From Cornered To Corner Office: Overcoming The Most Unexpected Obstacles
That Stand Between You And Your Career Dreams. Learn more about the career coaching book.
Success Story: Holly The negotiation tools I learned with David’s coaching proved invaluable. My final salary was $15,000 above the initial offer. I know that activ:8 paid for itself… and abundantly more! Read more career success stories.
"David presented his "From Hi to Hired" presentation on interviewing to a group of about 200 members of the Executive Network Group of Greater Chicago, a networking group for six figure executives in job transition. He received the highest ever speaker evaluation rating from the group and was commended for his energy, enthusiasm, content and insight into the dynamics of the interviewing process. We hope to have him back for a return engagement in the very near future."
--From Cornered To Corner Office
Overcoming the most unexpected obstacles that stand between
you and your career dreams.
This motivational keynote is all about empowerment. Putting you in the driver’s seat
to your own destination – how being true to yourself, reading the signs along the way,
and taking action lead you to create the corner office that fits you. Learn the following:
How to bust through roadblocks by reading your “thumbprint”
How to avoid the four ways individuals get cornered
How playing with others can make you or break you
How to read the warning signs before it’s too late
How to create your own corner office that’s rewarding for you!
--From Conflict To Collaboration
Discover your specific behaviors and use them to work smarter! (DiSC profile accompanies this presentation; See “Other Programs” below.)
This program is a fun and exciting adventure as we discover your behavior styles and how they affect your working relationships. Learn how to work with all types of personalities to get things done. This researched tool and presentation provides the following:
Measures how people feel and behave as they interact with the world around them
Proves the value and advantages of having a diverse team
Provides insight into how to resolve conflicts and differences between very different personalities
Helps everyone adapt behaviors and approaches to maximize the hidden potential of your team
Helps maximize what everyone does well, while working through the rough spots
--From Paralyzed To Prosperous
Embracing change and making it work for you, not against you.
In today’s market, change is inevitable...and constant! Which of the five responses do you have when change comes knocking on your door? Are you the visionary, builder, fence sitter, straggler or are you the last to act? This presentation will challenge you to change the way you think about change – from threat to opportunity! David shares how you will:
Manage your productivity
Identify what’s within your circle of control
Overcome the real and perceived barriers that keep holding you back
Get through your own resistance…which often sabotages your progress!
Say goodbye to old, destructive habits in order to say hello to change
--From Inflexible To Influential
Applying the principles of “emotional intelligence” and
responding instead of reacting
Intelligence may be defined largely by your education, but emotional intelligence is often learned through life experiences. When it comes to your past, are you learning or just reacting! This program will give you effective tools to use in the workplace, whether influencing others or just maximizing output through true team chemistry. Learn the following:
How to understand what pushes emotional buttons
How your behavior style is very different from that of others in your team
How to develop an action plan that is truly pro-active, not re-active!
How to overcome obstacles, influencing others to visualize and see possibilities
How to unleash the power of empathy
--From Roadkill To Road Map
8 steps to put your career in drive…
without taking costly detours
You can find assistance in writing a resume, networking or interviewing, but don’t miss a starting point that’s much more important! This program defines eight step-by-step strategies starting with understanding what’s unique about – what you bring to an organization – and ends with answering the question, “What do I want to be when I grow up?” You will learn:
The eight often overlooked steps that can put your career in overdrive
Brand new approaches to finding your way in the confusing world of career fulfillment
How to avoid the 12 detours that get in your way when you are trying to reach your career target
Practical advice that saves you time and money
--From ‘Hi’ To Hired
Learn how to simplify and ace the interview.
In today’s market you have to become an expert at developing and implementing your own career marketing plan. Why should you, after spending hours, days, or even months to get an interview, repeat bad habits that keep you from reaching your career destination? The secret is in learning the five types of interview questions that when learned will “activ:8” a job offer. In this program you will gain insights that will empower you to be the applicant employers are dying to hire! With this program you will learn the following:
Three reasons why employers will make you the offer over other qualified candidates
How to get hired for the job even if your experience doesn’t exactly fit the stated requirements
How to put to rest those difficult questions so that you respond with confidence rather than playing the guessing game as to what you think the interviewer might want to hear
How to get the interviewer to spill the beans and tell you what they’re really trying to size up
What to say if you’ve been fired or have been out of work for a long time
--From Desperation To Deal
Learn negotiation techniques to get all you deserve.
It’s amazing to me that we spend so much time preparing our resumes, hunting down job openings, trying to talk with people who have connections, and finishing a marathon of interviews only to make one of the biggest mistakes - negotiating a salary that’s not what you are truly worth! All too often we spend only minutes talking about and accepting the offer. This program will teach you the five rules that help you in negotiating the salary you deserve. In addition you will learn:
How to evaluate your worth and the current market rate
To keep from being “screened out” of a job
To identify the three things that will win you the next interview
To take the job but not the offer…then deal some more!
--From Frustrated To Focused
Crafting a resume for fit and focus.
What's the first thing an individual thinks of after they are given the pink slip and told they no longer have a job? That's right, they start thinking about getting a resume put together since they feel they can't start a real job search with out one. The problem is that if individuals go around talking to a hand full of people everyone will have a different opinion of what they think would be the right format or verbiage to put on a resume. This seminar will cover the following:
1.Learn what general resume formats are used in the market today
2.Learn how to position yourself in the market using your resume
3.Learn the purpose of a Cover Letter or a T-Letter
4.How to develop a special report that outperforms your resume
5.Where to find the hidden job market
Other Programs…
David is certified by the Inscape Publishing Company.
The following profiles/presentations can be personalized for your organization. These profiles can also be given one on one or online with test results available immediately.
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