• Summary
• Momentum Leadership
• Business Etiquette
• Managing Your Time
• Other Topics
• No Nurse Left Behind

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Kathleen's topics are summarized below. Any Keynote and Presentation can be customized for your specific organization's needs. A printable copy (.pdf) of this page can also be downloaded for your reference.

How to Increase Momentum by Capitalizing on Hidden Opportunities

Today’s leaders are challenged to continually solve new business problems. But they must also implement the creative solutions they conceive. By increasing and sustaining their leadership momentum, they can succeed at both.
Learn how to proactively:

• Broaden your knowledge base to help you recognize opportunities when they arise
• Evaluate and improve your skill sets
• Create your legacy with a personal image “signature”
• Create positive outcomes by failing forward to success

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How to Create a Comfort Zone for the Personal Side of Business

Today’s business leaders not only need to know the policy manual, they must know the unwritten rules of business protocol. By conducting “autopsies” on the dramatic failures of others, we can learn from their mistakes, without needing to fail ourselves.
Learn how to:

• Appropriately use email, voice mail, and cell phones for business communications
• Avoid the key blunders which kill business interactions before they start
• Maintain professionalism in networking and after hours functions
• Confidently handle yourself in any dining situation
• Create your legacy with “signature” actions that define you

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How to Use Your Time Best … Every Moment … Every Day

Today’s high achieving individuals feel increased demands on their life, both socially and professionally. They increase the risk of living an “out of balance” life, stressing their health, and making them feel overwhelmed. By being more intentional about our time, we can increase both our productivity and sense of well-being.
Learn how to:

• Plan a balanced, productive, joyful life
• Create opportunites for balance by deciding what you won’t do
• Manage procrastination by building momentum
• Create time for the “signature” tasks
• Use “accountability colleagues” to stay on task

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LEADERSHIP

The Pursuit of Happiness:  Using Momentum to Reach Personal and Professional Goals

“How do we get from where we are to where we want to be?”  That is the most important question for leaders of today and tomorrow.  This engaging and inspirational session answers this question through the practice of generating professional momentum and maximizing leadership opportunities. Participants will learn how to position themselves today for the position they want tomorrow.

Positioning for Success:  How to Position Yourself Today for the Success You Want Tomorrow

Whether you define success as a publication, a project, a position, or a personal goal, the steps leading to success begin with where you are today.  This inspirational presentation shows how to build a powerful base, develop a winning strategy, and fail forward to success.

Enhancing Presentation Skills:  Overcoming Roadblocks to Successful Speaking

Are your presentation skills keeping up with your career advancements?  This lively session focuses on targeting communication signals, putting together an effective presentation, utilizing teaching and learning strategies, using visual aids effectively, and controlling fears and nervousness.

 

BUSINESS / PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE

Blunder-free Business Meals:  A Guide to Dining Etiquette
When you think of essential business skills, knowing where to put your napkin when excusing yourself from the table may not come to mind.  But, anyone seeking to expand career options would do well to brush up on dining etiquette. Many business discussions take place over meals. This fun and interactive session will provide you with the key tips to make the business meal work for you.

Leveling the Playing Field:  The Etiquette Advantage
Are you projecting a professional, credible image and making the most out of business encounters?  This session will help you get your behavior in expected order so that others can focus on the content of what you are saying rather than on the etiquette blunders you may be making. This entertaining and eye-opening program answers questions such as:  What is the proper way to make an introduction?  How can I improve my networking skills?  What are common email mistakes to avoid?  How do I handle the business meal?            

Secondhand Chat: Avoiding Etiquette Blunders with Cell Phone, Email, and Voice Mail
As communication technology becomes more portable and commonplace, issues concerning how, when, and where to use it escalate.  This entertaining and eye-opening workshop answers questions such as:  What are common email mistakes to avoid?  How do I leave a proper voice mail?  What are the rules of etiquette for using a cell phone?

 

Life Balance/ Fitness

Finding Time for Fitness
There is plenty of evidence to motivate people to become more active.  However, there is a large chasm between knowing and doing. This fun and interactive presentation targets key time management principles so participants can make exercise a priority and find the time to do it.  Participants will be able to develop an exercise plan that they can do daily and take on the road.

Life in the Fast Lane:  Balancing Life and Work
Everyone experiences stress, as it’s an inevitable fact of life.  This program gives you tools and techniques to effectively manage stress and create balance between your personal and professional life. During this fun, lively program, you’ll find ways to incorporate the consistency and commitment your need to bring balance to your life.

60 Tips in 60 Minutes for a Healthy and Balanced Life
This is a fun and lively program for those looking to improve their health and life balance.  Tips address challenges in the areas of fitness, nutrition, and time management. This session is fast paced and full of great ideas.

DIAGNOSTIC AND LABORATORY TESTING

Diagnostic and Laboratory Testing:  Clinical Update
What’s new in diagnostic and laboratory testing?  Among the 18 books she has written, Kathy has co-authored the number one best-selling book on this topic (Mosby’s Diagnostic and Lab Test Reference).  Her books have sold more than one million copies and have been translated into French, Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese. This presentation is on the cutting edge for clinical practitioners.

Red Flag Lab Results:  When to Sound the Alarm
This thought-provoking presentation will target and identify the most common red flag lab results that demand immediate professional attention. It will demonstrate how critical thinking and clinical judgment are used to determine appropriate nursing interventions.