills Training      
  • Supervising with Purpose: Develop & Communicate Your Vision
  • Revealing Yourself as a Leader--Tell Them What They Can Expect
  • Lead & Coach to Success
  • "How Am I Doing?" --Don't Wait for Infractions to Give Feedback
  • Recognizing Mental Health Problems in the Workplace
• Organization & Change Management
• Meeting Facilitation & Presentation Skills
• Train the Trainer Course

• Workshops
  • Sexual Harassment Prevention
  • "Where Did My Day Go & What Do I Have To Show For It?" --Time Management Techniques
  • "Say What You Mean & Mean What You Say"--Effective Communication Skills
  • Coming to Terms: Conflict Resolution Training
  • Avoiding Burn-Out: Signs, Symptoms & Solutions for Individual & Team Stress
  • Handling Difficult People with Calm, Skill & Diplomacy
  • Multicultural Mediation for Diversity Training
  • Customer Service Trainin

• Services
  • Implementation of Internal Corporate Mediation Programs
  • Establishing Team Norms for Interpersonal Conduct
  • Team Building & Retreat Facilitation
  • Anger Management Classes & Groups
  • Strategic Planning Facilitation
  • Critical Incidents Stress Debriefing
  • Team Cumulative Stress Debriefing
  • Multi-Party Mediations
  • Facilitated Discussions/Brainstorming & Decision-making

Mediation & Mental Health Outsource Services

Most companies are not large enough to have internal mediation programs. Even companies that have internal programs need to outsource the most complicated cases. IAI can provide this service to you.

MEDIATING INTERNAL CORPORATE GRIEVANCES

• Employee/Employee
• Employee/Supervisor
• Department/Department
• Student/Faculty
• Team Mediation

MEDIATING EXTERNAL CORPORATE GRIEVANCES

• Company/Company
• Customer Complaint
• Loss Prevention
• Critical Icident Stress Management (CISM) Services Defusing, Debriefing, Demobilizing

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

• Counseling & Clinical Assessments
• Individual, Family & Groups
• Family Mediation

Corporate Benefit

Based upon your outlined short & long term goals, IAI will help you develop a plan that is measurable to meet your objectives.

INCREASE

• Revenue
• Productivity
• Employee Performance

IMPROVE

• Corporate Image
• Time Management & Resource Utilization
• Emloyee Relationships
• Team Performance
• Communication Skills
• Company Morale

DECREASE

• Costly Litigation
• Absenteeism/Tardiness
• Employee Turn-over
• Workplace Violence

HELP EMPLOYEES

• Overcome Burnout
• Build Trust in the Company
• Improve Job Satisfaction
• Avoid Job Stress & Burn-out