Gary Ford Consulting » speaking engagements http://glfordconsulting.com Management and Business Consulting Services Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:41:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Strengths and Overused Strengths: Public Workshop on October 1 http://glfordconsulting.com/strengths-and-overused-strenghtspublic-workshop-october-1 http://glfordconsulting.com/strengths-and-overused-strenghtspublic-workshop-october-1#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:10:53 +0000 Gary Ford http://glfordconsulting.com/?p=27 Successful people tent to believe they are successful because of 100% of what they do.  What’s closer to the truth is that the are successful due to 90% of what the do and in spite of 10% of what they do.  For personal growth, we sometimes need an objective mirror.  My public workshop on October 1st will help you with the following:

  • Gain insight into your preferred behavior style at work.
  • Build awareness of your strengths.
  • Explore when those strengths may become a liability.
  • Plan for those instances in which you may need to shift gears to be more effective
Date:
 Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Time: 8:30am-12:30pm
Location: Main Seattle Public Library
  1000 4th Avenue
  Paccar Meeting Room #6, Level 4
Cost:

$199.00 (includes cost of online DiSC behavior styles instrument)

 

 

 

 

 

To register, e-mail gary@glfordconsulting.com

]]> http://glfordconsulting.com/strengths-and-overused-strenghtspublic-workshop-october-1/feed 0 Become a Conflict Coach: Public Workshop on September 23 http://glfordconsulting.com/become-a-conflict-coach-public-workshop-on-september-23 http://glfordconsulting.com/become-a-conflict-coach-public-workshop-on-september-23#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:23:28 +0000 Gary Ford http://glfordconsulting.com/?p=25 The American Management Association estimates that managers spend 25% of their time dealing with employee conflict.  Want some of that time back?  My public workshop on September 23rd will help you with the following:

  • Shift your employees to a place where they are more willing to tackle their own conflicts
  • Coach your employees on how to broach difficult topics effectively
  • Create a culture where managers aren’t called upon to referee
Date:
 Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Time: 8:30am-12:30pm
Location: Main Seattle Public Library
  1000 4th Avenue
  Paccar Meeting Room #6, Level 4
Cost: $199.00

 

 

 

 

 

To register, e-mail gary@glfordconsulting.com

]]> http://glfordconsulting.com/become-a-conflict-coach-public-workshop-on-september-23/feed 0 June: Where in the World is Gary? http://glfordconsulting.com/june-where-in-the-world-is-gary http://glfordconsulting.com/june-where-in-the-world-is-gary#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:42:53 +0000 Gary Ford http://glfordconsulting.com/?p=21 In June, Gary is working up and down the I5 Corridor.  He’s facilitating a public workshop on Building High Performance Teams in the Portland/Vancouver area.  A government agency has asked him to provide a keynote speech on holding Powerful Conversations in Difficult Situations in Olympia.  He’s teaching a class at Bellevue Community College on teambuilding.  He’s consulting with a marquis Seattle company on improving team dynamics with a VP and his four directors.  A month filled with interesting work for great clients.  :)

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]]> http://glfordconsulting.com/where-in-the-world-is-gary-2/feed 0 May: Where in the World is Gary? http://glfordconsulting.com/where-in-the-world-is-gary http://glfordconsulting.com/where-in-the-world-is-gary#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:02:28 +0000 Gary Ford http://glfordconsulting.com/?p=15 The first week in May, I’m the featured speaker for a best practices series targeted at small businesses in the Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA region. The title of the public workshop is Building High Performance Teams.

In this short 2-hour session, participants will…

  • Learn how to assess your team’s current level of effectiveness
  • Engage in easy to reproduce activities that increase trust, accountability and healthy debate
  • Explore the dynamics common to high performance teams

 

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