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Business Storytelling for Dummies

   
 

Past Engagements

Association Management     

 

Problem Solving     

Business Storytelling     

Project Management

Changing Management  

 

    and Business Analysis  

Coaching Leaders and Teams  

 

Quality/Value Creation  

Customer Satisfaction  

 

Sales/Business Development  

Innovation  

 

Strategic Thinking and Planning  

Leadership  

 

Teams and Teamwork  

Marketing  

 

Training and Speaking  

Personal Development  

 

Workplace of the Future  

 
     
 

Association Management

“Get Noticed and Be Heard: Say It With a Story®”

  • Society for Government Meeting Planners, AZ Chapter, Phoenix, AZ

“Relationships, Influence and Loyalty: Creating Lifetime Members”

  • CalSAE Annual Conference, California Society of Association Executives, Olympic Valley, CA

“Stories: Powerful Tools for Member Recruitment and Retention”

  • Annual Meeting, American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership, Nashville, TN
  • Webinar: American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership, Washington, DC

“Using Stories to Increase Organizational Effectiveness”

  • Great Ideas Conference, American Society of Association Executives, Phoenix, AZ
  • Great Ideas Conference, American Society of Association Executives, Orlando, FL

“What’s Your Story? Servant Leadership”

  • Annual Meeting, American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership, Nashville, TN

“What’s Your Story? Membership Retention”

  • Annual Meeting, American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership, Nashville, TN

“What’s Your Story? Volunteer Management”

  • Annual Meeting, American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership, Nashville, TN
 
   
     
 

Business Storytelling

“The Best-Kept Secret in Business Today”

  • American Society for Training & Development, Dallas Chapter, Dallas, TX
  • Workshop: Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce and the American Society for Training & Development, Northwest Chapter, Eau Claire, WI
  • 25th Annual Conference, Association of Collegiate Conference & Events Directors-International, Nashville, TN
  • American Society for Training & Development, Twin Cities Chapter, Minneapolis, MN
  • Audio Conference: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • Audio Conference: Midwest Society of Association Executives, Minneapolis, MN
  • Workshop: Information Quality Conference, Miami Beach, FL
  • American Society for Quality, Milwaukee Section, Milwaukee, WI
  • California Credit Union League, East Bay Chapter, Oakland, CA
  • Workshop: Expert Author Series, American Society of Association Executives, Washington, D.C.
  • MBA Student Association, Edgewood College, Madison, WI
  • Pre-conference Workshop: M&T 2004: Learning Exchange and Business Expo, American Society of Association Executives, Baltimore, MD
  • La Crosse Chapter, Project Management Institute, La Crosse, WI
  • Workshop: Professional Development Day, Project Management Institute, Milwaukee Chapter, Brookfield, WI
  • The Business Forum, Madison, WI
  • Invest in Yourself, Middleton, WI

“The Business Value of Stories”

  • Women’s Foodservice Forum Annual Leadership Development Conference, Gaylord Texan Resort, Dallas, TX

“Facts Tell, Stories Sell: Getting Your Message to Stick”

  • Vistage, San Diego, CA

“Get Noticed and Be Heard: Say It With a Story®”

  • Keynote: 2007 Annual Meeting, American Society of Clinical Laboratory Scientists, San Diego, CA

“Get Noticed and Be Heard: Leveraging Our Difference Through Story-based Techniques”

  • Keynote: American Fraternal Alliance, Fraternal and Communications Sections, Scottsdale, AZ

“Harnessing the Power of Stories”

  • Great Ideas Conference, American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership, San Diego, CA
  • Great Ideas Conference, American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership, Orlando, FL
  • Workshop: New Priorities Foundation, Spokane, WA
  • 2005 Training and Development Summit, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI

“Improve Performance and Inspire People With Storytelling”

  • Workshop: Inland Northwest Society of Consulting Professionals and Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA

“See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me: Creating a Concrete and Tangible Vision for Action Using Future Stories”

  • Public Workshop: Organization Development Network, AZ Chapter, Tempe, AZ

“Stories: Make Your Point and Bring Issues Alive”

  • General Session: 75th Annual KLC Convention, Kentucky League of Cities, Owensboro, KY

“Storytelling: A Timeless Tool Comes of Age”

  • World Future Society, Madison Chapter, Madison, WI

“Using Stories to Drive Improvements”

  • Keynote: 22nd Annual Quality Management Conference, American Society for Quality, New Orleans, LA

“Using Stories to Make Your Point”

  • Business Women’s Expo, Madison, WI

“Wake Me Up When the Data is Over”

  • Arizona Organization Development Network, Phoenix, AZ
  • Project Summit and Business Analyst World Conference—Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, IL, Boston, MA, Philadelphia, PA, Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA, Washington, DC
  • Project Summit and BusinessAnalystWorld Conference, Boston, MA
  • Dependency Summit, Florida Department of Children and Families, Orlando, FL
  • Project Summit and Business Analyst World Conference—Toronto, ON; Vancouver, BC, Victoria, BC
  • Workshop: Southern Region Conference, International Association of Business Communicators, Houston, TX
  • CalSAE Annual Conference, California Society of Association Executives, Olympic Valley, CA
  • Valley of the Sun Human Resources Association, Phoenix, AZ
  • Keynote: 17th Annual Service Quality Conference, American Society for Quality, Orlando, FL
  • Southern Region Conference, International Association of Business Communicators, Denver Marriott City Center, Denver, CO
  • Workshop: Greater Madison Area, Society for Human Resource Management, Madison, WI
  • Keynote: Information and Data Quality Conference, Las Vegas, NV
  • Training Conference and Expo, Atlanta, GA
  • Keynote: Wisconsin Tobacco Control & Prevention Conference, Madison, WI
  • International Association of Business Communicators, Madison Chapter, Madison, WI
  • Madison, West Towne-Middleton Rotary, Middleton, WI
  • CEO Council of Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL
  • National Storytelling Festival, International Storytelling Center and the National Storytelling Network, Jonesborough, TN
  • Workshop: United Properties Corporate Real Estate, Minneapolis, MN
  • Workshop: Hennepin County, Minneapolis, MN
  • Workshop: Arizona Society of Association Executives, Tempe, AZ
  • Workshop: Avista Corporation, Spokane, WA
  • Workshop: Renaissance Center for Leadership, Gonzaga, University, Spokane, WA
  • CatchAFire, New York, NY
  • Workshop: Thrivent Financial, Minneapolis, MN

“Waking Up the General Public to the Importance of Laboratory Tests, Using Effective Story Telling”

  • President's Invited Session: American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo, Atlanta, GA

“When Results Matter: Using Stories to Achieve Impact”

  • Keynote: Management Institute Graduation Celebration, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, MN
  • Keynote: Leadership & Management Academy Graduation Celebration, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, MN
 
   
     
 

Change Management

“The Answer is in Your Hands”

  • Keynote: Employee Celebration, Tinker Federal Credit Union, Oklahoma City, OK

“Change . . . At the Speed of Life: Challenging Our Current Paradigms”

  • Keynote: American Society for Training & Development Symposium, Milwaukee, WI

“Change the Conversation: Build Resilience to Minimize Resistance”

  • Keynote: Project World/Business Analyst World Conference—Victoria, BC; Vancouver, BC

“Coaching Leaders Through Organizational Change”

  • American Society for Quality, Milwaukee Section, Milwaukee, WI
  • American Society for Training & Development International Conference, San Francisco, CA
  • Hawaii Conference on Quality, Honolulu, HI
  • American Society for Quality Control, Santa Clara Valley Section, Santa Clara, CA

“Driving BHOT’R and SMX Execution Through Change”

  • Keynote: McDonald’s USA, National People Team 2010 Division Planning Session, Oak Brook, IL

“HR Strategists Provide the Framework for Organizational Change”

  • Northwest Human Resource Management Association, Spokane, WA

“Leading Organizational Change”

  • Workshop: Class 10, The APS Academy for the Advancement of Small, Minority- and Women-Owned Enterprises, Phoenix, AZ

“Making a Difference in a Family-owned Business: How to Successfully Implement Organizational Change”

  • Workshop: Marquette University Center for Family Business, Milwaukee, WI

“More Than a Quick Fix: Organizational Change That Sticks”

  • 2011 Project World and BusinessAnalystWorld Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • 2011 Project Summit and BusinessAnalystWorld Conference, Lafayette Park, PA
  • Ohio Human Resource Conference, Ohio Society for Human Resource Management, Sandusky, OH
  • Women’s Foodservice Forum Annual Leadership Development Conference, Gaylord Texan Resort, Dallas, TX
  • 2004 Marketing, Operations and Technical Conference, Credit Union Executive Society, New Orleans, LA
  • Tutorial: Information Quality Conference 2001, Baltimore, MD
  • Tutorial: Information Quality Conference 2000, Anaheim, CA
  • Keynote: Information Quality Conference 2000, Anaheim, CA and London, England
  • Public Workshop: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fluno Center for Executive Education, Madison, WI
  • Keynote: Quality Management Division Conference, American Society for Quality, San Francisco, CA
  • Keynote: Directions ’99, Albuquerque, NM
  • Keynote: 14th Annual Hunter Conference, Madison Area Quality Improvement Network, Madison, WI
  • Wisconsin Society for Human Resource Management Conference, Madison, WI
  • Fourth Annual Public Sector Quality Conference, State of Washington, Seattle, WA

“Need Results Right Away? Try Real-Time Strategic Change”

  • 2009 Great Ideas Conference, American Society for Association Executives and the Center for Association Leadership, Miami, FL

“Using Stories to Drive Change”

  • Training 2010 Conference and Expo, San Diego, CA
 
   
     
 

Coaching Leaders and Teams

“Coaching Others to Achieve Success in Today’s Changing Workplace”

  • Workshop: University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
  • Workshop: NUMMI (New United Motors Manufacturing, Inc.), Fremont, CA

“The Evolution of Coaching in Today’s Workplace...What’s Next?”

  • Ohlone College Business Roundtable, Santa Clara, CA

“Helping Others Realize Their Potential Through Coaching”

  • Workshop: Administrative Professionals Conference of Canada, Toronto, ON

“How to Coach Leaders and Teams to Achieve Success”

  • Workshop: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
 
   
     
 

Customer Loyalty and Satisfaction

“Achieving Customer Satisfaction by Integrating Quality into Day-to-Day Work”

  • Workshop: University of California–Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
  • TQM Special Interest Group, American Society for Training & Development, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Customer-Supplier Conference, American Society for Quality Control, Denver, CO
  • Western Region Conference, American Society for Quality Control, Boise, ID
  • Hawaii Quality Conference, Honolulu, HI
  • International Industrial Engineering Conference, Atlanta, GA

“Customers or Consumers? Focus or Obsession?”

  • Keynote: Customer-Supplier Conference, American Society for Quality, Nashville, TN
  • 14th Annual Hunter Conference, Madison Area Quality Improvement Network, Madison, WI
 
   
     
 

Innovation

“Creating the Future: A Systematic Approach to Innovation”

  • Tutorial: Strategic Planning for 21st Century Healthcare Organizations Conference, Atlanta, GA
  • Fall Technical Conference, American Society for Quality Control, Scottsdale, AZ

“Eight Stage Approach to Innovation”

 
   
     
 

Leadership

“A Leader Does...A Leader Is”

  • Workshop: Fall Management Conference, VHA North Central. Inc. and VHA Wisconsin, Minneapolis, MN

“The Art of Influence: What Works, What Doesn’t Work and Why”

  • Workshop: Hennepin County, Minneapolis, MN
  • Public Workshop: Professional Development, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
  • Information Quality Conference, Miami Beach, FL
  • Workshop: California Credit Union League, East Bay Chapter, San Leandro, CA
  • Madison Recruiter’s Network, Madison, WI
  • 2003 Business Women’s Expo, Madison, WI
  • Keynote: The Q Factor—Quality in Information Systems, Region 5 Conference, Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP), Bloomington, IL
  • Workshop: The Changing Face of Project Management Conference, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

“Delegation”

  • Public Workshop: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fluno Center for Executive Education, Madison, WI

“Delegation and Feedback”

  • Workshop: Jones Dairy Farm, Fort Atkinson, WI

“Developing Management Skills”

  • Public Workshop: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Fluno Center for Executive Education, Madison, WI

“The Empowering Leader”

  • Workshop: Valmet, Inc., Hudson Falls Division, Hudson Falls, NY

“The Hidden Secrets to Effectively Persuading and Influencing Others”

  • Annual Meeting, CoreNet Global Midwest Chapter, Minneapolis, MN
  • Professional Development for Women Conference, Clemson University, Professional Advancement and Continuing Education, Scottsdale, AZ

“How to Effectively Manage Employee Performance”

  • Workshop: Wisconsin Cheesemakers, Madison, WI
  • Public Workshop: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Fluno Center for Executive Education, Madison, WI
  • Public Workshop: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, School of Continuing Education, Milwaukee, WI
  • Workshop: Jones Dairy Farm, Fort Atkinson, WI

“Increase Your Effectiveness With Communication That Works”

  • OFA Short Course 2005: Association of Floriculture Professionals, Columbus, OH

“The Key to Becoming a Top Performer: Using Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace”

  • Workshop: Administrative Professionals Conference of Canada, Toronto, ON

“Overcoming Motivational Challenges”

  • Workshop: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, CA
  • Public Workshop: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, School of Continuing Education, Milwaukee, WI

“Portrait of a Leader/The Leadership Challenge”

  • Workshop: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, CA
  • Workshop: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Madison, WI

“Persuade and Influence Without Authority”

  • Workshop: Data Management and Information Quality Conference Europe and Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence Conference Europe, London, England
  • Workshop: Wisconsin Cheesemakers, Madison, WI
  • Workshop: West Bend Insurance Company, IT Department, West Bend, WI
  • Public Workshop: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Continuing Education, Milwaukee, WI
  • Workshop: Andersen Windows, Bayport, MN
  • Workshop: University of Nebraska Medical College, Omaha, NE

“Putting Out Fires: Crisis Management”

“The Role of Supervision in Organizations”

  • Workshop: Jones Dairy Farm, Fort Atkinson, WI

“Strengthening Your Leadership Capabilities”

  • Public Workshop: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, School of Continuing Education, Milwaukee, WI

“Time Management for the Real World”

  • Public Workshop: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, School of Continuing Education, Milwaukee, WI
 
   
     
 

Marketing

“Making Your Message Stick”

  • Sales and Marketing Executives International, Madison Chapter and American Marketing Association, Madison Chapter, Madison WI
  • Workshop: Anatomy of a Strategic Marketing Plan, American Marketing Association, Chicago Chapter

“Storytelling: The Missing Tool in Qualitative Market Research”

  • Workshop: 21st Annual Conference, Qualitative Research Consultants Association, Phoenix, AZ

“Using Total Quality Tools for Market Research: A Qualitative Approach for Collecting, Organizing, and Analyzing Verbal Response Data”

  • Advanced Research Forum, American Marketing Association, Beaver Creek, CO

“What’s Your Story? Marketing”

  • Annual Meeting, American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership, Nashville, TN
 
   
     
 

Personal Development

“Celebrating the Moments of our Lives: Sharing The Gift of Legacy through Storytelling”

  • Keynote: Wilson Law Group, Madison, WI

“Connections That Click: How to Get Along With Anyone With Anyone at Work”

  • Workshop: Administrative Professionals Conference of Canada, Toronto, ON

“How Did I Get Here?”

  • Keynote, Business Women’s Expo, Madison, WI

“Me, Myself & I”

  • Women in Focus™, Ontario, CA
  • Perspectives on Success, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Small Business Development Center, Madison, WI
  • First Friday’s Breakfast Series, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Medical School, Madison, WI

“Relationships in This Wired, Wired World”

  • Keynote: Professional Development Day, Southcentral Wisconsin Chapter, Project Management Institute, 2002 Madison, WI

“Say NO to Networking: Building Extraordinary Relationships That Move Your Life Forward”

  • Keynote: Mid-Atlantic IIBA and PMI Community Event, Lafayette Hill, PA

“Schmoozing: Meet, Greet and Speak with Ease”

  • Keynote: 2010 Project World and BusinessAnalystWorld Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada, May 2010
  • Keynote: 2010 Project Summit and BusinessAnalystWorld Conference, Lafayette Hill, PA, April 2010
  • Keynote: 2010 Project Summit and BusinessAnalystWorld Conference, Boston, MA
  • Keynote: Annual Convention, American Society of Clinical Laboratory Scientists-Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  • Keynote: 2008 Project Summit and BusinessAnalystWorld Conference, Rosemont, IL
  • Annual Meeting, American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership, Nashville, TN
  • Keynote: Arthritis Foundation, Regional Staff Conference 2005, Madison, WI
  • Keynote: West Bend Mutual Insurance, Fall Underwriting Conference, West Bend, WI
  • Keynote: Tech Works, Business Connections: Networking and Interviewing in Today’s Marketplace, Madison, WI
  • OFA Short Course 2005: Association of Floriculture Professionals, Columbus, OH
  • 25th Annual Conference, Association of Collegiate Conference & Events Directors-International, Nashville, TN
  • 75th Annual KLC Convention, Kentucky League of Cities, Owensboro, KY
  • Annual Meeting, American Society of Association Executives, Minneapolis, MN
  • M&T 2004: Learning Exchange and Business Expo, American Society of Association Executives, Baltimore, MD
  • Believe in Something Big, 2003 Chapter Leadership Conference, California Credit Union League, Ontario, CA
  • Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field, Attorneys at Law, Madison, WI
  • Greater Madison Area Society for Human Resource Management, Madison, WI

“Tapping into the Power of Serendipity”

  • Business & Professional Women, Madison, WI
  • Keynote: Chapter Leadership Conference, Media Communications Association–International, Madison, WI
  • Keynote: Wisconsin, Woman Triumphant: Honoring Wisconsin’s Women Entrepreneurs, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Milwaukee, WI
  • Workshop: Administrative Professionals Conference of Canada, Toronto, ON

“When Quitting Isn't an Option: Timeless Techniques for Moving Forward”

  • Public Workshop: Society of Emotional Intelligence, NY Chapter, New York, NY
  • Society for Government Meeting Planners, AZ Chapter, Phoenix, AZ
  • Administrative Professionals Conference of Canada, Toronto, ON

“Worldly Wisdom Without the Wrinkles”

  • Keynote: Annual Conference, American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
 
   
     
 

Problem Solving

“Problem Solving and Decision Making”

  • Workshop: Jones Dairy Farm, Fort Atkinson, WI
  • Public Workshop: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Fluno Center for Executive Education, Madison, WI
  • Workshop: Key Technology, Inc., Walla Walla, WA
 
   
     
 

Project Management and Business Management

“Building Effective Project Teams”

  • Workshop: Jockey International, Kenosha, WI
  • Public Workshop: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Fluno Center for Executive Education, Madison, WI
  • Public Workshop: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, School of Continuing Education, Milwaukee, WI

“Defining Moments: Getting Clear on Fuzzy Ethical Situations”

“Effective Organizational Change in a Project Management Environment”

  • The Q Factor–Quality in Information Systems, Region 5 Conference, Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP), Bloomington, IL
  • Project Management Institute, Southcentral Wisconsin Chapter, Madison, WI
  • Project Management Institute, Milwaukee Chapter, Milwaukee, WI

“Get Noticed and Be Heard: Using Storytelling to Influence Stakeholders”

  • Workshop: Building Business Capability Conference: Las Vegas, NV

“Getting the Attention of the C-Suite”

  • Business Analyst World Conference—Chicago, IL

“Power and Influence Without Authority”

  • Workshop:Project Summit/Business Analyst World Conference—Minneapolis, MN, Philadelphia, PA; Boston, MA, Toronto, ON, Dallas, TX
  • Workshop: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Battelle), Project Controls Group, Tri-Cities, WA
  • Public Workshop: Project Management International, Columbia River Basin Chapter, Richland, WA
  • Public Workshop: Project Management International, Inland Northwest Chapter, Spokane, WA
  • Workshop: Business Analyst World Conference—Ottawa, ON, Regina, SK

“Project Quality Management”

  • Workshop: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, School of Continuing Education, Milwaukee, WI

“Proven Ways to Enhance Strategic Thinking in Yourself and Others”

  • Workshop: Project Summit/Business Analyst World Conference—Atlanta, GA; Minneapolis, MN; Philadelphia, PA; Boston, MA, Washington, DC
  • Workshop: Project World/Business Analyst World Conference—Toronto
  • Business Analyst World Conference—Winnipeg, MB

“Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat: Overcoming Persistent Project Management Challenges”

  • Workshop: Project World and BusinessAnalystWorld Conference, Toronto, ON

“Where's the EASY Button When You Need It? Marrying Project Management With Tried-and-True Approaches to Change Management”

  • Project World/Business Analyst World Conference—Toronto, ON, Victoria, BC
 
   
     
 

Quality/Value Creation

“Creating Business Excellence through Value Creation”

  • Keynote: Arkansas Quality Conference, Little Rock, AK
  • Keynote: American Society for Quality, Greater Chicago Chapters, Naperville, IL
  • Keynote: North Carolina Quality Conference, Raleigh, NC
  • Keynote: Sonoco Products Company, Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Sector Keynote: Midwest Quality Conference, St. Louis, MO

“Creating Value and Providing Quality to Customers”

  • Workshop: Doosan Group, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

“Gaining a Competitive Advantage: Value Creation and Performance Excellence”

  • Keynote: Improved Profitability Through Learning, Generation 21, Milwaukee, WI

“Linking Quality and Value to Business Performance”

  • Keynote: 2002 AICE Conference, Tri Cities, IA
  • Ohlone College Business Roundtable, Santa Clara, CA
  • American Society for Quality, Winnebago Section, Manitowoc, WI

“Making the SHIFT from TQM to Total Organizational Management”

  • Keynote: The 22nd Annual Boston Quality Conference, Burlington, MA
  • Tutorial: The 22nd Annual Boston Quality Conference, Burlington, MA
  • Tutorial: 2002 AICE Conference, Tri Cities, IA
  • Keynote: Fourth Annual Public Sector Quality Conference, State of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Public Workshop: Madison Area Quality Improvement Network, Madison, WI
  • American Society for Quality, Milwaukee Chapter, Milwaukee, WI
  • 53rd Annual Quality Congress, American Society for Quality, Anaheim, CA
 
   
     
 

Sales/Business Development

“Applying the Competitive Advantage in the Procurement Process aka Getting Your Business Partner to Say, ‘I Do’”

  • Workshop: Lydig Construction, Spokane, WA

“Beyond the Basics: How Story-based Techniques Can Catapult Your Organization Forward”

  • Workshop: Marketing Associates of Spokane, Spokane, WA

“Gaining a Competitive Advantage Through Long-term Relationships aka How to Date Your Business Partner and Get Them to the Alter”

  • Workshop: Lydig Construction, Spokane, WA

“Need to Boost Prospecting Success? Try These Story Techniques”

  • Training 2010 Conference and Expo, San Diego, CA

“Say NO to Networking: Building Extraordinary Relationships That Move Your Life Forward”

  • Workshop: Society for Marketing Professional Services, Portland, OR

“Unleashing the Power of People: Stories that Win Customers”

  • Workshop: Bright House Networks 2009 Sales Conference, Ginn Reunion Resort, Orlando, FL

“Wake Me Up When the Data is Over: Using Story Techniques to Drive Performance”

  • Workshop: Society for Marketing Professional Services, Portland, OR
  • Workshop: Society for Marketing Professional Services, Seattle and American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Keynote: Annual Meeting, CoreNet Global Midwest Chapter, Minneapolis, MN
  • Workshop: Marketing Associates of Spokane, Spokane, WA
  • Sales and Marketing Executives International, Madison Chapter and American Marketing Association, Madison Chapter, Madison WI
  • Workshop: United Properties, Corporate Real Estate, Minneapolis, MN
 
     
     
 

Strategic Thinking and Strategic Planning

“The Answer is in Your Hands”

  • Keynote: Eppstein Uhen Architects, Inc., Milwaukee, WI

“From Vision to Action: Strategic Planning in Unpredictable Times”

  • Workshop: Professional Development, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
  • Workshop: EXCELL, Spokane, WA
  • Workshop: International Association for Information and Data Quality, Houston TX
  • Workshop: Midwest Society of Association Executives, Minneapolis, MN
  • Workshop: Meet Wisconsin, WI Society of Association Executives and Meeting Planners International-WI Conference
  • Workshop: The Dane Fund and Wisconsin Community Fund, Madison, WI
  • Workshop: Chamber of Commerce Network Series, Madison, WI
  • Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Denver Federal Board Conference, Denver, CO
  • 4th Annual Quality Management Conference, Irvine, CA

“Proven Ways to Enhance Strategic Thinking in Yourself and Others”

  • Workshop: Performance Excellence Network—Minneapolis, MN; Rochester, MN

“Reinventing Your Business”

  • National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Madison Chapter, Madison, WI

“Using Large Group Interventions to Enhance Strategic Planning”

  • World Future Society Conference, Washington, DC
  • Quality Management Division Conference, American Society for Quality, San Francisco, CA

“Using ‘Real-time Strategic Change’ for Strategy Implementation”

  • Midwest Quality Conference, St. Louis, MO
 
   
     
 

Teams and Teamwork

“Creating Self-Directed Teams”

“How to Be an Effective Team Leader”

  • Workshop: Midwest Express Airlines, Milwaukee, WI
  • Workshop: Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, CO
  • Workshop: Chevron Chemicals, Chevron, Oakland, CA
  • Workshop: Chevron El Segundo Refinery, El Segundo, CA
  • Workshop: Chevron Pipe Line Company, San Ramon, CA
  • Workshop: Valmet, Inc., Hudson Falls Division, Hudson Falls, NY

“How to Build a Successful Team”

  • Workshop: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Ashland, KY

“Meeting Management”

  • Workshop: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Madison, WI
  • Workshop: BMW Financial Services NA, Inc., Columbus, OH

“Sweat the Small, Simple Stuff”

  • Keynote: Believe in Something Big, 2003 Chapter Leadership Conference, California Credit Union League, Ontario, CA

“Value My Voice: How to Effectively Contribute in a Meeting”

“Why Aren’t My Self-Managed Work Teams More Successful?”

  • Association for Quality and Participation, Greater Chicago Chapter, Chicago, IL
  • Institute for Industrial Engineering Conference, Minneapolis, MN
 
   
     
 

Training

“Conquering the #1 Fear: Presentation Skills Made Painless”

  • Administrative Professionals Conference of Canada, Toronto, ON

“Facts Tell, Stories Sell: Make Your Training Stick with Meaningful Stories”

  • Workshop: American Society for Training & Development, Central Indiana Chapter, Indianapolis, IN
  • Workshop: American Society for Training & Development, South Central Wisconsin Chapter, Madison, WI
  • Workshop: American Society for Training & Development, Twin Cities Chapter, Minneapolis, MN
  • Workshop: American Society for Training & Development, Pittsburgh Chapter, Pittsburgh, PA

“A Fresh Look at Developing Discovery Learning”

  • American Society for Training & Development, Inland Northwest Chapter, Spokane, WA

“How to Successfully Facilitate a Workshop”

  • Univar Corporation, Seattle, WA
  • Valmet, Inc., Hudson Falls Division, Hudson Falls, NY

“Say It With a Story® : Getting Training to Stick”

  • Keynote: 5th Annual Wisconsin State Training Conference, The Wisconsin State Training Council, Madison, WI
  • Workshop: American Society for Training & Development, Dallas Chapter, Dallas, TX
  • Keynote: Experience Learning Live! Conference, CUNA & Affiliates, St. Pete Beach, FL
  • Annual Conference, National Storytelling Network, Bellingham, WA
  • Workshop: Annual Conference, Northlands Storytelling Network, Madison, WI
  • American Society for Training & Development, Chicagoland Chapter, Chicago, IL
  • Trainers’ Network, Brea, CA

“Stories in Organizations: How and Why Stories Get Results, Online and Offline ”

  • Association for Multimedia Communicators, e-Learning SIG, Chicago, IL
 
   
     
 

Workplace of the Future

“CHAOS: Trends Impacting the Future of Consulting”

  • Madison Area Business Consultants, Madison, WI

“Improving Organizational Performance in the Workplace of the Future”

  • 12th Annual Hunter Conference, Madison Area Quality Improvement Conference, Madison, WI
  • Association for Quality and Participation and American Society for Quality, Tri Cities Chapters, Richland, WA

“Peeking Over the Horizon: Your Future as a Quality Professional”

  • Quality Management Division Conference, American Society for Quality, San Diego, CA
  • Hawaii Conference on Performance Excellence, Honolulu, HI
  • American Society for Quality Control, San Francisco Section, San Francisco, CA
  • 38th Annual Quality Clinic and Seminar, Knoxville, TN
  • International Conference on Productivity/Quality, Miami, FL
 
   
   
 

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