• Handle disagreements among team members with greater ease ­—­ and less stress!
• Set team goals and know how to gain wholehearted commitment to them
• Run productive, efficient team meetings that members won't dread attending
• Use specific strategies to inspire others to "go the extra mile"
• Build trust and respect among team members
• Use team decision-making techniques to generate creative ideas and solutions
• Create a genuine sense of excitement and enthusiasm in your team ­—­ and keep it burning
• Work through team conflict, building stronger team relationships in the process
• Foster a more cooperative, supportive team environment
• Take specific actions that will help your team members grow and improve
• Motivate and inspire your team to greater achievement —­­ especially when the going gets rough
• Avoid communication traps that will turn off your team and sabotage your goals
• Get team members to take more initiative in solving team problems
• Help team members air differences in a way that avoids personal attacks and criticism
• Build on your unique talents and strengths to achieve your full leadership potential

• New team leaders who want to fully understand how experienced leaders get great results
• Seasoned team leaders seeking fresh, new strategies and techniques
• Team leaders facing organizational change or transition
• Managers or supervisors ready to move beyond managing to leading

From Manager to Team Leader: How to Make the Transition With Ease

• 5 qualities of an effective leader: Inborn or learnable?
• They never said it would be easy: The conflicting demands of leadership and how to reconcile them
• Separating the managers from the leaders ... and why it's essential you understand the difference
• 7 key areas where exceptional leadership is an absolute must
• When keeping quiet is your strongest leadership tool
• What's your leadership style? Take an intensive self-assessment that may surprise you

Building a Team With Vision and Purpose

• 4 classic team structures: Is yours the right one for the job?
• Gaining a clear perspective on your team's effectiveness
• Do your team members make the grade? A self-report card to help them improve
• How to set priorities and keep your team on track
• How to avoid decision traps —­ 3 steps to group decisions that make sense and stir action

Valuing the Individual —­ Strengthening the Team

• Tips for capitalizing on the talents of a diverse work team
• Communication essentials for building trust, belonging and cohesiveness
• 4 qualities all team members have in common —­ and 5 differences that may set them apart
• The creativity factor: How to encourage offbeat input and keep fresh ideas flowing
• Spotting your stakeholders and bringing them into the fold for an all-inclusive team

How to Lead Meetings That Make a Difference

• 6 new perspectives on meetings that generate surprising results
• 4 ironclad rules that will put power and focus into every meeting you convene
• How to use meetings to reduce anxiety and give your team bureaucratic relief
• The one action you must take before any meeting can be adjourned

The Leader's Role in Conflict, Change and Adversity

• "They just don't get it!" How to melt resistance and get the team to do what it's supposed to do
• How to project confidence that inspires your team during change and adversity
• Comfort Zone or Danger Zone? Avoiding a leader's fatal flaw
• Positive strategies for dealing with Bumps-on-a-Log, Know-it-Alls and Clueless Klutzes
• Turning headaches into smiles: Using disagreements to open minds and grow ideas
• How to recognize the signs that a conflict's brewing ... before it gets out of hand!

Communication Skills That Net Great Rewards for Leaders

• Now hear this! 5 listening techniques to get your point across and let others feel they've been heard
• Your crucial role in the delicate balance of team give-and-take
• Climate control: Creating an environment that fosters team spirit and productivity
• How to avoid the 6 communication traps that will turn off your team and sabotage your goals
• Constructive back-talk: A positive way to get agreement and commitment from your team

Growing Your Leadership Skills ... and Ensuring Ongoing Career Success!

• The first 3 steps of your climb up the ladder of professional development
• How to increase your chances of success —­ and eliminate the factors of failure
• Visualize your future and make it happen now!
• People, projects and proficiency: Managing the "3 P's" of successful leaders
• A checklist for keeping your skills primed and your career on track

"Attending a seminar like this is motivational, and I look forward to putting this information into practice. Good Job!"
Linda E. Johnson
Director of Technology Westside Food Bank

"Dynamic speakers addressing valuable thoughts for success in business. I learned a lot!"
Phyllis Morris
Marketing Communication Specialist
GE Commercial Dist. Fin.

"Fun, enjoyable!"
S. Riffenburg
Environmental Health
& Safety Manager

"Very interesting ... just what I wanted to know. This will really help me in my job."
Virginia Burke
Support Service Supervisor USPHS-HIS-CHINLE

" ... Gave me a lot of good material to take back to my team. I will highly recommend this seminar to my boss and to others."
Tammy St. Clair
Team Leader
Tascor, Inc.