During the last 50 years, there has been a shift in our way of knowing: from analytical thinking, the science of dealing with independent sets of variables, to systems thinking, the art, and science of handling interdependent set of variables. Effective use of these conceptions requires not only a clear understanding of the notion self-organization and purposeful behavior of socio-cultural systems but also recognition of the imperative of interdependency and choice. This seminar will deal with the implications of these crucial changes.

This program introduces a dynamic approach to collaboration: Collaborative Competition™, which is founded on the principle that competition can be an opportunity to learn, evolve and excel - and it can be a collaborative experience. Collaborative Competition™ originated in competitive sports where athletes form alliances with diverse colleagues, and it has been proven equally effective for leaders in all industries as a core strategy for enhancing performance and team results.

This program is aimed at both new and experienced managers and leaders-from team and functional managers through more seasoned executives, as well as the coaches who work with these individuals, and it is designed to have immediate practical application. As a result of the program, you will help ensure your success during the critical transition into a new leadership role, minimize common derailing factors and accelerate your learning curve. You will also practice and take away a minimum of six tools that you can use tomorrow.

Dealing with people at their worst is something we all do everyday, but that doesn't make it any easier. In this humorous, informative seminar, Dr. Kirschner shows you how to take the pain out of dealing with problem people by revealing the attitudes and behaviors that will help you solve people problems. This presentation shifts the focus from being reactive to proactive, from struggling with people to building relationships with them, from seeing what's wrong to doing what is right.

This session will explore a break-through way of looking at strategy and focus on how we actually learn to think strategically. Four key issues are addressed in this seminar: Why do organizations need strategic thinkers? What is a strategic thinker? Who is a strategic thinker? And how can strategic thinking be developed? You'll learn to re-define your thinking about strategy and practice some techniques for becoming more agile and innovative in your thinking about strategy.

In a VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) world, you must rethink and abandon many of the command-and-control notions of leadership learned in more predictable conditions. This program will explore the latest research on the neuroscience of change and how the brain attempts to make sense of complex situations and learn the skills, behaviors and best practices to improve their leadership effectiveness in times of rapid change, unpredictable outcomes, intricate marketplace dynamics and fuzzy intelligence.

In this session you will learn about the fundamental human behavioral styles, how those styles have different communication preferences, and how we can tap that knowledge to connect with persons of any preferred communication style. Participants will learn a proven five step approach that will enable them to speak so that audience members will listen, learn how to listen themselves, and also how to use this knowledge in "difficult" one-on-one conversations.

In this seminar, we will frankly discuss political challenges and identify the attitudes and skills needed to address them successfully. If you have to sell ideas to management, deal with difficult personalities, implement complex projects, or please demanding executives, then this workshop can help you achieve your goals. Through interactive activities, you will learn to increase your personal leverage, master the art of "managing up", and avoid career-killer behaviors.

Today's rapidly changing workplace requires managers to leverage the talents and brain power of their team members. This energizing, highly interactive session will provide you with practical tips, tools, and proven strategies for developing powerful interpersonal skills. You will learn how to fulfill the potential of yourself and your team members, increase the level of trust, boost morale, and build a peak performance workplace.

Recent research suggests that criticism is perhaps the most powerful and neglected business skill, that it causes more conflicts at work than disputes over power, pay, and promotion, and that most of us are inept at giving and taking criticism productively. This intense program will focus on how to transform the necessary exchange of criticism from a taboo act and a destructive and demoralizing encounter into a positive, motivating, mutually beneficial experience that encourages trust, heightens self-esteem, and boosts productivity.

Influential and successful leaders like Eleanor Roosevelt or Washington Post publisher, Katharine Graham, were true to their core values and beliefs. They led through personal conviction, gaining power beyond their formal authority. Participants will examine their personal value propositions, assess their strengths and identify their leadership style. Questions and practice sessions will focus on leadership challenges drawn from participants' experience. Participants will leave this session empowered to be authentic leaders.

In this workshop you will practice new ways to think, and to apply these techniques to a current challenge you're facing. We'll begin by clearly defining a specific business result you would like to achieve in the next 90 days. It could be resolving a problem, leveraging an opportunity, or promoting an innovation. Then, through a variety of different exercises - carefully balanced between group work and individual reflection - you'll practice 10 techniques for advancing your result.