Meet Your Instructor
Wendy L. Farrell, M.S.Ed
Courses & Topics
- Leadership Essentials
- Managerial Skills Refresher
- New Supervisor Training
- Performance Management and Progressive Discipline
- The Performance Gap Conversation
- Managing the Hybrid Workplace
- Effective Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Emotional Intelligence
- Collaboration Skills
- Conflict Resolution
- Myers Briggs Personality Indicator – Understanding Self and Others
- Effective Virtual and In Person Meetings
- Delivering Effective Presentations
- Time, Attention and Priority Management
- Collaborative Problem Solving and Process Improvement
- Unconscious Bias
- Harassment Prevention
- Using Inclusive Language
- Creating Positive Work Cultures
- Strategic Conversations
- Strategic Thinking
- Strategic Planning
- Completed Staff Work
- Leading and Managing Change
- Building High Performance Teams
- Coaching and Development Strategies
- Customer Service
- Trust in the Workplace
- Creating Accountability in the Workplace
- Managing Up
- Motivating Today’s Workforce
- Mind Fitness Strategies for Better Mental Health
- Stress Management
- Mindfulness and Focus
- Work Life Balance
- Integrating Wellness into the Workday
- Healthy Eating and Nutrition Strategies
- Relaxation and Decompression Ideas
- Ergonomics to Prevent Workplace Injuries
Wendy L. Farrell, M.S.Ed., is a learning and professional development specialist, trainer, and curriculum designer with more than a decade of experience partnering with public-sector and private organizations to build practical, competency-based training that supports mission, values, and measurable performance. As a project consultant with CPS HR Consulting, she collaborates closely with subject matter experts to translate complex requirements into engaging learning experiences that strengthen supervisors, managers, and teams.
Her work spans leadership development, performance management, communication, change management, and workplace wellness, along with DEI-related topics such as inclusive culture and unconscious bias. She has delivered learning solutions for agencies and institutions including the California Department of Human Resources, California Franchise Tax Board, California Department of Industrial Relations, the California Secretary of State’s Office, and others—often supporting enterprise-wide rollouts to large, distributed audiences.
Education
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M.S.Ed, Organizational Health and Wellness
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B.A., Education
Professional Organizations
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Author, “Make It Healthy Cookbook,” a guide to improve wellness through healthy eating.
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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Specialist.
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Certified Facilitator for SOAR Strategic Thinking and Conversations Worth Having
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Trainings in affiliation with the David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry.