Jean Gatz

Jean Gatz: Program Outlines

With the ever-quickening pace of technology, the fluctuating economy, an increasingly connected global community and a new generation that lives and breathes social media, your leadership role will never LOOK the same or BE the same. To succeed in an environment where dramatic change and new business strategies are the norm, you must out-think old ideas and out-shine past performance.

Jean delivers timely strategies you can use to help your people handle change with resiliency, communicate effectively, reinforce customer loyalty and reinvigorate teamwork. You’ll discover ways to inspire your team to improve performance, add value, maintain a competitive advantage and impact the bottom line as you learn how to lead with a voice that inspires, influences and achieves results.

If you’re new to your leadership role or aspiring to move up to a leadership position in your organization, remember this. Before anyone else will recognize you as a leader and influencer you must see yourself in that role. Then you must develop the skills to be the leader others are willing and proud to follow. Learn how to communicate for results, cultivate advocates and allies, network at a whole new level, and utilize your leadership skills in every area of your life. Leadership skills are LIFE skills that will definitely help you STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD in a positive way.

10 Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd
How to exceed expectations and out-shine past performance
“Business as usual” is no longer enough for organizations that want to out-perform the competition and be seen as a “one of a kind” brand. The same is true for every employee today. If you want to be the person who’s worth fighting for in today’s competitive world, you must be able to answer this question:

What do you bring to the table that’s so unique and memorable that people CHOOSE to be your colleague, coworker, employee, leader, customer, partner or friend?

Jean shares results from interviews with decision makers in all industries who identified how they measure performance based on what’s required to do an outstanding job. Then she shows you how to leverage your strengths, develop additional skills, overcome any limitations standing in the way of achieving your goals, and consistently exceed expectations of your customers and team members.

When all is said and done, it’s all about performance. The choice to be average or mediocre will put your career in jeopardy. Jean gives you the five-step process for standing out as an essential and valuable team member. Learn how to create visibility with decision makers inside and outside your organization.

With insight and humor, Jean shares the 10 strategies you will need to out-perform the competition, out-think old ideas, out-shine past performance and out-maneuver anyone who says it can’t be done. The choices you make and the action you take as a result of those choices will determine whether you STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD in a positive way. This session is based on Jean’s book by the same title.

Finding Balance in a Hectic, Hurried World
How to create a sense of well-being in your life at all levels
Does your day begin with great promise …until you actually begin it and then it’s downhill from there? Coworkers and customers pull you in different directions at once. Your job requires more creativity, ingenuity and energy than ever before. Someone at home is getting on your last nerve. Small problems become big ones. You try to appear “totally together” while you’re falling apart. And you can’t remember the last time you had a chance to laugh, relax and catch your breath.

If any of this sounds familiar, this program is definitely for you! Jean shows you that life balance really isn’t about what goes on outside of you, but what goes on inside. Then she gives you a step-by-step plan to take care of yourself in mind, body and spirit to make your life more peaceful and less stressed. When it comes to re-balancing your life, you can choose to feel powerful or powerless. But there is seldom a circumstance in which you are completely powerless…unless you choose NOT to take action. Making choices based on what’s easy will not get you where you want to go. It’s hard work to keep a marriage or relationship strong… a job that’s exciting… a life that has meaning… a body that’s healthy… a mind that’s creative… and a future that’s exciting. Jean shares the six questions you must ask when making a tough decision with no easy choices.

At the end of the day you must respect yourself, believe that you’ve made good choices, be responsible for the consequences of those choices, and be satisfied that you did the best you could do. Jean guarantees that you will laugh while you learn how to stress-proof your life in this hectic, hurried world.

I Already Took a Pain Pill, So Why Are You Still Here?
How to deal with difficult people and reduce conflict
In today’s competitive work environment, rising stress levels make it a challenge for people to work together effectively. And while you might be tempted to ask the above question to several difficult people on your team, you already know that’s not a very wise career move!

Difficult people can have a major impact on your department and your organization when they undermine efforts to build a strong and cohesive team. You don’t have the power to change a difficult person, but you can learn how to deal with them without losing your mind – or your sense of humor.

Maintaining healthy relationships means being accountable for our behavior while holding others accountable for theirs. And while we don’t like to admit it, sometimes the trouble we find ourselves in can be of our own making. Poor communication easily gives way to conflict, and we “create” difficult people who didn’t plan on being difficult until they had to interact with us!

Jean blends humor with practical strategies you can implement throughout your department and your entire organization to deal with difficult people, reduce conflict and improve morale and productivity. She will reveal the tactics difficult people use to manipulate others to get what they want. Discover how we actually reward them for their behavior. Learn four strategies for dealing with them. Identify the seven sources of conflict on any team – and how we often unintentionally contribute to that conflict. Negotiate wisely without manipulating others. Recommit to working together as a productive and cohesive team. Create an Action Plan to deal with difficult people – without becoming one.