This is such a clever idea. People waiting in a cold bus stop shelter can turn an overhead heater on IF they cooperate. Go Canada!

Leo Widrich over at Buffer offers a list of 10 things you can do to become more productive. 

1. Give Up
2. Procrastinate
3. Stop using the words “great job” (especially with kids)
4. Work less
5. Stop saying “yes”

CLICK HERE to read the rest.

If you're a regular reader of this IATF blog you know I'm passionate about team and leadership development, particularly when it comes to kids. One of my other passions is being a great father to my son and daughter.

While staffing a recent The Leader In Me SYMPOSIUM, I met Mr. Jonathan Catherman who is the author of the new book The Manual To Manhood. Jonathan works as a Senior Consultant with FranklinCovey and he was a keynote speaker at this event attended by 600 teachers from across the Southeast US. 

Jonathan and I shared our experiences helping our sons make the transition from boy to man. We feel strongly that fathers can do so much to help a boy become a man and thus, create more conscious thoughtful leaders in the world.

How does a boy become a man?

I've been fascinated with this question for five years. I started exploring this when my son was about to celebrate his 10th birthday. I realized, like many parents, that life was moving by so quickly. It seemed my son was just born  and before too long he would be all grown up!

I called some other dads, friends who also had sons about to turn 10, and we started a father-son program that has been meeting every month. Our goal is to help our sons make the transition from boy to man in a good way. 

The journey to Manhood is something that is earned. One does not become a man by simply growing older. 

The world needs real men. By "real" I mean this - - the world needs men who live by higher standards. 

Jonathan Catherman says "Real men don't believe that the kind of car they drive, how much they drink, or the number of girls they get are what make them a man. Real men know that personal maturity transforms boys into men. Maturity is a practiced skill and is best demonstrated when a man knows how to do the right thing, the right way, at the right time, for the right reason. Even when nobody is looking."

This is Webinar is for you if:

• You have a son or know someone who does.
• You're a teacher or counselor.
• You're interested in how to help boys make the transition to manhood.
• You're interested in leadership development.

In this Webinar you'll get a chance to hear one of the foremost speakers on helping boys transition into men AND you'll get to ask your questions!

About our special guest Jonathan Catherman

Jonathan Catherman is a leading education trainer specializing in the character and leadership development of youth. An award-winning cultural strategist, Jonathan speaks worldwide about the principles and strengths that empower greatness in children, teens, and young adults. The father of two sons, he sees daily the importance guys place on gaining respect and avoiding embarrassment. As both a parent and a professional, Jonathan is committed to assisting young men in the making to experience success and significance as they mature into manhood and lifelong leadership. 

Event Details

TITLE

How To Help Boys Become Men -- The Leadership Journey

DATE

Wednesday   April 23, 2014

TIME

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

SPEAKERS

Jonathan Catherman, author of "The Manual To Manhood"

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

COST

This event is FREE.

The DISC profile is one the most commonly used assessment tools in corporations around the world. And yet, while people find it interesting (if there’s one thing that people like to learn about, it’s themselves) awareness does not often translate into sustained behavioral change.

In this highly interactive and engaging session, Merrick Rosenberg, co-author of ‘Taking Flight!’ and CEO of Take Flight Learning, brings the DISC styles to life. He will demonstrate how to design and deliver brain-friendly DISC training.  No more short-term results.  Merrick will help you reimagine your approach to DISC training so that it has a lasting impact. 

Merrick has combined his team building background of creating and leading experiential training programs for Team Builders Plus since 1991 with his experience in teaching the DISC model to more than 20,000 people over the past 20 years. The result is a revolutionary new way to approach teaching people about the personality styles.

In this teleseminar, you will:

• Learn why this is the perfect time to introduce or reintroduce DISC training in your organization.
• Gain insight about how to turn classroom-based DISC training into a fun and engaging experience.
• Discover why most DISC training is designed for short-term memory, not long-term retention and application.
• Find out how to turn DISC training into a process not an event by reinforcing the learning throughout the year.

Attendees will learn how to re-imagine DISC training by:

• Refocusing DISC training from awareness to results
• Repackaging the styles to shift from empty letters to metaphoric symbols
• Revitalizing training to involve the participants
• Reallocating time from profiles and graphs to skills and application
• Rebranding the message to shift from learning about letters to learning skills and applying principles

Overall, participants will learn what to look for when offering or designing DISC training to be delivered in their organization.This will allow the power of the DISC styles to be infused into their organizational culture.

This session is designed for anyone who has a personality or knows someone who does!

About our special guest Merrick Rosenburg

Merrick is an experienced speaker, facilitator, performance coach, author, and entrepreneur. He co-founded Team Builders Plus in 1991 and Take Flight Learning in 2013. Merrick has worked with more than half of the Fortune 100 companies in the US and around the world.

As President of Team Builders Plus, he led his organization to the be selected by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the Fastest Growing Companies and Best Places to Work in the Philadelphia region. Under his leadership, Team Builders Plus was selected as the New Jersey Business of the Year by NJ Biz magazine.

Merrick co-authored Taking Flight: Master the DISC Styles and Transform Your Career, Your Relationships…Your Life. In fact, Ken Blanchard called ‘Taking Flight!’ “an instant classic” and Marshall Goldsmith noted, “You’ll never look at people quite the same way again.”

Merrick was a guest during the IATF TeleSeminar series called "The Spiritual Nature of Team Building". Listen to the interview with Merrick HERE.

Watch Merrick's TEDx talk HERE.

Event Details

TITLE

What if Everything You Know about DISC Training is Wrong?

DATE

Thursday   March 6, 2014

TIME

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

SPEAKERS

Merrick Rosenburg, President of Team Builders Plus

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

 REGISTER

Registration is closed.

COST

This event is FREE.

RECORDING

This TeleSeminar was recorded and is now archived in the new IATF Members Only Area. Become a member for FREE and access the recording for FREE.  Membership information is HERE.

Are you planning on hiring a keynote speaker for a corporate event, industrywide conference, or executive summit? I’ve scored you some helpful advice for you here, because I know that hiring someone to speak can be disorienting.

CLICK HERE to continue reading the article at FORBES.com

TinyPulse influences leaders to more consistently care for, develop, listen to, and appreciate employees--the practices known to have the greatest impact on inspiring human engagement and loyalty.

CLICK HERE to read the article in FAST COMPANY.

What is the giant you're up against?

RECORDING -- This Webinar was recorded and is archived in the new IATF Members Only Area. Become a member for FREE and watch the video for FREE.  Membership information is HERE.

Create trust, confidence, and team unity by being real!

Authenticity is fundamental to relationships, communication, and success – for individuals, teams, and organizations. 

Now more than ever, people, leaders, and groups must utilize the power of authenticity in order to build trust, resolve conflicts, and create cohesion. 

Although it can be counter-intuitive, some fascinating research in the field of emotional intelligence is proving that being real, honest, and even vulnerable are key elements to individual and group success and engagement. 

Our special guest for this interactive Google Hangout is Mike Robbins, author of the national best seller Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken. In this live and interactive Google Hangout Mike will share how authenticity impacts relationships, trust, and productivity on teams.

Attend this event if you're interested in:

-- Improving communication, connection, and trust in a positive way

-- Enhancing your emotional intelligence (EQ)

-- Learning how to challenge people, leaders, and teams to look at, deal with, and talk about the “elephants in the room”

-- Help people effectively deal with conflicts and engage in difficult conversations successfully

-- Learning techniques for moving past fear and taking successful risks

Event Details

TITLE

The Power of Authenticity -- How to create trust, confidence, and team unity by being real!

DATE

Thursday   August 22, 2013

TIME

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

SPEAKERS

Mike Robbins, Author of Be Yourself - Everyone Else is Already Taken

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

CLICK HERE to register. Free and open to the public. 

COST

This event is FREE.

RECORDING

This Webinar was recorded and is archived in the new IATF Members Only Area. Become a member for FREE and watch the video for FREE.  Membership information is HERE.

Get The Book

Mike's book is a must read for all emerging and established leaders. CLICK HERE

Preview

Watch the video below for a preview of what you'll learn in this Webinar.

An Outrageously Fun, Professional Development Workshop for Teachers, Outdoor Educators & Recreation Staff

Friday 26 July 9:00am-4:00pm in Durham, New Hampshire!

CLICK HERE to register.

• Learn stacks of new activities which build confidence, team-skills and well-being
• Learn how to engage your student & adult learners immediately
• Discover why your ice-breakers aren't working
• Experience first-hand a simple three step progamming model
• Explore critical 'soft-skills' to improve your group & activity leadership
• Bonus subscription to playmeo.com to access 220+ group games & activities online

Mark Collard, one of Australia's foremost adventure educators, author of two top-selling activity books, international Project Adventure trainer & founder of playmeo, is coming to the UNH Browne Center (USA) for one day only. The IATF supports the good work Mark Collard is doing in the world. Everyone in the IATF community is encouraged to attend Mark's amazing workshop! 

UNH Browne Center, Durham, NH

Friday 26 July 9:00am-4:00pm

CLICK HERE to register.

Mark guarantees that his workshop WILL be one of the best & most enjoyable professional development programs you'll ever do! Or, you don't pay.

View this entire video in the IATF Members Only Area HERE.  

Membership information is HERE.

If you work in (or for) a group or team you'll be more than aware of the frustrations that come when we inevitably and frequently hit gridlock.

Why is it that sometimes we enter a state of high-performing flow but that often we stutter, stall and fail?

In this informative, entertaining, and interactive Webinar (Google Hangout), Les McKeown, President and CEO of Predictable Success will explain why this happens and how to get to, and stay in, a sustained period of effective teamwork.

Les McKeown has spent a lifetime helping people achieve this state of effective teaming. As a serial entrepreneur and consultant he has worked with literally thousands of people on their team interactions and communication.

By the end of our session you will know how to:

- Consistently make and implement high quality decisions individually and as a team.

- Dramatically improve existing relationships with the people you work with every day.

- Exponentially increase the effectiveness of your interactions at client, peer, manager, and direct report level.

- Improve personal productivity to achieve more each day, every day.

- Understand your value within your organization and the impact that the work you each day has on your organization's combined success. 

Event Details

TITLE

Transcendent Leadership -- How To Lead Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime

DATE

Thursday   June 20, 2013

TIME

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

SPEAKERS

Les McKeown, President and CEO of Predictable Success

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

CLICK HERE to register. Free and open to the public. [registration is now closed]

COST

This event is FREE.

RECORDING

This Webinar was recorded and is archived in the new IATF Members Only Area. Become a member for FREE and watch the video for FREE.  Membership information is HERE.

Preview

Watch the video below for a preview of what you'll learn in this Webinar.

Watch the video in the IATF Members Only Area HERE.  

CLICK  HERE to watch the video recording. The link will take you to the IATF Members Only Area. Not an IATF member? CLICK HERE to join.

Leadership is the most overanalyzed, thoroughly dissected, and utterly confused topic in business.

In Leaders Open Doors, author Bill Treasurer helps lighten the leadership load by distilling that leaders are simply creators of opportunity for others.

Please join us for this live and interactive Google Hangout (webinar) when Bill will share present the idea of open-door leadership - - that is, the responsibility that leaders have for noticing, identifying, and creating opportunities for the benefit of people, organizations, and society.

Learn about the six unique "opportunity doors":

1. the proving-ground door
2. the thought-shifting door
3. the door to a second chance
4. the doors you open for others
5. the door to personal transformation
6. the door to your open heart

You'll learn that leadership isn’t a complex and abstract concept. It’s a set of practices and ideals passed from one person to another, across organizations and generations. Leadeship is a tradition that makes people’s lives better by opening doors of opportunities for them to thrive, achieve, and lead.

Event Details

TITLE

Leaders Open Doors

DATE

Friday   May 17, 2013

TIME

Starts at 1 pm  Eastern (NY City time zone)

runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

Bill Treasurer, Author and Leadership Coach

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

CLICK  HERE to register. Free and open to the public. [registration is closed]

COST

This event is FREE.

RECORDING

This Webinar was recorded and is now archived in the new IATF Members Only Area. Become a member for FREE and watch the video for FREE.  Membership information is HERE.

Preview

Watch the video below for a preview of what you'll learn in this Webinar.

This video interview is now archived in the IATF Members Only Area

What is the best way for you to get ahead?

Answer:  Stop Communicating and Start Connecting!

Technology has transformed the way we communicate. We send and receive more and more emails every day. We text. We tweet. We have reduced our communications down to efficient sound bites—and at the same time, many of us seem to know less and less about how to connect. Deeply, profoundly connect.   

In this special IATF Google Hangout (webinar), acclaimed performance coach Achim Nowak will share his powerful 4 Levels of Connection.

1. Talk Level -- The essential skills to creating meaningful conversations

2. Power Level -- How to harness your own personal power

3. Intent Level -- How to show up alert, with purpose and full awareness of your goals

4. Energy Level -- The heart and soul level at which connections happen, personal energy makes for the depest and most lasting connections

Tested and honed through 15 years of coaching senior-level executives around the globe, Nowak’s techniques instantly transform the skills taught in traditional business communication and NLP programs.

People who connect deeply with others connect on these 4 levels: They shape conversations with effortless grace, and they play consciously with the unspoken elements of a connection—personal power, intention, and energy. The result? Infectious connections that accelerate personal success!   

Infectious offers simple language cues that deepen and shift the art of conversation. It breaks the idea of power into five tangible plugs that we can turn to—and turn on. These plugs recharge the quality of our connection with anyone we meet.

This book demystifies the experience of energy—the deepest of the four levels, and the root of any connection. It looks at how we access our energy. Remove energy blocks. Play with energy and own it.   

Join us for the live and interactive Google Hangout (webinar) and learn how to reshape the hidden forces of connection into simple, step-by-step actions. 

Event Details

TITLE

How to Connect Deeply and Unleash the Energetic Leader Within

DATE

Thursday   May 2, 2013

TIME

Starts at 1 pm  Eastern (NY City time zone)

runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

Achim Nowak, Author and Performance Coach

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

CLICK HERE to register. Free and open to the public. Registration is closed.

COST

This event is FREE.

RECORDING

This Webinar was recorded and is archived in the new IATF Members Only Area. Become a member for FREE and watch the video for FREE.  Membership information is HERE.

Preview

Watch the video below for a preview of what you'll learn in this Webinar.

We are stronger together. 

We must rise above the fear and ignorance that produces violence.

Our work as teamwork facilitators is all about raising consciousness. It's all about bringing more love to this world.

I love this video showing fans at a Boston Bruins event singing the National Anthem a couple of days after the bombing tragedy in Boston.

I'm sharing this post on the IATF website because so many from the IATF community supported me in the following project (thank you all!)...

On February 19, 2013  I spoke at IGNITE Asheville. See my video below.

My talk was entitled "Adventures of a Geek Dad" and I won 1st place! The crazy thing is, I tried to back out of this event a couple of times. I honestly didn't think many people would be interested in what I had to say.

Although I've given many talks, this one was among the most difficult to prepare for and deliver. 

The difficulty stemmed from the format:  5 minutes long and slides auto advance every 15 seconds. 5 minutes is such a short amount of time. Every word counts. You'll see in the video that I got behind / out of sync with my slides - - so easy to do.

Assembling my slides took way longer then expected because I realized I had too much to say in 5 minutes and that meant I had too many slides. I had to eliminate, pair down, refine, etc. Not easy for a guy that likes to talk a lot.

The event organizers (all great people) provided a speaking coach and she was AWESOME. Her name is Angie Flynn-McIver of Executive Repertory. Angie met with me one-on-one and listened to my talk and asked me to make a couple of simple yet important changes. One tip she gave was to "get rid of the light saber". I was going to use a light saber during my talk but Angie said it would be distracting for me and the audience. I'm so glad I followed her advice on that one. 

Here are a few resources that helped a lot:

Scott Berkun -- Why And How To Give An IGNITE Talk

Scott Berkun's blog post on the same subject

IGNITE's tips for beginners

Jason Grigsby's "How To Give a Successful Ignite Presentation"

I bounced some ideas off of Ken Denmead at GeekDad.com (Thank you Ken!).

The biggest realization I had was how vulnerable I felt talking about parenting, my kids, and doing geeky stuff with my kids. The place was sold out with 420 in attendance and I just wasn't used to talking on a subject so personal in front of so many people. 

Towards the end of my talk you'll see me get a little choked up when the slide of my daughter's thank you card is on the screen. That was a surprise. I practiced my talk so many times and not once did I have an emotional reaction to my daughter's card. Sharing that image with hundreds of people really did get me connected with why I do this Geek Dad stuff - - it's a great way to spend time with my kids.

Team Roles & Team Structure

Facilitators of teams spend a lot of time dealing with issues of structure and roles.

This is true for new teams, and also for established teams where structure and roles shift over time.

In this enlightening session, Susan Gerke and David Hutchens -- creators of GO Team Resources -- will present fresh ways of thinking about structure and roles... and also present some simple, dynamic processes for engaging your team in an energizing dialogue around these critical issues.

This free webinar was developed exclusively for members of IATF. Brought to you by IATF Visiting Faculty Members  Susan Gerke and David Hutchens.

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 Webinar will be interactive allowing you to get your questions answered live during the session. It's "just in time" training and development! 

Event Details

TITLE

New Lenses for Team Structure & Team Roles

DATE

Monday   April 8, 2013

TIME

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

We're using Google Plus Hangouts On Air for this live event. We will be broadcasting live video and taking your questions during the event. There is no charge to you. Everything is free as long as you have access to the internet.

RECORDING

This event was recorded and the recording is posted in the IATF Members Only Area. Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE. 

Practice Perfect

Rules for developing talent with disciplined, deliberate, intelligent practice

We live in a competition loving culture.

We love the performance, the big win, the ticking seconds of the clock as the game comes down to the wire.

We watch games and cheer, sometimes to the point of obsession, but if we really wanted to see greatness—wanted to cheer for it, see it happen, understand what made it happen—we’d spend our time watching, obsessing on, and maybe even cheering the practices instead.

In this interactive Webinar we'll put practice on the front burner of all who seek to instill talent and achievement in others as well as in themselves.

This Webinar is about a journey to understand that practice, not games, makes champions.

Would you like to engage the dream of better, both in fields and endeavors where participants know they should practice and also in those where many do not yet recognize the transformative power of practice?

Deliberately engineered and designed practice can revolutionize our most important endeavors.

There are a clear set of rules that will make you and yoru team better regardless of the "game" you're playing.

In this live and interactive Webinar you will:

• Discover new ways to think about practice.
• Learn how to design successful practice.
• Learn how to apply practice across a wide range of realms, both personal and professional
• Learn activities to jump-start practice

 Erica Woolway, Doug Lemov, Katie Yezzi

authors of Practice Perfect

Event Details

TITLE

Practice Perfect -- Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better

DATE

Wednesday   March 13, 2013

TIME

Starts at 1 pm  Eastern (NY City time zone)

runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

Erica Woolway, and Katie Yezzi -- authors of "Practice Perfect"

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

Registration closed.

COST

This event is FREE.

RECORDING

This Webinar was recorded and is archived in the new IATF Members Only Area. Become a member for FREE and watch the video for FREE.  Membership information is HERE.

Preview

Watch the video below for a preview of what you'll learn in this Webinar.

Live Interactive Webinar on Wed. Feb. 20 at 12 noon EST

CLICK HERE to register!

It's FREE!

The Early Leadership Toolkit is an easy to use Leadership Curriculum developed by the Leadership Beyond Boundaries team (LBB) at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The "toolkit" is used by facilitators around the US and beyond to help young people learn how to lead.

In this live and interactive webinar you'll learn all about the toolkit and how you can use this dynamic leadership curriculum to help the community you serve learn valuable leadership skills.

Guest presenters include Lisa Prochnow in Idaho, Hiten Momaya in India, and Tom Heck in North Carolina. Guest presenters will share how they are using the toolkit with the communities they serve.

During the live broadcast you'll be able to ask questions.

The Early Leadership Toolkit Train-the-Trainer will take place in Greensboro, North Carolina on March 13-15, 2013. For more information please contact the Leadership Beyond Boundaries team here:  www.LeadBeyond.org

Event Details

TITLE

Introduction to the "Early Leadership Toolkit" Leadership Curriculum

DATE

Wednesday   February 20, 2013

TIME

Starts at 12 noon  Eastern (NY City time zone)

runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

Janet Carlson, Center for Creative Leadership

Sarah Miller, Center for Creative Leadership

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

CLICK HERE to register.  The Webinar will be a Google Plus Hangout On Air.  There is no phone number to call. All you need is internet access.  Everything is free. We will take your questions live during the event!

COST

This event is FREE.

RECORDING

This Webinar will be recorded and posted for free in the new IATF Members Only Area. Become a member for FREE and watch the video for FREE.  Membership information is HERE.

What do the Broadway musical Spider-Man, the Indiana Colts, and Domino’s Pizza have in common?

They all used the same process to turnaround a losing team from the bottom to the top.

In the new book Team Turnarounds, Joe Frontiera and Daniel Leidl share five years of research of business, sports and government teams to explore what it takes to get a failing team back on track—especially in today’s tight times when teams are asked to do more with less.

Frontiera & Leidl spoke with CEOs, frontline managers, governors, and owners and general managers and coaches in the National Football League, Major League Baseball, and the National Basketball Association.  All of the teams across every sector consistently reversed their fortunes and did a 180 from failure to success with six common stages of development:

1. Lead Past Losing. Evaluate your current state of affairs, accept the reasons for failure and identify root causes of problems.

2. Commit to Growth. Communicate the vision and values of a better future.

3. Change Behaviors.  Introduce and reinforce new behaviors and best practices.

4. Embrace Adversity. Fend off obstacles to test your team and become stronger.

5. Achieve Success.  Achieve your team’s goals and decide what’s next?

6. Nurture a Culture of Excellence. Turn attention to keeping your team’s success sustainable with continual learning, innovation, and maintenance of your culture.

Joe Frontiera, PhD

coauthor of Team Turnarounds

In this live an interactive Webinar our guest will be Joe Frontiera, PhD who will help us explore each of these stages and he will share some entertaining first-hand accounts of turnarounds.

Team Turnarounds include:

• legendary worst-to-first story of Bill Polian and the Indianapolis Colts
• Jeffrey Lurie’s efforts to transform the Philadelphia Eagles
• government turnarounds including Michigan’s current efforts to fix its ailing economy
• business turnarounds at Domino’s Pizza, Juniper Networks, iContact
• broadway musical SpiderMan

No matter how bad the circumstances, how awful the performance, or how far shares have plummeted, Team Turnarounds shows how any team can climb back up to the top.

Event Details

TITLE

Team Turnarounds -- How To Transform Underperforming Teams

DATE

Tuesday   February 19, 2013

TIME

Starts at 1 pm  Eastern (NY City time zone)

runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

Joe Frontiera, coauthor of Team Turnarounds

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

COST

This event is FREE.

RECORDING

This Webinar was recorded and is available in the new IATF Members Only Area. Become a member for FREE and watch the video for FREE.  Membership information is HERE.

Today I'm inspired by this song by the band FUN.

This morning I attended Jubilee Asheville, my spiritual community. The message for the day revolved around the following spiritual question: What if the difficult times we encounter (individually and collectively) are the very things that point us to the fullest experience of life?

How do you, as a leader, create meaning out of adversity?

How does your team create meaning out of adversity?

MastersinLeadership.org has just published a list of 100 Exemplary Sites for Future Leaders, and International Association of Teamwork Facilitators has been included!

The sites on the list are all great resources for people already in leadership positions, or those that are seeking a leadership role at a business.

MastersinLeadership.org strives to provide readers with useful information on leadership education and career opportunities, and this list is a further extension of that mission.

The full list of exemplary sites is available HERE.

For the past two years I've volunteered with TEDx Asheville.  For the November 2012 event we selected the theme of "THE EDGE".  I thought the theme was the perfect opportunity to send a video camera to "the edge" of Earth's atmosphere. In the fall of 2012 I began working with a group of middle school students and their science and math teacher to design a payload to carry the video camera.

This project turned into a great community builder for the school (teachers, students, parents). Area businesses gave us a great deal of support.

It was an amazing experience.

Here's the video of the flight.

Asheville, NC Tedx Near Space Project from Peter Lutz on Vimeo.

In 2010 Katie Spotz rowed a tiny boat 3,038 miles across the Atlantic Ocean all by herself. Katie was 22 years old then and she set the new world record for such a feat!

Throughout her row, Katie wasn’t just seeking to make history. She was also raising money, for the Blue Planet Network, a San Francisco-based non-profit funding safe drinking water projects around the world. As interest grew in Katie’s amazing exploits, donations came flooding in and, at the moment, the total stands at over $150,000.

I had the pleasure of meeting Katie at the November 2012 TEDx Asheville event where she was a presenter. Katie's amazing story thrilled the audience and her inspirational message was one I thought everyone in the IATF community would benefit from.

Katie describes herself as having been the “benchwarmer” throughout her life. However, there came a time when she made a discovery:

You don’t have to be extraordinary to achieve incredible things.

In this live an interactive Webinar Katie will share her story and the leadership lessons her incredible journey provided her.

Have you been thinking about how 2012 went for you?

Have you been thinking about setting big (even scary) goals for 2013?

Event Details

TITLE

Rowing Solo Across the Ocean -- Lessons on leadership and perserverence with Katie Spotz

DATE

Wednesday   December 5, 2012

TIME

Starts at 11 am  Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

PRESENTERS

Katie Spotz, world record holder for youngest woman to row across the Atlantic Ocean

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

Registration is not necessary.  The Webinar will take place on this same web page.  Be here on Wednesday December 5, 2012 at 11 am EST (NY City time zone) and you'll see a LIVE broadcast which includes chat.  There is no phone number to call.  Everything is free.

COST

This event is FREE.

RECORDING

This Webinar was recorded and is available for free in the new IATF Members Only Area. Become a member for FREE and watch the video for FREE.  Membership information is HERE.

When you're a leader you get the opportunity to work with all types of people. Some people are happy while others not so much. This info graphic might help you work with both.

This school year, like last school year, I volunteer each Friday morning at the middle school my son attends. I teach a leadership class and use the curriculum developed the Center for Creative Leadership.

This week and next I'll be teaching a lesson on "Mental Models".  Mental Models (think "paradigms") are deeply held images of thinking and acting. They are a framework we use to make sens of experiences. We create Mental Models about the world around us and about ourselves.

While preparing to teach this lesson I've been gathering videos I'll likely share with the students. These are videos that speak to the topic of Mental Models. 

How do your Mental Models support you? How might they hinder you?

Do you work on a Virtual Team?

IATF member and doctoral candidate Faisal Shehab is conducting a study on Emergent Leader Detection and Identification in a Virtual Team Environment.

Date: November 12, 2012
To: IATF Members & Community
Re: Request for Participation in a Doctoral Study to Investigate Emergent Leader Detection and Identification in a Virtual Team Environment

The rapid advancement of technology and globalization has created an opportunity for organizations to tap into a new market and customer base by expanding their operations globally. Globally distributed teams working outside the organization geographic boundaries have become more popular and have grown into an important element of the organization’s ability to achieve business objectives. The new demand for working outside geographical boundaries has created human resources (HR) risks for organizations wishing to hire the best people for the task. By using the VT option, organizations have mitigated the risk and can hire the best people, and give organizations the opportunity to bring together employees with a variety of skills to work without restrictions of time, travel, and cost limitations.

Team leadership is an important factor for improving team performance, controlling, decision-making, and providing direction. The ability of an organization to detect, identify, select, and develop emergent leaders is essential for any organization wishing to capitalize on such leadership skills to improve organizational performance and to optimize resource utilization practices. Due to the increasing complexity of the business environment, the demand for leadership has rapidly increased. Even if raw talent has no shortage, organizations can fill the leadership vacuum only if they know how to detect, identify, and develop their emergent leaders, which is not happening. Adding virtualness to the mix increases both the environmental complexity and the identification process, which makes the procedure for detecting and identifying emergent leaders more difficult. Currently there is, no research addressed how organizations detected, identified, or selected such leaders in a Virtual Team environment. 

We invite your participation in a research study on Emergent Leader Detection and Identification in a Virtual Team Environment. IATF member and doctoral candidate of the University of Phoenix Faisal Shehab, BSc, MMI, PMP, is conducting a study on Emergent Leader Detection and Identification in a Virtual Team Environment. The purpose of the research project is to determine the factors that virtual team members, virtual team managers, and human resources managers consider useful to identify emergent leaders in a virtual team environment, and to explore the processes used in the identification process. The objective of the project is to identify the challenges and obstacles managers face when identifying such emergent leaders and the organizational risks that might emerge by the inability to detect and identify such emergent leaders.

Using qualitative research method, this grounded theory study seek to explore the process of emergent leader detection and identification in a virtual team environment, as well as generation of a theory to explain the processes, actions, or interactions of participants in such contexts.

Faisal is seeking volunteers to participate in the study. Once selected based on experience on virtual teams, a small number of team members will be asked to answer questions on a survey and during an interview. Participants will need to have at least 1 year of experience working in or dealing with virtual teams in their workplace. Participants will not incur any costs and may withdraw from this study at any time.

Your participation will involve providing information about yourself (contact information) and your work experience working in or with virtual teams for the purpose of identifying the participants who fit the criteria for the interview stage.  If you are selected for the interview stage, you will grant one interview lasting not more than one hour. During the interview, you will be asked to respond to open-ended questions regarding your experience working with or in a virtual team in relation to the detection and identification of emergent leaders in a virtual team environment.  Your participation will provide valuable feedback to HR management practitioners on how to create effective strategies and processes to enable organizations to take advantage of emergent leaders in a Virtual Team environment, thus enhancing overall organizational justice and performance.

All information that you provide will remain confidential and will only be used for the purpose of this research project. This study is entirely anonymous and has been approved by the University of Phoenix Review Board (IRB). Mr. Tom Heck, the President of IATF, has granted permission for IATF participation.

Participant Requirements:

If you have experience in working, leading, managing, or dealing with Virtual Teams as an HR practitioner, you might have the knowledge and insight to uncover the mystery of emergent leadership detection and identification in a Virtual Team environment. With your help we can make a difference and improve organizational justice and effectiveness by providing organizations the knowledge on how to improve their ability to detect and identify emergent leaders in a Virtual Team environment. Please join me to uncover this mystery.

==> Participants with at least 1 year of experience as VT members, VT managers, or HR practitioners dealing with VT.
==> Participants who work in the United States or Canada.

About participants demographics survey:

The purpose of this survey is to collect participants’ demographics information to determine their eligibility to participate in the second stage of the data collection process. People who provide their name and email address will be contacted to schedule 30 minutes to a maximum of one-hour interview session.

Your participation in this study is greatly appreciated, and I thank you in advance for being part of such important topic. To participate, please click on the survey link below to provide your demographics and contact information. This survey should only take 5 minutes of your time.

Survey Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9V5L5CJ

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More than 90% of women of different social strata claim that envy and jealousy toward other women colors their lives.

90% of women in diverse jobs also report that competition in the workplace is primarily  between other women, rather than between women and men.

With women comprising over 50% of the workforce, a new dynamic has emerged. Women find themselves working with each other in large numbers on all levels of the corporate structure for the first time. While one would think this would create harmony and a supportive workplace atmosphere, it often fosters power struggles.

Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster have written an enlightening new book entitled "Mean Girls At Work: How to Stay Professional When Things Get Personal".  This is a women's guide to the new frontier of professional development - - making the best of the worst situations with other women in the workplace.

Katherine and Kathi say women-to-women relationships are naturally intense. When they are good they're very good, when they're bad, they can be horrible. 

The challenge for today's professional woman is to develop skills and strategies that enable her to thrive in the workplace - - even among covertly competitive colleagues.

Common "mean girls at work" behavior includes:

• Excluding you from important emails.
• Gossiping about anyone and everyone.
• Making you look bad by failing to meet deadlines.
• Needing too much personal attention.
• Communicating in an unprofessional manner - or maybe choosing not to interact with you at all.

Learning goals for this Webinar:

In this free live Webinar Katherine and Kathi will share office-tested solutions for dealing with "Mean Girls at Work".  They will provide a 3-step plan that will empower women to support each other in succeeding at work and help them troubleshoot any stressful situation involving a female boss, colleague, employee or client.

This will be an interactive Webinar.  Our guests will be taking your questions.

About Our Special Guests

Katherine Crowley is a Harvard trained psychotherapist, and Kathi Elster is a management consultant and executive coach. Together they create the yin and yang of their company, K Squared Enterprises. They use an "inside-out approach" which transforms the way businesses uncover and resolve their greatest interpersonal dilemmas.

Previous books by Crowley and Elster include "Working For You Isn't Working For Me -- How To Get Ahead When Your Boss Holds You Back" and "Working With You Is Killing Me -- Freeing Yourself From Emotional Traps at Work"

Event Details

TITLE

"Mean Girls at Work" -- How To Stay Professional when Things Get Personal

DATE

Wednesday   November 14, 2012

TIME

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

PRESENTERS

Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster, authors of Mean Girls At Work

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

Registration is not necessary.  The Webinar will take place on this same web page.  Be here on Wednesday November 14, 2012 at 1 pm EST (NY City time zone) and you'll see a LIVE broadcast which includes chat.  There is no phone number to call.  Everything is free.

COST

This event is FREE.

RECORDING

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Watch this video of Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster describing their book Mean Girls At Work

"Connection is why we are here. We are hard-wired to connect with others, it's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and with out it there is suffering."

~ Brene Brown

I didn't realize I was a Katy Perry fan until now.  Watch Katy sing a duet with Jodi DiPiazza, a young girl with autism.

Teamwork can be so beautiful.

The recording of this leadership webinar is available for free in the IATF Members Only Area.

==> Download the free article from Mark Collard entitled "What Is An Ice Breaker?" in the IATF Members Only Area.

Do you design and lead team building events?

Have you ever wondered how to sequence your activities in a way that creates the most powerful learning opportunities?

In this free and interactive webinar, we will explore the critical importance of appropriately sequencing experiential learning activities so you can create the most powerful and rewarding outcomes possible for your group.

Learning goals for this webinar:

1. Discover a simple three-step, universally-applicable model for preparing groups for their 'peak' experience.
2. Understand what makes an ice-breaker an ice-breaker as distinct from any other experience.
3. Learn why having fun is the most potent tool available to facilitators to engage people and invite participation.

This Webinar will be interactive - - you'll be able to chat with our guest speaker and ask him your questions directly.  It's "just in time" training and development! 

About Our Special Guest

Mark Collard is one of Australia's most experienced and qualified adventure educators, and one of a very small number of international facilitators working with Project Adventure Inc – a global non-profit organisation that trains others in the use of group-based activities and facilitation.

Mark is the author of the top-selling activity publications 'No Props: Great Games with No Equipment' and ‘Count Me In: Large Group Activities That Work.’ He worked as a Senior Trainer for Project Adventure when the business was first established in Australia during the 1990s. He now works as an independent facilitator throughout Australia, USA and south-east Asia.

Mark has recently launched a comprehensive online resource of play and adventure-based activities called playmeo.com, featuring activity descriptions, videos, illustrations & leadership tips for 100s of activities.

Mark has been struck by lightning twice, can’t back-up a car towing a trailer to save himself and has camped on the lawns of Australia’s Parliament House for three days (as part of a logging protest). He lives in Melbourne with his gorgeous wife Gilly and son Devon.

Event Details

TITLE

How to Sequence Activities for Powerful and Rewarding Outcomes

DATE

Wednesday   October 17, 2012

TIME

Starts at 9 pm  Eastern (NY City time zone)
runs for 60 minutes

NOTE:  The late (for East Coast US) start time is required because our special guest lives in Australia - - 14 hours ahead!

PRESENTERS

Mark Collard, author, adventure educator, founder of InspireYourGroup.com and Playmeo.com

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

Registration is not necessary.  The webinar will take place on this same web page.  Be here on Wednesday October 17, 2012 at 9 pm EST (NY City time zone) and you'll see a LIVE broadcast which includes chat.  There is no phone number to call.  Everything is free.

COST

This event is FREE.

RECORDING

This call will be recorded and posted in the IATF Members Only Area.

Watch this video of Mark Collard describing a team building activity that requires creative problem solving.

How can you lead your community in a transformative way?

ANSWER:  Become a "life entrepreneur".

Christopher Gergen is the coauthor of Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives. Gergen says life entrepreneurs are ordinary people who integrate their life, work, and purpose through distinctively entrepreneurial behavior—and, in so doing, create extraordinary lives of significance.

In this interactive webinar Christopher Gergen will share strategies for identifying your core identity, awakening to opportunity, and leading with others to drive positive change in the world around you.

Christopher Gergen is passionate about unleashing the potential of people who have bold ideas for positive social change.  Through this passion, he helped found Bull City Forward – a community development organization focused on incubating and scaling high-impact social enterprises in Durham, NC. This work complements Christopher’s role as a fellow at the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business as well as his position as “Innovator in Residence” at the Center for Creative Leadership. 

This Webinar will be interactive - - you'll be able to chat with our guest speaker and ask him your questions directly.  It's "just in time" training and development! 

"The real question is not how to just make a living, but how to make a life. Life Entrepreneurs helps all who are struggling to integrate money and meaning in their careers to do just that."  --  Dr. Mark S. Albion, New York Times best-selling author, Making a Life, Making a Living®, and True to Yourself

Life Entrepreneurs -- Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives

Amazon rating:  4.5/5

Event Details

TITLE

Life Entrepreneurs -- How to Lead in a Complex World

DATE

Thursday   September 13, 2012

TIME

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

PRESENTERS

Christopher Gergen, coauthor of Life Entrepreneurs

Tom Heck, President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

Registration is not necessary.  The webinar will take place on this same web page.  Be here on Thursday September 13, 2012 at 1 pm EST (NY City time zone) and you'll see a LIVE broadcast which includes chat.  There is no phone number to call.  Everything is free.

COST

This event is FREE.

RECORDING

This call was recorded and can be viewed on YouTube above.

Who is Christopher Gergen?  What is a "life entrepreneur"?  Watch the short video below to learn more.

How often do you discuss "leadership" with individuals or groups? For me, leadership is a frequent topic of discussion. Team and leadership development is my "lens".

One of the most important questions one can ask about leadership is:

What do we mean when we say making leadership happen?

• articulate a clear vision
• engage your employees
• develop talent
• have a global mind set
• think strategically
• create win-win solutions
• leverage diversity
• communicate effectively
• hold people accountable
• be an agile learner

Two problems here:

1. The lists of leader characteristics and behaviors seem endless. It’s as if we’ve taken every positive human quality and made it into a requirement for effective leaders.
2. Some of the advice can seem contradictory at times. Managers are told to take charge and to empower others, to be politically savvy and authentic, to be flexible and steadfast.

There is another way.

The Center for Creative Leadership offers a model of leadership development that brings sanity to the equation. Instead of putting the entire weight of leadership on individual managers and their capabilities, CCL suggests it’s important to examine how the whole system is involved in making leadership happen.

CCL's answer to "making leadership happen" involves three key areas:

1. DIRECTION: Agreement on what the collective is trying to achieve together

2. ALIGNMENT: Effective coordination and integration of the different aspects of the work so that it fits together inservice of the shared direction.

3. COMMITMENT: People who are making the success of the collective (not just their individual success) a personal priority.

CCL offers this:

These three outcomes – direction, alignment, and commitment (DAC for short) – make it possible for individuals to work together willingly and effectively to realize collective achievements. So when we say making lead- ership happen, we mean making direction, alignment, and commitment happen. In fact, we think the only way to know if leadership has happened is to look for the presence of these three outcomes.

 

CCL offers a free must-read 11 page "white paper" that answers this question of "What do we mean when we say making leadership happen?"

CLICK HERE to download MAKING LEADERSHIP HAPPEN (PDF)

My friend Joel Wright at the Center for Creative Leadership has coauthored an article published at Forbes.com entitled "4 Leadership Messages Your Talent Needs to Hear".

Worried about a leadership shortage? Gazing at a thin management pipeline? Wondering how to get the most out of the talent you have?

It’s time to expand and amplify your organization’s leadership by looking beyond your proven superstars and management-track talent.

Young professionals and experienced individual contributors need to be part of the leadership equation, too. These overlooked leaders are the people who are working on project teams, influencing others and taking on ever-larger and more complex assignments.

Consider the role of highly experienced professionals. As individual contributors, they play critical roles as engineers, designers, medical professionals, marketing or logistics experts, and so on. They are expected to take on project-management roles and be key players on cross-functional teams. As their role expands and they increasingly work with others, subject-matter expertise is no longer a guarantee of their success or effectiveness.

Meanwhile, early-career professionals are looking for ways to engage, interact and gain skills. As they navigate their work and your organization, they have many opportunities to lead, even before they step into formal management roles.

Both groups are in the right place to leverage leadership skills, but they need the nod from you. So, here are four messages that you – and your fellow leaders – can send to the skilled experts, up-and-coming professionals and, in fact, the entire organization.

1.    Think “process,” not “position.” Leadership is a process, not a title. It’s about leading with others in ways that establish direction, create alignment and build commitment. Rather than looking for someone else to be a leader, individual contributors need to ask themselves: “What am I bringing to the leadership process?” “How can I better facilitate the process of effective leadership in my group or in my project team?”

2. Understand Your Leadership Brand

3. Take Control

4. Your are Seen, Heard, and Valued

CLICK HERE to read the entire article

Joel Wright works on the Leadership Beyond Boundaries team at the Center for Creative Leadership. Joel works on projects aimed at "democratizing" leadership development by making it more affordable and accessible. As a part of this initiative Joel is championing early/youth leadership development.

RECORDING:  Click here to download the recording (mp3 file)

SLIDES: Click on the link below to download the slides.

Download Building Trust in Teams SLIDE DECK

Trust is the bedrock of high performance. If the team has high trust, everything works better. And if not… well, almost everyone has a story to tell about that.

In this free and interactive TeleSeminar developed exclusively for members of IATF, you will explore the nature of trust on your team, and explore a process for identifying the behaviors that build – and damage – your team’s trust.

You will also have an opportunity to talk directly with our speical guest speakers David and Susan, creators of GO Team, about the trust challenges your team faces.

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, is a bestselling author, and organizational learning consultant. He is the author of “A Slice of Trust: The Leadership Secret with the Hot & Fruity Filling,” and was named one of the most influential thought leaders on trust by “Trust Across America.” 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 speakers 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

Building Team Trust

DATE

Thursday   August 23, 2012

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

RECORDING

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

The new Batman movie opens this week and I'm looking forward to seeing it.  However, I LOVE the original TV series from the 1960's.  One of my favorite parts of the show was when we would see Batman & Robin climbing the bat-rope up the side of a building and then a famous person (from that time period) would open a window to find the dynmaic duo scaling the outside of the building. 

Many Boomers in management and supervisory roles have expressed the challenges of leading "Gen-Y" and "Millennials" (click here).

Some are calling the newest generation to enter the work for "Globals" and National Public Radio has an interesting report on this generation.  CLICK HERE to access the free recording.

Are you wondering how to lead this generation? Motivation wont' work.  This generation is all about INSPIRATION.  Do you know the difference between "motivation" and "inspiration"? Your success and the success of your team/organization will depend on your understanding of this distinction.  Read about the "Inspiration Economy" in my open letter at the IATF Leader As Coach Fast Track Program website.

Jennifer Larr (center), 24, is seen here in Rwanda at the Gashora Girls Academy where she was a teacher in 2011. Larr is part of a new generation of young adults focusing on travel, studying abroad and global experiences.

"They understand this idea of a shared fate, or a linked fate. That somehow, what happens to somebody in Mumbai may have an effect on me in West Los Angeles."
- Franklin Gilliam, dean, UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs

Do you lead a team composed fully or partially with Millennials? If you're like many of the Gen-X or Gen-Y or Baby Boomers you're likely having a difficult time leading them.

From Fast Company Magazine:

In the last five years, a growing number of studies and surveys have highlighted the importance of innovation for the economic health of companies and countries. Perhaps the most significant survey related to innovation was conducted in 2011 by GE, which interviewed a thousand senior business executives in twelve countries. They found that "95% of respondents believe innovation is the main lever for a more competitive national economy and 88% of respondents believe innovation is the best way to create jobs in their country."

Companies need innovators--individuals who willing to take risks and who bring a spark of imagination and initiative to whatever they do. And millennials--because they have grown up as "digital natives" who use technologies to learn, connect, collaborate, and create on a daily basis--are a huge potential talent pool for companies. They are driven to create and to make a difference in the world more than any generation in history. However, as I discovered in researching my new book Creating Innovators, many millennials are very averse to working for large corporations--and many companies, in turn, don't know how to work with this generation.

Ellen Kumata, who is managing director and partner at Cambria Consulting, works closely with senior executives in Fortune 100 companies. She told me that big corporations are "really nervous about the Millennial Generation. They work differently--and are not as focused on individual achievement. They don't want to 'make it' and see themselves in multiple jobs. The real question is, will organizations be able to capture their strengths?"

How do the Millennials work--what motivates them--and what must companies do to attract and retain highly talented twentysomethings?

CLICK HERE to continue reading this article.

Learn how to lead Millennials using the "Leader As Coach" leadership system.

At TEDxUSC, business professor David Logan talks about the five kinds of tribes that humans naturally form -- in schools, workplaces, even the driver's license bureau.

By understanding our shared tribal tendencies, we can help lead each other to become better individuals.

One of the challenges of being a team leader is becoming too busy ("crazy busy").

Being crazy busy is actually at epidemic proportions among team leaders.  Patrick Lencioni suggests being crazy busy is a sign of "adrenaline addiction".

Here's a great article from Tim Krieder at the New York Times entitled "The Busy Trap"

If you live in America in the 21st century you’ve probably had to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. It’s become the default response when you ask anyone how they’re doing: “Busy!” “So busy.” “Crazy busy.” It is, pretty obviously, a boast disguised as a complaint. And the stock response is a kind of congratulation: “That’s a good problem to have,” or “Better than the opposite.”

CLICK HERE to read the entire article.

These are images from the awesome www.365DaysofClones.com collection. When you're up against a Jedi you better know how to work as a team!

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A powerful force is at work in your life right now called the Law of Attraction.

At this very moment it's attracting people, customers, situations and relationships into your life. The problem is, not all of those things are the way you want them. But there's a straightforward way to change that.

If you're reading about this home study course than no doubt you also know about the hit documentary entitled The Secret.  If you're like many people you're left asking "But how do I DO The Secret?"  If you work with or lead teams then you might be asking "How can I teach the teams I serve to harness the power of The Secret?"

People want a step-by-step action plan. 

Meet Michael Losier who is known around the world as the Law of Attraction "How To Guy".

Michael has trained thousands how to use the Law of Attraction using his simple yet powerful system.

What makes Michael such an effective trainer? 

It starts with how he applies his knowledge of the Law of Attraction.  He is also a master of NLP (neuro linguistic programming) which means Michael truly "gets" what it takes to create long term change in a short time frame.  And to top it off, Michael is a seasoned TeleSeminar leader.

There's a science to "doing" the Law of Attraction and Michael Losier provides you with a simple formula to use. Although the formula is simple and easy to understand, in order to use it most effectively you need to understand the principles that lie behind the Law of Attraction (taught in this course).

Tom Heck, IATF President, contacted Michael Losier after reading his best selling book.  This is the same book that Oprah Winfrey found so valuable (Michael appeared on her syndicated radio program multiple times to discuss the book).  Tom invited Michael on for an interview.  Tom and Michael had so much fun during the intial interview AND there was such a positive response from the IATF community for the material that Michael returned to deliver a series of programs.

This course is for you if you are a trainer, facilitator, workshop leader, coach, or educator who wants to create and deliver presentations with ease and grace.

Best selling author and Law of Attraction expert Michael Losier is your trainer for this program. Tom Heck, IATF President & Founder, is your facilitator and host.  

Training Sessions (CD Contents)

Session # 1 -- Introduction to the Law of Attraction (LOA)

Session # 2 -- Applying LOA for trainers, facilitators, and coaches PART 1

Session # 3 -- Applying LOA for trainers, facilitators, and coaches PART 2

Session # 4 -- Q&A with Michael Losier: Lessons in Action

FREE -- Session # 1

Click on the link below to download Session # 1.  This way, you'll know what you're buying.  Experience Michael's brilliance at teaching Law of Attraction principles to an audience of teamwork facilitators, coaches, and trainers.

===>  CLICK HERE   to download Session # 1 for FREE

DIGITAL  DOWNLOAD -- Purchase This Program and Start Learning Today!

This entire program is available to you right now as a digital download so you can begin learning today. 

Immediately after purchasing this program you'll receive instructions for logging into a password protected website where you'll find all the resources waiting for you.

NOTE:  Nothing will be shipped to you. When you make your purchase you will instantly be sent the login information to a password protected website where you'll begin learning immediately.

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With this program you now have the opportunity to get the tools, knowledge, resources you need to begin applying the Law of Attraction to your work with teams and your business.

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You are fully protected by our personal guarantee of satisfaction which means that in the unlikely event you are not completely satisfied, you can claim a prompt refund of your money.  This means you can review all the materials in the entire program and still receive a prompt 100% refund if you're not completely satisfied.

Amazing value for $79 

What you get:

• 3  Law of Attractioin TRAINING SESSIONS led by world renown LOA expert Michael Losier
• 1 Bonus Q&A training session with Michael Losier (recorded)
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How To Teach ‘Law Of Attraction’ Principles With Experiential Games - - 7 easy to lead activities that teach lessons of abundance and possibility thinking

Are you a fan of the movie “The Secret” like I am?

Did you share this movie with your friends and family like I did?

And yet…

Were you reluctant to share this powerful movie about the Law Of Attraction with your business contacts and the business teams you serve for fear of looking like one of those pie-in-the-sky Oprah-loving New Agers and maybe losing some credibility?

That was me too!

And yet I knew this information was way too important to allow my ego (fear-based self) to stop the flow.

The question became…

How do I teach the principles of Law Of Attraction (same as “The Secret”) to business groups in a way that STRENGTHENS my teamwork message?

Let’s face it, there are lots of people who don’t want to hear about The Secret or the Law Of Attraction.  To them, talking about this stuff is akin to saying Mount Everest is made of chocolate cake (i.e. they’ll be thinking you’re nuts).

But there IS a way to teach Law Of Attraction principles that creates a powerful opening for possibility and discussion.

Teach Law Of Attraction principles using experiential games.

Using easy to lead experiential learning activities you can teach Law Of Attraction principles in a way that allows the participants to EXPERIENCE the lesson, allowing you to simply facilitate the learning.

Because you’re using the activities as the learning channel, the participants are the ones sharing their experiences, their insights, and their truth.

Teaching through an experiential learning activity is very different than coming in and acting like the all-knowing expert.

Teaching experientially is powerful stuff.  It’s very heart-centered work.

And perhaps best of all, if you’re working with a business / non-spiritual group, you don’t even have to mention “Law Of Attraction”.  The lesson will still get through.

In this TeleSeminar, I’ll teach you 7 exercises, all of which you can use to teach Law Of Attraction principles.  I’ll share insights and experiences gained from leading these same activities with real groups.  There will be new insights and new ideas shared because of who this class will attract.

I’m going to provide you with everything you need to lead these activities yourself.

This BONUS program includes:

• 100-minute recording (mp3 format) of the LIVE and interactive TeleSeminar led by experienced TeleSeminar leader and Teamwork Coach Tom Heck.
• Complete and detailed instructions on how to lead the experiential learning exercises including downloadable and printable directions, photos, videos.
• License to lead the activities with the groups you serve.

Who Will Benefit From This BONUS Training Material:

Teamwork Facilitators, Trainers, Coaches, Educators - - Anyone who wants to teach principles of Law Of Attraction in a fun and engaging way without necessarily having to mention “Law Of Attraction”

This SPECIAL BONUS is free to you.  It was originally sold for $79 and is now only available through this special offer and no where else!

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Our eighth guest for the Spiritual Nature of Team Building TeleSeminar series is Parker Palmer.  

Parker Palmer is an author, educator, and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change.

Parker is the founder and senior partner of the Center for Courage & Renewal (CCR) whose mission is to nurture personal and professional integrity and the courage to act on it. Since 1997 CCR has offered programs to help teachers, physicians, clergy and others “rejoin soul and role,” renewing their passion for their work, reclaiming its basic values and deepening their service to others.

"Good work is done with heart as well as knowledge and skill, done with a depth of commitment that brings integrity and courage to the workplace. But workplace culture can make it risky to reveal our hearts. So we hide them – and sometimes lose them. By supporting teachers, medical professionals, clergy and others who want to reclaim their hearts, we bring new life to them, their work, and the people they serve." ~ Parker Palmer

This call is for you if you are a:

• trainer
• educator
• facilitator
• coach
• manager or supervisor

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

Call Details

TITLE

The Spiritual Nature of Team Building [Session #8] -- with special guest Parker Palmer

DATE

Wednesday,   May 16, 2012

TIME

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

PRESENTERS

Parker Palmer -- author, educator, and activist

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

VIDEO

Renowned educator and Quaker writer, Parker Palmer, says one of the biggest things he has learned in life is that the direction of the spiritual journey is not upward but downward, to what Paul Tillich called the ground of being.

I came across an article in The Atlantic entitled "What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success".

This quote caught my attention:

The main driver of education policy (in Finland) is not competition between teachers and between schools, but cooperation.

Our seventh guest for the Spiritual Nature of Team Building TeleSeminar series is Rick Tamlyn. 

Rick's work is all about creating fulfilling lives for people, creating better working relationships, and creating positive motivating energy for individuals, teams and organizations.

Rick is an expert at helping people, teams and organizations change their energy.

Rick co-created and developed The Bigger Game, a tool that inspires executives, leaders and everyday people to get out of their comfort zones and invent the life they want.

He is the co-author of The Bigger Game: Why Playing a Bigger Game Designs Who You Want to Become, and has trained and certified leaders from seven (7) different countries to deliver The Bigger Game program.

Rick is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and a Master Certified Coach (MCC) as designated by the International Coach Federation (ICF), and is a senior trainer for The Coaches Training Institute, a world-renown coach training and leadership development organization.

This call is for you if you are a:

• trainer
• educator
• facilitator
• coach
• manager or supervisor

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

Call Details

TITLE

The Spiritual Nature of Team Building [Session #7] -- with special guest Rick Tamlyn.

DATE

Wednesday,   May 9, 2012

TIME

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

PRESENTERS

Rick Tamlyn -- coach, author, Big Game player

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

VIDEO

Watch Rick Tamilyn in the video clips below to get a feel for his positive message and how it's impacting the lives of leaders. 

Our sixth guest for the Spiritual Nature of Team Building TeleSeminar series is Doug Silsbee.

My friend Doug is a leader in the arena of professional coaching - - specifically, "presence-based leadership development". Doug's approach to leadership and teams is profoundly spiritual.

In addition to the significant contributions Doug is making in the world of one-on-one leadership coaching, Doug is a seasoned teambuilding expert having worked with clients around the world.

Doug says we are all being called to actions that lift others, that are responsible to the precarious state of our planet’s resources, and that assume meaning through our ever-widening circles of concern.

One of Doug's clients says:

"Doug's approach goes way beyond the standard platitudes to reach deeply into the areas of human consciousness and experience where things really happen, where meaningful change and growth can and does occur."

~ Harrison Owen, author, Open Space Technology.

Doug Silsbee is the author of Presence-Based Coaching: Cultivating Self-Generative Leaders Through Mind, Body and Heart which offers a practical map to the territory of working with presence, both within yourself and in your coaching and developing of others. First, we explore presence as an essential element of human learning and development. Second, the book provides extensive inner and relational coaching moves, brought to life through illustrative dialogs, for bringing presence into coaching. The result? Self-generative, authentic, and effective leaders.

This call is for you if you are a:

• trainer
• educator
• facilitator
• coach
• manager or supervisor

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

Call Details

TITLE

The Spiritual Nature of Team Building [Session #6] -- with special guest Doug Silsbee.

DATE

Thursday,   May 3, 2012

TIME

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

PRESENTERS

Doug Silsbee -- leadership coach, trainer of coaches, speaker, and 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

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

Our fifth guest for the Spiritual Nature of Team Building TeleSeminar series is Evan Marcus.

Evan has, for the last 7 years, been teaching a popular MBA course at Rutgers University called When Work Matters: Exploration of Spirituality in Business. 

In this course Evan guides full time MBA students in the exploration of topics such as:

    -- What is spirituality?

    -- How does the pursuit of meaning impact the way we do business?

    -- How can business be a platform for practicing our highest beliefs?

    -- How can spirituality and profitability be powerful allies?

At the core, Evan says, he is helping these business students explore spirituality and expand their definitions of what it means to be‘spiritual’ and how one can practice spirituality at work. 

Evan says that teaching the course has had a profound impact on him as the instructor.

In this live an interactive TeleSeminar, Evan will share the lesson's he's learned through teaching this MBA course and how it's impacted his own work with teams and leaders in the business world.

Evan is the cofounder of DillonMarcus Executive Retreats and is the author of several books including It's O.K. to Play - 30 Days to a Ridiculously Wonderful LIfe. He has 25 years of experience as a developer of teambuilding initiatives and is an expert teamwork facilitator.

Other titles from Evan include:

Addicted to Struggle -- How We Are Winning This Losing Game
Out of the Blue -- A Spiritual Approach to Selling
365 Days of Play -- Unleashing Your Fullest Potential One Day At a Time
Face to Face -- How Work Is the Perfect Playground for Spiritual Transformation

This call is for you if you are a:

• trainer
• educator
• facilitator
• coach
• manager or supervisor

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

Call Details

TITLE

The Spiritual Nature of Team Building [Session #5] -- with special guest Evan Marcus.

DATE

Wednesday,   April 18, 2012

TIME

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

PRESENTERS

Evan Marcus -- author, trainer, thought leader

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

GO Team Workshops & Team Assessment

18 Team Critical Topics

Team Assessment Determines Your Precise Needs

Introduction

Do you have a team that needs to perform at a much higher level?

Our GO Team workshops represent a complete team-training and team building system designed to support all kinds of organizational teams - from brand new teams to those who have been together for a while. Temporary or long-term groups. Entry level or executive level. “Real teams” or just a group of people. Whenever you have a group or team that needs to work together better, our GO Team workshops deliver fast and fun team development.

Our GO Team workshops will help your team make the shift from good to great so you're not only more empowered to do your great work in the world, but you have the skills to do it more effectively.

The Training Modules

The GO Team Workshops cover 18 team critical topics.  These topics are divided into three "levels".

LEVEL  1 -- Setup for Success     (click here to learn more about LEVEL 1)

• Getting Grounded in Team Basics
• Creating Team Operating Guidelines
• Establishing Team Purpose and Goals
• Clarifying Team Roles
• Building on Style Differences
• Assessing the Team

LEVEL 2 --Go Team!    (click here to learn more about LEVEL 2)

• Enhancing Team Communication
• Running Effective Team Meetings
• Making Team Decisions
• Avoiding Groupthink
• Resolving Team Conflict
• Solving Team Issues

LEVEL  3 -- See You At The Top    (click here to learn more about LEVEL 3)

• Building Team Trust
• Giving and Receiving Feedback
• Sharing Leadership
• Sparking Team Creativity
• Managing Change
• Leveraging Team Learning

Team Assessment

Lots of teams know they could work more effectively but few know exactly WHERE to start. To address this challenge we provide a team assessment which will determine exactly where your team is strong and where it has opportunities for growth. Using the results of the assessment, we will work with you to design a workshop that produces the results you most need which means you get the greatest Return On Investment (ROI).

HOW IT WORKS -- Your team members will take a 35 question "GO Team" assessment that will measure their strengths and weaknesses in 17 key team areas.  The assessment is taken online and you (the team leader) are provided with a detailed report (PDF document).  You will then have the opportunity to schedule a one-on-one coaching conversation with IATF President Tom Heck where you'll map out a clear plan for your team's success.

It's common for an online team assessment along with a one-on-one coaching session to cost $5,000 or more.  However, we provide this team assessment and coaching for only $2,500.

Are you ready to schedule your team assessment?  Do you have questions about the process?  Please contact us to schedule a one-on-one consultation.

IATF Support Team
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (828) 665-0303

Workshop Design

The GO Team workshops are presented live (face-to-face). These workshops utilize interactive learning, are dialogue-based, and driven by the members of the team. No PowerPoints.  No lectures. Immediately actionable.

Action Learning

All IATF GO Team workshops include action learning (experiential learning) components. IATF presenters are experts at incorporating action learning in workshops.  We wrote the book on this topic -- literally.  Trainers in 36 countries incorporate IATF action learning principles in their programs. The IATF Go Team workshops will engage your team's mind, body and spirit to produce deep and memorable learning.

Length of Workshops

Each module (there are 18 total) takes between 2 and 4 hours to complete. Modules can be combined to create workshops of any length (half day, full day, multi-day).

Size of Workshop 

A typical workshop serves an intact team of 7-12 people.  We can also custom design programs for larger groups containing multiple intact teams.

Participant Workbooks

 Each participant receives a high quality, value rich, printed workshop manual (one manual per workshop/module) to take home and use as a reference. (details below)

The Workbooks

GO Team is a library of 18 team-focused topics (modules), divided into three levels:

LEVEL  1 -- Setup For Success!

LEVEL  2 -- Go Team!

LEVEL  3 -- See You At The Top!

The power of GO Team is that it allows you to build a learning agenda tailored to your team’s needs. It’s not necessary to complete the levels in sequence. You may choose topics from any of the levels, all dictated by the needs of your team.

Discovering new terms and models

GO Team workshops are built on principles of adult learning theory, so exercises are always active, dialogue-based, and connected to the team’s immediate need. Often, the module will begin with an introduction to new models and terms, and offer learners a fresh way to think about the topic.

Time to get up and move!

The “reading and writing” part of this module is now over. It’s time for learners to get out of their chairs and take some action!

Using clear, visual instructions, modules lead learners through processes for understanding their context, clarifying their thinking, identifying new behaviors, and creating consensus.

As learners explore the exercises in each module, they are learning important skills for dialogue, brainstorming, drawing out their own assumptions… and working together as a team!

Moments of reflection.

As learners work through more and more modules of GO Team, they will become adept at continually reflecting on their own behaviors, discussing them, and making change… all without defensiveness. Imagine that.

The module on trust, for example, features a “create your own assessment” exercise in which learners first identify the trust behaviors specific to this team… and then collectively assess themselves against those very same behaviors.

Taking Action.

GO Team is all about making sustainable behavioral changes. Every one of the 18 modules ends with an action plan in which team members will discuss the specific actions they will take in the near and long term to ensure the concepts will take root in daily practice.

Cost

Half Day Workshop (1-2 modules) = $4,950

Full Day Workshop (3-5 modules) = $6,950

Multi-Day Workshop (5-18 modules) = $5,950/day

* Workshops are intended for intact teams of 7 - 12 people.  Pricing may be different for larger groups (contact us for quote).  Additional $12/person for module workbook.  Travel expenses are additional.

Contact Us

We're ready to answer all your questions.  Contact us to schedule a one-on-one consultation.

IATF Support Team

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (828) 665-0303

RECORDING

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Our fourth guest for this TeleSeminar series is my good friend Barry Rellaford. 

Because he travels the world delivering life-changing team and leadership development workshops for the FranklinCovey organization,
Barry has a unique take on our topic - - The Spiritual Nature of Team Building.

When I first started to imagine this TeleSeminar series I knew I'd have to get Barry on as a guest.  When I called to invite him to be a speaker, Barry became excited and started sharing some of his beliefs and experiences around the spiritual nature of team building.  As I write the description of this call, I'm  looking at the notes I took while speaking with Barry that day and I must say, I am pumped to have Barry on as a guest. He is going to share some GREAT insights.

Barry Rellaford is a master facilitator and has delivered training events all over the world.  Barry understands, at a deep level, what it means to build teams and grow leaders as a spiritual practice.

Some of the topics we'll explore...

• Covey's 4 Human Needs as a Spiritual Path: 1) To Live, 2) To Love, 3) To Learn, 4) To Leave a Legacy
• Coaching as spiritual work
• The importance of being in touch with your own spiritual nature

A globally sought-after leadership development expert, Barry has a gift for presenting complex content in an understandable, memorable, and actionable manner.

Barry led FranklinCovey's Learning Expedition Center, the company's internal corporate university focused on the development of FranklinCovey salespeople and consultants. He also served as the Vice President of Organizational Development for Metatec Corporation and as a performance consultant at CompuServe, Inc.

Barry regularly speaks and trains internationally, having led programs in 15 countries with participants representing over 50 different nations. His audiences have included Procter & Gamble, Microsoft Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Honeywell, Coinstar, Toyota, Foodmakers, Intel, Nike, University of Texas Medical Branch, and the U.S. Army.

Working closely with Stephen M. R. Covey, Barry had a hand in developing the Leading at the Speed of Trust training program, the organizational assessment, and the Speed of Trust™ individual assessment.

Barry is also the coauthor of A Slice of Trust [click here for audio interview] and is a faculty member here at the IATF.

This call is for you if you are a:

• trainer
• educator
• facilitator
• coach
• manager or supervisor

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

Call Details

TITLE

The Spiritual Nature of Team Building [Session #4] -- with special guest Barry Rellaford

DATE

Wednesday,   April 11, 2012

TIME

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

PRESENTERS

Barry Rellaford -- Best selling author, faculty level trainer at Franklin-Covey, Trust expert

Tom Heck -- President & Founder of the IATF

REGISTER

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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

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Our third guest for the Spiritual Nature of Team Building TeleSeminar series is Rabbi Shais Taub.

Rabbi Shais Taub is a social observer, philosopher, Huffington Post blogger, and is the best selling author of God of Our Understanding.

In this call Rabbi Taub will not lobby for the acceptance of a dogmatic or religious definition of spirituality. Rather, he will speak of spirituality as a mental capacity to adopt a consistent, reality-based worldview that has specific properties universal to all people. This has little if anything to do with formal belief systems and has everything to do with a certain way of using the brain.

When one becomes "Spiritually Intelligent", how does this impact leadership style?  Can teams become "Spiritually Intelligent?

Do you have to be smart to be a skeptic?

Do you have to be dumb to believe?

Maybe you've heard of "multiple intelligences." It's the theory that there is more than one kind of being smart. For instance, logical intelligence is different than musical intelligence and spatial intelligence is different than linguistic intelligence. That's why there can be a poet who can't carry a tune and a research biologist who can't do her own taxes.

Spiritual Intelligence?

Thanks to the work of Daniel Goleman we all understand the importance of Emotional Intelligence when it comes to leadership development, but what about Spiritual Intelligence?

In our feel-good, sanitized, PC culture, the term "spirituality" has become a non-descriptive catch-all for any idea that makes me feel good. If that's the case, then it's no wonder there is no correlation between such beliefs and having a happy, productive life.

Our special guest Rabbi Shais Taub who will put forth that spirituality is a form of intelligence and can be described in demonstrable terms.

Spiritual Intelligence, Rabbi Taub says, is the ability to be discerning, and therefore, make decisions, that adhere to certain axioms or principles.

This call is for you if you are a:

• trainer
• educator
• facilitator
• coach

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

Call Details

TITLE

The Spiritual Nature of Team Building -- SESSION # 3 with special guest Rabbi Shais Taub

DATE

Thursday,   March 29, 2012

TIME

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

PRESENTERS

Rabbi Shais Taub -- Rabbi, social observer, philosopher, writer

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

  The recording of this session is available for FREE in the IATF Members Only Area. Not yet an IATF member?  Join HERE. for FREE.

 When you experience a breakthrough...

        When your team experiences a breakthrough...

it is a spiritual experience

I'd like you to meet my good friend Brian Biro who is known internationally as "America's Breakthrough Coach."

Companies and organizations who are truly committed to bringing out the best in their people use Brian's amazing energy and passion to create a shared experience that is literally life-changing.

A major client described Brian 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."

I've had the great pleasure of knowing Brian Biro for many years and he is all these things - - Energetic, Ethusiastic, and Full of Wisdom.  Most of all, Brian is one of the most spiritual centered people I know.

I'm convinced that Brian is able to help people experience transformational breakthroughs because he operates from and teaches spiritual principles that, if followed, produce amazing results for anyone.

In this TeleSeminar Brian will share insights gained from helping thousands of people experience breakthroughs.  We will explore how he incorporates the spiritual in his work with teams.

  Brian Biro is one of the nation's foremost speakers and teachers of Leadership, Possibility Thinking, Thriving on Change, and Team-Building. He has delivered over 1,200 presentations around the world over the last 20 years. Brian is the author of multiple best sellers including Beyond Success -- The 15 Secrets to Effective Leadership and Life Based on Legendary Coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success

This TeleSeminar will be interactive - - you'll be able to talk with our special guest speaker and ask him 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

The Spiritual Nature of Team Building -- SESSION # 2 with special guest Brian Biro

DATE

Wednesday,   March 21, 2012

TIME

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

PRESENTERS

Brian Biro -- Best Selling Author,Teamwork Expert, Breakthrough Coach, Father, Husband www.BrianBiro.com 

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

Watching Brian Biro in action here: