We conduct workshops and are featured speakers at annual industry conventions, public social forums, leadership conferences, human interest groups, and organizational retreats. Our talks are customized to meet your specific needs using the latest research of topics, real world applications from our corporate experience, audience participation; and appropriate humor. Sessions can range from a ‘kick-start’ presentations to 1/2 day seminar, and to full content agendas for retreats.
Do you have a pending conference or other event that you would like to be thought provoking, filled with best practices, solutioneering and high energy? Why don’t we explore a few ideas together? Contact us. We would be happy to be of service to you…
Here are examples of some recent topics:
Younger Managers Supervising the Veteran Staff
Often younger managers of the GenX or Millennium generation have difficulty in understanding the work behavior of the Veteran staff. They complain they can’t earn their respect, consequently, performance is degraded. Additionally, the Veteran staff stands as the pillars of the work community that they had direct influence in building. What are these newer managers going to show them? In this program participants will identify hot spots within their teams that trigger conflict, resentment, or resignation. Participants will learn to recognize the speech phrases that are tied to social conditioning, national events, and professional affiliations. Attendees will leave with a working strategy to avoid the triggers & create engagement guidelines for themselves & their functional departments.
Working with the Emerging Workforce
As members of Generation Y in the United States begin to enter the workforce, how do you attract this new talent and honor the core values they have that clash with the older worker? Gen Y values personal time as a premium and will forfeit other ventures, including professional work to their personal efforts. This can be an issue for time sensitive jobs such as, shift work in both the medical and factory industries. This session identifies both the core values of all who attend, including worksheets that tie communication elements that are characteristic of each generation and how to use them for collaboration.
Snakes, Nay-Sayers, Complainers, & Dominators!
At some time we all run into folks that are more than stubborn. They are just plain difficult! The more we know about ‘difficult’ behavior types the more we can be in control. In this session as we review the four common difficult behavior types & the skills to transact together for success. We will identify the behavior patterns of these types; identify what that person really wants to achieve with their behavior and identify your trigger response & how to respond without anger.
Ending Procrastination
Together, we define why the behavior of procrastination exists, causing intense suffering over unfulfilled projects or professional goals. We will distinguish between intent and commitment to end the start & stop cycle, identify how you may be letting ‘entitlement’ keep you in the same place, discover how to stop moving the ‘blame’ & stop the ‘whining’ process, and learn the language tools that propel you to action & avoid derailment. At the end of this session, you will rewrite your goals with action & true commitment for completion.
The Four Horsemen: Criticism, Blame, Defensiveness, & Stonewalling
What happens when we have conflict in the workplace? We suffer both physically & emotionally; and, holding these feelings only to vent once we arrive home to our loved ones. Is this fair? Identify the forces of stonewalling, cutting off communication, silent treatments, refusals to engage, withdrawal and whether these behaviors are influenced by birth generation. In this course attendees learn different ways to manage conflict situations; and, still respect everyone with ‘winning’.
Recent Major Speaking Engagements
- ASTD & CBODN Coaching SIG 1/2011
- Military One Source 1/2011
- Frederick Mentor’s Forum 10/2010
- Frederick Healthcare Days 9/2010
- Rockville Women’s Business Group 8/2010
- MD Association of County Chamber Execs 7/2010
- Loudoun Procurement Symposium 6/2010
- Frederick Chamber Exploring Markets Conference 6/2010
- Oakton Shepherd’s Center Information Days 5/2010
- Fort Detrick Small Business Caucus 3/2010
- Frederick Economic Development Symposium 2/2010
- Fort Lee Civilian Personnel Commission 2/2010
- Northern VA Aging Network Assembly 1/2010
- VA Area aging Retreat 2009
- American Association of Neuroscience Nurses Conference 2009
- United Way of Central VA retreat 2009
- American Society on Aging Annual Conference 2009
- NM Dept. of Aging Annual Conference 2008
- Kirtland Air Force Base Social Services 2008
- Presbyterian HealthPlex Day 2008
- Front Porch Ministries Retreat 2008
- National Parkinson’s Network Alliance 2008
- Dept of Workforce Solutions 2008
- Options for Senior America 2008
- NM Governor’s Dept. of Faith Based Policies 2008
