Mastering the Art of Conflict
Conflict is the spark that lights the fire of innovation. However, the flames of conflict can also destroy trust and vitality that are essential to bring out the best in people to create high performing teams and successful business relationships.
In this interactive presentation Karen Valencic will blend concepts from science and the martial arts to demonstrate five simple keys to shift destructive conflict to innovative results.
Karen demonstrates all her concepts physically making the learning entertaining and long lasting with visual and kinesthetic demonstrations.
- Shift destructive conflict to innovative results
- Stay calm and maintain perspective in intense situations
- Minimize resistance to increase momentum for team engagement
The Art of Influence or The Power to Get It Done with Grace
Can you push something toward you? No! Pushing is away. Why keep on pushing to make things happen? Instead, learn to harness the power of a spiral and practice the art of influence to achieve outcomes with grace and ease.
In this interactive presentation Karen Valencic will blend concepts from science and the martial arts to demonstrate 5 keys to navigate through intense and demanding circumstances. Learn to:
- Use power instead of force to influence outcomes
- Lead with influence and impact
- Stay calm and maintain perspective in intense situations
- Diffuse destructive conflict
The Power of Center
Center is an internal focus to create a sense of balance, awareness, and personal strength. Centering increases mindfulness, emotional intelligence and is a key element to foster influence, collaboration and innovation.
This session will create a context of how center increases your ability to perform with more stability, influence and less stress while in challenging circumstances. Participants will leave with tools and a plan of how to integrate center into their lives.
- Become the ‘calm’ eye in the storm of life
- Increase perspective and awareness
- Engage with power instead of force to influence and collaborate
Dynamics of Change
Innovative, progressive, and agile businesses have purposeful change at their core. How well do you encourage and roll with change? Does your organization have the finesse to help your people with the transition resulting from change? Knowing the dynamics of change helps us advance unified with grace.
In this interactive presentation, Karen will blend concepts from science and the martial arts to show us how to:
- Minimize resistance and maximize alignment to change
- Take care of self in times of change
- Describe the difference between change and transition
Leadership, Teams and Conflict: Increasing employee engagement
Rising expectations, shrinking resources and constant change create an environment ripe for conflict. How do leaders transform that conflict to innovation and lead their people to collaborate?
In this interactive presentation Karen Valencic will blend concepts from the martial arts and science to demonstrate 5 simple keys to innovate through conflict. Karen will also share her proven process to help leaders and teams dramatically increase their employee satisfaction.
Karen demonstrates all her concepts physically making the learning entertaining and long lasting with visual and kinesthetic learning. Attendees will be asked to identify a specific challenge and apply a 5-step problem-solving model. They will leave the session with specific tools and actions to move forward.
