Thinking Out Loud

We have a lot of small family businesses in Maine, where owners recognize the importance of building and maintaining businesses relationships. Those relationships are with family, friends, neighbors, and tourists. Success depends on word of mouth marketing and reputation, so good communication is essential.

The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce has invited me to present a workshop (click here) on April 1, 2004, Communication: A Key Component to Business. We’ll be in a beautiful location overlooking Frenchman Bay, exploring different communication styles, and discovering what it takes to achieve communication success.

The Maine Association of Nonprofits offers a wide range of SkillBuilder programs as part of their effort to strengthen the workplace in nonprofit organizations. On October 31, 2013, I’ll be presenting a program (click here) in Lewiston, Maine on Communication Styles and The Professional Development conversation. Professional development conversations can have a strong impact on company culture, investing in the individual and the organization. But too often, supervisors without proper training conduct these conversations in a cursory manner. The Communication Styles Framework gives them some concrete tools to engage in a meaningful, mutually beneficial conversation and builds a stronger working relationship.

The Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development is sponsoring a workshop on Aligning Leadership and Communication Styles. This is the second program I’ve done at MCED. Don Gooding is the Executive Director, a true visionary and hardworking guy. The education and support they give to entrepreneurs is exceptional–real hands on involvement. The program that I’m presenting will help leaders understand their communication strengths, how best to use those strengths, and explore the obstacles they encounter that interfere with effective communication.  Visit the MCED website (click here) to learn more about them and the workshop.

Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development offers a range of programs for businesses and entrepreneurs.  Their Top Gun Program is top flight, offering knowledge, insight, and resources to get business ideas focused and launched.

I’ll be offering a program (click here) to leaders through MCED on  October 10th, “Aligning Leadership & Communication Styles.” The goal of this workshop is to help leaders work more skillfully with their communication style strengths and challenges, recognizing the impact they have on others and developing tools best suited to their goals.