Personal - Professional Development

Oh, the benefits of harmony in the workplace… Smiles abound, teamwork thrives, goals are met, productivity increases, old clients are retained and new ones are pounding at your door!  We all know the saying “You can’t fix it ‘til you admit it’s broken” – Pam’s workshop will help you identify those areas in your own life and your workplace that perhaps need a bit of “fine tuning”, then implement success tips and actions to increase your lives both personally and professionally!!

“Mirror… Mirror”

Oh the frustrations of constantly striving for
professional and personal excellence!  But why do we
blame everyone and everything but ourselves when
things go wrong?!  Get in and hang on TIGHT!  You’re
in for quite a ride as we take a look at those things in
our workplace and personal lives that cause us grief. 
Let’s be honest:  If we’re going to spend most of our
waking hours at work, we should be doing everything
in our power to ensure work is a fun, positive place
to be, while at the same time maintaining the highest
level of professionalism.  We’ll identify what motivates
us to keep going and take a closer look at what drives
us over the edge, namely, PEOPLE!!  As the title
suggests, we’ll be taking a look at ourselves as well...
a process that is guaranteed to make us both keel over
in laughter AND cause us to swallow hard!  YIKES!! 
The workshop is guaranteed to bring harmony and
smiles to everyone in your workplace!

“The ABCs of WE not ME” – Team Building

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won’t be worth a dime. – Babe Ruth

Even a dream job can get messy and confusing if we’re not all going in the same direction!  In this workshop we will learn:

• What a team truly is.
• Why a group of individuals does not a team make!
• The desperate importance of vision within the organization.
• Factors that zap the strength of the team and how to work towards         eliminating these hindrances.
• The components of the healthiest teams!
• How to “bench” some of your players…!
• What every team requires to achieve peak performance and how to implement the missing components!
• Much more will be discovered through fun exercises and brainstorming!!

Obstacles on the way to becoming the best performing team will be identified and dealt with so the chances of “fumbling” the ball as you head towards your goal line will take a back seat to this new and improved team that can handle anything – even each other!!


“You said WHAT???!!!” – Effective Communication

• Effective communication components
• How and why to set boundaries
• What WON’T work in trying to communicate your part!
• How to approach and get your point across to “that person”…
• Listen… listen… listen… the most important thing to do!

“The M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan” – Goal Setting

It’s been said that if you do the same thing as you’ve always done, you’ll get the same results you’ve always gotten.  Do you (or your organization!) find it difficult to reach goals?  Well let’s dig in and see why this is happening!  In this seminar we’ll cover:

• What is a goal as opposed to a vision? 
• What type of goal you should be setting in keeping with where you want to go and most important, in keeping with your morals and values!
• How to set proper goals and the elements you need present to do so!
• Excuses, excuses, excuses – let’s identify and get rid of them!
• Stop signs and detours – some self-imposed, others put there by friends, co-workers, the world in general.  We’ll recognize them and work towards staying the path on this journey!
• The M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan components… they work!!
• The importance of rewards – both at the end and along the way!
• Much more.  Let’s set the target and go after it!!

“Whatever Will Be Will Be” – Dealing with Organizational Change


“From Distressing to De-Stressing” – Stress Management

Most of us are great at two things:  looking after others and ignoring our own needs!  We’re overworked, overwhelmed, overburdened, overtired and we need to get over it!!  We bring our work home.  We bring home to work.  Yet it doesn’t eliminate either one, it simply DOUBLES our trouble!!  When your head finally hits the pillow at night your mind is swimming with all you’ve done:  paid bills, mowed the lawn, cooked, played taxi to kids, worked all day, cleaned, done laundry, taken out the garbage… but what have you done for yourself?  Exactly.  This workshop will have us take a closer look at the way we run our lives and the exhaustion and frustration that often results.  We’ll look at the causes of stress and how our bodies react.  The “Top 10” ways to recognize stress and the “Top 10” ways to eliminate it will be discussed  and you’ll see exactly where your stress levels are and you’ll be provided with tools to ward it off!  So sit back, relax and enjoy… you deserve it!!


“Can I BEEEE That Insensitive?” – Sensitivity in the Workplace

Sensitivity is something we could both use and give a lot more of.  This workshop identifies those areas of our lives in which we are most sensitive and shows us, more importantly, how we are insensitive to our families, friends, co-workers, and clients through our words, actions and ignorance.  It takes little more than what we may consider an innocent joke or off-handed comment to destroy someone’s self-esteem and more.  And we do not do it knowingly.  The great things is, once we understand how what we do and say affects people, we become more aware of each situation as we face it, and we change, at times dramatically, for the better!   Don’t get caught saying “I had no idea…” Recognize what may offend before we ‘insert foot in mouth’!

“In the Mood for Work” – Personal Effectiveness


“Professional or Job Holder?” – Professionalism in the Workplace


“Follow the Leader” – Leadership Training

 

One is not a leader by virtue of position.  In this workshop, we’ll look at the positive impact of true leadership in motivating employees to reach their full potential for self, others and organization.  (Click on link to see full itinerary!)


“There’s a Leader in my Mirror!” – Women’s Leadership Training!