Expertise: Communication, Leadership, Management

Web site:www.EffectivenessInstitute.com

Biography: Tom Champoux, nationally recognized as a dynamic speaker and energizing trainer, challenges long-held myths about leadership and followership. Drawing on over 25 years experience as a teacher, coach, trainer and speaker, he believes that those who do not balance the relationship between people skills and technical skills will have difficulty succeeding in today's fast paced marketplace. The heart of Tom's work lies in creating an organizational climate built around empowerment and the exchange of trust, respect and dignity. As President of The Effectiveness Institute, Tom Champoux works with people at all levels of an organization to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of their working relationships. By teaching them how to break down barriers and find common goals, Tom dramatically demonstrates the need for organizations to shift focus away from power and toward collaborative responsibility.

Five key topics of discussion:

1. People Skills - Achieving Effective Relationships
2. Difficult Conversations: Integrating Conflict
3. Moving Forward Together - Team Development
4. Managing for Performance
5. Effective Team Dynamics

See Tom's session from PCMA's 52nd Annual Meeting: How to Manage Difficult Conversations

Key Messages:The development of quality relationships is as essential to an organization's success as the development of its technical skills. The challenge most organizations face is not that people are unable to do their jobs, but that people often do not get along with each other. People problems waste time and energy and negatively influence profitability.

Tom Champoux and The Effectiveness Institute believes every individual is capable of contributing to a productive relationship, and every individual is capable of creating conflict. When people are not aware of their impact on others or how others perceive them, it becomes difficult for both the individual and the team to realize their potential for success.

For more than twenty-five years, The Effectiveness Institute has been teaching organizations to maximize performance by working together more effectively. We support our clients' goals for increased productivity and a more satisfying work environment by providing interventions and solutions for effective professional relationships.