PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Small- and medium-sized organizations often struggle to find training solutions that are both effective and budget-friendly. Many off-the-shelf programs fail to connect with real-world performance needs—they’re generic, overly time-consuming, and rarely tailored to a company’s unique goals. While large corporations can build internal training infrastructures, smaller businesses must look elsewhere. Richard W. Coffey and Associates, LLC addresses this gap by offering high-impact training programs that are thoughtfully designed, customizable to the organization’s priorities, and affordably priced—empowering teams to grow, perform, and lead with confidence.
What We Offer
Richard W. Coffey and Associates, LLC delivers professional and leadership development workshops designed to generate immediate, measurable results at exceptional value. These sessions are highly practical, business-focused, and deeply engaging—structured to foster active participation and real-world application.
Workshops are ideally facilitated in person, but can also be delivered virtually to accommodate remote teams. Each program is grounded in proven principles of adult learning and informed by the latest research on effective professional development. Methods include problem-based, scenario-driven, and story-centered learning techniques—ensuring participants not only absorb knowledge but apply it meaningfully in their roles.
The workshops range between two and eight hours in duration and can be tailored to the needs of your organization. Examples of available workshops include -
- Basics of Strategic Planning
- Being an Authentic Leader
- Building and Sustaining Trust in Organizations
- Creating a Culture of Continuous Learning
- Developing High Performance Teams (HPTs)
- Effective Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Essentials of Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP)
- Frontline Leadership Accelerator Program
- Leading with Courage
- Leadership Essentials
- Project Management Survival Skills
- Understanding Micro Messaging
Richard W. Coffey and Associates, LLC also works with organizations to develop customized training programs to meet their specific needs.
Practical Knowledge and Expertise
Rick Coffey has over 25 years of experience designing, developing, and delivering high-impact professional and leadership development programs. A highly qualified instructor, he has facilitated workshops across a broad spectrum of topics in corporate settings and has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in management and leadership.
Rick is a frequent conference presenter, sharing insights on topics such as systemic risk management for protecting human capital, strategic workforce planning to drive innovation and growth, and building comprehensive workforce development ecosystems.
His credentials reflect deep expertise in adult learning and leadership development. Rick holds graduate degrees in human resources and adult education, including an MS in Learning Sciences from Carnegie Mellon University and an Ed.D. in vocational, technical, and occupational education. He is a certified facilitator with Development Dimensions International (DDI), a certified practitioner of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI), and a graduate of the Columbia University Senior Executive Program (CSEP).
Rick collaborates with a network of experienced associates to deliver responsive, cost-effective, and scalable training solutions tailored to each client’s needs. His depth of knowledge, instructional skill, and decades of practical experience in workforce development are invaluable when navigating complex organizational dynamics and fostering authentic leadership growth.
PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Organizations are often challenged to provide effective training programs for their team members that have a positive impact on performance and on achieving the organization’s goals. Courses offered by external providers are often overly generic, poorly designed, too time consuming to complete, and expensive. While large corporations may have the resources and internal training departments to develop training programs in-house, smaller organizations typically do not have the resources to do the same.
One solution to addressing the professional and leadership development needs of small and medium sized organizations is access to very well designed and impactful training programs that can be customized to meet the needs of the business while also being reasonably priced.
What We Offer
Richard W. Coffey and Associates, LLC offers professional and leadership development workshops that have been created to provide immediate results at an excellent value. These workshops are practical and business-oriented, engaging, and highly interactive. They are designed to be facilitated in an in-person setting but can also be provided to groups virtually.
Each workshop is based on effective principles of adult learning and on the latest research as to how to design professional and leadership development programs in ways that provide the greatest results. These methods include the use of problems, scenarios, and story-based learning approaches.
The workshops range between two and eight hours and can be tailored to the needs of your organization. Examples of available workshops include -
- Basics of Strategic Planning
- Being an Authentic Leader
- Building and Sustaining Trust in Organizations
- Creating a Culture of Continuous Learning
- Developing High Performance Teams (HPTs)
- Effective Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Essentials of Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP)
- Frontline Leadership Accelerator Program
- Leading with Courage
- Leadership Essentials
- Project Management Survival Skills
- Understanding Micro Messaging
Richard W. Coffey and Associates, LLC also works with organizations to develop customized training programs to meet their specific needs.
Practical Knowledge and Expertise
Rick Coffey has designed, developed, and delivered effective professional and leadership programs for over 25 years. He is a highly qualified instructor who has facilitated workshops on a wide range of professional, leadership, and executive development topics in corporate settings and has also taught undergraduate and graduate management and leadership courses.
Rick has numerous credentials specific to the design of effective professional and leadership development programs, including graduate degrees in human resources and adult education. He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with an MS in Learning Sciences and holds a doctoral (Ed.D.) degree in vocational, technical, and occupational education. Rick is a Development Dimensions International (DDI) certified facilitator and a Herrman Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) certified practitioner. Rick is a graduate of the Columbia University Senior Executive Program (CSEP).
Rick collaborates with associates who have strong backgrounds in creating professional development and leadership development programs. These partnerships enable him to provide responsive, cost-effective, and scalable solutions to his clients.
