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Attitude in Action

Focused Team Building: No One Achieves Anything Alone

STUFF HAPPENS AND THEN YOU FIX IT!

Given the radical changes in our world today, people everywhere are looking for answers. Regardless of the sophistication of your current technology, hardware or innovative communications systems, the human element is the key to business prosperity.
This presentation is a reality check on getting things accomplished using innovative and creative strategies for accomplishing goals, refining your system, fulfilling your mission, living your values and affirming your intent to meet the needs of customers, clients, patrons, patients, students, colleagues and all the stakeholders in your organization.
The presentation contains three modules based on the assertion that "We are what we are - not because stuff happens but in spite of the stuff that happens." It’s not what happens to you, but how you respond to what happens to you. It is about personal accountability and responsibility.
• Module #1 No more excuses
• Module #2 Attitude
• Module #3 Communications skills
The ultimate goal of this presentation is to reduce and/or eliminate miscommunication, personal objections over the uncontrollable and the attending excuses and to infuse a new invigorating uplifting spirit in these unforgiving and volatile times. It will assist people to get past reluctance to do what is required, to cope with the contingencies that generate angst, stress and self-defeating behaviors.
You’ll learn how to manage “stuff” by being responsible. This is the ultimate "No More Excuses" approach to getting off the dime, managing change and personal accountability.
(60-90 minutes)

The Magic Is You

The Art of Anger

Stress, Strain, Survival

Changes, Challenges, and Common Sense

Making America Work: Diversity in Action

No More Excuses: John Alston's Life Design Kit - A Seminar

FROM ORDINARY TO EXTRAORDINARY

Is it difficult to move from ordinary to extraordinary? Maybe, but it’s certainly not impossible. It’s simply “know-how” that makes the difference. Imagine being able to frame your vision, mission and purpose so that your greatest assets, talents and skills are intensified and consistently on track for discovering what works in a positive and extraordinary way!

What could occur if you mastered the knowledge that motivates others to consistently provide extraordinary experiences? What if you learned how to do better and to feel good about it?

John addresses what is in the interest of your goals, vision and mission. Using humor, tenets, and real life experiences from his book, Stuff Happens and Then You Fix It, you’ll learn the three steps in changing your life: Vision, Passion and Purpose!

There will always be contingencies, turning points and uncertainty, but extraordinary can happen in spite of excuses and fairness. That is the game! This is true for every individual, organization, institution or agency, regardless of their respective interests, disciplines or dedication.

John rejects all the empty, go-nowhere nostrums of motivation, or worn, overused “words of wisdom.” Whether you are a service provider or a recipient of services, you and others are searching for the extraordinary experience. Take steps now to enhance your performance and apply the enabling knowledge that will allow you to go from plain, mediocre, average, “ho-hum” and run-of-the-mill ordinary to extraordinary!

(60-90 minutes)

DIVERSITY, CHANGE AND COMMON SENSE

Diversity is reality! Forget about managing it!

Demographic shifts are here and reshaping the American landscape right now. Southern Florida, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and California in particular are leading the way, and there is more to come. On the one hand, intelligent and savvy businesspeople, civic and governmental leaders are aware that shifting demographics require that business be done in a different way. On the other hand, as the American landscape changes, “E Pluribus Unum” has to become a fact of life. We must learn to live and work in a way that transcends mere “tolerance” and does not elude the demands of an ethical democracy.

In our world, our personal lives and the community we live in, work with, are served by, share space with, play and eat with, are directed by and lead by those who are different from us. There are ways and means of reducing tension, while benefiting and profiting in a multicultural diverse environment. At the same time, we must not sacrifice common sense or our democratic imperatives.

John Alston offers opportunities to learn about and grow from the demands emerging from diversity as framed by changes in politics, technology, economics and sociological events.

In this presentation, you will learn:

? 10 tools for managing change and diversity before it overwhelms you
? The customer service and diversity specifics of refining service in a diverse environment
? How to analyze performance problems with tools for getting people to do what they should do
? Ways to manage emotions, anger and stress in a diverse environment
? How capitalizing on the talents and skills of the diverse, unlimited and rich pool of individuals is just good business!
(60-90 minutes)

SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE

The objectives of this presentation are to relate to differences in a volatile and changing world, to enhance relationship building skills fundamental to collaboration and the competitive edge and lastly, to impact performance, (actions, behavior and conduct) that targets productivity and profitability.

In this presentation, John Alston provides seven strategies:

1. Adapting and adjusting perspective
2. Transcending stereotypes
3. Performance counts relative to identifying self-defeating cross cultural habits
4. Practicing the new and positive through with skill development
5. Getting feedback and applying it
6. Knowing and transcending interpersonal, cultural and experiential barriers of protocol and decorum
7. Communicating and taking personal responsibility

This presentation is made relevant from a particular organization’s experience and perspective, whether preventive, intervening measures or reparative action is necessary. Every stakeholder in your organization, whether those are fellow employees, suppliers/vendors or customers - is integral to managing the success of these strategies.

(60 minutes – 3 hours)

A Common Sense Approach to Dealing with Changes and Challenges

This presentation is for anyone who aspires to lead effectively. With humor and practical insight, John Alston addresses changes, challenges and common sense in a way that will make effective leaders out of anyone who will apply the skills taught.
For any team, organization, municipality, state or nation seeking the attainment of any goal, extraordinary leadership is the key. It motivates followers. Without followers, you’re not a leader. Leading effectively is the key to thriving, surviving and succeeding in any endeavor.
You’ll learn how to:
• Teach others to cope with and manage change in an effective manner
• Lead so that others will follow
• Communicate skillfully using tact, diplomacy and finesse with people of varied interests, agendas and abilities
• Disarm difficult people
• Persuade and influence others
• Establish rapport for strengthening relationships
(60-90 minutes)