Dianne M. Michels

Free Business Guest Speaker in Chicago

$0 Fee, honorarium, mileage
ChicagoAvailable In-Person
NationwideAvailable Virtual / Remote

About Dianne M. Michels

Dianne offers a pragmatic but innovative approach to guiding others to unleash their potential and to experience the power of possibility. As a Human Resources Futurist, and a Rearchitecting Work Consultant, she brings 30+ years of multi-faceted experiences in a diverse variety of enterprises, ranging from small, family-owned businesses, start-ups, political campaigns, and government agencies to international public relations firms and Fortune 500 companies. Her breakthrough concepts and tools awaken others to the possibility of embracing work as a gift of participation, contribution, and self-expression vs. a burden to survive or a duty to perform, counting the days to retirement.

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She is thrilled and inspired by the possibility of partnering with organizations and individuals who share not only her passion for people unleashing their potential at work, but also for creating the conditions and relationships at work that support that possibility.

Dianne enthusiastically invites everyone for whom this purpose resonates to join her in becoming Possibility Partners, collaborating together in the spirit of Goethe's famous quote, "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it."

She believes "Unlocking the power of Human Resources to unleash the potential of Human Beings" is a compelling future for businesses and individuals who are excited about transforming our 20th century workplace paradigms and conditions to meet the holistic needs of our 21st century people.

Free Presentation by Dianne M. Michels

1 topic · no fee, no honorarium, no mileage

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  • Rearchitecting Work: Possibility Partners Unleashing Potential

    A Blueprint for "Unlocking the Power of Human Resources to Unleash the Potential of Human Beings" . . . enabling organizations to set bold goals that can be achieved with more predictability, innovation, and employee engagement!

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    Learn about the key paradigm shifts that provide the foundation for the changes in conditions, relationships, cultural norms, and leadership approaches that can transform people's relationship to work from a burden to survive to a possibility to thrive . . . while producing results that meet or exceed revenue, profitability, and growth goals of the enterprise.

    You will be introduced to the 10 design principles that support the paradigm shifting changes in assumptions, beliefs, and behavioral practices that enable people to go beyond learning new skills to expanding their adaptability, flexibility, resiliency, and self-directedness in a world that is increasingly more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous.

    The 10 design principles include:
    Ch. 1 Alignment between HR and the CEO
    Ch. 2 Unlocking the Power of HR to Unleash the Potential Within Your Workplace
    Ch. 3 The Power of Possibility - "There are no mistakes; only possibilities" Tina Fey
    Ch. 4 Leadership Beliefs and Behaviors that model mutual respect, trust, transparency . . .
    Ch. 5 Inspiring Ownership for Results vs. Holding People Accountable
    Ch. 6 Igniting Results: Expressing Our Value vs. Proving Our Worth
    Ch. 7 Participating, Contributing, Self-Expressing vs. Checking Off Our To Do Lists - "Only do what your heart tells you." Princess Diana
    Ch. 8 Celebrating Diversity as a Competitive Edge!
    Ch. 9 Recruiting: Creating Raving Fans - "Transforming often dreaded interview interrogations into life-affirming conversations.
    Ch. 10 Communications: Creating Psychological Safety so People can Speak Candidly With One Another Regardless of the Hierarchy - "Relationships determine the quality of our lives, and conversations determine the quality of our relationships."

    Can be presented virtually via ZOOM.

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