In This Issue For Leaders: Avoid the Executive Feeding Frenzy! For Facilitators: Understanding the Secret For Consultants and IT Professionals: Gaining Agreement on Requirements For Strategic Planners: Paradigm Shifts Client Success Story: Vertek 10% Discount on Public Classes! Save 10% on up to three public class seats. Improve your skills in facilitation, consulting, communication, leadership, or strategic planning. Call 800-824-2850 for details. You must mention the May/June Newsletter in order to receive the discount. Upcoming Classes The Effective Facilitator May 12-14 Washington DC May 19-21 Atlanta Jun 16-18 Chicago Jun 19-20 Seattle Jun 23-25 Atlanta Jul 14-16 Dallas Jul 28-30 Atlanta Aug 18-20 Washington DC Aug 25-27 Atlanta Facilitating IT Sessions Jun 19 Chicago Jul 17 Dallas Accelerated Workshop Aug 11 Atlanta Advanced Facilitation Aug 12-13 Atlanta The Effective Consultant Jun 9-11 Dallas Aug 4-6 Atlanta From Management to Leadership Jul 7-9 Atlanta Strategic Planning Sep 8-9 Atlanta The Effective Communicator Jun 26 Atlanta Click here to register online now for a public class or call us at 1.800.824.2850 about a private on-site class! Leadership Strategies is a national leader in meeting facilitation, facilitator training, consulting skills, leadership skills and soft skills training for information technology professionals.

Things are really gearing up and there's so much to tell! We've got lots of great ideas for you in this month's newsletter, with practical ideas, tips and strategies for improving your business. We're also proud to announce the IAF Conference in Ottawa, Canada on June 19-22. And don't forget about our new Seattle office for those of you on the West Coast interested in attending our Effective Facilitator class! Have a great Spring! SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Once a year professional facilitators from around the world gather together ... BE THERE! The International Association of Facilitators (IAF) is holding its annual conference in Ottawa, Canada June 19-22, 2003. This year's theme is The Art and Mastery of Facilitation: Building Community in Organizations. At the conference, you will learn to: Design meetings for collaboration Encourage consensus Create positive changes Enhance your facilitation practice Build effective strategies Involve all stakeholders Understand evolving techniques Create innovative solutions We're also pleased to announce that Michael Wilkinson, Managing Director of Leadership Strategies, will be presenting two of the sessions: The Accelerated Facilitation Workshop, in the pre- conference session, and Consensus Building: Techniques for Getting to Yes! To learn more and register go to: www.iaf-world.org or call the North American Toll Free number: 1-800-281-9948. Best Practice Tip: Detailed Agenda Building For Leaders: Avoid the Executive Feeding Frenzy! The CEO of one of the major computer mainframe manufacturers called a meeting of his eight direct reports and their 31 direct reports for a one-day session to focus on what they had identified as their three major barriers to ... Click here to continue For Facilitators: Understanding the Secret Professional facilitators know a powerful secret. What makes it a secret? It certainly is not the number of people who know it. In fact, many would likely say they know the secret. Yet very few truly understand how to use it. Therein lies the secret ... Click here to continue For Consultants and IT Professionals: Gaining Agreement on Requirements One of the challenges that IT departments face is getting project teams to agree on requirements. Typically, the project team is made up of both users, who know the business, and ... Click here to continue For Strategic Planners: Paradigm Shifts "Hindsight is 20/20," or at least that's what the common adage says. In fact, many organizations miss opportunities - and only realize they have missed them once some other organizations have passed them by. Why do organizations ... Click here to continue Client Success Story: Vertek As a training manager for the Vertek Institute of Technology (VIT), I try my best to match coursework to our employees' needs. Training time is valuable time away from the client, so it needs to be focused and sharp. Sometimes, trying a new vendor is ... Click here to continue

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