Kristin Arnold

In a world of incredible change and chaos, where decisions are made in the blink of an eye, have you ever made a half-baked decision? For whatever reason, you just didn’t think it through. The result? Less than stellar outcomes. You and your people don’t have hours to agonize over every decision, (nor would you want to…) but you can get smarter about it! In this highly interactive and thought-provoking presentation, you will be able to: o Identify 5 common traps that cause poor or faulty reasoning o Discover simple techniques to prevent yourself from falling into these traps o Learn an easy, 4-step process that will allow you and your teams to be brilliant!

Let’s face it. We’re living in a commoditized world. And if you aren’t innovating, you’re dying. But it’s gotta be more than “new and improved,” slapping a new label on a new package of your tried-and-true product. You’re looking for innovation…and it’s in short supply! In this big brainstorming, barnstorming barrel of a good time, we’ll: o Dig through Drucker’s 7 sources of innovation o Show you how gosh darn easy it is to come up with new ideas o Sift through the possibilities to find real gold in them there hills! o Brainstorm in real-time potential innovations

Gone are the days when the leader can simply tell their people what to do. Rather, the leadership role has evolved into being more of a facilitative coach, responding to the needs of a specific person and situation in order to achieve the desired performance. In this fun, upbeat and interactive session, you will learn how to coach your team members to be truly empowered – with minimal intervention from you! You’ll increase the quality and quantity of conversations you have with your employees, accelerate their development, and dramatically improve their performance. You’ll walk away being able to: o Diagnose the development levels of your team members and choose the appropriate coaching style o Discover your own “default” coaching style o Adapt to the changing needs of your team members