2. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT TALENTS DIVERSE TEAMS GOOD ENERGY CONSTRUCTIVE APPROACH

3. What will the audience hear? MAKE SURE THAT SHORTCOMINGS IN CRITICAL AREAS DON’T SQUANDER YOUR EFFORTS. AROUND YOU THERE’S A LOT OF GOOD ENERGY, POSITIVE POTENTIAL AND A WILL TO WORK. DO NOT PRETEND SOMEBODY YOU ARE NOT: FOCUS ON THE STRENGTHS OF YOUR COMPANY, YOUR TEAM OR YOURS, NOT ON THE GAPS. STRENGTHS OBLIGE: MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL TO OTHERS! SOMETIMES THE COMBINATION OF TWO APPARENTLY ORDINARY SKILLS GIVES A UNIQUE EDGE.

4. What’s inside? Intro: Why and how should we go beyond obsession to focus on negative feedback and problems? DISCOVER your strengths: What makes me really unique? What is exceptional in my team and in my company? TAKE ADVANTAGE of your strengths: How to convert our strengths into action, which would give us remarkable edge? LINK your strengths with the team: How to build a diverse and effective team, based on distinguishing skills of various players? How to compensate for gaps and shortcomings? REDEFINE your strengths: Avoid complacency and always stay ahead the competition.

5. Why should you go for it? Influencing organizational culture: focus on constructive action and positive approach. Content based on one of the most acclaimed contemporary management theory (Appreciative Inquiry). The option to diagnose your own strengths quickly and accurately. Perfect support for the talent development programs in your organization.

6. About Szymon CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE: Business speaker since 1997, so far invited to nearly 400 events for groups up to 1200 people. POWER AND ENERGY: Szymon’s speeches are packed with multimedia, witty experiments and surprising findings. BUSINESS ACUMEN: A mother lode of good business practices and some anti- lessons (as a warning!). Loads of simple business concepts and case studies. FULLY TAILORED: Adjusting to the company’s culture and event scenario. Frequent and subtle referring to the context of a given industry and client’s challenges. KNOWLEDGE OF THE LATEST TRENDS: a long-standing and active member of prestigious American business associations: ISPI, SHRM and ATD. PRESENCE IN MEDIA: An author of more than 60 articles, has given about 20 interviews, invited as an expert by business TV channels. ACADEMIC PRACTICE: A lecturer at Postgraduate Study Program at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw, 2004-2008.

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