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Our instructors are not just professional facilitators, they are seasoned practitioners with real-world experience in the areas of project management, organizational effectiveness, business strategy, change management and leadership development.

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Private Classes & Programs2021-11-18T09:18:09-06:00

Private Training That Truly Delivers

We are experts in the areas of leadership, project management, and business essentials.
We are happy to deliver private training in your preferred format:

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Out of the Box

Select from our current course offerings.

We offer an extensive catalog of leadership, project management, and business essentials courses, taught by dynamic expert practitioners. Delivering these courses to your team in a private setting allows us to address your unique business challenges and scenarios through discussion, Q&A, and exercise debriefs.

See our full course catalog or view our courses by category: leadership courses, project management courses, business essentials courses.

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Tailored to You

We’ll tailor our courses to suit your needs.

Our extensive catalog of courses can be segmented, combined, and adapted to provide the perfect course for you. Let us know the specific topics you want to cover, and we’ll work together to tailor an existing course or course series to your needs.

View our full course catalog and reach out about how we can tailor our offering(s) to fit your needs.

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Fully Customized

We’ll create custom training for you.

Sometimes, the challenges you’re facing as an organization are so unique that it makes the most sense to build a new course from the ground up–ensuring it exactly meets your desired outcomes. As experienced instructional designers and practitioners in the fields we teach, we can create an entirely new learning experience just for your team.

Get in touch and let us help you create custom training just for you.

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We offer an extensive catalog of leadership, project management, and business essentials courses, taught by dynamic expert practitioners.

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Get Meaningful Results

Our 6 Pillars for Learning provide the basis for training that translates into meaningful results for you and your organization.

Foundational

We emphasize essential, practical skills that allow for further growth AND immediate quick wins. See and feel the difference right away.

Immersive

Participants learn by doing, continually engaging in a variety of experiential exercises that promote maximum engagement and fluency, so the learning “sticks.”

Reinforcing

Consistent, real-time feedback accelerates learning and ensures participants apply the skills correctly after leaving the class.

Consultative

Intensive discussions on workplace challenges & opportunities make every program feel custom; in a program, our facilitators are also your consultants.

Relevant

Participants leave our programs with skills they can apply to their day-to-day work, with the understanding and confidence necessary to re-teach the concepts within their teams.

Engaging

We help you understand complex concepts in an accessible, relatable way. Whether it’s through deep discussion, practical case studies, multimedia or a pop culture reference (or two), our participants repeatedly say that they’ve learned deeply AND that the time has flown by!

Leverage Our Talent & Experience

Since 2004, our team has been developing and delivering hands-on, interactive and effective learning programs in the areas of Project Management, Leadership Development, Information Technology, and Business Skills.

Over the last five years, TPG has delivered over 400 learning and development events across numerous industries and sectors including State Government, Municipalities, Information Technology, Energy, Manufacturing, Finance, and many others.

The Persimmon Group has designed and delivered over 10,000 hours of learning in the U.S. and internationally.

Here’s What Our Clients Say

  • Highly valuable.“The Persimmon team worked hard at customizing training sessions to meet our needs of the organization and pushed for results, coupling the individual sessions with the team sessions to push for progress and awareness. From the highly valuable assessments to the group learning sessions, the Persimmon team was very insightful, responsive on follow ups and took the time to understand the needs of the organization and offered improvements and ideas for success. I would highly recommend The Persimmon Team.”Jim BerberetPresident, Triumph Accessory Service
  • Courses Built Just For Us.“The Persimmon Group took the time to learn my business and understand my expectations. Furthermore, they are committed to creating a learning organization with continuous application to the workplace versus simply delivering a class. In addition to having effectively designed training curriculums, they took special effort to weave terminology and ideas from my company culture. I recommend The Persimmon Group with 100% confidence because of the way they do business.”Joel DoughertyVP, Human Resources & EHS, The NORDAM Group

FAQ’s

Where are your classes taught?2021-07-23T12:49:49-05:00

We deliver training both virtually via Zoom and in-person for organizations across the United States, as well as internationally. We can host the class at our premier learning facility or at a location of your choice.

What are the class maximum/minimum participant requirements?2021-07-23T12:50:11-05:00

The class minimum and maximum vary by course , depending on the ideal learning environment for the content. Typical class minimums range from 8 – 12 participants with course maximums averaging 20 – 25 participants.

Do you deliver sessions for large group “all hands” type meetings?2021-07-23T12:50:29-05:00

Yes, if you have a department or company-wide meeting, we will tailor learning content for the audience and size based on your desired learning outcomes for the meeting. In addition to our training programs, we deliver keynote and workshop programs through our speaking division, TPG Speakers, that could also be a good fit for your company-wide meeting.

Are your classes stand alone offerings or part of a program?2021-07-23T12:50:48-05:00

Both. Based on your business needs, we can provide learning for your employees through a stand-alone course or craft a program of courses to develop and build mastery of key competencies and skills for your teams.

How far in advance do we need to schedule?2021-07-23T12:51:08-05:00

This varies based upon course length, instructor availability, and whether any content needs to be tailored or developed. 6 – 12 weeks through is a good rule of thumb.

Do participants receive continuing education credits for your private classes?2021-07-23T12:51:26-05:00

We are registered providers with the Project Management Institute, SHRM, and HRCI. The majority of our courses qualify to provide continuing education credits through all of these entities. In addition, many other certifications requiring continuing education have a conversion process that allows for these CEU’s to be translated for their certification requirements.

I like content from several different classes, can I combine them for a class unique to our needs?2021-07-23T12:51:43-05:00

Absolutely! We intentionally build our learning content modularly for just this reason. Much of the learning content from our courses can be quickly blended from to quickly create a tailored course customized to your needs. Once we understand your learning needs and objectives, our team can help to quickly craft a recommended course tailored to your needs.

Are your classes priced by participant or event?2021-07-23T12:52:00-05:00

Our private training courses are priced by event up to the maximum number of participants for a given course. We also offer public classes throughout the year for individual or small group registrations.

What is a virtual Persimmon event like?2021-07-23T12:52:22-05:00

We know you’ll love our virtual learning experiences! Just like a physical classroom, you’ll see and speak to your instructor, participate in discussions and small group activities, and follow along in a writable PDF workbook so you can take notes and reference them later. Your instructor will also be available to you between sessions and after the course to answer questions, PLUS you’ll get access to electronic copies of all the documents we recommend you use to keep your projects on track

What platform do you use for virtual courses?2021-07-23T12:52:40-05:00

We use Zoom for all learning events, with multiple security protocols in place to ensure a safe and private event. Zoom allows you to participate on the web (without downloading additional software) if desired.

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