The Innovative Communicator: Creative influence, persuasion and people management skills.
Audience: Leaders, managers, professionals, people working on innovation teams
Competencies: Develop the emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills necessary for participation and leadership in a culture of innovation. Learn how to gain support for creative ideas and overcome resistance to positive change.
Program formats: keynote to three-day workshop
Topics include:
•Understanding different levels of motivation/awareness and how they relate to generating “buy-in” to change
•The paradoxical, universal truth you must apply to lead and influence effectively
• Developing “Style-Flex”: How to appreciate and leverage cultural and thinking style diversity to get results
• The “Inner Game” of innovative communication: Separating observation and evaluation
• The body language of influence: How to position yourself (literally)for effective influence and persuasion
•How leaders listen: Cultivating accurate empathy
•Creative conflict resolution: The Aikido metaphor in action
• Recognizing and overcoming resistance to innovation and change
•Managing with the left-brain and leading with the right (and why you must do both!)
• How to remember names and faces
• The art of giving and receiving feedback
• Applying the 5 principles of recall to make your message unforgettable
Renowned as an original thinker and thought leader in the fields of creative thinking and innovative leadership, Michael J. Gelb now brings his unique and compelling perspective to help you become a more effective communicator. For more than 30 years, Michael has consulted with organizations globally to help leaders develop the influence, persuasion and people management skills that facilitate creative change. He is the author of Present Yourself: Captivate Your Audience with Great Presentation Skills and the best selling Nightingale-Conant Audio program: Speak with Power: Giving High Performance Presentations for Profit and Results. Michael’s first book Body Learning: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique is a classic manual for developing coherent, powerful body language. A fourth-degree black belt in the martial art of Aikido, Michael offers an engaging and compelling approach to conflict resolution and the art of dealing with “difficult” people.
