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Talks and Workshops on Resiliency
If your organization is experiencing rapid, non-stop change, you will benefit from one of the following Workshops or Keynotes by Al Siebert
Executives, managers, and employees who thrive in a world of non-stop change are much different from people suited for unchanging organizations. Al Siebert, internationally recognized expert on life's best survivors and an acclaimed "master teacher," provides organizations and professional groups with practical guidelines on how to be highly resilient and thrive in today's world:
Resiliency: The Key to Thriving in a World of Non-Stop Change
Organizations can survive and thrive only to the extent that the people within them are highly resilient. Based on Al Siebert's award-winning book The Resiliency Advantage, this session shows how individuals and organizations can adapt quickly, be agile, thrive under pressure, handle constant change, gain strength from difficulties, bring stability to chaos, learn from experience, and create good synergy. View workshop outline.The Resilience Imperative
Managing in today's world is more challenging than ever. Resilient executives and managers must get more work done in less time with fewer people with less budget while managing non-stop change. In this session, Dr. Al Siebert draws on thirty years experience teaching management psychology and his knowledge of highly resilient survivors to show how to develop workforce resiliency. This will be an interactive session with discussions that facilitate expert learning. View workshop outline.Developing a Highly Resilient, Change Proficient Workforce.
Employees in the past who obediently followed job descriptions are now a dead weight in organizations that are lean, agile, changing and learning. Participants in this session learn how an organization's culture can enhance professionalism as a self-concept, increase the process skills of managers, strengthen self-directed work teams, and cultivate development of the internally motivated, self-empowering synergistic nature we were all born with. View workshop outline.Overcoming Negativity in the Workplace
Participants in this specialized, interactive workshop learn skills for handling negative co-workers, clients, and others. Topics include what doesn't work with a difficult person, how to avoid reacting like a victim, successful ways to deal with negative people, and how to convert an experience with a difficult person into a useful lesson in the school of life. (Note: this workshop/keynote is high on humor.) View workshop outline.Managing Transition and Constant Change
During any organizational change, the productive new form is reached more quickly and easily when managers implement a proactive plan for managing the transition process. Managers must cope well with employee resistance and use effective strategies for making things turn out well. Poorly managed transitions lead to low morale, increased stress claims, lower quality work, and good people quitting. During this retreat Dr. Al Siebert will draw on his extensive experience with governmental managers to show how to combine his survivor personality research findings with the work of William Bridges. View workshop outline.
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Participants and program directors give Al Siebert high praise:
"Many, many thanks! Responses were outstanding--raves, in fact! You ended our three-day meeting in a high energy, thought provoking style. Thanks for doing exactly what we hoped you would and for doing it so well!"Donna Cameron, CAE, Executive Director,"...rave reviews!"
Washington Home Care Association
Debra Holland, Program Development"The Awards Committee praised both the content and style of your courses on surviving transitions. You have a great humanity and wisdom in your training and writings. Congratulations and thank you."
Savings and Community Bankers of AmericaGlen Fahs, Ph.D."Al Siebert is the master of the one-day workshop. He is one of very few instructors who can receive a rating of excellent from every workshop participant in every area: preparation, knowledge, content, enthusiasm and effectiveness. I highly recommend him for his exceptional qualities as an instructor."
State of Oregon Training CoordinatorJoan S. Malling, Former Director"We appreciated your filling in when William Bridges canceled at the last minute. Your workshop was well received. Your combination of professional expertise, sensitivity, humor, and ability to draw out participation made the day a valuable experience for us all."
Professional Development Center
School of Business, Portland State UniversityBarbara Moon, Associate Director of Continuing Education
Oregon State University
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Brief Biography:
For more info, and media info, please see his Resiliency Center biographical page
Dr. Al Siebert is internationally recognized for his research into the inner nature of life's best survivors. His book The Survivor Personality is now in its fifteenth printing and has been published in German, Dutch, Russian, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanse, and United Kingdom editions.
Articles quoting his work have appeared in Nation's Business, Family Circle, Men's Fitness, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, New Woman, Outdoor Life, Bottom Line/Personal, Good Housekeeping, and USA Weekend. His popular quiz "How Resilient Are You?" has been featured in many publications. He is quoted in many books and has been interviewed about the inner nature of life's best survivors on the NBC Today Show, The Unexplained, and OPRAH.
He received his B.A. in psychology from Willamette University, his M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan. He taught management psychology for the Professional Development Center at Portland State University for over thirty years.
Al is an ex-paratrooper, was a volunteer rap group leader with Vietnam veterans, and served as chairman of his local school board. He received the Oregon Governor's Award in 1993 for his selection as the State of Oregon's "External Trainer of the Year" in recognition for his "outstanding professional work in helping State employees cope with downsizing and layoffs." At present he works with many groups on how to be resilient and change-proficient in rapid, non-stop change.
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Al Siebert's recent Workshops and Keynotes include:
- Resiliency: The Key to Surviving and Thriving in Today's World (Videotape available.)
- Union Bank of California Quarterly Forum
- Developing Highly Resilient Work Teams
- Federal Executive Women's Board annual conference
- Developing Resilience in Yourself, Your Teams, and Your Organization
- Oregon Federation of Business and Professional Women Annual Conference
- Sustaining Your Resiliency During Deep, Non-Stop Change
- The Oregonian Advertising Department
- Building Highly Resilient Work Teams
- Neil Kelly Company
- Resiliency Can Make Or Break Your Business
- Commencement address, Small Business Development Center, Portland Community College
- Resiliency In a High Pressure Workplace
- U.S. Navy civil service workers, Bremerton
- Managing Constant Change With Resiliency and Emotional Intelligence
- AA Training Center, St. Charles, Illinois
- Resilience in Non-Stop Change
- Oregon Association of Purchasing Agents
- How Resilient Are You?
- Association of Home Business Owners
- Resiliency: The Key to Surviving and Thriving in Today's World
- Oregon Society of Association Management Annual Conference
- Resiliency in a High Pressure Workplace
- Warm Springs Confederated Tribes
- The Resiliency Imperative
- The Performance Center Breakfast Forum
- Developing Highly Resilient, Change-Proficient Workgroups
- MBA program seminar, School of Business, Portland State University
- Resiliency: The Key to Surviving and Thriving in a Non-Stop Change
- Bonneville Power Adminstration workshops
- Developing Resilience in Yourself, Your Work Team, and Your Organization
- Kadlec Medical Center
- Resiliency in Rapid, Non-Stop Change
- Oregon Mutual Insurance Company
- Developing Highly Resilient Workgroups
- Excell Leadership Forum
- Highly Resilient, Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
- The Performance Center Executive Leadership program
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Al Siebert has extensive "hands on" experience with a wide range of corporations, health care groups, educational institutions, and public agencies:
Corporations:
- U.S. Bank
- Weyerhaueser
- CH2M-Hill
- Rockwell International
- Westinghouse, Hanford
- Tektronix
- Norm Thompson Outfitters
- Portland General Electric
- UNC Nuclear Industries
- Willamette Industries
- Pacific Northwest Bell
- Crown-Simpson
- Freightliner
- Peoples National Bank
- Blue Cross
- Pacific Power & Light
- General Electric CAT Scan Sales Group
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Health care:
- Legacy Hospitals
- Willamette Falls Hospital
- St. Vincent's Hospital
- Southwest Washington Hospitals
- Tuality Management Systems
- Oregon Health Care Association
- Vancouver Veterans Administration Hospital
- Washington State Emergency Nurses Association
- Medical Group Management Association
- Washington State Hospital Purchasing Directors Association
- The Oregon Health Sciences University
- Portland Veterans Administration Hospital
- Oregon Association of Hospitals
- Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center
- Association of Western Hospitals
- American Red Cross, Pacific Northwest Region
- American Hospital Radiology Administrators
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Higher education:
- University of Michigan
- University of Oregon
- Portland State University
- University of Idaho
- Oregon Health Science University
- Oregon State University
- University of Idaho
- Delta College, Michigan
- Northeast Missouri State University
- University of California at Sacramento
- University of South Carolina
- Pacific Lutheran University
- Lewis and Clark College
- Clackamas Community College
- Central Oregon Community College
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Tri-Cities University Center
- University of Portland
- Portland Community College
- Lane Community College
- Chemekata Community College
- Western Oregon State College
- Washington State Community College
- Mt. Hood Community College
- Umpqua Community College
- Marylhurst College
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Public agencies:
- Portland Federal Executive Board
- Federal Women's Program
- US Forest Service, Region Six
- Fire Standards and Accreditation Board
- U.S. Dept. of Energy
- Bureau of Land Management
- State of Oregon Management Association
- Oregon State Correction Institute
- Bonneville Power Administration
- US Civil Service Commission, Seattle Regional Training Center
- The Federal Safety Council
- US Civil Service Commission, Seattle Region
- Dept. of Labor, State of Oregon
- Oregon Corrections Association
- US Soil Conservation Service
- State of Oregon Investigators Association
- City of Portland, Public Works Department
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Conferences:
- American General Contractors
- Savings and Community Bankers
- National Management Association
- Saskatchewan Farm Business Management
- John Deere Western Dealers
- American Society for Engineering Management
- Northwest Forest Products Safety Conference
- National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
- Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Conference
- American Society of Safety Engineers
- Oregon Chamber Executives
- Northwest Center for Occupational Health & Safety
- Pacific Northwest Personnel Management Association
- Oregon Society of CPAs
- Southwest Washington Private Industry Council
- Oregon Dental Association
- Northwest Christmas Tree Association
- American Society of Hospital Food Service Administrators
- National Executive Housekeepers Association
- Sales and Marketing Executives International
- Academy of Industrial Security
- Society of Radiological Technologists
- International Consumer Credit Association
- Northwest Electric Light & Power Association
- Chemical Engineering Managers Association
- Northwest Public Power Association
- Oregon Savings League
- National Association of Hospital Admitting Managers
- Oregon Trucking Association
- American Society for Medical Technology
- Agricultural Bankers National Conference, American Institute of Bankers
- Oregon Society of Association Executives
- Washington Association of Association Executives
- National Association of Association Executives