Business Training and Motivational Programs
Dr. Linda Ferguson delivers thought-provoking programs on the importance of working with integrity, purpose, and passion. Her keynote presentations, workshops, and staff development programs inspire audiences to activate opportunities for service and leadership, to balance career and personal goals, and to express and experience their personal greatness.
Linda’s presentations and workshops draw from her work as an author, coach, consultant, college professor, and community organizer.
“Linda's enthusiasm is one facet that stands above all of her many wonderful qualities. The way that she uses her exceptional oratorical skills to engage the audience, while maintaining an energizing presence throughout, was absolutely terrific. Linda was flexible and worked with us to customize the program that would best fit our needs. We strongly encourage you to take advantage of the skills and talents of this vibrant speaker.”
—Katherine F. Walker, Ph.D. Founding Director, Batten Leadership Institute
Business Training and Motivational Program Topics
The Transformational Empowerment Process
To work and function to our greatest potential, we must examine the shifts we need to make in how we respond to stressful situations. The Transformational Empowerment Process provides a framework for making lasting change and dealing effectively in challenging or uncomfortable situations. Participants will learn where their “growing edge“ is and gain a greater understand of their underlying fears and feelings in stressful situations. In addition, participants will find their source of their own strength for moving through their growing edge. Through this process you will be more effective in achieving your goals and coping with challenging life circumstances.
Aligning Your Gifts, Purpose and Passion
You can grow professionally and personally by identifying your purpose, and then by sharing it, with passion, in service to others. This motivational program includes inspiring stories and examples of ways that professionals have shared and renewed their passion and purpose in work. Participants will find new ways to honor their gifts and those of their co-workers. In addition, participants will clarify their purpose as it pertains to all facets of their life.
“Linda is an example of what is possible. She is a dedicated teacher, an inspiring and authentic role model; she is a brave and focused woman, yet flexible at the same time. I trust that motivated, similiarly aligned and open clients would find working with Dr. Linda J. Ferguson as I have.”
—Gloria Elliott, Principal and Senior Consultant, Elliott and Assoc.
Emotional Intelligence (E.Q.) – It’s what separates the Best Manager from a Mediocre Manager
Emotional Intelligence is what sets apart the effective managers from the ineffective ones. Knowing your hot buttons, how to handle your own and others’ emotions during stressful situations, and how to stay motivated are essential skills for managing. Businesses will improve productivity and avoid wasting time by having managers with high emotional intelligence. Task knowledge and experience isn’t enough to keep staff motivated, focused, and productive. Businesses interested in Emotional Intelligence training, coaching and consulting will see the results and application of the skills in staff meetings, employee morale and employee relationships.
Appreciative Inquiry – Paying Attention to what Works
Appreciative Inquiry (A.I.) is a methodology to build on your strengths. Every organization has assets and a positive core from which to leverage talent, energy, and creative solutions. Businesses interested in A.I. training and consultation will see improved performance, greater employee engagement, and solution focused energy.
Generational Differences – What’s the Hype? How are they different?
As the Baby Boomers retire, the younger generations will step into leadership and management roles. Do you understand how they think, communicate, stay motivated, lead, follow? Managing multiple generations will be one of the greatest Human Resource challenges for managers and team members. Training and coaching in understanding Generational Differences will help ease tensions, motive people in ways that work for them, and leverage strengths of staff.
Effective Communication – It’s more than just Active Listening
How do you listen so people feel heard? How do you respond when others criticize you? Learning to listen non-defensively and empathically to others’ feelings and needs will help you move past judgments, blame, self-criticism, emotionally shutting down, or tuning out what your co-workers are saying. Businesses interested in improving communication abilities of their staff will find smoother disagreements, more satisfied customers, and quicker responsiveness to critical issues. Training and consulting in non-defensive and empathic communication will positively impact how your staff work together and how they respond to their customers.
Conflict Resolution – Creating Win-Win
Most people think conflicts come from having different goals or conflicting needs. Actually everyone has the same set of needs but the strategies they use to meet those needs can result in others not getting their needs met. Learning to address underlying needs and finding strategies that allow mutual needs to be met is the way to create win-win solutions. Through coaching, training and consultation, businesses can learn to understand and separate the strategies from the underlying needs that result in conflict. This process leaves all parties feeling greater respect, understanding, and support.
