Speaking Topics
I am a frequent (and an often repeat) speaker at company meetings and association conferences.
Topics and examples of training or sessions:
* Hiring: The Art of Hiring Smart
* Culture and Performance: Best Job Ever or Worst Nightmare
* Emotional Intelligence: Be Good ... or Be Memorable
* Performance Feedback: The Power of Clear Expectations
* Communication & Team: Unlocking Behavior Styles: A Key to Success
My sessions are well-attended because they are interactive, offer real-time feedback opportunities, and are designed to insure participants leave with "next steps for action."
Are you frustrated by new hires who fail to meet your expectations? Adjust your hiring process and discover the Art of Hiring Smart. This session discusses strategies and techniques to identify and secure the best talent for your team. This session is designed to increase the level of information used in decision-making, supplementing the natural tendency to hire based on first impressions, emotions, and opinions.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize 6 key mistakes when interviewing and hiring and how to avoid them.
- Introduce a 6-step framework for building a stronger and more consistent hiring system.
- Understand how to make data-driven hiring decisions that supplement gut and experience.
Employees who LOVE what they do, ENJOY who they work with, and RESPECT who they work for will feel they are working in their Best Job EVER. Hiring right, engaging employees, and leading them well all drive performance and profitability. Engaged employees put in more discretionary effort, leading to better business outcomes and a stronger bottom line.
This workshop provides actionable strategies you can implement immediately to create a workplace where employees thrive.
Learning Objectives:
- Examine three (3) elements and the right actions that contribute to a "Best Job EVER" culture.
- Understand the key roles Employee Engagement and Emotional Intelligence play in talent retention.
- The "why", "who", and "how" of work that employees seek.
We identify leaders with great or poor Emotional Intelligence yet overlook the biggest opportunity for growth in an organization.
Leave this session with a better understanding of the role Emotional Intelligence and why you should focus on OK or Average employees, and what it takes to move them from good … to memorable.
Learning Objectives:
- Tangible ways to measure Emotional Intelligence in employees, especially leaders.
- Why OK or Good is your biggest opportunity for growth in your company today.
- How productive and unproductive emotions affect employees and ultimately your company's performance.
