Keynotes & Training Programs
- The Artistry of Change: The Top 5 Habits of Highly Resilient People
- The Power of Laughter: Managing Change with a Sense of Humor
- Creative Resolutions: The Art of Healthy Communication
- Taking Creative Risks: 6 Mistakes to Avoid When Implementing New Ideas at Work
- Courageous Conversations: Using Your Creativity to Face and Resolve those Under-the-Carpet Issues
- Coaching and Consulting
The Artistry of Change:
The Top 5 Habits of Highly Resilient People
The ability to creatively handle constant change will be the most sought after skill in the 21st Century.
- Alvin Toffler, Futurist
Everyone is born an artist. The trick is to re-capture that innate ability as an adult and put it into all aspects of life.
- Pablo Piccaso
- Is never-ending change hard on you or your team?
- Does resistance to change undermine good will in your organization?
- Are you finding communication around change initiatives less than effective?
…then this program might be for you. The most indispensible people on the job these days are those who can lead, adapt, innovate, and communicate while facing constant change. Most of us understand the common wisdom around change:
- Embrace that which you cannot change.
- Proactively respond to the things you can change.
- Develop the wisdom to know the difference.
However, it’s another thing to practice this wisdom on a daily basis.
After 10 years of research we have identified the top 5 habits of people who actually practice this wisdom every day. We call these people “Change Artists”. The skills of a Change Artist don’t even need to be learned. They are innate skills that people just need to remember to access. These habits require hardly any extra time during your day, and simply train your brain to stay in a higher performance state no matter what is going on around you.
During this engaging and practical program your group will discover how to:
- add more tools to your innovation toolkit
- be in a position to uniquely benefit from the changes that affect your work
- design a creative thinking process customized for you and your work setting
- create a culture of innovation in which employee engagement is the norm
The Artistry of Change® is an innovative system that blends diverse fields such as educational kinesiology, western and eastern psychology, change management theory, creative process models, and neuroscience. Witness how these fields are merging in exciting ways to produce the new 'workplace artistry'.
The Power of Laughter:
Managing Change with a Sense of Humor
At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.
- Jean Houston
Is your working environment too serious? Has overwhelming change made the Grump-O-Meter go up? Are people at work afflicted with AADS (Acquired Amusement Deficiency Syndrome)? Constructive fun at work contributes to employee engagement, customer loyalty and improved productivity. It activates your ability to successfully navigate the white water of constant change. During this practical, entertaining and inspiring presentation, your group will discover how fun can:
- build rapport
- manage stress
- improve innovative thinking
- increase energy and productivity
- enhance daily enjoyment of work
- make your workplace more attractive to top employees
Experience the joy of laughing and playing together, a celebration of people and life.
Creative Resolutions:
The Art of Healthy Communication
Conflict is like fire: too much causes damage to people and property; too little and no transformation can occur.
In today's global marketplace, costly communication breakdowns often happen because of simple misunderstandings. Discover a variety of innovative tools to instantly impart an intention of goodwill and to find an outcome that serves everyone. During this engaging and interactive session attendees will discover how to:
- communicate your needs in a way that people can understand
- win back trust and create an opening for goodwill
- switch from a destructive argument to a "healthy disagreement"
- develop habits that prevent unwanted communication breakdowns
- gain the courage to have those important conversations
- implement a 5 step easy-to-follow process for finding mutually satisfying solutions
Experience the joy of making open communication a part of your daily work life.
Taking Creative Risks:
6 Mistakes to Avoid When Implementing New Ideas at Work
Are you afraid of the people who roll their eyes or slam every new idea? If your workplace is 'change challenged' or addicted to franticness, it can be tricky to shift that.
Of course, all new ideas need what Edward DeBono calls “black hat thinking” or a discerning eye to make sure it makes sense. However, most people employ “black hat thinking” far too early in the process, leaving brilliant ideas on the cutting room floor. If you’ve ever tried to initiative a new approach to something and it failed, probably one of these mistakes happened. You were:
- Not paying attention to intention
- Starting with something too complicated or risky
- Giving no prior warning or purpose for the idea
- Being too vague or conceptual
- Starting but not finishing
- Giving up too quickly
During this interactive, energizing and fun program you will discover tips for preventing these problems from occurring, and ensuring the good ideas get a chance to make a difference in your organization.
Courageous Conversations:
Using Your Creativity to Face and Resolve those Under-the-Carpet Issues
"Your great mistake is to act the dream as if you were alone . . . Everybody is waiting for you." - David Whyte
When you deal with high stress situations on a regular basis, communication breakdowns are common. It’s easy to simply sweep them under the proverbial carpet in hopes that they will go away all by themselves. Unfortunately, they often don’t, and in avoiding dealing with them, they can grow toxic. Using creative means to impart an intention of goodwill can help both parties save face, time and heartache. Find out 5 tried and true techniques that highly innovative people use to find a mutually agreeable outcome. During this engaging and interaction session you will discover how to:
- prepare yourself for important conversations
- set the right environment and intention for beginning the discussion
- shift back focus when the discussion goes off course
- get down to and address the real issue in a way that feels safe for all concerned
- develop communication habits and structures that prevent unnecessary conflicts from happening in the first place
Experience what it’s like to live in the freedom of clarity and respect.
Coaching and Consulting:
You can receive any aspect of Carla’s Keynotes and Programs as a coaching program for individuals or small groups, or as a consultative process for your organization. Find out more.