“EVERY TUB’S GOTTA’ SIT ON ITS OWN BOTTOM:
My Unofficial Guide to ‘Work’ ”
This funny, frank hour-long presentation works for graduates of high school, vocational school, junior college, and college; new employees and employees making mid-career adjustments; diversity conferences and commemorations; convocations; commencements, and pre-graduation and job preparation seminars.
The Federal Office of Personnel Management and leaders in private industry acknowledge five elements of leadership: (1) Leading People; (2) Leading Change; (3) Building Coalitions and Communications; (4) Business Acumen; and (5) Results Driven. This presentation emphasizes the Leading People and Results Driven leadership elements.
The objective of this presentation is to enumerate the unofficial “rules” of the modern workplace with the use of stories and examples from the real world of work.
“LEADERSHIP LESSONS: From the Wild-land Fires”
This enumeration of leadership principles emanates from 30 years of proud service by a Black female trailblazer in the arena of natural resource management for the U.S. Forest Service. She is one tested by turbulent and politically sensitive controversy including the Los Alamos Fire. The presentation is a frank and funny recitation of the universal “rules” of leadership underscored by riveting stories associated with wild-land fires. This session, which spans approximately an hour and a half, is for government, academic, and industry managers and executive development trainees. It can also be a breakfast, lunch, or dinner speech or the opening or closing speech at a leadership (management) team meeting or retreat.
The Federal Office of Personnel Management and leaders in private industry acknowledge five (5) common elements of leadership: (1) Leading People; (2) Leading Change; (3) Building Coalitions and Communications; (4) Business Acumen; and (5) Results Driven. This presentation addresses all leadership elements along with a big dose of the political savvy leadership competency.
The objectives of this presentation are to (1) enumerate universally accepted leadership principles; and (2) give participants pragmatic advice on ethics, picking battles, political savvy, collaborating across boundaries, grasping the big picture, managing change, the impact of crisis on a career, managing a diverse workforce, and balancing career and family.
“PURPLE IS THE ‘NEW BLACK:’ Collaborating Across Boundaries”
Modern day controversies do not follow organizational boundaries. Collaboration is an essential management tool for all organizations in this interdependent society where issues are do not follow organizational boundaries, and where no one entity controls all of the parts to a solution. This is a three and a half-hour workshop for managers, leaders-in-training, and other employees.
The Federal Office of Personnel Management and leaders in private industry acknowledge five common elements of leadership: (1) Leading People; (2) Leading Change; (3) Building Coalitions and Communications; (4) Business Acumen; and (5) Results Driven. This presentation emphasizes the Leading People, Leading Change, Building Coalitions, and Results Driven leadership elements.
The objectives of this session are to: (1) define “collaboration and distinguish it from other conflict resolution styles; (2) illustrate the necessity of using collaboration internally and externally to the achieve organizations’ missions; (3) identify incentives and barriers to collaboration; (4) give students an indicator of their conflict resolution styles; and (5) list the emerging “rules” of collaboration.
“R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Street Wisdom for New Supervisors”
Respect of superiors, subordinates, and peers is essential to effective management and supervision. True respect does not come with education, tenure, or rank, and it has to be earned with every new job; earning respect is difficult for many new managers and supervisors.
The Federal Office of Personnel Management and leaders in private industry acknowledge five common elements of leadership: (1) Leading People; (2) Leading Change; (3) Building Coalitions and Communications; (4) Business Acumen; and (5) Results Driven. This presentation emphasizes the Leading People and Results Driven leadership elements.
The objectives of this two-three hour interactive presentation is to (1) have participants have a “safe” place to disclose their “respect” issues; (2) elicit peer and instructor feedback and suggestions on those issues; and (3) develop a list of generic suggestions for obtaining and retaining respect.
“WAYSTOPS ON THE ROAD TO GOOD SENSE:
Street Wisdom for Women Managers”
Despite tremendous diversity gains and many lessons from expensive class actions, individual lawsuits, and complaints and grievances, sexism in the workplace thrives. It is sometimes overt, and sometimes masks as a “respect” issue, but it is not a topic “safely” or easily broachedby women in or seeking management and supervisory positions. This popular interactive presentation runs approximately two hours, and features funny and frank stories and lessons from an experienced female former senior executive in the nontraditional business of managing natural resources for the U.S. Forest Service.
The Federal Office of Personnel Management and leaders in private industry acknowledge five common elements of leadership: (1) Leading People; (2) Leading Change; (3) Building Coalitions and Communications; (4) Business Acumen; and (5) Results Driven. This presentation emphasizes the Leading People and Results Driven leadership elements.
The objectives of the session are to (1) provide a safe environment for discussion of the participants’ concerns; (2) address typical situations in which workplace sexism manifests; (3) have frank discussion and tips for female managers facing overt and covert sexual harassment; and (4) collectively discern the “rules of engagement.”
