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Top 10 Most Requested Training Topics for 2025

Looking for the most requested training topics in 2025? Organizations are prioritizing leadership, communication, conflict resolution, and EQ as the top training areas. Explore Denver Training Group’s in-demand programs delivered in person or virtually to strengthen team performance and drive organizational success.

Be sure to explore our Most Important Leadership Training Topics for 2025 to see how we can support your team’s growth.

We bring our trainings directly to your organization, offering in-person delivery across Colorado and nationwide, as well as virtual training options to meet your needs.

1. Communication Skills for Professionals

Our communication skills training is consistently one of our most requested training topics. According to research, engaging in effective communication and building strong workplace relationships are both critical for career success. This is especially true in today’s environment, where cross-functional teams must communicate effectively to succeed.

This training is often paired with our foundational leadership training, since together they provide a strong basis of essential skills for new and evolving leaders.

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2. Performance Management

Performance management has always been one of our most requested training topics, and it continues to lead the pack in 2025.

For organizations to achieve their goals, managers must create a work environment that helps employees succeed. Managing performance effectively ensures the right work gets done in the right way; reduces turnover; increases productivity; and improves morale, motivation, and commitment. This training helps organizations achieve those results.

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3. Building High-Performance Teams

Research shows the amount of time employees spend working in teams continues to increase, along with dissatisfaction and frustration levels. The good news: there’s clear guidance on how to build more effective teams.

Clients also frequently request The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ — quickly becoming one of the most requested training programs. Based on Patrick Lencioni’s best-selling leadership fable, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, this training helps participants put the model of Trust, Conflict, Commitment, Accountability, and Results into action.

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4. DiSC® Training

While many assessments exist (MBTI, StrengthsFinder, Insights, etc.), the most requested assessment tool we see clients using is DiSC. The DiSC framework is simple, flexible, and highly effective for training topics like communication, teamwork, conflict resolution, and decision-making.

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5. Conflict Resolution

Conflict management remains one of the most requested training topics every single year. While workplace conflict can’t be eliminated, team members can be taught strategies to manage it effectively.

This consistently requested training helps participants develop practical conflict-resolution skills that improve team collaboration and resilience.

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6. Time Management / Productivity

Efficiency training is another of our most requested training categories. In today’s busy workplace, interruptions and crises affect productivity — making time management skills critical.

This training covers practical skills for managing calendars, emails, and priorities; reducing interruptions and procrastination; and maximizing productivity.

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7. Cultural Competency

Cultural competency is one of our most requested training topics in today’s diverse workplaces. Participants explore worldviews, biases, and cultural differences to strengthen their ability to collaborate and communicate across cultures — a critical skill for long-term organizational success.

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8. Emotional Intelligence / EQ

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) has emerged as one of the most requested training topics because IQ alone doesn’t drive team success. Developing EQ skills — self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills — improves leadership effectiveness, workplace collaboration, and organizational performance.

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9. Managing Change

Managing change is consistently one of the most requested training topics. Organizations know change initiatives succeed only when the people most impacted are fully engaged.

Our change management trainings teach effective communication and engagement strategies that generate support and improve the implementation of change initiatives.

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10. Business Writing

Business writing is another most requested training area because employees represent their organization every time they write. From client emails to planning documents, clear and effective writing skills are critical for organizational credibility and efficiency.

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Why Organizations Ask for the Most Requested Training Topics

These most requested training topics reflect the areas where organizations are prioritizing growth and development in 2025. They highlight what leaders believe is most important for workforce performance, engagement, and success.

In-Person and Virtual Training Options Across Colorado and Nationwide

We deliver training workshops directly to your organization with flexible delivery options: in-person across Colorado and the U.S. or virtually for remote and hybrid teams.

The most requested training topics for 2025 focus on communication, leadership, change, and team effectiveness. Denver Training Group delivers customized training programs—virtual or in-person—that help organizations build stronger teams, improve performance, and achieve lasting results.