Seminar and Keynotes  

Self-Defeating Habits of Otherwise Brilliant People®

Module One: Change and Resistance

At the conclusion of module one, you will be able to:

• Move beyond blame and optimize productivity ~ even during rapid change
• Transform resentment into a shared responsibility for the future
• Prevent costly conflicts instead of continuously resolving them
• End negative assumptions about other people and groups
• Renew energy and optimism, lower absenteeism, turnover and stress
• Stop projects from being derailed by power struggles and turf wars
• Build teams that align with leadership, and pull together

Module Two: Redirect Anger, Blame and Resentment

At the conclusion of module two, you will be able to:

• Calm angry colleagues or customers using a proven five-step technique
• Use appreciation and respect as antidotes for stress and anxiety
• Turn self-righteous indignation into curiosity and concern
• Increase collaboration between departments and functions
• Engage in a hardheaded search for solutions
• Create legacies of integrity and trust

Module Three: Your Organization’s Hot-Spots

At the conclusion of module three, you will:

• Apply seminar strategies to critical issues in your organization ~ identified prior to the session by an in-house planning team
• Begin solving long-standing tensions during the seminar
• Address widespread misunderstandings and discover the hidden reasons for other groups’ behaviors
• Turn downward spirals of resentment and retaliation into cycles of cooperation, understanding and respect
• Shift groups’ focus away from blame and onto the five root causes of workplace tension
• Increase your team’s ability to identify and eliminate barriers to productivity
• Transform long-term enemies into rock-solid allies

Module Four: Breakthrough Conversations

At the conclusion of module four, you will be able to:

• Replace avoidance and backstabbing with the courage to address tough issues
• Diffuse defensiveness and fear
• Learn to engage in conversations with a 96% likelihood of positive outcome
• Take issues directly to stakeholders and secure their commitment to a search for solutions
• Build alignment by being “soft on the people ~ hard on the problem”
• Resolve long-standing roadblocks
• Forge lasting agreements
• Build an enduring legacy based on teamwork and trust

If you would like to preview a portion of "Self-Defeating Habits of Otherwise Brilliant People" prior to bringing a keynote or seminar into your organization or conference, please contact us at info@TheraRising.com.