Karen Lawson, President, Lawson Consulting Group, Inc.

Expertise: Diverstiy, Leadership, Management

Web site: www.LawsonCG.com

Biography: Karen Lawson, PhD, CSP, president of Lawson Consulting Group, Inc., is an international consultant, executive coach, professional speaker, and author of 10 books. Karen works with organizations that want to grow great leaders to outperform the competition. She conducts seminars on leadership, team development, communications, and quality service. Drawing on her own leadership experiences and knowledge of human interaction, she helps leaders fine-tune their influencing skills to make a difference in their organizations. She has received numerous awards for her volunteer work and her contribution to the training and speaking professions. Among her many awards and milestones, she is one of only 400 people worldwide to have earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association. She has been honored as one of Pennsylvania's "Best 50 Women in Business" and was named one of the Philadelphia region's "Women of Distinction" for 2007.

Five key topics of discussion:

  1. Motivating and Retaining Top Talent
  2. No More Rude: How to Create and Maintain a Civilized Workplace
  3. Growing Greatness: How to Cultivate the Truly Outstanding Leader in You
  4. Influence with Integrity
  5. Managing Across Generations

See Karen's session from PCMA's 52nd Annual Meeting: Motivate and Retain Top Talent

Key Messages: Lawson Consulting Group, Inc. is an organization and management development consulting firm. We offer custom-designed training programs in management, communications, team development, and quality service. Our services include both pre- and post-training consultation with needs analysis and follow-up. Our program design and development include quality materials, custom-designed role plays, case studies, and other interactive and experiential activities.

Through a network of highly qualified consultants and specialists in the field of adult learning, we offer a practical hands-on approach to providing participants with the skills to solve business problems and improve the bottom line.