September, 2007 e-News Update
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Six Strategies Tips View sample videoFeatured Books
ConqueringAdversity
Six Strategies to Move
You & Your Team Through Tough Times
4 Circles of GoodBusiness
What does it take to
run a good business?
Lead Like a Pirate!
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Conquering Adversity... introduces the reader to Six Strategies – Affirmation, Expectation, Communication, Locomotion and Celebration – that make a difference in moving forward through change, challenge or even extreme crisis. Based on the author’s true-life experiences, this powerful and compelling book blends professional and personal development into a unique message that has inspired thousands. 
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What does it take to run a good business?·How can I keep my team on-track, allocating the right resources at the right time to address the right priorities?
·What criteria should I use to evaluate potential business opportunities?
·How can I help my team understand how and why critical business decisions are made?
These are important questions whether you are running your own business or are part of a corporate team. 4 Circles of Good Business takes a “plain truth and practical solutions” approach to understanding and applying key business fundamentals. Whether you are a senior executive or just want to think like one, this book offers real-world insight that will improve your bottom-line by helping everyone at every level make smarter decisions that are always aligned with critical business objectives and stakeholder needs.
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TOP Lead Like a Pirate!Learning the secrets of effective team leadership has never been more fun than with this beautifully illustrated book set in the golden age of pirates! Sail with Captain Tiger Eye Taylor as he shares his secrets on Captain, Crew, Mission, Strategy and Treasure – the keys to transforming bands of buccaneers into high-performing legends of teamwork. A must-read resource for every frontline leader, it’s the perfect tool for sparking serious discussion on what it takes to turn diversity into strength, speed into advantage and heart into leadership. Give your Captains and Crew something to cheer about with this themed-learning gem!
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This month's items of Interest:
Featured Presenter & Contributor:
Christopher Novak, Author, Motivational
Speaker & Leadership Coach
- The Summit Team
Featured Products:
·Conquering Adversity Audio-Book CD
·Meeting Motivators DVD
Featured White Paper:
·Six Strategies for Conquering Adversity
Coming in October:
·New Webinar: System Integration™
Policy Development, Strategic Planning
and Performance Management
Developed and Presented by Caryn Tilton,
Owner and CEO, CT Consulting, LLC and
MyPlaceToLearn, Inc.
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Christopher Novak
Leadership has been at the core of Christopher Novak’s professional life for more than 20 years. First as a military aviator, then as a human resources executive for Cornell University and finally as an entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker, Chris has developed a penchant for building teams and delivering results in challenging environments. Chris is an expert on overcoming adversity – having transformed his own tragedy-to-triumph experience into a message that has inspired tens of thousands of people and made him a favorite speaker at conferences, team training and executive retreats. His Six Strategies are a foundation to discovering and unleashing the hero inside each of us. Learn more
MyPlaceToLearn's Speaker's Bureau
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Conquering Adversity Audio-Book CD
Turn your commute into inspired and productive time with a 2 disk audio CD of the Conquering Adversity book. Read by the author, this is one audio-book every professional needs in their library as the Six Strategies – and the experiences that forged them – take on a powerful new dimension. Request more information
Conquering Adversity: Meeting Motivators
These inspiring quotes from the Conquering Adversity message are an ideal meeting opener or closer or add motivation to any training curriculum. Set to music, this DVD gives you not one but three different and independently selectable segments that each run approximately 3 minutes in length. Request more information
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Six Strategies for Conquering Adversity
All of us face adversity – it’s not a question of if, only a matter of when – so how can we prepare ourselves and our team to move forward?
Adversity is a recurring theme in both our professional and personal lives. Change, challenge and even crisis are realities that push our ability to lead, our ability to cope. So what can do to prepare ourselves and our team for those times when we are tested and pushed to our limits? What strategies can we bring to bear in challenging times that can make a difference for our organization and for each of us on a personal level? Whether you are a senior executive, a mid-level manager, a frontline supervisor, a team leader or an individual contributor, the ability to rise above adversity, inspire confidence and lead through life’s inevitable tempests is one of the defining characteristics of true leadership. Leadership – personal or team – is about the hero we all have inside.
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October Webinar: Board Policy, Strategic Planning and Performance Management -Three Programs That Define
Excellent cities
Persons attending this session will learn about:
Elected Officials: Are you tired of the same annual planning session each year not to mention getting the same results at the end of the year? Do you wish you had a better way to measure the Executive's performance, a better way to provide meaningful feedback on those issues that are most critical to your organization? Would you like a better system to stay informed about daily operations?
Managers and Administrators: Do you wish that you had better, more meaningful direction from council? Do you wish that council's project list and the "real" project list were more closely aligned? Are you tired of trying to aim at a moving target? Would you like a road map for your management team that builds in accountability for employees in every department?
If you answered yes to any of the above, this webinar is for YOU!! Learn how to integrate board policy, strategic planning and performance management to see dramatically different results. Learn how cities in Oregon are already benefiting from this program.
Dates and times will be announced soon!
The eLearning Center
P.O.Box 480
Welches, OR 97067