International Association of Teamwork Facilitators

The Spiritual Nature of Team Building -- New TeleSeminar Series

When I first began team building in 1987, I was drawn to the work because I felt good doing it.  My initial inexperience made it very challenging at first, and yet I knew I was doing the right thing.  These feelings were an indication I was following a spiritual path - - though I wouldn’t recognize it until much later.  I simply knew I was happy doing the work regardless of the circumstances.

As President & Founder of the IATF I've had many conversations with teamwork facilitators (trainers, coaches, educators) around the world and have discovered many of us share a spiritual grounding in our work building teams.

Many of us feel a "calling" (as Gregg Levoy says) to do this work.  It's not a job; it's our JOY to help groups have a direct experience of what it means to become a "high performing team".

One of the big goals I've set for 2012 is to explore this intangible we call "spirit" (or "spiritual") when it comes to team building.

Many in our industry are comfortable using the phrase "Team Spirit" which hints at this intangible.

Now I propose a series of live and interactive TeleSeminars where we directly explore and address the spiritual nature of team building.

I plan to invite leaders in the field of spiritual studies to be our guest on these TeleSeminars in an effort to more fully understand what it means to build and lead teams as a path of spiritual development.

Here are some of the people I plan to invite as speakers...

• Dr. Wayne Dyer
• Dr. Michael Beckwith
• Marianne Williamson
• Bob Proctor
• Brian Biro
• Jack Canfield
• Deepak Chopra
• Pema Chodron
• Dr. Lance Secretan

Who would you like to hear on this TeleSeminar series?  What speakers, authors and luminaries would you most enjoy learning from? Who would inspire and enlighten you?  Leave your thoughts in the comments area below.

Can you help me connect with anyone on the above list?  If yes, I'd love to hear from you.  Please call or email.

Please share your thoughts below.

Tom Heck
President & Founder
International Association of Teamwork Facilitators

Free Leadership TeleSeminar: The Power of Self Leadership with Ed Manning

We can’t truly lead others until we know how to lead ourselves.

In this live and interactive TeleSeminar you'll learn an innovative tool for mapping key internal influences of your behavior, communication, and decision making.

Once we know why we’re doing what we’re doing, we can make informed choices rather than simply react to people and events around us.

Practicing self leadership allows us to engage our day-to-day lives and professional roles with more clarity and effectiveness.

Please join us for this free and interactive TeleSeminar with special guest Ed Manning of Alchemy for Leaders where we'll explore The Power of Self Leadership.

This is the perfect training event for trainers, educators, coaches, and leaders.

Our guest Ed Manning owns Alchemy For Leaders and is an accomplished management consultant who brings a proven record of client success. Ed’s passion is guiding individuals and organizations in discerning what they truly value so they can unleash their potential. He has more than 20 years of facilitation experience with organizations such as ING Bank, Lend Lease, Delta Air Lines, and Center for Disease Control. Ed has led programs on leadership development, strategic planning, project management and effective communication.

 

 

About the telephone conference technology used during this class

This TeleSeminar will utilize new state of the art telephone conferencing technology from Maestro Conference that enables you to participate like never before.  All you need is a regular telephone (land line or cell) BUT be ready for a totally new experience.

CALL DETAILS

WHAT
Live TeleSeminar entitled "The Power of Self Leadership" with special guest Ed Manning of Alchemy For Leaders

WHEN
Wednesday, January 25, 2011
Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
(12 Central / 11 am Mountain / 10 am Pacific)
runs 60 minutes

COST
FREE!  But space is limited.  Register early!

RECORDING

This call was recorded and will be archived in the IATF Members Only Area.  Only IATF members have access to the Members Only Area.  CLICK HERE to learn more about IATF membership benefits. 

Download the slide deck as a PDF using the link below:

Download Self Leadership slides 1-25-12

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register. It's free to register.  After you register we'll send you the call info.  Registration is closed.

 

Free IATF Leadership TeleSeminar: How To Apply the Lessons of Emotional Intelligence - Practical Applications for Teamwork Facilitators

 

 “Emotional Intelligence” (EQ) - - it’s a term practically every leader has heard of.

Time Magazine says "Emotional Intelligence may be the best predictor of success in life..."

EQ is a term coined by Daniel Goleman who authored the wildly successful book “Emotional Intelligence - Why It Can Matter More Than IQ” (1996).

Here’s what Goleman says about the importance of EQ:

"In a study of skills that distinguish star performers in every field from entry-level jobs to executive positions, the single most important factor was not IQ, advanced degrees, or technical experience, it was EQ.”
  -- Daniel Goleman

A clear and competitive advantage is gained when leaders (and teams) strengthen EQ. 

But HOW exactly are Teamwork Facilitators supposed to APPLY this EQ stuff?  How do we make it real?  How do we close the gap between the theory of EQ and the practice of EQ?

That’s the question we’ll answer on Thursday December 1, 2011 when IATF Visiting Faculty Member Dr. Reldan Nadler, author of Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Hands-On Strategies for Building Confident And Collaborative Star Performers  shares his street-smart wisdom.

Dr. Nadler is a world-class expert when it comes to the practical application of Emotional Intelligence with leaders and teams and top companies seek out his advice -- Dr. Nadler's clients include Dreamworks SKG, Disney, At&T, MCI, Xerox, Lockheed-Martin Aerospace, and many more!

Questions addressed in this Free IATF TeleSeminar:

1. What is Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and why is it the most important component for star performance?
2. Why are EQ competencies critical for Teamwork Facilitators?
3. How is the Brain Neuroscience research influencing leadership today?
4. How to use the “Emotional Audit” to enhance your leadership and use with others.
5. What are specific things you can do to raise your EQ and experience more success?

About the telephone conference technology used during this class

This TeleSeminar will utilize new state of the art telephone conferencing technology from Maestro Conference that enables you to participate like never before.  All you need is a regular telephone (land line or cell) BUT be ready for a totally new experience. 

Yes, it will be THAT different.  :-)

CALL DETAILS

WHAT
Live TeleSeminar entitled "Emotional Intelligence - Practical Applications for Teamwork Facilitators”

WHEN
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
(12 Central / 11 am Mountain / 10 am Pacific)
runs 60 minutes

COST
FREE!  But space is limited.  Register early!

RECORDING

Get the recording for a limited time for free CLICK HERE.

This call was recorded and is archived in the IATF Members Only Area.  Only IATF members have access to the Members Only Area.  CLICK HERE to learn more about IATF membership benefits.

CLASS HANDOUT
During this call Dr. Nadler will shared the following:

 Slides are here:  Download Slides_leading_with_EI

Article:  "Teamwork Is Unnatural":    Download Teamwork is Unnatural 2011

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register. It's free to register.  After you register we'll send you the call info. Registration is closed.

 

How to make your final four months count -- FREE Leadership TeleSeminar with special guest Michael Bungay Stanier

 

What could you possibly achieve in an hour? And on a teleclass to boot.

So let's ask a different question.

What do you have left to achieve this year?

2012 is just four months away, and most of us are coming back from the summer break ready for the final push.

You now have a choice.

You can continue to work hard, do well and get to the end of the year thinking: it was a good-enough year, I ticked many boxes … but nothing really stands out as extraordinary.

Or you can set yourself up so that come holiday drinks, you'll have a story to tell. It might be one of triumph. It might be one of struggle. But it will be a story about you pursuing something that you care about, something that matters to you. It will be a story about your Great Work.

And that's what we will do in this hour long teleclass.

We'll take on the challenge of defining your Great Work Project.
    •    Why it matters
    •    Where you might find it
    •    How you might start it

It will be the thing you'll give time and energy and focus to over the coming months.

It will excite you and stretch you and challenge you and fulfill you.

It will be the way you get to do more of the stuff that matters to you, and less of all the other stuff that's keeping you busy and overwhelmed.

So jump in. The class will be practical, entertaining and useful.

My guest for this special event is Michael Bungay Stanier who is the founder and Senior Partner of Box of Crayons and the author of many books including “Do More Great Work”.

Headquartered in Toronto Canada, Box of Crayons is a company that works with organizations and teams around the world to help them do less Good Work and more Great Work.

Michael’s company works in a wide range of sectors, including Consumer Goods (Campbell’s, Mars, Nestle), Pharmaceuticals (AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Pfizer), and Professional Service Firms (Gartner Inc, PricewaterhouseCoopers).

This TeleSeminar will be interactive - - you'll be able to talk with our special guest speaker and ask him  questions directly (or send them in as text).  It's "just in time" training and development! 

Call Details

TITLE

How To Make Your Final 4 Months Count

DATE

Thursday   September 8, 2011

TIME

Starts at 1 pm  Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60- 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

Michael Bungay Stanier, author of Do More Great Work  

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

 CLICK HERE to register.  It's FREE.  Registration is closed.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

Get the recording HERE free for a limited time.  Soon the recording will be archived in the IATF Members Only Area.

This call was recorded and is available in the IATF Members Only Area. Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

 

 

Free Leadership TeleSeminar: From “Stuck” to “Go” -- Unleashing More Team Power in Your Organization

 Have you noticed how everyone in organizations talks about teamwork?

For facilitators who specialize in teamwork, it can be frustrating to encounter misperceptions and biases about team training. (“No, having a Panini bar in the break room is NOT teambuilding!”)

In this free Leadership TeleSeminar, IATF members Susan Gerke and David Hutchens will explore some of the common obstacles and barriers that you probably face in unleashing the power of teams – from cynicism, to time and budget pressures, and more. 

Susan and David will provide you with some tools and strategies that you can put to work in your organization right away.

 

Susan Gerke is the president of Gerke Consulting & Development where she designs, customizes and implements leadership and teamwork programs.  Her clients include Bank of the West, BHK Accountancy, City of Anaheim, Human Options, Orange Coast College, Sole Technology, UC Irvine, and Warner Bros.

 

 

 

David Hutchens, a bestselling author, and organizational learning consultant. He  has worked with IBM, The Coca-Cola Company, Wal-Mart, GE, Nike, and many others.

 

 

 

 

Together, Susan and David have created GO Team, a library of 18 easy-to-deliver team-training modules that allow you to build your own team training agenda.

This TeleSeminar will be interactive - - you'll be able to talk with our special guest speaker and ask them your questions directly (or send them in as text).  It's "just in time" training and development! 

Dial in, share your experiences… and then start unleashing even more team power in your organization.

Call Details

TITLE

From “Stuck” to “Go”:  Unleashing More Team Power in Your Organization

DATE

Thursday   September 1, 2011

TIME

Starts at 1 pm  Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60- 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

Susan Gerke and David Hutchens, creators of GO Team Resources

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

CLICK HERE to register. It's FREE. Registration is closed.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

Get the recording HERE free for a limited time.  Soon the recording will be archived in the IATF Members Only Area.

This call was recorded and is available in the IATF Members Only Area. Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

 

 

Free Leadership TeleSeminar: Trust Expert and Author Barry Rellaford on his new book "A Slice of Trust -- The Leadership Secret with the Hot & Fruity Filling"

Is trust important to you and your team?

BASIC TRUTH:  Trust if THE foundation for all things important (on teams and in life).

How then does one TEACH trust?

How do we all get on board with what trust means?

Trust is complex.  Trust is simple.  Trust is...

Let's face it.  Trust can be difficult to teach.

Good news!  My good friends Barry Rellaford and David Hutchens have written a powerful 100 page book that will help you and your team quickly and easiily understand what trust is and learn how to establish it, grow it, and nurture it.

FREE Leadership TeleSeminar on:

A Slice of Trust -- The Leadership Secret with the Hot & Fruity Filling

This book is written in parable format and stands well with the best of business parables,  including the all time greats like,  FISH, One Minute Manager and Who Moved my Cheese.  

A Slice of Trust: The Leadership Secret with the Hot & Fruity Filling, highlights in a memorable and meaningful way an important, career critical, management essential insight: Trust matters.

“Dazzling…and true! It took me years to discover the power of trust. With A Slice of Trust, you will understand so much more–and in only a few hours!”

-- Carlos Tavares, Chairman of Nissan Americas

A Slice of Trust teaches managers and leaders of all levels how companies that develop trust within the workplace can increase their value, efficiency, and innovation.

This delightful fable follows Simon the Pieman who isn't as simple as everyone thinks. He serves pie to  his customers along with his trust, one slice at a time. Trusting wisely and weighing the risks against the opportunities, Simon succeeds in his business, teaching an old dog, Sebastian, some new tricks along the way.

Inspired by Simon's trust, Sebastian learns a valuable lesson about the importance of extending trust, weighing out risks to exercise "smart trust," and the importance trust plays in leadership.

Barry Rellaford is my guest for this special live and interactive TeleSeminar.  Barry is a long time friend and an IATF Visiting Faculty Member.  Barry is the head trainer of Stephen M.R. Covey's "Speed of Trust" and travels the world teaching organizations large and small how to establish, grow and nurture trust in the workplace.  Barry has the unique ability to make the topic of "trust" come alive in a way that is approachable and human.  Barry is an exceptional and humble trainer and a wonderful person.

This TeleSeminar will be interactive - - you'll be able to talk with Barry and ask him your questions directly (or send them in as text).  It's "just in time" training and development! 

BOOK DISCOUNTS

When you place a bulk order you'll receive the book at a discounted rate.  This is the perfect book to provide to everyone on your team!  To receive a bulk order discount  contact:

Kim Eddy
Inside Sales Coordinator
Gibbs Smith
Phone - 801 927-2147
keddy@gibbs-smith.com

Call Details

TITLE

A Slice of Trust -- The Leadership Secret with the Hot & Fruity Filling

DATE

Thursday   June 30, 2011

TIME

Starts at 1 pm  Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60- 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

Barry Rellaford, coauthor of "A Slice of Trust"

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

CLICK HERE to register. It's FREE.  Registration is closed.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

Get the recording for free HERE for a limited time (link to MP3 file).

This call was recorded and is now archived in the IATF Members Only Area. Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

 

Free Leadership TeleSeminar: How Go-Givers Build Strong Teams with best selling author John David Mann

Are you a Go-Getter or a Go-Giver?  Which approach is best for building transformative teams?

Most are familiar with "Go-Getters".  They make things happen.  They don't wait for things to go their way, they create circumstances that go their way.  This approach is very "yang" or forceful in it's thought pattern.  In the West, Go-Getters are often times seen in a favorable light.  And yet, many Go-Getters experience difficulty building strong teams.

Contrast the Go-Getter approach with the Go-Giver approach.

Being a Go-Giver means you add value to others in a way that helps them significantly while at the same time increases your own sense of joy and improves your bottom line, both in your business and your personal life.

Go-Getters are "me focused" and in the worst case scenarios become "Go-Takes", someone who feels entitled to take, take, take without ever adding value to the relationship or the process in any way.

Go-Givers are "other focused."  A Go-Giver has the ability to take one's eyes off oneself in order to focus on contribution and adding value to the lives of others.

Go-Givers build teams that naturally contribute and add value.  Teams built upon the Go-Giver principles will outperform all other teams.  Best of all, team members on a Go-Giver team will be happier!

How does one become a "Go-Giver" and build teams based on the Go-Giver principles?

The answer to the above question will be supplied by my special guest in this live and interactive TeleSeminar.

My guest will be John David Mann who is the co-author of the international best seller The Go-Giver -- A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea

John has been writing about business, leadership and the laws of success for twenty years.  He really does know what it means to build and lead teams and has been doing it for a long time (he created his first business as a teenager!).

In the past few years John has worked with Paul Zane Pilzer (my favorite economist) writing The Next Millionaires, with Jeff Olson writing The Slight Edge and with John Assaraf and Murray Smith writing The Answer.  John is also the coauthor of You Call The Shots:  The 19 Essential Secrets of Entrepreneurship.

This TeleSeminar will be interactive - - you'll be able to talk with John and ask him your questions directly (or send them in as text).  It's "just in time" training and development! 

Call Details

TITLE

How Go-Givers Build Strong Teams

DATE

Wednesday  May 18, 2011

TIME

Starts at 12 noon  Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60- 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

John David Mann, Coauthor of "The Go-Giver"

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

CLICK HERE to register.  It's FREE.  Registration closed.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This call was recorded and is now archived in the IATF Members Only Area. Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

Get the recording HERE for a limited time. 

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

  CLASS HANDOUT

Click on the link below to download a one page PDF of the "5 Laws of Stratospheric Success".

Download The-5-Laws2

 

 

FREE CHAPTER FROM THE BOOK

CLICK HERE to navigate to the Go-Giver website where you can download a FREE chapter from the book.

RADIO INTERVIEWS

CLICK HERE to access previous recordings of the authors.

 

Free Leadership TeleSeminar: How To Grow Your Team (and Business) With Assessments with special guest John Birch

 Should you be using assessments with the teams you serve?

Assessments can help your team and, if used improperly, they can hurt your team.

• What aspects of your work with teams are best served by assessments?
• How do assessments change our definition of what a team is?
• How do assessments help you make right decisions?
• How are assessments used improperly?
• How do I know I need assessments?
• Are assessments considered a motivator or de-motivator by employees?
• Can assessments forecast the contribution of each member of the team?

In this leadership TeleSemianar we will explore the use of assessments when it comes to building teams and leaders.  We will even discuss how to use assessments to grow your teambuilding business.

This is the perfect TeleSeminar for business owners, managers, supervisors, coaches, and trainers.

My guest will be John Birch who is an IATF Member and founder of The Birch Group LLC, a consulting organization specializing in strategic/project planning, business success coaching, organizational effectiveness and training, as well as teambuilding and conflict resolution. 

When John started he used no assessments and then quickly discovered how useful they were.

This TeleSeminar will be interactive - - you'll be able to talk with John and ask him your questions directly (or send them in as text).  It's "just in time" training and development! 

Call Details

TITLE

How To Grow Your Team (and Business) With Assessments

DATE

Thursday, April 7, 2011

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

John Birch, President & Founder of The Birch Group

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

CLICK HERE to register. It's FREE. Registration is closed.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This call was  recorded and archived in the IATF Members Only Area. Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

CLICK HERE to get the recording for a limited time.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

 

 

Business Building TeleSeminar for Teamwork Facilitators

Are you interested in participating in a business building TeleSeminar series especially designed for Teamwork Facilitators?

What topics would you like to learn more about?

Topics we're considering:

• Web presence - blogs, websites, etc.
• Social Media - how and why to use facebook, twitter, LinkedIn
• Liability / Risk Management
• Selling Programs
• Delivering programs at a distance
• Hiring contract staff
• Developing products
• Licensing products
• Developing alliances
• Developing multiple streams of passive revenue

Please share your thoughts in the comments area below.  What do you want to learn?

Free Leadership TeleSeminar: Secrets To Managing a Bad Boss

Have you ever said this:

“I love my job, but I hate my boss.”
 
“My supervisor is half my age with none of my experience.”

“Sure I have responsibility, but none of the authority to carry it out.”

“His first response to any idea that I propose is no.”

Sound familiar? Sooner or later, we all work for someone we can't stand – a constant criticizer, a yeller, a power-hungry jerk, or just someone who's mentally checked out.  But if you can’t afford to quit – and few of us can in this economy – the only option is to deal with it.

In their previous bestseller Working With You is Killing Me, Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster helped people deal with troublesome coworkers.  Now they’re taking on toxic bosses in WORKING FOR YOU ISN’T WORKING FOR ME: The Ultimate Guide to Managing Your Boss

After years of advising clients, Crowley (a psychotherapist) and Elster (a business strategist) found that the single greatest determinant of happiness at work is the quality of your relationship with your boss.  When it's bad, you either become insecure or so resentful that you end up looking petty or incompetent.

Crowley and Elster offer a better option – reclaiming control of the relationship so you can be happier at work and move your career forward.

In this live and interactive TeleSeminar you will learn proven techniques for improving "bad boss" situations.  You will learn a practical, powerful four-step program for dealing with a bad boss:

1. Detect – Identify the exact boss behaviors that drive you crazy.
2. Detach – Discover concrete actions that will restore your power.
3. Depersonalize - Learn how to take any annoying boss behavior less personally.
4. Deal – Devise a plan to get what you need, and move your career forward.

About our guest speakers:  Katherine Crowley, a Harvard trained psychotherapist, and Kathi Elster, a management consultant, create the yin and yang of their company, K Squared Enterprises. Since 1989, they’ve combined their complementary expertise to develop a unique method for dealing with difficult people and challenging conditions at work. Their inside-out approach transforms the way businesses uncover and resolve their greatest interpersonal dilemmas.  Visit the website:  www.WorkingForYouIsntWorkingForMe.com

This TeleSeminar will be interactive - - you'll be able to talk with Katherine and Kathi and ask them your questions directly (or send them in as text).  It's "just in time" training and development! 

Call Details

TITLE

Secrets To Managing a Bad Boss

DATE

Thursday, March 24, 2011

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

BONUS:  An optional 15 - 20 minute virtual "meet and greet" session will follow this program.

PRESENTERS

Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster , author of "Working For You Isn't Working For Me"

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

CLICK HERE to register. It's FREE.  Registration is closed.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

CLICK HERE to access the recording (mp3).  This recording is available here for a limited time. 

This call is archived in the IATF Members Only Area. Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

 

 

Free Leadership TeleSeminar: How To Use Courage To Transform The Workplace with best selling author Bill Treasurer

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Courage is critical to personal and organizational success. But in times of economic instability, such as right now, fear directs workers’ behaviors, causing them to be distracted, afraid, and unproductive…just when their companies need them to be the opposite.

Fear is bad for business because it causes workers to become overly preoccupied with safety-seeking.

Courageous workers, by contrast, step up to challenges, seek out leadership roles, and assert innovative ideas…all for the good of the company.

This teleseminar will provide practical strategies for building workforce courage so workers can become “opportunity seekers”.

Key Topics to be Covered:

• The impact that fear and comfort have on individual performance
• Three distinct types of courage and how to differentiate among them
• How to create an environment that supports courageous behavior
• The differences between managers who encourage workers, and those who discourage them, what Bill calls Fillers and Spillers
• Tips on how to be more courageous and how to inspire more courageous behavior among those you lead

The workplace is fraught with daily challenges—challenges that may provoke fear, stress, or even excitement; but challenges nonetheless. These challenges can, potentially, inspire our courage or undermine our performance. This teleseminar will help attendees enlarge their Courage Capacity so they can meet organizational challenges with more confidence and less fear. 

About our guest speaker...

Bill Treasurer is founder of Giant Leap Consulting, and the author of the new off-the-shelf training program, Courageous Leadership: Using Courage to Transform the Workplace.

Bill is widely recognized as pioneer in the new organizational development practice of “courage-building”, and is author of Courage Goes to Work (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008), an internationally bestselling book about how to build workforce courage.

Bill is also a former member of the U.S. High Diving Team, and performed over 1500 high dives from heights that scaled to over 100 feet. Bills insights about workplace courage have been featured in over 100 national newspapers and magazines.

This TeleSeminar will be interactive - - you'll be able to talk with Bill Treasurer and ask him your questions directly (or send them in as text).  It's "just in time" training and development! 

Call Details

TITLE

Courageous Ledership -- How To Use Courage to Transform the Workplace

DATE

Thursday, February 10, 2011

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

BONUS:  An optional 15 - 20 minute virtual "meet and greet" session will follow this program.

PRESENTERS

Bill Treasurer, author of the bestseller "Courageous Ledership -- Using Courage to Transform the Workplace"

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

 CLICK HERE to register.  It's FREE.  Registration is closed.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

CLICK HERE to download the recording (MP3 file).  The recording will soon be archived in the IATF Members Only Area. Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

View video below of Bill Treasurer below speaking about Courage In The Workplace

Free Leadership TeleSeminar: How To Take A Breather (and remain successful) with "Callings" expert Gregg Levoy

 

We belong to a work-obsessed culture whose busyness-as-usual makes us forget that discipline also means knowing when to knock off.

Just as the ear needs “rests” when listening to music, we each need time to linger and reflect in the onrushing of life, time when we’re not engaged in what the Taoists refer to as “the ten thousand things.”

When we’re giving off nothing but busy signals, the calls of spirit, of soul, of the deep self can’t get through.

This TeleSeminar examines the challenges and benedictions of taking breathers, of remembering that life is meant to be savored and not just worked at.

Our guest speaker for this special event is Gregg Levoy, bestselling author of Callings -- Finding and Following an Authentic Life.

Gregg is a former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, and former columnist and reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer and USA Today. He has written about the subject of callings for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Omni, Psychology Today, Reader's Digest, and many others. He has also been a frequent guest of the media, including ABC-TV, CNN, NPR and PBS.

This TeleSeminar will be interactive - - you'll be able to talk with Gregg and ask him your questions directly (or send them in as text).  It's "just in time" training and development! 

Call Details

TITLE

How To Take A Breather (and remain successful)

DATE

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

BONUS:  An optional 15 - 20 minute virtual "meet and greet" session will follow this program.

PRESENTERS

Gregg Levoy, author of the bestseller "Callings -- Finding And Following An Authentic Life"best selling author

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

 CLICK HERE to register. It's FREE!  Registration is closed.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

For a limited time you can CLICK HERE to download the recording.  The recording will soon be archived in the IATF Members Only Area.

This call was recorded and is archived in the IATF Members Only Area. Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

RESOURCES

During the call Gregg mentions an article entitled  "Bumping Into Mr. Ravioli" that appeared in the New Yorker magazine.  Find the article HERE.

View video below of Gregg Levoy in action

 

Free Leadership TeleSeminar: The 7 Qualities of the Leader As Coach -- Secrets to Leading in the Inspiration Age

Recording of TeleSeminar and Resources available below.

Register now for the Leader As Coach Fast Track Program.

Today’s leaders must evolve.  They must make a shift away from a traditional command and control style of leadership to a style of leadership that focuses on energizing and empowering people.

The old way of leading was about motivation - - a short-term, externally based, "technique" driven approach to moving people into action. 

"How can I motivate my team?" was the old question.  Asking this question keeps leaders caught in a downward spiral where they are:

• Managing merely for results
• Babysitting the employees’ smallness
• Trying to eliminate mistakes
• Creating adrenaline through deadlines
• Solving all the problems

The old style of leadership is a HUGE energy drain.

The new style of leadership - the style of leadership cutting edge managers and supervisors around the world are moving to - is all about INSPIRATION.

Leadership through INSPIRATION is most easily defined as the "Coach Approach" to leadership.

"How can I inspire my team?" is the question asked by the Coach Leader. 

There are 7 distinct qualities embodied by the Coach Leader that make them naturally inspirational leaders. These include:

• Coach Leaders are models for others, not just expert managers.
• Coach Leaders create problem free zones versus being expert problem solvers.
• Coach Leaders have more then they need.

Join IATF President & Founder Tom Heck for this interactive and thought provoking TeleSeminar.

Call Details 

TITLE

The 7 Qualities of the Leader As Coach -- Secrets to Leading in the Inspiration Age

DATE

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

TIME

• starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
• runs for 70 minutes

PRESENTER

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF
 

REGISTER

Registration is closed.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

CLICK HERE to access the recording. 

RESOURCES

Click on the link below to access the slide deck used during this event

Download 7_Qualities_of_the_Leader_As_Coach_Dec_2010

Click on the link below for the class handout

Download PARTICIPANT - 7 Qualities of the Leader As Coach

CLICK HERE for the Adrenaline Addiction Self Assessment

CLICK HERE for the audio interview with Jack Canfield

CLICK HERE for the Leader As Coach Self Assessment

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Learn how to inspire your team while making your life as a leader more fulfilling in the IATF Leader As Coach Fast Track Program.

Free TeleSeminar: The Stories We Create -- Narrative and Engagement in Organizations with special guest David Hutchens

Storytelling has the power to transform your team and your organization.

As the whole of human history shows and storytellers have always known, stories are a wellspring of communal life. Stories inspire, support, and sustain all types of human communities.

Having a story in common brings people together because stories cultivate the communion of hearts and minds that creates community.

Stories provide a community with the common ground and shared vision needed to inspire collective striving.

Organizational stories provide an effective way to convey fundamental understandings necessary to workplace design and culture.  More importantly, stories speak to the heart of your team members.

In this TeleSeminar we will explore how you can use stories to build an inspired, high performing team.

 Join us for this live and interactive TeleSeminar to:

• Learn how to use stories to engage employees.
• Learn how stories can motivate your team.
• Learn how stories set the stage for cooperative and productive work relationships by creating common contexts of knowledge, interest, and communication.

Our guest speaker for this special event is David Hutchens, a bestselling author, and creator of the Learning Fables series of books.

The Learning Fables have been translated into more than a dozen languages and found an enthusiastic audience in organizations all over the world.

As an organizational learning consultant, David Hutchens has worked with IBM, The Coca-Cola Company, Wal-Mart, GE, Nike, and many others. He is the creator of GO Team, a library of 18 easy-to-deliver team-training modules that allow you to build your own team training agenda. David is a member of the leadership board of Stories in Organizations, a special interest group of the National Storytelling Network.

This live an interactive TeleSeminar with special guest David Hutchens represents a perfect opportunity to learn how you can leverage the power of storytelling to build inspired, high performing teams.

This TeleSeminar will be interactive - - you'll be able to talk with David and ask him your questions directly (or send them in as text).  It's "just in time" coaching! 

Call Details

TITLE

The Stories We Create: Narrative and Engagement in Organizations

DATE

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

David Hutchens, best selling author

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

CLICK HERE to register.  It's FREE!  Registration is now closed.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

CLICK HERE to get the recording for a limited time.

Click on the link below to download the slide deck used in this TeleSeminar.  Link active for a short time.

Download SLIDE DECK David Hutchens Org Stories

This call was recorded and is archived in the IATF Members Only Area. Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free TeleSeminar: Secrets to Facilitating "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team" with Pat Richie, Principal Consultant at the Table Group

 

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni is one of the most important books on teamwork in the last decade. 

This book has appeared on American best-seller lists including: New York Times, Business Week, Wall Street Journal and USA Today.

More teamwork facilitators, trainers, coaches, supervisors, and managers have read and attempted to teach the principles in this book than any other in recent history.

Patrick Lencioni travels occasionally to teach this material but the guy doing most of the training on The Five Dysfunctions is Pat Richie who will be our guest for this special TeleSeminar. 

If you love The Five Dysfunctions book as much as we do at the IATF then you'll want to attend this TeleSeminar where Pat Richie will share secrets to teaching the material and insights gained from working with Patrick Lencioni. Come to the call ready to ask questions!

 Join us for this live and interactive TeleSeminar to:

• Learn secrets to facilitating The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
• Gain insights on how to "re-start" The Five Dysfunctions if you have a team that is currently using this model
• Learn stratgies for making The Five Dysfunctions of a Team come alive with a team

Our guest speaker for this special event is Pat Richie who has a unique combination of experience building a teamwork culture on the highest performing teams ever and expertise facilitating the groundbreaking 5 Dysfunctions model for business.

Pat Richie’s early success came in professional sports as part of the San Francisco 49’ers in the 80’s and 90’s (he won 3 Super Bowl Rings!).

Pat has authored two books, “Wisdom for the BusyLeader” foreword by Patrick Lencioni and “Wisdom for the Busy SportsLeader” foreword by Mike Holmgren.

He has co-authored articles on teamwork with Patrick Lencioni that have appeared in national publications, and been quoted by: The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, the BBC and GQ Magazine.

Contact Pat Richie:  pat.richie@tablegroupconsulting.com

This is a great opportunity to learn about how you can learn how to teach one of the most powerful teamwork models available.

This TeleSeminar will be interactive - - you'll be able to talk with Pat and ask him your questions directly (or send them in as text).  It's "just in time" coaching! 

Graphic Facilitation

This call included live "graphic facilitation" provided by Breah Livolsi Parker of BlipStudio.com. Click on the imgage below to view the graphic representation of the information shared in this program.

Call Details

TITLE

 Secrets to Facilitating "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team"

DATE

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

Pat Richie, Principal Consultant at the Table Group
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

 CLICK HERE to register.  Registration is closed.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

CLICK HERE to access the recording of this call. The recording will be available here for a limited time and then archived in the IATF Members Only Area. Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Watch this video clip of Pat Richie speaking on The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

 

Leadership TeleSeminar: How To Achieve Full Alignment -- Practical Steps to Transform Your Life (or Team) Vision into Action with Anthony Silard

 

Alignment.

When people are in alignment (physically) they have greater strength and flexibility and no pain.

When teams are in alignment they move faster and with greater efficiency. 

If you're able to help a team achieve FULL alignment then you're more likely to help the team experience their full potential.  Best of all, fully aligned teams are easier to lead!

How then do you help people achieve full alignment?

In his landmark book Full Alignment: A Practical Guide to Transforming Your Life Vision into Action, leadership expert Anthony Silard shows you how to bring your life to purpose by transforming your lofty dreams into concrete, deadline-driven goals and then choosing actions on a moment-to-moment basis that are congruent with your deepest values.

 Join us for this live and interactive TeleSeminar to:

• Learn steps to define your vision for what you want to achieve in life.
• Learn how to handle disaproval (there WILL be people who disapprove of your vision!)
• Learn how to unleash tremendous power and deep commitment toward powerful, compelling goals.

 

Our guest speaker for this special event is Anthony Silard, the CEO of The Executive Leadership Institute and the President of The Center for Social Leadership. Anthony is the author of Full Alignment - A Practical Guide To Transforming Your Life Vision Into Action.  As a leadership coach, Anthony helps CEOs and senior executives of Fortune 100 companies, small businesses and the world’s largest nonprofits such as CARE, Save the Children, The United Way and the American Red Cross to become more authentic people and more effective leaders.  Winner of the prestegious Robert F. Kennedy Public Service Award, Anthony's leadership programs have helped thousands of people in 20 countries including Argentina, Zambia, India and Romania to create positive, breakthrough personal and social change in their lives and the lives of others.

This is a great opportunity to learn about how you can help those you serve move into full alignment.

This TeleSeminar will be interactive - - you'll be able to talk with Tony and ask him your questions directly (or send them in as text).  It's "just in time" coaching!

Call Details

TITLE

 How To Achieve Full Alignment -- Practical Steps to Transform Your Life (or Team) Vision into Action

DATE

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

TIME

Starts at 4 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

Anthony Silard, CEO of the Exeutive Leadership Institute
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

CLICK HERE to register.  Registration is closed.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

CLICK HERE to download the recording.

This call was recorded and is now archived in the IATF Members Only Area.  Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Here's what happens when teams are unaligned:

Free TeleSeminar: How Games At Work Inspire Creativity with special guest Dave Gray

Great things don’t happen in a vacuum. But creating an environment for creative thinking and innovation can be a daunting challenge. How can you make it happen at your company? The answer may surprise you: gamestorming.

Learn how to apply game thinking to your business challenges in this TeleSeminar with the author!

Think back to the last time you played a game. What was the game? Why did you choose to play? Was it a simple game like tic-tac-toe, or something more complex, like Monopoly, Scrabble or Chess? Or maybe it was a game of basketball? Did you play with friends? With family? Try to recapture the feeling you had as you played the game. How did it feel? Would you like to have more of that feeling at work?

Games come naturally to human beings. Playing a game is a way of exploring the world, a form of structured play, a natural learning activity that’s deeply tied to growth. Games can be fun and entertaining, but games can have practical benefits too.

In this TeleSeminar you'll learn how to design games to help you get more innovative, creative results in your work.

About the book "GAMESTORMING"

This book includes more than 80 games to help you break down barriers, communicate better, and generate new ideas, insights, and strategies. The authors have identified tools and techniques from some of the world’s most innovative professionals, whose teams collaborate and make great things happen. This book is the result: a unique collection of games that encourage engagement and creativity while bringing more structure and clarity to the workplace.

Here's what GAMESTORMING can do for your team:

• Overcome conflict and increase engagement with team-oriented games
• Improve collaboration and communication in cross-disciplinary teams with visual-thinking techniques
• Improve understanding by role-playing customer and user experiences
• Generate better ideas and more of them, faster than ever before
• Shorten meetings and make them more productive
• Simulate and explore complex systems, interactions, and dynamics
• Identify a problem’s root cause, and find the paths that point toward a solution

One common review of the book:

…one of the most valuable and applicable collection of tools and techniques for organizational design that I have ever come across. The "games" outlined in the book help you make ideas more tangible and meetings more productive, notably through visual techniques. Gamestorming is a window into the future of how groups will work. There is no way around this book if you are serious about making innovation and change happen in your organization.

Our guest for this special TeleSeminar is Dave Gray is the coauthor of GAMESTORMING and the founder and chairman of XPLANE Corp., an information design consultancy serving Fortune 100, NGO and government clients around the world, and co-founder of Vizthink, a global community dedicated to the use of visualization in all forms of learning and communication. An artist, journalist and information designer, he is passionate about applied creativity.

 

Call Details

TITLE

 Gamestorming -- How Games At Work Inspire Creativity

DATE

Thursday, October 21, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

Dave Gray, author of Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

CLICK HERE to download the 1 hour 20 minute recording (MP3).

COST

$47 value.  FREE for subscribers of the free IATF teambuilding ideas e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register.  It's free!  After you register, we'll send you the secret phone number and "PIN".  Registration is closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Watch this video (below) of Dave talking about GAMESTORMING at UX Week in San Francisco

 

Watch this video (below) of Dave presenting an IGNITE session on GAMESTORMING

Secrets of Social Media for Teambuilders with Mike Cardus of Create-Learning.com

STOP MARKETING And START Sharing -- A discussion of reciprocity using on-line media for the development of your business, brand, customer, and YOU!

Join us for this live and interactive TeleSeminar to:

• Explore the pros and cons of Blogs, Websites, FaceBook, Twitter and maybe LinkedIn for marketing of your company’s products and services.
• Explore why giving more stuff away creates a magnetic pull of fans and people who value your services and products.
• Explore how your capacity for change, values & commitments can either explode or implode your business.
• Discuss and co-create techniques, processes, plans, and short-cuts to see a rapid return using on-line social media tools.

Here's what you'll learn:

1. Four techniques to re-brand and market existing products and processes you already have.
2. A clear understanding of the necessary steps to create a change of your marketing and sharing in the following steps: 1) Vision, 2) Skills, 3) Incentives, 4) Resources, 5) Action Plan
3. Understanding of why giving stuff away for free elevates your brand and you to expert status; and can get you more people to serve (and profit from it!).

Our guest for this event is Mike Cardus, founder of Create-Learning.com based out of Buffalo, NY.  Create-Learning.com  is a learning and consulting firm that provides experiential development to create great experiences for improved performance and lasting memories.  Mike facilitates, educates, and speaks with groups in a variety of settings including Fortune 500 Companies, small businesses, universities and classrooms. Best known for his high energy and creativity, Mike has facilitated groups from as small as two to as many as three thousand.  Mike's Facebook page is HERE.  Find Mike on Twitter HERE .  Mike is a member of the IATF.

This is a great opportunity to learn about how to grow your business and positively impact more people using social media from someone who has done it.

Call Details

TITLE

 Secrets To Growing Your Teambuilding Business With Social Media

DATE

Thursday, October 7, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

Mike Cardus with Create-Learning.com
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This call was recorded and archived in the IATF Members Only Area HERE .  Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

COST

FREE for IATF members. 

$47 for non-members.  Non-members CLICK HERE to purchase.  If you can't make it to the live presentation we'll send you the recording after the call.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free TeleSeminar: Are You Charging Enough? Strategies for the New Economy with Entrepreneur Expert Ali Brown

Recording available to nonmembers for 24 hours only.

NOTE:  During this call our guest Ali Brown mentioned a discount code to be used when you register for her SHINE event.  The discount code is:  IATF

What you charge in your business is directly related to how much money you can make. 

Are you still charging what you were in 2007?  If yes, you may need to rethink this.

Are you starting a business and have no way to determine how to set your fees?

Good news for those in the IATF community who own a business (or plan to start one)!

Entrepreneur Business Coach Ali Brown is our special guest speaker for this event and she will share some powerful quick tips on evaluating how much you should be charging, as well as a special strategy that can help you generate quick cash while you raise your rates!

On this call you will learn: 

• How-to determine if you’re selling yourself short and missing out on thousands of dollars worth of hard-earned profits!
• Simple strategies for increasing your rates – and how to set them in the first place
• Your key factor in commanding a dramatically higher rate
• How-to introduce your new rate with success. (There’s a positive way and a negative way to announce an increase.)
• How to handle client complaints with any rate change.  (it’s inevitable, so prepare how to turn it around into a win.)

The psychology you're currently using to determine your pricing structure may be outdated and thus, limiting the amount of prosperity you're truly capable of experiencing.

Come join us and explore how to charge what you're worth on this interactive TeleSeminar with Entrepreneur Business Coach Ali Brown.  

Ali is the founder and CEO of media company Ali International, LLC, which includes the Millionaire Protégé Club, Ali Magazine, Ali Boutique, and Shine Events.

In 2009, Brown's company Ali International ranked #263 on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies in the nation. In 2010, Brown was a recipient of the Enterprising Women of the Year award.

This is your chance to join a live call and ask Ali questions about your business pricing situation.

Call Details

TITLE

 Are You Charging Enough? Strategies for the New Economy

DATE

Thursday, September 30, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

Ali Brown, founder and CEO of Ali International LLC
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

For a limited time, you can download the recording HERE for free.

NOTE:  During this call our guest Ali Brown mentioned a discount code to be used when you register for her SHINE event.  The discount code is:  IATF

This call was recorded and is now archived in the IATF Members Only Area HERE .  Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

COST

$179 value.  FREE for subscribers of the free IATF teambuilding ideas e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register.  It's free!  After you register, we'll send you the secret phone number and "PIN".  Registration is closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free TeleSeminar: "Happiness & Teamwork" with NY Times best selling author Gretchen Rubin

Recording available to nonmembers for 24 hours only.

"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."  US Declaration of Independence

"Whoever is happy will make others happy, too." ~ Mark Twain

Clearly, happiness is important.  We all seek out opportunities to be happy.  Some people appear to be happier than others. 

What about happiness and teamwork?

What is the relationship between the success your team experiences and the level of happiness your team members experience?  Chicken or the egg?  Which comes first?  Team happiness or team success?

What is your responsibility as a leader to promote or effect happiness on your team?

What exactly IS happiness?  What does it mean to be happy?  How happy can we expect to be?

  To answer these questions I've invited happiness expert Gretchen Rubin to the IATF.

Gretchen is the author of the NY Times bestseller "The Happiness Project" which I found to be a wonderful book.

The Happiness Project is a memoir of the year Gretchen spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, the current scientific studies, and the lessons from popular culture about how to be happy--from Aristotle to Martin Seligman to Thoreau to Oprah.

“A cross between the Dalai Lama’s The Art of Happiness and Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love, and seamlessly buttressed by insights from sources as diverse as psychological scientists, novelists, poets, and philosophers, Gretchen Rubin has written a book that readers will revisit again and again as they seek to fulfill their own dreams for happiness.”
— Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want

Wikipedia has an entry on "Happiness At Work" that starts with the following:

Despite a large body of positive psychological research into the relationship between happiness and productivity, happiness at work has traditionally been seen as a potential by-product of positive outcomes at work, rather than a pathway to success in business. However a growing number of scholars, Boehm and Lyubomirsky included, state that it should be viewed as one of the major sources of positive outcomes in the workplace.

Resources mentioned during this TeleSeminar:

• SELF TEST:  Are YOU the One That Everyone Finds Difficult?
• BOOK:  The No Ass Hole Rule by Bob Sutton and Bob's great blog

Come join us and explore happiness and teamwork on this interactive TeleSeminar with Gretchen!

Call Details

TITLE

Happiness & Teamwork -- Exploring the connection between happiness and team success

DATE

Thursday, September 23, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

For a short time you can download the recording of this call HERE for free.

CLICK HERE to get the recording which is archived in the IATF members only area. Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

COST

$59 value.  FREE for subscribers of the free IATF teambuilding ideas e-newsletter.

 

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register.  It's free!  After you register, we'll send you the secret phone number and "PIN".  Registration is closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free TeleSeminar: Teams In Trouble expert Michael Goldman on "Shutting up or speaking out -- How to develop trust when trust doesn't exist"

Trust.  It’s the foundation for all valuable relationships and is at the core of all high performing teams.

But what happens when a team lacks trust?

My colleague Michael Goldman of FacilitationFirst.com relates this TRUE STORY of a team in trouble that he was called into work with...

A new product is developed and feedback is needed from within the company to make some critical decisions on how to proceed.

A diverse group of staff is formed to provide the needed feedback - - only there is a problem.  There is “history” between some of the staff members.

It’s a trust issue.

There is reluctance within the group to speak their mind.  It will be a waste of time and energy to bring the group together unless the feedback is honest and unfiltered.  But that’s not going to happen because the staff doesn’t trust each other.

What would you do?

On Thursday August 19, 2010 expert "Teams In Trouble" facilitator Michael Goldman will share the strategies, tactics and tools he uses when working with a team with trust issues. The tools Michael will share will position you to help teams build trust and move forward with speed and grace.

Call Details

TITLE

Teams In Trouble -- Shutting up or speaking out.  How to develop trust when trust doesn't exist

DATE

Thursday, August 19, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

Michael Goldman of FacilitationFirst.com, the largest and best facilitation training organization in Canada
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This call will be recorded and archived in the IATF Members Only Area.  Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

HANDOUT

A three page handout which outlined the two-tiered facilitation process was provided during this call.  The handout is now archived in the IATF members only area.

COST

$59 value.  FREE for subscribers of the free IATF teambuilding ideas e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register.  It's free!  After you register, we'll send you the secret phone number and "PIN".  This event has expired.

CLASS HANDOUT

A class handout (PDF) will be supplied during the call.  This handout is available in the IATF members only area HERE.  Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

How To Strengthen Relationships on Teams Using Visual Images with Christine Martell -- FREE TeleSeminar

SPECIAL OFFER --

Our guest Christine Martell of VisualsSpeak.com is providing the following special offer: Purchase 5 or more "VisualsSpeak mini - Building Great Teams" and receive the $49 Facilitators Guide for FREE.  CLICK HERE then select the "Products" tab to find the "Building Great Teams" product.  During checkout enter the following secret coupon code: "iatf2010" and you'll receive the $49 Facilitators Guide for FREE with you order!

Nobel-laureate scientists. Award-winning filmmakers. World-champion athletes. These are people that change the world. They operate with peak performance. And they all have something else in common.

They think not just in words, but in images.

Whether it’s imagining a new vaccine in the lab, a blockbuster at the studio, or a perfect shot on the court, these amazing people bring both the verbal and the visual together.

By using images to go beyond words alone, visual images can be used to help improve performance, resolve conflict, and achieve results.

VisualsSpeak trains facilitators in the use of tools using images to drive discussion, insight, and transformation.

Christine Martell is principal of VisualsSpeak, and she will be our guest for this special IATF Train-The-Trainer TeleSeminar.

This TeleSeminar will focus on strategies for building relationships in teams using visual images.

Christine will share a special series of images (digital download) with all who participate in this call.  You'll be able to use these same images with the groups you serve.

Topics we'll be covering include:

• Overview of ways you can use images in team building
• When and why to use images
• Experience of using visuals to build relationships in teams

Christine Martell has been facilitating with a variety of organizations worldwide for 25 years. Her work integrating visuals with traditional corporate performance improvement methods has brought her global recognition. Her work at VisualsSpeak is focused on developing fun, experiential, transformational tools for team building, leadership development, and strategic visioning.

Call Details

TITLE

How To Strengthen Relationships on Teams Using Visual Images

DATE

Thursday, July 8, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

Christine Martell of VisualsSpeak.com
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This call was recorded and archived in the IATF Members Only Area HERE.  Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

COST

$59 value.  FREE for subscribers of the free IATF teambuilding ideas e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register. It's free!  After you register, we'll send you the secret phone number and "PIN".  Registration is closed.

CLASS HANDOUT

CLICK HERE to download the 10 page class handout which teaches you how to lead a process that will strengthen team relationships.  This handout is available in the IATF members only area HERE.  Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

How To Build & Lead Inspired Teams with Dr. Lance Secretan -- FREE TeleSeminar

Recording below for limited time.

FACT:  Inspired teams have a stronger bottom line than "average" teams.

No surprises there.

But HOW do you build and lead inspired teams?

This question is best answered by inspiration in the workplace expert Dr. Lance Secretan who is the author of the new best seller "The Spark, The Flame, and the Torch"

Dr. Secretan's much anticipated new book is broad, effective and extraordinarily inspiring. The Spark, The Flame, and the Torch  is Dr. Secretan's masterwork in which he has taken 35 years of intellectual property—which he calls Higher Ground Leadership—developed through his research, client engagements, coaching and teaching experience, and integrated it into a unified theory of inspired leadership, that offers a comprehensive approach to being an inspiring person and therefore an inspiring leader.

You will learn how to be a transformational leader and how to be the change the world needs for a brighter future. It is a brilliant work that helps leaders:

• rethink the role of modern organizations
• reassess our personal contribution
• develop greater meaning and fulfillment
• overhaul performance management and coaching practice
• become clearer about future visioning
• build stronger personal relationships and teams
• rethink leadership, and
• focus on inspiration

We all long for greater authenticity, integrity, and inspiration from our corporations and institutions. The Spark, the Flame, and the Torch reveals a leadership path that will forever change your perception of yourself, others, your organization and the world around you—enabling you to live a more effective, purposeful, and inspiring life.

Join us for this inspiring TeleSeminar and gain important lessons for building and leading inspired teams. 

Call Details

TITLE

How To Build & Lead Inspired Teams with Dr. Lance Secretan

DATE

Thursday, June 17, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

Dr. Lance Secretan, IATF Visiting Faculty Member
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This call was recorded and is available in the IATF Members Only Area HERE.

Non IATF members can get the recording HERE free for a limited time.

COST

$59 value.  FREE for subscribers of the free IATF teambuilding ideas e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register. It's free!  After you register, we'll send you the secret phone number and "PIN".  Registration is closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

How To Write and Publish Your Teamwork Book -- with special guest Sam Sikes, author of 7 popular teambuilding games books

Are you planning to write a teambuilding book?

You might be writing a teambuilding book (or considering it) for the following reasons:

• Legacy - the book will outlive you and likely reach more people than you ever will.
• Marketing - the book can help you build you establish credibility and grow your business.
• Message - writing your book will help you clarify and strengthen your message.
• Income - your book will become one of your streams of passive revenue

In this live an interactive TeleSeminar we'll explore many aspects of book writing with the help of noted teambuilding book author Sam Sikes of DoingWorks.com.

Sam has written 7 teambuilding books.  He has authored some of the books on his own and has coauthored others.  Sam is not only a teambuilding leader, he has a wealth of information about how and why to publish your own book. 

Some of the topics we plan to cover include:

• How to self publish (traditional offset, print on demand, e-book)
• Working with a publisher
• Cover design
• Marketing
• Working with resellers
• ISBN numbers
• Pricing
• Sales on amazon
• Writing solo and with coauthors
• Benefits of writing a book (marketing, helping others, passive revenue, etc.)
• Order fulfillment
• Including multimedia (CD, DVD)
• Password protected website
• Dedicated website for sales
• How to get endorsements and what to do with them
• Editor / proofreader - where to find
• Images & illustrations

This is a perfect opportunity to get your book writing questions answered!

Call Details

TITLE

How To Write and Publish Your Teamwork Book

DATE

Thursday, June 10, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60-75 minutes

PRESENTERS

• Sam Sikes of DoingWorks.com
• Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This call was recorded and is now posted (archived) in the IATF members only area.  Members CLICK HERE to access the recording.

COST

Free for IATF members and $59 for all others.

REGISTER HERE

• IATF members CLICK HERE to register for free.  Registration is closed.  Members CLICK HERE to access the recording.

• Non-members CLICK HERE to pay $59. Registration is closed. Not an IATF member?  CLICK HERE to join and get immediate access to the recording and class notes.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

NEW Virtual Team Leader course starts Friday June 4, 2010

NEW training for managers of Virtual Teams led by Tom Heck, President and Founder of the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators.

Learn How To Lead Virtual Teams In This Dynamic LIVE Distance Learning Program!

The Virtual Team Leader training program is designed for managers and supervisors who need real world solutions for leading remote teams.

• Delivered LIVE via telephone conference calls.  Fully participate from anywhere in the world; no travel required.
• Leverages the power of a dedicated and focused learning community; learn in the company of like-minded professionals.
• Application oriented.  You'll learn strategies, tactics and tools for leading virtual teams and then return to your group to apply what you've learned.  Then you'll return to class to share your success (or challenges) and receive support and coaching from the instructor and community.
• Professional instruction with personal attention.

CLICK HERE to register.  IATF members receive a discount!

Do More Great Work -- Free Leadership TeleSeminar with special guest Michael Bungay Stanier

You’re up to your eyeballs answering email, returning phone calls, attending meetings, scrambling to get things done. But when did being busy become a measure of success?

It’s time to do more of the work that means something to you, stretches you and makes a difference.

This is true for you AND your team!

Our guest for this special interactive TeleSeminar is "Great Work" expert Michael Bungay Stanier.

In our last call with Michael, we talked about the fundamentals of Good Work and Great Work and shared a tool that can be used individually and for a team to help them do more Great Work.

In this class, we'll tackle...

• The greatest barrier to doing more Great Work
• The three fundamental attributes you and your teams need to do more Great Work
• A tool and a process to help any team have more impact in their work

Please join us for an interactive, fun and practical TeleClass that will give you new tools and insights for the work you’re doing with teams and leaders.

 

Do More Great Work: Stop the busywork and start the work that matters

In Michael Bungay Stanier’s Do More Great Work you’ll find fifteen ‘maps’, practical exercises to help you identify how to find, start and sustain more Great Work. Amongst other things you’ll learn:

• Where to find clues to your own Great Work. (They’re all around you.)
• How to locate the sweet spot between what you want to do and what your organization wants you to do.
• Tactics to best manage the overwhelm.
• How to double the likelihood you’ll do what you want to do.

There are also original contributions from leading thinkers like Seth Godin, Dave Ulrich, Michael Port, Penelope Trunk, Leo Babauta and Chris Guillebeau on how to do more of the important stuff.

To do more Great Work you need focus, you need courage and you need resilience. Do More Great Work will help you find all that and more.

Call Details

TITLE

Do More Great Work TeleClass

DATE

Thursday, May 27, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

• Michael Bungay Stanier, IATF Visiting Faculty Member
• Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

The recording is archived in the IATF members only area.  Members CLICK HERE to access. 

COST

Free for subscribers of the IATF teambuilding ideas e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register. It's free!  When you register we'll send you the phone number and your secret PIN.  Registration is closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

How "Linchpins" are transforming organizations -- Free TeleSeminar with special guest Seth Godin

Seth Godin's new book "Linchpin - Are You Indispensable?" is amazing (215 reviews at amazon with a 4.5/5 avg rating).  If you work in the field of team and leadership development you MUST read this book.  I downloaded the audio version from audible.com and I'm on my third listen and each time I get something new.

What is a "Linchpin" and how do they transform teams and organizations?

Some people are valuable, but if you want to be invaluable, or even indispensable, you have to be a linchpin. Linchpins are so vital to the organization that you wouldn’t be able to replace them. They hold it all together.

In TRIBES, Seth encouraged us to lead. In Linchpin he goes further, pleading with the reader to be the indispensable member of a Tribe.

Seth says Linchpins are artists and THE primary attribute of the artist is her ability to do "emotional work". 

Artist Hugh MacLeod comments on "emotional work"...

The only people who have a hope of becoming linchpins in any organization, who have any hope of changing anything for the better in real terms, are those who have the capacity to do “emotional work” at a high level—to be true artists at whatever they set their minds on doing. The guys who just plod around the office corridors, just turning up for their paycheck.... Well, those guys don’t have a prayer, poor things. The world is just too interesting and competitive now.

Linchpins don’t worry about what’s in it for them, but instead focus on giving gifts that change people.

If you are to be successful, if you are going to change the world through your work as a Teamwork Facilitator, you must be doing emotional work and giving gifts.

In this interactive TeleSeminar Seth will help us understand the role of the Linchpin in teams and organizations.  We'll explore how you can cultivate Linchpins on your team and how best to lead them.

 This live TeleSeminar represents an amazing opportunity to spend time with Seth Godin to learn first hand about Linchpins and teamwork so I urge you to come to this call prepared.  Study some of the Linchpin material HERE before the call.

>>> NOTE:  We will likely exceed our phone line capacity for this call so arrive early to secure your spot!

I look forward to having you join us for this call.

CALL DETAILS

TITLE: 

Linchpins - Lessons for Teamwork Facilitators

PROGRAM LEADERS:

Seth Godin, author of Linchpin - Are You Indispensable? 

Tom Heck, IATF President & Founder

DATE:

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

TIME:

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)

runs for 60 minutes

RECORDING:

This call was recorded and the recording is archived in the IATF Members Only Area.  Members CLICK HERE to access the recording.

Non IATF members can get the recording HERE for a limited time.

COST:

This call is free for all who subscribe to the free IATF e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE:

CLICK  HERE to register (it's free).  After you register, we'll send you an email containing the call-in phone number and your "PIN".  REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Secrets To Leading Gen-Y with Millennials in the Workplace Expert Bea Fields -- Free IATF TeleSeminar

Are you having difficulty leading your Gen-Y team members?

You already know Gen-Y is unlike any other generation you've had the opportunity to lead.

They are the children of the Baby Boomers and are now the largest generation in the history of the world.  This is the generation you must learn to lead if you are to be successful!

Employers thought Gen-Y would simply be an extension of Gen-X or Boomers but that hasn't been the case at all.

About Gen-Y

• Enjoy working together and are highly connected (always on computers, cell phones, text messaging, instant messaging, social networking, blogs, multi-player gaming, etc.)
• Seek work-life balance
• Expect to be highly successful and are upbeat
• Reward and recognition driven
• Short term focused
• Supremely tech savvy
• Want managers they can admire

If you try to manage Gen-Y using an old, outdated, command-and-control style of leadership, this generation will walk out your door before lunch.  And before the end of the day, they'll blog, IM, and text about their experience with you (warning their friends to stay away).

Times have changed and leaders must change with the times or be left behind.

If you're a leader looking for answers to your Gen-Y in the workplace issues then you need to know about Bea Fields.

Bea Fields is a coauthor of Millennial Leaders and is a Gen-Y in the workplace expert.  Bea travels around the country and works with cutting edge organizations (large and small) who recognize the writing on the wall and want to change the way they're doing business and become supremely attractive to Gen-Y employees.

If you hire, train, or lead Gen-Y you need to know what Bea Fields is teaching.

Bea is an IATF Visiting Faculty Member and will be our special guest on this FREE leadership skills TeleSeminar.  In addition to sharing her unique and specialized knowledge of Gen-Y during the call, Bea will alos offer a Q&A session so you have a chance to talk with Bea one-on-one to get your Gen-Y questions answered.

CALL DETAILS

TITLE: 

Secrets To Leading Gen-Y in the Workplace

PROGRAM LEADERS:

Bea Fields, President of Bea Fields Companies, Inc.

Tom Heck, IATF President & Founder

DATE:

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

TIME:

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING:

The recording of this TeleSeminar is available in the IATF Members Only Area.  Members CLICK HERE to access the recording.

COST:

This call is free for all who subscribe to the free IATF e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE:

CLICK HERE to register (it's free).  Registration is closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Teams In Transition: 6 Tips to Coach Teams Through the Storm -- Free Leadership TeleSeminar

Do you know how to coach a team in transition?

The number of teams going through some kind of transition has skyrocketed over the last year. 

Do any of these situations sound familiar?

• The team leader has quit / was replaced / was fired.
• Personnel on the team has changed.
• The team has been downsized or eliminated all together.
• The team must do more with less.
• The team must move in a new direction (and quickly).

Coached poorly, a Teamwork Facilitator can actually make things WORSE for a team in transition.

A skilled Teamwork Facilitator on the other hand can help the team move through the transition in a way that creates the greatest possible good for all involved. 

In this TeleSeminar, you’ll learn 6 important coaching tips to help teams move through transition with strength and grace. 

Teams (and individuals) can handle transitions much better when they have a deep level of trust in the team and themselves.  As a special bonus to all who attend, you'll be provided with a free lead-it-yourself trust exercise you can use with your team to explore trust at a deeper level.

Click on the link below to download the handout to be used during class.

Handout is archived in the IATF Members Only Area.  Members CLICK HERE to access the handout.

FREE Teambuilding Game Write-up

Click on the link below to download a free teambuilding game that will help your team explore how it can move through a transition with grace and power.  Free offer has expired.  Members CLICK HERE to access the game write-up.

CALL DETAILS

TITLE: 

Teams In Transition:  6 Tips to Coach Teams Through the Storm

PROGRAM LEADER:

Tom Heck, IATF President & Founder

DATE:

Monday, March 29, 2010

TIME:

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 55 minutes

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING:

This call was recorded and is now archived in the IATF Members Only Area.  Members CLICK HERE to access this recording.

COST:

This call is free for all who subscribe to the free IATF e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE:

CLICK  HERE to register (it's free).  Registration is closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free Leadership Skills TeleSeminar: Questions Successful Teamwork Facilitators Ask

How do questions impact a team?

Questions have the power to:

• Wake people up
• Prompt new ideas
• Build confidence
• Create openings
• Leverage strengths
• Change team culture

Recent research now points to the conclusion that the most successful leaders lead with questions.

Unfortunately, many team leaders are unaware of the power of questions - - unwittingly using them in a way that disempowers the team.  Questions are used to cast blame and manipulate.  The result?  Information is hoarded and team members become risk averse.

In this free IATF Leadership TeleSeminar you'll learn:

1. The six hallmarks of a "Questioning Culture"
2. The four reasons we have difficulty asking questions (and what to do about it)
3. Three keys to asking empowering questions

This TeleSeminar is a special collaborative event between the Southeast Region Association of Experiential Education (SE AEE) and the IATF to help promote the SE AEE regional conference to be held April 9-11, 2010 in Montreat, North Carolina.

CALL DETAILS

TITLE: 

Questions Successful Teamwork Facilitators Ask

PROGRAM LEADER:

Tom Heck, IATF President & Founder

DATE:

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

TIME:

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60-75 minutes

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING:

This call will be recorded and posted in the IATF members only area HERE

COST:

This call is free for the AEE community and all who subscribe to the free IATF e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE:

CLICK HERE to register (it's free).  Registration is closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

"DRIVE - The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us" -- Free IATF Leadership Skills TeleSeminar with Visiting Faculty Member Dan Pink

Motivation by Carrot & Stick

Most of us believe that the best way to motivate ourselves and others is with external rewards like money and threats (of losing money or a job, etc.) — it's motivation by carrot-and-stick.

Only one problem with the carrot-and-stick method of motivation.

It's completely outdated and no longer works.

That's what Dan Pink says in his provocative new book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. The secret to high performance and satisfaction—at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.

Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Dan exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of life.

 Dan demonstrates that while carrots and sticks worked successfully in the twentieth century, that’s precisely the wrong way to motivate people for today’s  challenges.

In DRIVE, Dan examines the three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose—and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action. Along the way, he takes us to companies that are enlisting new approaches to motivation and introduces us to the scientists and entrepreneurs who are pointing a bold way forward.

Check out the 18-minute video [below] of Dan presenting at TED.  You'll gain some new insights for becoming a more effective team leader.

In this interactive TeleSeminar we'll explore the impact of these lessons on TEAMS.  You'll also get to ask Dan some questions yourself!

"Pink's ideas deserve a wide hearing. Corporate boards, in fact, could do well by kicking out their pay consultants for an hour and reading Pink's conclusions instead."
- Forbes

"Fascinating . . . If Pink's proselytizing helps persuade employers to make work more fulfilling, Drive will be a powerhouse."
- USA Today

Call Details

TITLE

DRIVE - The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

DATE

Friday February 26, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60-75 minutes

PRESENTERS

• author Dan Pink  www.DanPink.com
• Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This call was recorded and is archived in the IATF members only area.  Members CLICK HERE to access the recording.

COST

Free for all subscribers of the IATF free e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register.  It's free.  Registration is closed

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

"How to use conflict creatively in teams" with Karen Valencic, author, trainer and IATF member

All conflict is bad and should be avoided at all cost.

That was a strong belief held by one organization I worked with.  They believed the presence of conflict was an indication of organizational weakness.

And as you might imagine, the organization was anything BUT strong.

Conflict is like fire: if used unconsciously destruction follows and if used wisely a team will prosper.

Challenge and conflict are particularly prevalent right now for people and organizations. Tight resources, rapidly changing technology, and multiple generations in the work place all add to the intensity. 

A delicate balance is required to use conflict creatively before it gets destructive.  Yet, innovation requires conflict and performance peaks when we are challenged. 

Now is the perfect time as a leader to learn how to foster and harness conflict.

Karen Valencic is an expert in conflict resolution; she works with teams to help them understand conflict and use it to collaborate and create.  Karen is the author of Spiral Impact -- The Power to Get It Done with Grace.  Her understanding of conflict stems from her many years studying Aikido, an absolutely amazing martial art [check out the video clip below showing Karen's master instructor].

In this interactive TeleSeminar you'll learn the following:

1. Why it is crucial to have conflict and be challenged.

2. What it takes to create with conflict.

3. How to implement these ideas with a team or group of people working together.

Karen Valencic is an IATF member and it is both our honor and pleasure to provide IATF members with a platform to share their wisdom with the worldwide IATF community.  This represents one of the many benefits of IATF membership.

View images used during this TeleSeminar.  Click on link below

Download Images used in Karen's TeleSeminar

Call Details

TITLE

How To Use Conflict Creatively in Teams

DATE

Thursday February 18, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60-75 minutes

PRESENTERS

• Karen Valencic, author of Spiral Impact, IATF member
• Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

CLICK HERE to download the recording (75 minute mp3).  Recording is now archived in the IATF Members Only Area HERE.

COST

Free for all subscribers of the IATF free e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register.  It's free.  Registration is closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free IATF TeleSeminar: Alex Scordelis shares Teamwork & Leadership Lessons from the "No Pants Subway Ride" and other Improv Everywhere "missions"

It was a GIANT teambuilding and leadership challenge...

On a cold Saturday in New York City, the world’s largest train station came to a sudden halt.

Over 200 Improv Everywhere Agents froze in place at the exact same second for five minutes in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Station.

Over 500,000 people rush through Grand Central every day, but on this day, things slowed down just a bit as commuters and tourists alike stopped to notice what was happening around them.  [watch the video clip below]

This "mission", as Improv Everywhere likes to call it, is just one example of how groups of people (many are strangers to each other) come together to create memorable and fun moments.

Improv Everywhere is, at its core, about having fun - - organized fun.  Their missions are a fun source of entertainment for the participants and those who happen to see them live.  Improv Everywhere brings excitement to otherwise unexciting locales and give strangers a story they can tell for the rest of their lives. 

Teamwork & Leadership Lessons

Two of Improv Everywhere's key agents have authored a fun and memorable book entitled "Causing A Scene:  extraordinary pranks in ordinary places with Improv Everywhere" which describes some of the group's exploits.

On Wednesday February 10, Alex Scordelis will visit the IATF community to share behind the scenes stories of their most famous pranks as well as lessons they've learned about successfully leading hundreds of volunteers during these pranks.

• Learn what it's like to be in a creative space in an "open space" environment.
• Discover how to harness the creativity and enthusiasm of your team.
• Learn principles of improv comedy and how they can help your team work better together.

Call Details

TITLE

Teamwork & Leadership Lessons from Improv Everywhere

DATE

Wednesday February 10, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60-75 minutes

PRESENTERS

Alex Scordelis, senior agent with Improv Everywhere and coauthor of "Causing A Scene"

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This call was recorded and is archived in the IATF members only area.

For a limited time, this recording is available to all HERE.

COST

Free for all subscribers of the IATF free e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register.  It's free.  Registration closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free IATF TeleSeminar: Secrets of building and leveraging a Virtual Team with expert Melanie Benson Strick

Are you an entrepreneur working in the field of Teamwork Facilitation?  If yes, this event is for you!

Many entrepreneurs who work in the field of Teamwork Facilitation are so busy with the daily demands of business they don't have time to do what they are passionate about…and what makes the biggest difference to their bottom line.

Are you so busy playing "catch up" you don't have time to do your great work and make more money?

Do you find yourself:

• Doing your own bookkeeping (and you're not a bookkeeper)?
• Maintaining your own web site (and you're not a web guru)?
• Creating your own marketing materials (and you're not a copywriter, marketing consultant or graphic designer)?
• Doing your own customer service/scheduling/correspondence, etc. (and you aren't a virtual assistant)?
• Or doing anything else you could easily outsource?

A lot of people in business for themselves make the mistake of being a one-man or one-woman show. Do you really have to do it all? Not if you REALLY want to make money and make a bigger difference.

Does this sound like you and your business:

• You’re too busy to make money.
• You’re working over 80 hours a week just to get by.
• You start projects that never go anywhere because you don’t have time to follow through.
• Your family doesn’t recognize you anymore.
• You need help, but you can’t afford to hire anyone.

 
You’re overwhelmed. Exhausted. Plus you probably realize you're leaving tons of money-making opportunities on the table.

If this describes you, then you need to know about Melanie Benson Strick who is an expert at helping entrepreneurs learn how to build and leverage a virtual team.

Get Melanies e-book The Power of the Virtual Team

Melanie is known as The Million Dollar Lifestyle Business Coach because she knows first-hand how to build a successful, thriving, freedom-based company with her secret weapon -- LEVERAGE. With over 12 years in corporate America and eight years as a business owner, Melanie works exclusively with entrepreneurs who are ready for a “sustainable” lifestyle business.

After her first two years running her own company, Melanie quickly realized that most entrepreneurs create a JOB, rather than a company. They position themselves to work harder than they ever imagined – with minimal results. Frustrated and overwhelmed, they get stuck and never actually experience the FREEDOM or the financial success that they crave.

Melanie’s clients, who are typically coaches, consultants, authors, speakers, trainers, service professionals and information marketers, average a 172% revenue increase while creating more time for living their dream lifestyle. She does this through her revolutionary mentoring programs, easy to follow systems, and proven, profit-generating tools that cause her clients to CATAPULT into their dream businesses!

Call Details

TITLE

Secrets of Virtual Team Building for Entrepreneurs Working in Teamwork Facilitation

DATE

Wednesday January 27, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60-75 minutes

PRESENTERS

Melanie Benson Strick, Virtual Team Expert

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

For a limited time, the recording can be downloaded for free HERE.

This call is archived in the IATF members only area.

During the call Melanie mentions the "Hidden Gold Exercise" and you can get it HERE.

COST

Free for all subscribers of the IATF free e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

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TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free IATF Leadership Skills TeleSeminar: The "Control Model" and Teamwork

For too many, leading and working on teams is stressful.  Much of the source of this stress is generated by wasting time, thoughts, and emotions focusing on things that can't be controlled.

In this 27-minute long "laser" TeleSeminar we'll explore a model that will help you (and your team) get a clear idea of what you can control (and what you can't).

The ultimate outcome of this TeleSeminar is to help reduce your stress and increase your productivity.

Call Details

TITLE

Understanding The Control Model

DATE

Wednesday January 20, 2010

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 27 minutes

PRESENTERS

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

CLICK HERE to download the recording of this call (available for a limited time). 

This call is archived in the IATF members only area.

COST

Free for all subscribers of the IATF free e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

Registration closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free IATF Leadership Skills TeleSeminar: How to be inspired and inspiring – everywhere, with everyone, all the time - with IATF Visiting Faculty Member Dr. Lance Secretan

As a leader, do you understand the difference between Motivation and Inspiration?

Your understanding of the difference between these two concepts is an indicator of the degree to which you and your team will experience success.

Clearly, the world needs more Inspirational leaders.

And how does one become an Inspirational leader?  What is the path?  Where is the path?

These questions are best answered by Dr. Lance Secretan, author of nine books, adviser to leaders, keynote speaker, and a recipient of the International Caring Award.

In this TeleSeminar, Dr. Secretan shares insights from his upcoming book "The Spark, The Flame and the Torch - How to be inspired and inspiring – everywhere, with everyone, all the time".

• The Spark – Knowing Who We Are: The Why-Be-Do; 5 Dynamics, Having ONE Dream
• The Flame – Living Higher Values : Practicing the CASTLE Principles; The Metaphor of Skiing
• The Torch: Promethean Leadership; Paying it Forward; Making the world a Better Place Than We Found It.

This TeleSeminar is the perfect event to bring 2009 to a close.  It promises to be inspirational and set the right tone for you and your team as you enter 2010.

Call Details

TITLE

The Spark, The Flame and the Torch - How to be inspired and inspiring – everywhere, with everyone, all the time.

DATE

Thursday, December 17, 2009

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

Dr. Lance Secretan, IATF Visiting Faculty Member
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

Download the recording of this call HERE.  IATF members have access to an entire library of recordings with teamwork and leadership luminaries.  Learn more about IATF membership HERE. 

COST

Free for subscribers of the free IATF teambuilding ideas e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

Registration is closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

In the 90 second video clip below, Dr. Secretan shares insights on Inspiration.

How To Lead Effective Telephone Conference Calls with Virtual Teams by Brian Burt, CEO and Founder of MaestroConference

Too many Virtual Teams suffer through telephone conference calls that are not only ineffective, they also suck the life blood out of the Virtual Team.

Knowing how to lead an engaging and effective telephone conference call with your Virtual Team is critical to your team's success.

Brian Burt can help solve your problems.  Brian is the CEO & Founder of MaestroConference, a powerful new and easy to use telephone conferencing technology.

MaestroConference helps teams connect and get stuff done with greater ease and efficiency.

Brian will be focusing on getting team members a goal or process, through interactivity, acknowledgment, and a meeting process for getting buy-in.  He's drawing on his experience not only as the CEO of a partially-virtual company, but as someone who has led many virtual teams throughout his career.

Questions we'll address include:

• How do you know if team members are on board with your goals?
• What steps do you take to acknowledge team members for their contributions, questions, and even for their quirks?
• What process do you use to help the team reach alignment? 

This event is part of the IATF Virtual Team Leader VIRTUAL CONFERENCE held December 8-11, 2009.  This event is designed for all who are new to leading Virtual Teams.  CLICK HERE to learn more.

Call Details

TITLE

Leading Virtual Team Telephone Conference Calls with Brian Burt

DATE

Friday, December 11, 2009

TIME

Starts at 3 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

Brian Burt, CEO & Founder of MaestroConference
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This call is archived in the IATF Members Only Area.

COST

Free for all subscribers of the IATF free e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK  HERE to register.  Registration closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Building Trust on a Virtual Team with Trust Expert Barry Rellaford at the IATF Virtual Team Leader VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Trust on a Virtual Team is critical to success.

If you're just starting out as a Virtual Team Leader, what are some specific action steps you can take to build trust?

When trust is low, how do you repair the situation?

These are the questions Barry Rellaford  answers on a weekly basis as the leader trainer for Stephen M.R. Covey's best selling book:

The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything

Every leader I've ever met understands the importance of trust and yet, many struggle with how to create a culture high in trust - - especially on a Virtual Team. 

Join us for this special event if you want to lift the "how-to veil" of trust building on Virtual Teams.  IATF Visiting Faculty Member Barry Rellaford has a gift for presenting the complexities of the Speed Of Trust material in an understandable, memorable, and actionable manner.

This event is part of the IATF Virtual Team Leader VIRTUAL CONFERENCE held December 8-11, 2009.  This event is designed for all who are new to leading Virtual Teams.  CLICK HERE to learn more.

Call Details

TITLE

Building Trust on the Virtual Team with Barry Rellaford

DATE

Thursday, December 10, 2009

TIME

Starts at 3 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

Trust Expert Barry Rellaford of SpeedOfTrust.com
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This recording is archived in the IATF members only area HERE.

COST

Free for all subscribers of the IATF free e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

Registration is closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Street wise Virtual Team Leader Jenn Sramek shares hard earned lessons at the Virtual Team Leader VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

What's it really like leading a virtual team?

What's it really like having a deadline to meet TODAY and to meet that deadline you've got to coordinate the efforts of team members on 4 continents?

For this TeleSeminar, theory will be left at the door as we get down to street smart Virtual Team Leader wisdom earned the hard way.

Say hello to Jenn Sramek who is a Project Manager and Partner at CivicActions.com.  Jenn leads a team of 40 people in 8 timezones and 4 continents performing professional services for non-profits, progressive causes and triple-bottom-line businesses. 

CivicActions.com is a virtual internet strategy and implementation firm and Jenn is the woman in the middle, facilitating communication between the firm’s clients and her team. 

In this TeleSeminar, Jenn will share hard earned lessons from years of leading virtual teams.  There will be plenty of time for you to ask your questions directly of Jenn.

This event is part of the IATF Virtual Team Leader VIRTUAL CONFERENCE held December 8-11, 2009.  This event is designed for all who are new to leading Virtual Teams.  CLICK HERE to learn more.

Call Details

TITLE

Secrets To Dynamic Virtual Teams: Street Wise Virtual Team Leader Lessons with Jenn Sramek

DATE

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

Virtual Team Leader Jenn Sramek of CivicActions.com
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This call is archived in the IATF members only area.

COST

Free for all subscribers of the IATF free e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register.  Registration closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Top 5 Mistakes of Virtual Team Leaders -- lessons from Shaun Callahan, Chief Involvement Officer at Groupsite.com

QUESTION:  Why does a Virtual Team exist?

ANSWER:  To get stuff done!

The problem is that too many Virtual Teams have difficulty getting stuff done.

What to do?

Meet Shaun Callahan.  He's the Chief Involvement Officer at Groupsite.com

Groupsite.com empowers groups of all types and sizes to communicate, share and network - the universal requirements for making things happen within groups. Groupsite.com empowers groups to achieve this through social collaboration quickly, easily, securely and at little or no cost.

Shaun will be one of many great guest speakers during next week's Virtual Team Leader VIRTUAL CONFERENCE.  The program is FREE for IATF members but you must register.  CLICK HERE to learn more.

Shaun has worked with organizations of all types to help them get stuff done.  Here's some of his advice for leaders of Virtual Teams:

Top 5 Mistakes of Virtual Team Leaders

MISTAKE # 1:  Assuming online collaboration is better than face-to face. It's not.

Avoid this by helping everyone upload their photos and encourage personal interaction (private message or phone) that reminds members that they are sharing ideas with real people, not just sharing ideas. Also, use real names only, no nicknames or avatars.

MISTAKE # 2:  Assuming everybody wants to share everything with everyone.  They may not.

Avoid this by allowing members to interact through private channels as well as in subgroups if they wish.

MISTAKE # 3:  Assuming everyone will hit the ground running on day one. Progressive engagement wins the day. Crawl, walk, run.

Avoid this by not asking members to do everything at once.  Start by simply asking them to upload their photo. Then maybe complete their bio. Eventually, they will post their first question or reply with their first answer post.

MISTAKE # 4:  Assuming your group agenda is the only agenda. Even in groups with a clear purpose, each member has their own specific needs that need to be met individually as well.

Avoid this by encouraging members to post their own personal objectives. As a group leader you should be aware of these objectives and realize that some may best be met by resources outside the group as well as within.

MISTAKE # 5:  Typing with emotion of the moment. You may not feel the same way by the time another group member reads your post.

Avoid this by re-reading all posts (and emails) before you hit send.

This event is part of the IATF Virtual Team Leader VIRTUAL CONFERENCE held December 8-11, 2009.  This event is designed for all who are new to leading Virtual Teams.  CLICK HERE to learn more.

Call Details

TITLE

Engaging Your Virtual Team - Top 5 Lessons

DATE

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

TIME

Starts at 3 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

Shaun Callahan, Chief Involvement Officer at Groupsite.com
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This call is archived in the IATF members only area.

COST

Free for all subscribers of the IATF free e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register.  Registration closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Virtual Teams expert Jessica Lipnack: Secrets to Unlocking Virtual Team Intelligence

Link to recording below.

Jessica Lipnack is the co-founder of NetAge.com and is a brilliant strategist when it comes to building high performing virtual teams.

Jessica was a guest speaker at the IATF Virtual Team Leader VIRTUAL CONFERENCE held December 8 - 11, 2009.  This event was designed for all who are new to leading Virtual Teams.

During this live an interactive call, Jessica shared valuable lessons for all who lead Virtual Teams. 

• We are ALL working on Virtual Teams -- what the research tells us about distance
• A Virtual Team will often follow the following path of development:  Storm - Form - Norm - Perform (co-located teams follow:  Form - Storm - Norm - Perform)
• Handling conflict
• The need for inspirational leaders on Virtual Teams
• Death to status reports
• Key attributes of Virtual Teams
• Can absence make a team grow stronger?
• Do you really need screen sharing?

Call Details

TITLE

90% people, 10% technology = Virtual Team Intelligence

DATE of this CALL

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

RECORDING

CLICK  HERE to download the recording of this IATF TeleSeminar.  

COST

Free for all subscribers of the IATF free e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register.  Registration closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

TeleSeminar for Teamwork Facilitators who are making the shift from employee to business owner/builder

CLICK HERE to register for this call.

Are you a Teamwork Facilitator who is an employee?

Do you dream of working for yourself?  Of owning your own Teamwork Facilitation business?

If you answered yes to these questions then this laser-like, 27-minute TeleSeminar is for you!

There is ONE key shift you must get when making the shift from working as an employee to owning your own team facilitation business.

This key shift requires you to re-tool your psychology.  You have to completely change the way you look at the world. 

If you don't make this key shift you will struggle.  It's that simple.

This TeleSeminar is intended to help someone who is considering making the shift from employee to business owner.

If you're a business owner already and you're struggling, this TeleSeminar will help you.

If you're working on your personal brand (i.e. "Brand You") then this TeleSeminar will help you.

Call Details

TITLE

The One Key Shift for Teamwork Facilitators -- employee to business owner

DATE

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 27 minutes

PRESENTERS

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

The recording of this call is archived in the IATF members only area.

COST

Free for all subscribers of the IATF free e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

CLICK HERE to register.  After you register you'll be supplied with the telephone conference call number and your special "PIN".  It's free to register and participate in this call.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free IATF TeleSeminar: Building Trust at Work with special guest Charles Feltman

Trust is a precondition for teamwork.

Teamwork without trust is like water without oxygen. You don’t look at water and think oxygen, but if you tried to make the stuff without it you’d end up high and dry.

Trust makes all of the other things we want in teams possible:

• engagement
• commitment
• collaboration
• productive conflict
• innovation
• positive results

Which ultimately leads us to success and well being.

But trust doesn’t just happen.

Building and maintaining trust requires paying attention to what we say and do.

Today’s workplaces are minefields of limited time, competing commitments, opposing demands, and mis-communication that can easily lead to unintended breaches of trust. Even one small breach can sow seeds of distrust. Once distrust takes hold it becomes toxic to everyone involved.

This teleseminar will give you a framework and practice for building, maintaining and, when necessary, restoring strong trust in teams.

You’ll learn:

1. Key practices to build and maintain trusting relationships at work.
2. The most common enemies of trust in the workplace and what you can do to avoid them.
3. How the cognitive, emotional, and physiological context of trust differs from that of distrust, and how each affects a team’s ability to perform.
4. How to talk about issues of trust and distrust with peers, subordinates, and supervisors.
5. How to repair damaged or broken trust.

Our guest presenter is Charles Feltman, founder and principal of Insight Coaching, a firm specializing in leadership coaching, facilitation and training. He works primarily with Fortune 500 company leaders and leadership teams. 

Charles is the author the of The Thin Book of Trust: An Essential Primer for Building  Trust in the Workplace based on his work with individuals and teams around trust, commitment, conflict, and collaboration. 

Get the book at Amazon and at ThinBook.com where you can receive quantity discounts.

Call Details

TITLE

Building Trust at Work with special guest Charles Feltman

DATE

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

Charles Feltman, author of "The Thin Book of Trust"
Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

The recording of this call is now archived in the IATF members only area.

COST

Free for all subscribers of the IATF free e-newsletter.

REGISTER HERE

Registration is closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free IATF Leadership Skills TeleSeminar: Find Your Great Work with IATF Visiting Faculty Member Michael Bungay Stanier

Are you doing your "Great Work"?

Here at the IATF we believe Teamwork Facilitators must help teams and organizations focus on the work that makes the most difference (we call this "great work").

Please join us for an interactive, fun and practical TeleClass that will give you new tools and insights for the work you’re doing with teams and leaders.

In this class we'll work through three of the coaching and facilitation tools from IATF’s Visiting Faculty Member Michael Bungay Stanier's latest book:

 

Do More Great Work: Stop the busywork and start the work that matters

In this TeleSeminar you'll learn:

• What's the difference between Great Work and Good Work - and whether you should care or not.
• How to help a team or an organization focus on the work that makes the most difference - and how to deal with the work that doesn't
• Two words that will significantly increase the power of your facilitation questions

Do More Great Work has been endorsed by 10 past presidents of the International Coach Federation. Michael was the 2006 Canadian Coach of the Year and was a Rhodes Scholar.

“If I had to pick a person to have dinner with, when I need to be prodded and challenged and inspired to think about the things I really am committed to think about for myself and what I'm doing, I'd pick Michael Bungay Stanier. He has an ability to shake our tree and make us more conscious and responsible about what we know but aren't willing to admit we know yet. And the best part – he makes it easy and fun. Great work, Michael!”
David Allen
 Author of Getting Things Done

In the world of teamwork there is something we call “synergy”. When a group of individuals work together with passion and focus, they produce a result that is much greater than the sum of the individual effort. When interviewed, team members will use the word “magical” to describe these types of experiences. Creating teams that work in this way are what managers dream of. For too many managers the dreams are never realized because they don’t know how to help their team members do more Great Work. I love Michael’s book “Find Your Great Work” because it provides a powerful, step-by-step system managers can use to help coach their team members to making the shift from good (or even bad) work to great work. How many team and leadership development books have you read that leave you wondering how to implement the author’s wisdom? This book is different. Michael literally maps it out for you. We’ve entered a new age in teamwork - - the inspiration age - - and this book will help managers build inspired teams.
Tom Heck
IATF President & Founder

Call Details

TITLE

Do More Great Work TeleClass

DATE

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 70 minutes

PRESENTERS

• Michael Bungay Stanier, IATF Visiting Faculty Member
• Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

The recording of this call is available to non-IATF members for 24 hours only HERE. 

The recording is archived in the IATF members only area for IATF members. 

COST

Free for IATF members.

REGISTER HERE

172 people from around the world registered for this program.  Registration is now closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free IATF Leadership Skills TeleSeminar: Top 5 Teamwork Distinctions

Free 27-minute laser-like learning session for Teamwork Facilitators!

There are 5 distinctions that are most important to Teamwork Facilitators.  Team success is ten times more likely if you “get” these.

A distinction is a subtle difference that becomes clear when you contrast like-seeming words. 

The strongest Teamwork Facilitators understand and use distinctions to enable teams and the people who lead them to see things in a new way and take more discerning actions.

Take this image of a lady.  Depending on how your eye perceives the subtle distinctions in the picture, you'll either see an old lady or a young lady.  A strong Teamwork Coach is able to see both.  When you can see both more possibilities are open to you. 

We are now in week # 7 of the 10-week IATF Leader As Coach Fast Track Program.  During this course we study many important distinctions.  However, there are 5 distinctions that are foundational.  They are critical to team success.  If you miss them you and your team will struggle.

Join Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF, for this 27-minute laser-like learning session as he shares the Top 5 Teamwork Distinctions.

Call Details

TITLE

Top 5 Teamwork Distinctions

DATE

Wednesday October 21, 2009

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 30 minutes

PRESENTER

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

This recording is available at the IATF Members Only Area.  Learn more about IATF member benefits HERE

COST

Free for IATF members. Learn more about IATF member benefits HERE

REGISTER HERE

Registration closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free IATF Leadership Skills TeleSeminar: Simple & Effective Productivity System

How do you get so much done and still have a life?

I frequently get asked that question.

I'm the President of an international organization, work with team members around the world, develop content, teach classes, lead workshops, develop and market products, write books AND I have a full and rewarding life outside of work - - I spend time with my beautiful wife (lunch dates, mountain bike rides, etc.), play with my two children, volunteer in my community, make music, go on vacations and more.

In this 30-minute TeleSeminar I'll share an easy to use productivity system that helps me get beyond the false sense of security of a "to-do list" and experience a real sense of achievement and fulfillment. 

I look forward to having you join me on the call!

Call Details

TITLE

Productivity Tool for Leaders & Teams

DATE

Friday, September 18, 2009

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 30 minutes

PRESENTER

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

Download the recording of this class for 24 hours.  CLICK HERE for the mp3 file.

The recording is now archived in the IATF Members Only Area HERE.

COST

This call is free.  Normally IATF monthly leadership skills TeleSeminars are available only to IATF members.  This is your opportunity to get a taste of what IATF membership provides.  Learn more about IATF member benefits HERE.

REGISTER HERE

Registration closed.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free IATF Leadership TeleSeminar: Breakthrough Leadership with best selling team and leadership author Brian Biro

Ultimately, no matter what industry you’re involved in, you are in the BREAKTHROUGH business!  Every day you seek to breakthrough with customers to generate loyalty, satisfaction, and relationship. 

The key to lasting success in business is breaking through with your own team members so they eagerly embrace personal responsibility, committed purpose, and leadership.  They must see themselves as breakthrough leaders! 

And especially in times of challenge, your team members must focus persistently on what they CAN do rather than wasting time and energy on the things they don’t control. 

Breakthrough Leadership is every bit as important with your family as well!

 This one-of-a-kind TeleSeminar ignites the energy and true leadership potential in every participant. 

Breakthrough Leadership is full spectrum leadership that engages every participant in shaping the future, igniting the team, building outstanding relationships, delivering results, and living with personal excellence, integrity, and responsibility. 

In this vibrant, engaging tele-presentation, you’ll gain new appreciation for your impact on others and how you can make a genuine difference! 

This session creates a fresh, new, and exciting vision of leadership that includes:

• Igniting “E” Power in your team—the #1 key to igniting others and self
• Being fully present, the key to building people, trust, and balance
• The most surprising and powerful essentials to recognition, acknowledgement, and appreciation
• The critical importance of becoming a master of questions

Brian Biro is the IATF Visiting Faculty Member for this special interactive call.

Brian is America’s Breakthrough Coach!  He is one of the nation's foremost speakers and teachers of Leadership, Possibility Thinking, Thriving on Change, and Team-Building. 

He has spoken at more than 1,100 events around the world over the past 19 years.  A major client described him best when he said, “Brian Biro has the energy of a ten-year-old, the enthusiasm of a twenty-year-old, and the wisdom of a seventy-five-year-old.” 

A former vice-president of a major transportation corporation and the author of 9 books including bestseller, Beyond Success!, and his brand new, It’s Time For Joy!, Brian was rated #1 from over 40 Speakers at 4 consecutive INC. Magazine International Conferences.  With degrees from Stanford University and UCLA, Brian has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, Fox News, and as a featured speaker at the Disney Institute in Orlando.  

Call Details

TITLE

Breakthrough Leadership -- How to help your team thrive on change

DATE

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

TIME

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 75 minutes

IATF VISITING FACULTY MEMBER

Best selling author Brian Biro

WHAT TO EXPECT

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING

The recording for this call is now archived in the IATF Members Only Area HERE.

COST

This call is free.  Normally this IATF monthly leadership skills TeleSeminar is only available to IATF members.  This is your opportunity to get a taste of what IATF membership provides.  Learn more about IATF member benefits HERE.

REGISTER HERE

Registration is closed for this call.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free IATF Leadership TeleSeminar: Courageous Leadership - An introduction to the practice of courage-building with Bill Treasurer

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
              – Anais Nin

Courage is the first virtue…because it makes all the other virtues possible.

If that’s true, than courage is the first business virtue too. 

Why? Because it makes so many other business concepts possible. Leadership, for example, takes bold action and decisive judgment. It takes courage. 

Innovation takes creating ground-breaking, but tradition-defying, ideas. It takes courage.

Sales takes knocking on the door in the face of rejection.  It takes courage.

In fact, courage is so important to these concepts that they don’t exist in the absence of courage.

Despite the importance of courage to business success, there have been no training programs dedicated solely on building workforce courage --- until now.

This session will focus on inspiring more courageous behavior in yourself and in those you work with. Specifically, in this session, you’ll learn:

1. Why fear and comfort are bad for business
2. The “Three Buckets of Courage” and how to differentiate among them
3. The differences between managers who encourage workers, and those who discourage them (Fillers and Spillers)
4. Tips on how to be more courageous yourself, and how to inspire more courageous behavior among your coworkers and employees

IATF Visiting Faculty Member and courage expert Bill Treasurer will be our special guest for this special TeleSeminar.

Bill Treasurer is founder and Chief Encouragement Officer at Giant Leap Consulting (GLC), a Courage Building company that exists to help people and organizations live more courageously. Bill is the author of Courage Goes to Work, a book that introduces the new practice of courage-building. He is also the author of Right Risk, a book about personal courage. 

Bill is a former member of the U.S. High Diving Team.  For seven years he traveled throughout the world performing with a team of high performing athletes.  During that time, Bill did over 1500 high dives from heights that scaled to over 100 feet...sometimes on fire! 

Bill’s insights have been featured in over 100 newspapers and national magazines. Since 1993 Bill has conducted over 500 corporate workshops designed to strengthen people’s leadership skills, improve team performance, accelerate innovation, and help executives behave more courageously. His clients include NASA, the CDC, the Department of Veterans Affairs, SPANX, Spirit Airlines, and many others.

CALL DETAILS

TITLE: 

Courageous Leadership: An introduction to the practice of courage-building

DATE:

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

TIME:

Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 75 minutes

IATF VISITING FACULTY MEMBER

Bill Treasurer, Courage Expert and Founder of Giant Leap Consulting

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING:

Download the recording of this call for 24 hours after the call using the link below:

Recording has been moved to the IATF Members Only Area HERE

COST:

This call is free.  Normally this IATF monthly leadership skills TeleSeminar is only available to IATF members.  This is your opportunity to get a taste of what IATF membership provides.

REGISTER HERE:

Registration closed. 

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY

During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

Free Leadership TeleSeminar -- Trust Expert Barry Rellaford teaches you how to leverage "the one thing that changes everything"

Each month a Visiting Faculty Member at the International Association of Teamwork Facilitators leads a live and engaging TeleSeminar on a topic critical to the success of Teamwork Facilitators.

The IATF Visiting Faculty Member for July 2009 is trust expert Barry Rellaford.

Have you ever worked on or with a low trust team?

When trust is low, how do you establish, build and nurture trust on the team?  This is the question Stephen M.R. Covey answers in his best selling book:

The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything

The world's number one trainer of the Speed Of Trust material is Barry Rellaford and in this special IATF event Barry will share the secrets he's learned about teaching trust.

Every leader I've ever met understands the importance of trust and yet, many struggle with how to create a culture high in trust.  If this sounds like you then you MUST attend this event because IATF Visiting Faculty Member Barry Rellaford has a gift for presenting the complexities of the Speed Of Trust material in an understandable, memorable, and actionable manner.

CALL DETAILS

TITLE: 
The Speed of Trust -- How to leverage the one thing that changes everything

IATF VISITING FACULTY:
Barry Rellaford
Lead trainer of "The Speed of Trust" material by Stephen M. R. Covey

DATE:
Friday, July 17, 2009

TIME:
Starts at 1 pm Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs 60 - 75 minutes

WHAT TO EXPECT:
Come to the call ready to participate in small group discussions, share ideas and resources, ask questions, answer quick polls, and be fully engaged as we put the newest distance learning telephone conferencing technology to use!

RECORDING:
This call was recorded and is now available in the IATF Members Only Area HERE.

COST:
This call is free. 

REGISTER HERE:
Registration closed. 

NOTE: 
After you register, you'll be prompted to send in your # 1 question about TRUST.  Barry Rellaford, our IATF Visiting Faculty Member, will design this program with your questions in mind.

TELEPHONE CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY
During this TeleSeminar we'll be using the newest telephone conferencing technology that provides a remarkably engaging experience.  CLICK HERE to learn more about this technology.

"7 Qualities of the Leader-As-Coach: How You Can Build Inspired Teams" - Free IATF TeleSeminar

Time Stamp:  July 2, 2009

I’m delighted to invite you to my brand new freeTeleSeminar entitled "7 Qualities of the Leader-As-Coach:How You Can Build Inspired Teams" on July 9, 2009 at 3 pm EST (NY City time zone) and 12 pm Pacific (PT).

CLICK HERE to Register

The call offers a fully interactive experience on Maestro Conference, a new technology that allows you
to engage me and other participants as if we're in a live workshop!

PLUS...

My teleseminar is one of more than 60 free trainings during Maestro Month - an unprecedented offering
from world-class leaders such as Deepak Chopra, Jack Canfield, Marianne Williamson, Michael Port, and John Gray (full list below).

The trainings in health, personal growth, business, spirituality and societal change include 16 NY Times
bestselling authors, all helping you to unleash your full potential. I'm excited to be part of this group
and to introduce you to more of their work.

CLICK HERE to find out more

Maestro is sponsoring this extraordinary event so you can be one of the first people to experience the beta version of their learning platform.

Register now to gain access to my teleconference and the many other calls during Maestro Month (spaces are limited so don't wait).

CLICK HERE to Register

Feel free to forward this offer to friends and I hope to see you on my call!

To your success!

Tom Heck
President and Founder
International Association of Teamwork Facilitators
Phone:  (828) 348-4677
tom@IATFconnect.com

P.S. Maestro Month features the following teachers:

   * Health: Deepak Chopra, John Gray, Bernie Siegel, Judith Orloff, Marilyn Schlitz, Enrico Melson, Mary Shomon, Steven & Joy Gurgevich
   * Personal Growth: Jack Canfield, Debbie & Arielle Ford, Marci Shimoff, Dan Millman, Gay Hendricks, Hale Dwoskin, Mary Manin Morissey, Gary Renard, Dr. Pat Baccili, Terri Levine, Mike Robbins, Paul & Patty Richards
   * Business: Michael Port, Roxanne Emmerich, Chris Widener, Willie Jolley, Jim Bunch, Tom Heck, Hazel Henderson, Mari Smith, Ken Foster, Dave Buck, Stacey Lawson, Tim Kelley, Mark Bowser, Brian Burt, Milana Leshinsky
   * Spirituality: Marianne Williamson, Neale Donald Walsch, David Deida, Shiva Rea, Genpo Roshi, Marcia Wieder, Brian Johnson, Saniel Bonder, Linda Groves-Bonder, Fred Johnson, Arjuna Ardagh, Devaa Haley Mitchell
   * Societal Change:Barbara Marx Hubbard, Lynne McTaggart, Kevin Danaher, Luisah Teish, Gregg Braden, Andrew Harvey, Derrick Ashong, Bruce Lipton, Steve Bhaerman, Sharif Abdullah, Kevin Danaher, Corinne McLaughlin, Gordon Davidson, James O'Dea, Lawrence Ellis, Stephen Dinan