Flex Your Way to Team Success: Introduction to Behavioral Styles and the Platinum Rule

The Platinum Rule is “Treat others as they want to be treated.”

This is good advice, but how can you know the preferences of others? Actually, fairly easily – if you have a method. The Platinum Rule Assessment gives organizations an approach that works. It provides teams with a simple but profound tool to grow in effectiveness, cooperation and harmony.

The assessment itself and the reports that it provides are based on a behavioral preference model. The reports will give team members insights into their own habitual behavior – how they take initiative and how they react to others. They also provide insights into the behavior and preferences of others, so that team members can actually practice the platinum rule.

The training provides an overview of the Platinum Rule assessment and team system. We share team predictions and then examine team results. Participants explore case studies to learn more about the behavioral styles and how they play out. We discuss actual scenarios staff have experienced and how practical techniques based on the Platinum Rule approach could have been used or could be used for a better outcome.
 

"I just wanted to take a minute to thank you again and tell you how helpful the “Platinum  Rule” workshop was for our team. As you know, the concept of “team” is essential to our work. The workshop was extremely helpful to everyone – and by that I really mean each and every person. I gained valuable information about my employees; where they might be most effective and who they might have trouble communicating with. This will help vastly with placement. They gained incredible insight into themselves and each other. For a couple of them it was obviously a life-changing event. I am very pleased to have been able to offer the workshop to them, in part for the selfish motive of having a more effective team, and I really appreciate your skills in making the workshop such a success for everyone, and SO fun! Thanks!!"      Deborah Hall, PhD, Hall's Walls, Colorado Springs, CO

The Ultimate Success Technique

ACHIEVE HIGH PERFORMANCE THROUGH EFFECTIVE TIME AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Most small business owners work many more hours than they prefer and still feel they are not getting enough done. Are you running hard, working 50-60-70 hours a week? Do you find yourself wishing you had more time? Do you struggle to get it all done and worry about burning out?
Come to this interactive workshop where we'll look at what's working in your time management and what's not, and give you powerful insights, strategies and tactics to get control of your time and productivity.

You will learn the 9 powerful techniques of effective time managers:

• Your #1 time management tool (it's NOT your planner!)

• 3 critical time management errors - discover which ones you're making and how to fix them

• The amazing law of oscillation & how to make it work for you in all areas of your life

• How your values impact dramatically upon maximum effectiveness

• The adrenaline addiction: what it is & how to kick it

• The energy quadrant - the one you are in can spell the difference between success and failure

• The 4 sources of energy: why you need to develop all of them

• The positive power of stress and how to harness it

• What is Karoshi and why you don't want it to happen to you

Participants will receive a 20+ page workbook with valuable information that they can continue to use after the workshop to better implement what they learn.

“As a former college professor, I’ve sat through many presentations. Anne’s seminar was an incredibly useful and productive morning for me. Not to be dramatic, but it has changed my life in two days. I have gotten much more organized and created a structure that is working great now. I recommend this seminar to anyone grappling with time management challenges.” --- Sam Couch, Rising Road Irish Tours

“The time management seminar was like a hammer knock on my head! It showed me how to fit in things that are really important to me in my business and personal life. I came away from the seminar knowing I would do things differently.” --- Dr. Sheila Dunn, CEO, Quality America, Inc.

“This was not a “how to fill out your Daytimer” workshop but instead got to the core issue of balancing all aspects of one's life. It helped me get much more realistic about the time needed for my new products to become known and accepted. This was actually a big relief because I had been putting too much pressure on myself to get immediate "results." Now I can plan my time and energy in a way that will work for me, not against me. This was a very worthwhile seminar.”  --- Andrea Williams, Crystal River Weaving
 

"Anne Alexander's visit to our Center, as both a guest speaker and workshop facilitator, was an absolute delight. She wove together science, psychology and natural law in an inspiring and empowering way. Anne's presence is warm, inviting and one that draws out the best in people. I speak for myself and others when I say that any opportunity to work with her is well worth the investment." --- Rev. Marcia MacLean, Minister, The Wisdom Center, Black Mountain, NC
 

“People are the Key to Your Business Success”

A Workshop on Coaching for High Performance
 

Whether you are in charge of one person or hundreds, coaching skills are essential for having the most effective (and happy) employees. This workshop provides practical ways to sharpen your coaching tools.
 

• Learn the difference between coaching and managing and why both are important for a successful business/organization.

• Why enhancing your coaching skills is good for your bottom line and how to do it.

• The top 3 things employees want & how you can provide it at no extra expense.

• What reward, support, trust, clarity, team spirit, professionalism, feedback and listening have to do with a successful business and how to implement them.

Here’s what attendees said about the workshop:
“This was exactly what I was looking for. Lots of really useful information (not just the “rah rah” junk you usually get at such workshops!)”
“Small group format; interaction; lots of great hand outs and exercises”
“I feel much better than I have in 2 weeks – motivated; armed with great information and a resource to help me.”
“Learning the things the employees want from the leaders (top ten list)”
“Establishing the 3 nuggets and how to accomplish them.”
“Relaxed atmosphere; great speaker!”
“Informative, thought provoking.”

 

Opportunities in the New Economy:
Creating competitive advantage through

sustainability & social responsibility

Business and social & environmental responsibility are not polar opposites. In fact, the future suggests that those businesses which take the charter of “the commons” to heart will outperform the businesses that continue to ignore opportunities in resource efficiency, waste reduction and social capital preservation. Think of The Body Shop, Newman’s Own, and Patagonia. And there are thousands of businesses you’ve never heard of, like Aurolab, that are doing well as a result of doing good.

In this interactive workshop we explore how your business can gain a competitive advantage by embracing sustainable business practices. Bring your challenges, success stories, ideas and questions.
 

Subjects covered:

• Sustainable development

• Overview & background

• Current global drivers

• Natural Capitalism

• Real business examples of implementation

• Competitive advantage

• Opportunities for entrepreneurs

• Stakeholder theory & application

• “Coach approach” management style

• Incorporating your stakeholders into strategic planning

• Opportunities for entrepreneurs

• Marketing advantages of socially responsible/sustainable businesses

Benefits:

• Gain a competitive edge with sustainable practices

• Learn how a “coach approach” management style will bring out the best in your employees and how to implement one

• How to benefit from entrepreneurial opportunities in sustainable development

• Apply sustainability to your business strategic planning

• Maximize your marketing advantage as a socially responsible/sustainable business

• Resource list provided