Special Event

Self-Defeating Habits of Otherwise Brilliant People -- Conflict Resolution Workshop

These sessions sold out last year -- don't miss them!

July 27 -- St. Paul

Workplace conflict is a commonly overlooked but costly phenomenon in business today (perhaps more significantly today, as employees are asked to do more and more with less and less).  But indeed frustrated leaders and employees can avoid the behaviors that fuel destructive disagreements rather than wasting profits and time resolving them.

The Minnesota Council for Quality and our affiliate, the Rochester Area Quality Council, are pleased to announce a special full-day workshop: “Self-Defeating Habits of Otherwise Brilliant People: Pulling Together When Things Fall Apart.”  The workshop will be held July 27 in the Twin Cities and will be facilitated by Anna Maravelas, founder of Thera Rising (Thera is Greek, meaning “to heal”).

An expert in workplace conflict resolution and a devotee of Deming, Maravelas will share how to create emotionally resilient teams, avoid risk factors for heart disease and depression, eliminate five root causes of simmering hostilities, and maintain your integrity by sidestepping invitations to blame.  Rather than undermining relationships by “searching for stupidity,” Maravelas introduces techniques for avoiding blame and self-righteous indignation and focusing on the true causes of workplace inefficiency and waste.

Learn how to turn workgroups away from incivility toward collaboration, skilled communication and respect.  Discover how leaders can short-circuit blame and resentment—reactions that derail even the best people and projects.  These strategies last a lifetime.  CEOs, executives, and front-line employees rave about these techniques in their professional and personal lives.

Thera Rising has an international reputation, in workplace conflict resolution, team building and leadership development.  The founder, Anna Maravelas is the author of, “How to Reduce Workplace Conflict and Stress” (Career Press) which readers rate a five-star “must read” on Amazon.com.  Anna’s work has been published in the NY Times, Oprah Magazine, and MSNBC.  More information on Thera Rising can be found at http://www.therarising.com/. 

Speaker: Anna Maravelas, founder of Thera Rising
Dates: Tues, July 27

Time: 7:30 Registration, networking, breakfast; 8:00-4:00 Program
Location: Metro State University, 700 E 7th, St. Paul MN; New Main Building (the main building with the towers), Room NML205 (lower, sub-terrain floor)

Cost: $200 members; $300 members of partner organizations; $400 non-members

Council sessions led by Ms. Maravelas in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Rochester all sold out last year (and had nearly 100% attendee satisfaction!) – don’t miss this valuable program!!

Space is limited.  Please register by emailing brian.lassiter@councilforquality.org your name, organizational affiliation, and email address.