Using Appreciative Inquiry as a Positive Approach toward Ongoing Improvement
Posted on 07. Nov, 2009 by Jody in Seminars, Team Building at Work
Comprehend and use the core components of Appreciative Inquiry as a strategy for personal and organizational development. Design practical steps for bringing people together in a positive and purposeful approach toward making the organization better.
Bringing Your Strengths to Work
Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Jody in Personal Development, Seminars
You will take an inventory of your strengths and interests, what is at the heart and soul of who you are, what significant contribution you bring to your work. Then you will develop a personal plan for being more fully engaged at work, for better using your strengths in whatever you do.
Inner Excellence at Work
Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Jody in Personal Development, Seminars
Assess how your life experiences, mindset, beliefs, and attitudes are influencing your work in constructive and limiting ways. Develop ways on a daily basis to better monitor and manage your inner thoughts, feelings, motivations, and attitudes—in order to be your best self and do your best work.
Assisting Others in the Midst of Change
Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Jody in Leadership, Seminars
Learn to better understand, appreciate, and deal with the inner and outer dimensions of life transitions and workplace changes. Identify how leaders can equip coworkers to be better at initiating, cooperating with, learning from, and evaluating changes at work.
Leaving a Legacy
Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Jody in Leadership, Seminars
Become more conscious of the unique strengths and values you bring to your leadership and how best “to pass them on” to others in the organization. Develop a short and long-term succession plan for leaving your position of leadership.
Energizing Employee Engagement and Creativity
Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Jody in Leadership, Seminars
Learn from the stories of successful companies about “best practices” to motivate employees, individually and together, to become positively and creatively involved in improving their work, work relationships and environment. Become familiar with Appreciative Inquiry, a proven method to involve people at work in bringing about positive and practical growth and change.
Grow Your Leadership Strengths: Using the Enneagram Personality System
Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Jody in Leadership, Seminars
Accelerates your leadership development through deeper insights into what motivates, energizes and, at times, limits you and others. Shows how to apply the Enneagram to important workplace concerns — communication, leadership and team development, coaching, managing conflict and change.
Risk-taking is Free
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by Jody in Blog
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out for another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas, your dreams before the crowd is to risk their loss. To love is to risk not being [...]
Life’s Little Top 20
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by Jody in Blog
Treat everyone you meet as you want to be treated. Watch a sunrise at least once a year. Never refuse homemade brownies (cake, pie, cookies) Strive for excellence, not perfection. Plant a tree on your birthday, or someone else’s. Compliment 3 people every day. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you like them. Leave [...]
Life Is . . .
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by Jody in Blog
Life isn’t about keeping score. It’s not about how many friends you have or how accepted you are. It isn’t about if you have plans this weekend or if you’re alone. It isn’t about who your family is or how much money they have or what kind of car you drive. It isn’t about [...]