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Are miscommunications slowing your team down? When employees and managers struggle to listen, respond, and make decisions together, culture suffers and progress stalls. These everyday breakdowns aren’t just frustrating—they cost time, trust, and results. That’s why strengthening soft skills like communication, empathy, and decision-making is one of the fastest ways to improve alignment and performance.

Real-Time Training with Lasting Impact

Our approach combines a live, interactive session with practical follow-up tools that make the lessons stick. First, your team trains together in real time. Then we reinforce the skills with short videos and optional office hours—so new habits don’t just get learned, they get applied.

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2 hour interactive web format

For HR leaders, managers, teams

Choose a day/time convenient for your group

Class is $1,000. One payment. No subscriptions.

Todd Horton, CEO is your trainer

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Todd brings 20+ years in HR across compensation, recruitment, and employee engagement. He started KangoHR way back in 2009 and the Kango team were super early to micro-gifting and quick positive reinforcement at work. The company was called a Brilliant Idea by Entrpreneaur Magazine and Todd has been cited in publications like Forbes, Fortune, Associated Press, and now TikTik on workplace trends. His Yale MBA focused on organizational behavior and his time living oversees sparked his interest in communication methods. He is on track to receive his SHRM-SCP certification in December, 2025.

WHY CHOOSE US?

  • Doing this since 2009: KangoHR helps organizations with recognition and rewards. Over 16 years and millions of awards across our global clients, we have insights into effective communication.

  • Built for HR Leaders: We are an HR company first. HR leaders are our people and we know how to give them tangible services their employees will value.

  • Tailored & Impactful: Share your goals when reserving and we can tailor the content.

  • Global Reach, Local Relevance: One benefit is that we work with global organizations. Very open to sharing cross-cultural soft skills.

  • Training that Works: This is training for the moment. It’s live, interactive, fun and led by our CEO who offers humor, leadership insights, and insights from his organizational studies at Yale. From micro‑learning bursts to live coaching, Kango HR gives managers the tools to communicate meaningfully and develop their teams.

Attendees will leave with practical communication and decision-making skills that reduce friction, accelerate outcomes, and strengthen company culture.

Reviews

Mike Lichtman, MD

“Todd brings expertise to this area and helped our group a lot. Yes, he replies on dad jokes, but the content resonated with our group.”

Gary Mihm

“The session was clear, practical, and digestible.”

What makes our soft skills training a smart investment?

  1. Reduce workplace friction: Equip employees with tools to communicate and collaborate smoothly

  2. Tangible ROI: Watch your team's efficiency and engagement increase

  3. Based on proven frameworks: All lessons are rooted in organizational behavior and leadership tools, We then add our observations from processing millions of communications across our clients.

  4. Expert-led, actionable training: Live coaching, real scenarios, instant takeaways — no fluff. No AI.

  5. Time-effective & scalable: One session that fits dozens of employees seamlessly.

Categories:

Soft Skills Training

Webinar
$1,000.00
After session videos
$500.00
Office Hours
$300.00

Limited Corporate Slots Available - Reserve Early

FAQ

  • Sessions are not recorded. The goal is to create a live experience.

    The intention is to give people a real time experience that won’t be preserved forever. We are happy to send a follow up summary.

  • 25 is the maximum. That works out to be $40 per employee.

  • An internet connection. We use Teams. Nothing else. Participants can engage or take it all in.

  • Our specialty is recognition. Our clients tend to have cultures where people enjoy noticing others and sharing positive reinforcement.

    This session is geared towards groups or companies looking to reduce communication friction and enhance the overall tone of the culture. The goal is to share practical skills that make all employees more comfortable interacting with others.

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  • You are eligible for a full refund within 24 hours of your booking. And you can reschedule once for no fee.

    We know things happen and are flexible.