Whether we are self-employed or employed by a multi-national corporation, our ability to understand what “makes others tick” likely defines the limits of our success. From sales and management to work teams and vendor relationships, our capacity to work productively with others is the single most important key to achieving objectives. Few if any of us can successfully rely on intuition alone. The most accomplished business people use a model to assess the styles, motivations, and needs of the people they work with and the guidance of that model to help them make the most of those relationships.

Join Work In Progress Coaching™ founder Camille Smith for her presentation of an internationally recognized model of personal styles and motivations. This framework, built upon decades of research and development, will help you understand people’s preferences in two key areas: how they like to approach getting work done and what motivates them to be engaged in work in the first place.  Then we’ll use our understanding of these preferences, to explore how you can improve existing work relationships and to initiate and develop productive business connections in the future. Most importantly, you’ll gain insights into what you yourself prefer and need from your work environment and how you can help others work with you more productively.

This one-hour overview distills the concepts of Camille’s eight hour program into elements that you can apply immediately to improve your work relationships, your own productivity, and the satisfaction of people in your ‘value chain’.

Camille Smith has worked start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. She founded Work In Progress Coaching in 2002 to fulfill her own mission of preparing people to be effective leaders in a world of change. Her success in helping clients achieve business-critical results has attracted clients such as Cisco, Creative Labs, DuPont, Monarch Media, Orbitz Worldwide, Old Navy/Gap, and Graniterock, as well as entrepreneurs, authors, musicians.  She is a founding member of the Global Women's Leadership Network (www.gwln.org)  and an executive coach for The Global Institute for Leadership Development, founded by Warren Bennis (http://gild.linkageinc.com).  

Limited to 40 participants, the session will also include introductions and conversation. A light breakfast will be served. The cost is $15 for SC Chamber members and $25 for non-members.

Caffeineighted is held the first Thursday of each month. Caffeineighted is an outgrowth of the Chamber’s Women in Business programs, designed to create a more intimate atmosphere and an opportunity for teaching and learning.

You may reserve your space by clicking on the red Register button below.  We accept Visa and Mastercard.  If your company would like to be invoiced, please contact Annette at 831.457.3720.