Negativity is costly for organizations. Negativity drains energy, wastes time, and is a barrier to change. Laying off people with "bad" attitudes is very expensive and unnecessary. Part of the problem is that most managers have a negative attitude about negativity. Drawing on the work of Drucker, McClelland, and Janis, Al Siebert will show how to neutralize negativity and transform negative people into assets.
Dr. Siebert's workshop on overcoming negativity was the PSU Professional Development Center's most popular workshop in 1997. His core concept is that the ability to have things work well, career success, emotional intelligence, and professional effectiveness all come from developing relaxed control over the choice point between positive and negative energies in one's self and in groups.
Participants learn:
Dr. Siebert has taught seminars in management psychology for the Professional Development Center at Portland State University for over 30 years. A native Oregonian, Al is an ex-paratrooper and a graduate of Willamette University. He received his M.A. and his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan. His public service includes serving for seven years on the Multnomah County School Board, being a volunteer rap group leader with Vietnam veterans, and volunteer consultant to the Northwest Indians Veterans Association.
Dr. Al Siebert is recipient of the Oregon's governor's award for his selection as the State of Oregon's 1993 "External Training Consultant of the Year" for his work during the layoff of 4000 state employees.
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