KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

Overview
Over the years we have been asked to give presentations on a wide numbers of issues, to both local companies and large national corporations. There follows a list of existing topics. As most companies, in general, tackle the same issues, you’ll find these group presentations relevant and powerful learning tools for your business. Contact us for more information on any of the presentations.

LEADERSHIP
GENERATIONAL
CULTURE
COMMUNICATION

LEADERSHIP PRESENTATIONS:

Belief in Purposeful Work Model
Discover a powerful and insightful model to reinforce servant leadership principles within performance management. Learn how "insight mining" and "consideration" offer leaders the leverage to make a significant difference in the lives of their employees.

Building Community through Learning
Reinforce the importance of community (i.e., relationships, belonging) in the workplace. Explore how learning contributes to the development of community-centric workplaces – a genuine sense of community can be inspired by learning!

Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
Ever wonder how emotional intelligence became an important element of leadership? Travel along the evolution of leadership to witness the growing need for emotionally intelligent leadership. Then, review each element of the classic emotional intelligence model. Enjoy the movie clips that are used to illustrate emotional intelligence.

Inspiring and Retaining Generation X
Learn more about Generation X's perspectives on work and the spiritual intelligence they are demanding from leaders today. Specifically, learn the ABCs of spiritual intelligence as it relates to inspiring, developing and retaining Generation X employees.

Leading Generation X and Generation Y
Meet Generation X and Generation Y – their classic profiles, at least. Explore the events and circumstances that have shaped and continue to mold these two generational cohorts. Explore practical leadership approaches for leveraging the talent, gifts and potential of your Generation X and Generation Y employees.

Motivating and Mentoring Today's Workforce
Successful leaders know how to foster an environment in which employees become self-motivated, positive and dedicated. Today's workplace requires more than just fair pay and a good benefits package to achieve such a condition. In the final analysis, one person cannot motivate another but what they can do, is inspire and enable others to motivate themselves by being aware of the differing ways existing and emerging workforces want to be led.

Gender's Role in Leadership
Revisit masculine and feminine characteristics and perspectives in the workplace. Explore how these perspectives shape our approaches to leadership and the "game of business," and analyze the female perspective regarding the masculine rules of the game.

GENERATIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

Generational Diversity
This keynote presentation focuses on the events and circumstances that have shaped the four generations in today's workplace - Veterans, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y. Gain an understanding and appreciation for the characteristics of each generational cohort, and see how you can leverage generational diversity within your organization.

Leading Generation X and Generation Y
Meet Generation X and Generation Y – their classic profiles, at least. Explore the events and circumstances that have shaped and continue to mold these two generational cohorts. Explore practical leadership approaches for leveraging the talent, gifts and potential of your Generation X and Generation Y employees.

Inspiring and Retaining Generation X
Learn more about Generation X's perspectives on work and the spiritual intelligence they are demanding from leaders today. Specifically, learn the ABCs of spiritual intelligence as it relates to inspiring, developing and retaining Generation X employees.

Is This Going To Be On The Test?: Working with Generation X
Explore factors that have influenced Generation X and how they translate in their perspectives on work. Receive tips and insight into working with this seemingly high-maintenance generation.

Misunderstood: Xers in the Workplace
After discussing who Baby Boomers and Gen Xers are, uncover the major misunderstandings between Boomers and Xers in the workplace. From there, engage in some interactive dialogue to explore strategies that Xers can use to be better understood and work more effectively with their Boomer counterparts.

The Scoop on Getting Along with My Leader: Working with Generation Y
Explore factors that have influenced Generation Y and how they translate in their perspectives on work. Receive tips and insight into working with this emerging workforce generation.

CULTURE PRESENTATIONS:

A Culture of Engagement
The statistics on employee engagement in the United States are dire. How do they apply to your organization? Take your group through an interactive keynote experience during which we apply the statistics around engagement and disengagement to your organization. Enlighten your group to the impact disengagement has upon the culture and performance of your organization, and uncover ways to improve engagement.

Building Community through Learning
Creating a sense of community within the culture of an organization has taken on a greater importance for organizations within recent years for a variety of reasons. Walk through the four stages of community, and discover how learning opportunities can be strategically leveraged to move your organization toward a greater sense of community.

Cultural Intelligence

In today’s world, the diversity among employees, between corporate locations and among various companies is rich and complex. Learn about certain cultural filters, including family of origin and ethnicity, and their impacts upon our individual behaviors and organizational culture. Explore the value of increased cultural intelligence within your workplace.

COMMUNICATION PRESENTATIONS:

Informal Workplace Communication: Gossip vs. Grapevine
How do effective "grapevines” work as a communication tool? Why does gossip even happen? Learn the differences between the grapevine and gossip within organizations. Then, take an in-depth look at gossip: how we gossip, why we do it and how to diplomatically extinguish it for the health of your organization.

Say What's on Your Mind: Effective Assertion in the Workplace
We’ve all done it and we’ve all been the subject of it at one point or another in our professional lives -- being talked about rather than talked to regarding workplace issues.

A measure of assertion is necessary to address issues effectively. Often times, it is easier to relieve our anxiety over workplace situations by talking to a third party rather than the person who can resolve the issue with us. Explore the importance of assertion in the workplace and how to practice assertion in order to avoid misunderstandings and resolve potential conflicts.