Keynotes and Conferences

From motivational “Living Leadership” to fun yet enlightening “Your Attitude is Showing” or “I Hear Your Body Talking” and a myriad of topics in between, we will bring value added sessions to your conference or retreat.  We offer a variety of topics or you can have us address a particular need of your organization.  Keynotes to breakout sessions, we will entertain and enlighten your participants.

Change….or rather, Transformation

The only constant in life is change.  The ability of an organization to transition, accept and even embrace change can make an incredible difference in whether an organization can successfully navigate and reach their objectives as set forth in the “change”.  It is true that organizations do not change; the people within the organization must transform variables within the change parameters, namely, the work processes, viewpoints and ultimately themselves. This module focuses on change through a behavioral transformation process starting with the individual.

Positive Conflict Resolution

Nothing can disrupt the efficacy of an organization like overt or covert conflict can.  Many hours of productivity are lost and the impact of non-resolved impact can have far reaching effects for the organization and the individual.  Utilizing the the Kiersey Conflict Mode assessment outlining the 5 conflict styles, participants will identify their preferred mode of conflict resolution.  This session seeks to explore real life answers and methods utilizing the best style for conflict resolution in a given situation.

Positive Performance Enhancement

Oftentimes a performance assessment is not used as the valuable tool it is.  This module is designed to analyze your organization’s assessment document and ways in which this tool can be used in a proactive rather than reactive manner. Individuals will learn how to use the assessment tool to set goals and objectives and monitor them throughout the year.
This manner of using the assessment enables the necessary open discussion between employee and manager and facilitates progression towards personal and organizational goals.  No surprises for either party in the performance review; what a novel concept.

Sexual Harassment & Vital Federal Discrimination Policies

What constitutes discrimination?  What constitutes sexual harassment?  What can organizations and individuals do to protect themselves from a discrimination or sexual harassment suit.  This course satisfies the requirements for a comprehensive training on the issues of discrimination and sexual harassment.  Review of the organization’s policy will be used in this session.  CEU’s can be awarded upon completion of this session.

Conducting Effective Meetings

Tired of attending the meeting on the meeting?  Whether a participant or the individual responsible for conducting the meeting, this module will focus on methods of ensuring that business is properly attended to, plans of action are enabled, new ideas can be discussed and follow up on assignments during the meeting are complete.  Time lost in unproductive meetings is one of the single biggest money drains for an organization.  This session will allow an organization the ability to increase productivity through enabling time saving methodologies.

Effective Presentations and Public Speaking

The ability to present oneself and the concepts of an issue depends in large part on the individual’s ability to communicate in a way that captures the attention of the audience. In so doing, they must be able to provide important information regarding the organizational concept or plan and positively influence the audience to that concept...  Whether presenting to a large or small group, many people have an inherent fear of public speaking.  This class will teach the mechanics of a powerful presentation and allow the individual the opportunity to actually present to hone their skills.

Navigating Complex Challenges

Organizations are faced with a myriad of challenges.  Some of these challenges are unexpected; others are complex issues that must be dealt with at various times in the business cycle.  Regardless of whether it is unexpected or a regular challenge, each challenge will include variables that will require creative methods of navigating the complex challenge.  The ability to breakdown the issue will be addressed through techniques such as mind-mapping, the fishbone, and collaborative cooperation.  This session will address various techniques to use in order to view the “challenge” as an “opportunity”. 

Stress Management and Work/Family Balance

This session addresses the ever increasing nemesis of “stress in the workplace”.  Discussions will focus on the types of stressors that we encounter, both positive and negative and how they impact our performance at work and our quality of life at home.  Participants will have the opportunity to assess how much stress is currently affecting their life.  Techniques to manage stress will be an integral part of this session with actual methodologies taught to ease the burden of stress and improve the quality of life.

Managing Your Time Wisely

People often say “I need more time!”  This session will show you ways of “finding more time” in an already full workday thereby increasing quality time after work. This session is conducted with or without additional purchases of actual planners.  In offering the actual Franklin Planner Time Management Series, we will use one of the most successful time management tools in modern history.  This time management course can be taught with attention to the Franklin Planner in notebook, on-line, or PDA capabilities.

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