Barbara Bartlein RN, CSP

Featured Keynote Programs

According to the Annenberg School of Communication at USC, a typical manager attends five meetings a week and averages two hours and 14 minutes each day in the meeting room. Make the meetings you lead and attend more effective with positive outcomes.

In this program, you learn:

*How to determine if a meeting needs to take place
*The importance of picking the best venue to make the meeting efficient
*How to create an agenda and stay on track
*Who should be in charge and why
*How to record the discussion and decisions
*Why it is critical to give assignments to participants with timeframes

A recent study of a thousand business people reported that 89% take work home, 65% work more than one weekend a month and 53% spend less than two hours a week looking after their children. No wonder too many of us complain that we don't have enough time. Learn how to take charge of your time to get more out of life; at work and at home.

In this program, you will learn:

*The two biggest workplace pressures
*Symptoms of poor time management
*How to set priorities
*The difference between development and maintenance activities
*The enemies of time management
*How to use time to your benefit

What does making your bed, flossing your teeth, and exercising have in common? They are three habits of very successful people. New research into how we form and change habits can help you transform your life.

In this program, you learn:

*The latest research on habit formation
*Why it is so difficult to to extinguish "bad" habits
*The importance of building "keystone" habits
*How to recognize triggers for habits and change your response
*The importance of rewarding "good" behavior

Laugh your way to better balance as you realign work, home, and other demands. Utilizing humor, this presentation focuses on our changing culture and the effects on our lives.

In this program, you learn:

*To evaluate your personal balance utilizing the "Balance Wheel"
*The top three strategies to re-balance
*How to enhance your ability to say "no" and set realistic limits
*Techniques that simplify your life at home and at work

Looking to have your team work closer together and more collaboratively? We conduct an interactive program where the group breaks into teams and participates in fun challenges. The progress of the teams is then processed and the participants get an opportunity to see how they function in the team.

Your team will:

*Survive a plane crash
*Transport "toxic waste"
*Balance nails
*Lower a helium stick

People are the primary asset of any organization. The ability of employees to work effectively is key to growing an organization. This program focuses on the skills necessary to work with other.

In this program, you learn:

*Basic communication principles including listening exercises
To self-evaluate and identify defense mechanisms that block your relationships
Approaches to address conflict with others in an appropriate and constructive format
*Common mistakes that management makes in working with employees

Designed for helping professionals, this entertaining and inspirational presentation motivates with laughter. Successful, happy people are those focused on giving to other and following their personal passion.

In this keynote, you learn:

*To identify the three factors for happiness
*The importance of doing the right thing
*How to avoid the expectation machine
*The value of small kindnesses in making a difference

Bullying is an epidemic in the workplace and appears to be increasing. In recent surveys, it is reported that over 35% of workers have experienced bullying firsthand. Make your workplace bully free with this comprehensive training program.

Participants learn:

*The high cost of bullying to American businesses
*Common bullying behavior
*How the bully chooses targets
*What you can do if you are being bullied
*How to make your organization bully free

To grow your business you need to grow your people. Enhance the abilities of your employees by building the mentoring and coaching skills of management.

Participants learn:

*The manager's role in a learning organization
*The value of regular meetings to offer feedback in a structured format
*The process of 'feedforward' to produce personal change
*The four key beliefs that make it difficult for successful people to change

Unleash the people power in your organization through understanding individual behavior styles. Dynamic and fun, this workshop allows you to look at your own style and recognize the styles of the people you meet.

In this program, you learn:

*The four basic styles of interaction
*Your personal style and your response under stress or pressure
*The strengths and weaknesses of each style
*How to recognize the behavior styles of others
*The secrets of impacting the styles you meet for better communication
*How to implement a style approach to teamwork, hiring, and sales

Using the DISC Style Analysis Tool, participants identify their own personal style and the style of others. They learn the communication techniques for each style to maximize individual and team performance.

In this program, you learn:

*How to recognize the four basic behavior styles
*To identify your own strengths and areas for improvement
*Communication skills for better teamwork
*Implications for each style in building stronger teams

Energy suckers can emerge in any workplace and bully those around them with their gossip, criticism, and just rude behavior. Learn about the different types of energy suckers and how you can deal with them in this fun program.

The seven types of energy suckers you will learn:

*Stress puppies - pressure bullying
*Underdogs - needy bullying
*C-Gull managers - corporate bullying
*Know-It-Alls - narcissistic bullying
*Energy suckers - emotional bullying
*Repeaters - serial bullies
*Sociopaths - psychopathic bullies

Format: ​45-60 minute keynote

This program is perfect for:
• ​Leaders in healthcare
• Nurses and caregivers
• Senior management

The audience will leave with:
• ​An understanding of the top 5 Ethical Issues in Healthcare
• Information how the U.S. compares to other countries
• An overview of important cases in regards to healthcare ethics
• Steps to increase ethical decision making in their organization

​Provocative and entertaining, I have presented this program around the country for healthcare leadership.