Participants will examine the root causes of the overload (you own a lot more of that than you think you do!), and how to take back control, one day at a time. The tips, tools and next steps all come from years of researching how people just like you successfully managed their own workflow. But come prepared to be challenged. We will uncover and address your biggest limiting beliefs about control, time, workflow, getting everything done, and what truly matters.

The most capable don't always succeed; the ones who project their ability do. You can be the brightest in your business specialty and produce measurable results, but if you aren't consistently effective with people, it is very difficult to project your influence. In this seminar you'll acquire new tools to develop your own style of strong and directive executive effectiveness and leadership. You'll learn how the best think, act, and relate to others on a whole new level - to both get pulled up from above and pushed up from below.

Today's leaders are faced with a daunting challenge: maintaining performance and profitability while at the same time evolving their organizations to accommodate the new structures and technologies demanded by the networked economy. This highly interactive workshop will help leaders to assess their personal readiness - and that of their organization - to take advantage of the opportunities presented in today's unprecedented environment of change and innovation.

All managers need a broad perspective to effectively deal with the complex challenges they face daily. To develop this skill, this one-day seminar presents many of the tools and techniques found in MBA programs today. Specifically, participants will examine how basic business processes drive financial results, learn how effective risk management can improve business planning and decision making, and explore how financial and non-financial measures to best be used to evaluate operating results.

As a leader, you will be expected to influence others, including your team, your superiors, and managers in different departments, as you build support for change and implement new programs. This seminar will examine the qualities and skills of leaders who get "extraordinary" things done under tight time and resource constraints. We will discuss how to get people to embrace change, how to build trust and credibility, how to manage the politics of relationships, and how to inspire those around you to follow your lead.

Doing what comes naturally - what millions of years of evolution have programmed us to do - may be perfectly normal, but it's not necessarily healthy. Where, in the headlong "progress" of the human race, do you really fit in? Take a minute to find out, and find yourself, in this workshop devoted to the proposition that a whole, healthy, heartfelt life is something that each of us must and can learn-and earn-anew. This workshop will open your eyes to a whole new perspective on balancing work and life.

A profile of "Coaching for Behavioral Change" will be presented and participants will learn the latest techniques for encouraging feedback to develop others (and to develop themselves). The concept of empowerment will be analyzed from a practical, real-world perspective. Participants will learn how to apply key concepts, and the latest research on feedback and follow-up will be used to show how leaders can coach in a way that produces guaranteed results for both individuals and teams.

With the increasing speed, complexity and data availability in today's competitive environment, superior decision skills are more important than ever. This workshop will help you improve your decision making skills by offering behavioral insights into how people actually think and make decisions. It then teaches the advanced critical thinking skills and creative strategies needed to manage unfamiliar, highly complex problems or decisions that involve significant uncertainty.

In this highly interactive and practical workshop, Paul McGee will explore his main SUMO (Shut Up, Move On) principles and how they impact our ability to inspire others. His principles relate to any leader whose organisation would benefit from taking a fresh look at the following five key areas; Change, Relationships, Attitude, Motivation and Stress. Building on his background in behavioural and social psychology, Paul will give us time to reflect upon our behaviour and that of others and identify what hinders our effectiveness.

In this session, participants will look at why all teams are vulnerable to losing their vitality. We will look at the best methods of revitalizing a team, with the focus of the day on answering key questions related to the people, structure, environment, goals, and processes. Attention will be paid to how trust is developed and destroyed, and how members confront and resolve interpersonal and team conflict. Targeted tools will be reviewed to enable participants to leave the program with a comprehensive plan to revitalize a team.