Are You Trying or Striving?
Agency Program Assessment and Corporate Efficiency Training for all Nonprofits and For-Profits in New Jersey and Nationwide.
There is a profound and measurable difference between trying to do good work and truly striving for meaningful organizational excellence. This training by Pringle's Training Services invites every professional in the room to answer that question honestly about themselves and their organization. "Are You Trying or Striving?" is a powerful and candid examination of organizational performance, program effectiveness, and workplace culture that yields tangible and long-term results.
Trying is an effort without a clear direction. Striving is effort backed by purpose, strategy, and an unwavering commitment to measurable outcomes. Dr. Theresa Pringle H.C. built this training to help professionals and organizations make that critical shift decisively and with confidence. The guiding belief is the same across every Pringle's Training Services program: Make It Make Sense. CHANGE THE MINDSET. CHANGE THE OUTCOME. Because changing your organization's performance begins with changing how your team thinks about the standard it is actually working toward.
What This Training Is About
Are You Trying or Striving?" takes an honest and structured look at how organizations assess, measure, and strengthen the performance of their programs and services. Participants explore the significant distinction between superficial organizational efforts and genuine, strategic commitment. This deeper commitment is what leads to exceptional and consistent outcomes. This training provides concrete tips and practical tools for evaluating program effectiveness, identifying hidden operational inefficiencies, and building a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. It also addresses corporate efficiency directly, helping organizations align their people, their resources, and their daily operations with the goals and outcomes that matter most.
What You Will Learn
- How to conduct a meaningful self-assessment of your organization's programs, services, and operational systems
- Key performance indicators of program effectiveness and how to evaluate them with accuracy and objectivity
- How to identify inefficiencies that are quietly draining organizational energy, staff capacity, and available resources
- How to align daily team operations and staff effort with the organization's core mission and most critical priorities
- How to build an organizational culture of accountability that encourages and sustains continuous improvement at every level
- Practical strategies to strengthen agency programs and improve corporate efficiency that can be applied immediately upon returning to your organization
Key Outcomes and Takeaways
Participants leave with a clear and actionable framework for assessing and strengthening their organization's programs and overall performance. Teams gain a shared language and a consistent approach to measuring quality, accountability, and organizational growth over time. Staff feel more energized and focused when their daily work is intentionally aligned with clear, purposeful, and achievable organizational goals. Every participant receives a certificate of completion from Pringle's Training Services upon completing this training session.
Session Format and Availability
Available as a 90-minute workshop, lunch-and-learn, half-day session, or multi-session series. Offered in person in Newark, NJ, and virtually for organizations statewide, nationwide, and internationally.
Who Should Attend
Executive directors, program managers, team leads, and frontline staff at any type of organization or agency. Nonprofit agencies, corporate organizations, community groups, and faith-based entities across Essex County, Union County, Hudson County, and beyond are encouraged to enroll. This training is especially valuable for organizations currently undergoing strategic planning, program evaluation, or organizational growth initiatives.
Phone: (973) 996-8212
Email: pringlestrainingservices.pro@gmail.com
Serving Newark, NJ | Essex County | Union County | Hudson County | All of New Jersey | Available Nationally and Internationally



