"Dealing With People Who Drive You Crazy!"®

Different groups have different needs. The "Dealing With People Who Drive You Crazy!" seminar experience is meant to be an interactive experience in a fun, non-threatening atmosphere. The following is an option available to interested groups:

During the afternoon, participants can experientially understand more about leadership/teamwork by playing the KnowMe™ game with any number of groups of six -- with a debrief exercise after everyone is finished. This highly-interactive game is based on the Disclosure/Feedback model of awareness known as the Johari Window (click to view more about the game), named after Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham. This award-winning game has been used in over 20 countries by a wide range of organizations and is specifically designed for establishing trust and building relationships in the workplace.

* Wisdom lessons that emerge from identifying personal strengths and vulnerabilities.

 * Reduction of the potential for conflict or power struggles (preventive maintenance vs. crisis management).

 * The intriguing connection -- conflict, personal responsibility and emotional intelligence.

 * Connecting your team's personality style with your organization's vision and/or mission statement.

 * Enhancing individual and team identity

 * Exploring the murky waters under the beautiful swan (your organization)

 * How to fight against jadedness and complacency on your job and in your relationships

 * Hot & Cold anger and your leadership / followership style

 * A unique approach to the Johari Window -- trust, communication, respect and emotional safety

 * Ten Cognitive distortions that effect emotions...which ultimately effect behavior

 * Three areas of potential conflict that occur in every group, with positive solutions

 * Ten filters that stand between most communication and feedback

 * Better listening and leadership skills

 * Greater sensitivity to work force diversity

 * Tools for influencing an emotionally safe climate

 * Working with change; not against it

 * Approaching different people and situations with wisdom

 * Implementation of change in a win/win situation

 * Enhancing self-motivated work teams

 * What works and what doesn't work in terms of motivation

 * Dealing more effectively with difficult behavior

 * Identifying personal and organizational blind spots

 * Higher morale, greater productivity and increased creativity

 * Educational, inspirational and practical...and waaaay too much fun!

PROBLEMS - How you approach problems and challenges 
PEOPLE - How you interact and attempt to influence people 
PACE - How you respond to change and activities 
PROCEDURE - How you respond to rules set by others

One of the main objectives of this program is to help each participant identify the arenas he or she has responsibility for or control over in the day-to-day issues. 

We spend 75% of the time understanding each individual internal world with strengths and vulnerabilities. 25% of the time is then spent understanding the way each participant interacts with co-workers and clients.

The morning session generally covers the informational/educational aspects of the day, while the afternoon is more experiential and interactive. At the end of the day we debrief...tying up all the loose ends. In many seminars the participants go through the engaging process of developing a list of 10-12 Operating Principles during the afternoon, which includes a number of "we will..." and "we will not..." statements that directly impact the personal/group success and the reputation/integrity of the organization. This is a list that everyone signs at the end of the day. The group then decides how to provide accountability for the implementation of each statement. A powerful part of the day-long experience!!!

Dr. Freeman likes to telephonically interview 3-4 of the participants in advance, utilizing their "anonymous" remarks as a way to customize the entire seminar experience.