When you consider the complex emotional demands placed on staffs who are dealing with deadlines, budgets, production schedules, agendas, sales quotas, resolving conflicts and meeting goals, it becomes obvious that support is needed. Our workshops provide a breath of fresh air, many successful coping mechanisms and long lasting relief from the stress involved in your demanding profession.
Emphasis is on Perception, Humor and Mental Health
The Team Builders workshops are especially important during these challenging and trying times. Work has evolved into perhaps the most demanding task that we all face. With emphasis on perception, humor, and mental health Team Builders provide useful material which is encouraging, uplifting and productive.
Differing Mind Styles Need Each Other
Dr. Richard and Karen Jensen bring home the message with resounding clarity. Whether they speak on the Gregorc Mind Styles, Stress Management, irrational beliefs or attitude, you will receive the message loud and clear. What makes this duo unique is that they have completely opposite Mind Styles. This allows them to illustrate as they present how differing Mind Styles need each other and can work together in harmony.
I have experienced dozens of conferences over my twenty-five years of teaching, from Roger Taylor at district TAG conferences to Hugh Downs at a Harvard media seminar, I would rank the usefulness of information and the joy of learning at Dr. Jensen's presentations in the top five of any I have had the privilege of attending.
Ken Hansen, English Department Head
North Salem High School
Suggested Presentation Topics
"Are You a Pointy Head, a Flattop, or a Perfect Square?"
(Title attributed to Kit Rainey, Southcoast Education District)If you haven't encountered Dr. Anthony Gregorc's ideas, you have missed an opportunity to shed light on the mysteries of life. It's so easy to forget that other people may learn differently from the way you do. The knowledge of mind styles combines common sense, research, intuition and perception. Richard & Karen will provide you a stimulating look at the way our minds function.
Dr. Anthony Gregorc's Mind Style delineator will be presented with fact, humor and modeling by Dr. Richard and Karen Jensen. Research based information as to how and why we learn and interact as we do in our daily lives will be presented. It gives deep insight into ourselves as well as others we work and live with, leaving the audience with a greater appreciation of themselves and others.
The presentation consists of:
Part I: Sharing objectives, Defining terms, Administering the Delineator
Part II: Overview of the four Mind Styles and explanation of participants' Personal profiles
Part III: Relating the four Mind Styles to Team Building
The Holes in the Head Theory
Dr. Albert Ellis defines rational thought in a potentially life-changing manner. The basic emphasis is on the premise that stupidity is a human invention. Richard will share with you the 11 most common irrational beliefs in our culture. By determining these behaviors and beliefs you can find ways to identify and plug the "holes in your head". Because whether we admit it or not, we are all a little neurotic.
Attitude: it's Your Choice
The good, the bad, and the ugly attitude; where do you fall? Our greatest possession and our biggest homework assignment is our attitude. Have you given yourself too much latitude with your attitude? Richard will uncover ways that you can create a fun and positive attitude for a better life.
What Businesses are saying:
Team Builders have been presenting annually at Oregon Banker's Association events since 1999. They receive consistent high marks on evaluations from attendees which are testament to the energy exuded by the Jensen's, the useful content relayed and quality of the presentation.
WBA/OBA BANK OPERATIONS SCHOOL CLASS OF 2007
Evaluation Results- 24 students/24 results
Instructors: Dr. Richard and Karen Jensen
EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTORS: 3.85 (4.00 is highest mark)
EFFECTIVENESS OF MATERIALS 3.80
VALUE OF WORKSHOP TO YOU IN YOUR JOB: 3.87
Comments:
- "Awesome!"
- "Great speakers. Kept my attention all day. Wonderful."
- "Subject very well known by presenters."
- "Good information to share with staff."
- "I think these two make a great team - very helpful information."
- "Excellent class. Very informative/interesting."
- "Thank you for the insights. Six hours is a little too long on one topic."
- "Great speakers."
- "Thought the topic was great and easy to apply to my job."
- "I really enjoyed this class - lots of useful information. They were a delight to learn from."
- "Fantastic, educating, makes great sense. Thank you."
- "I was impressed with the dual approach to your teachings. Everything flowed in a very energetic manner. You have given me new outlooks that I will certainly share with all my fellow co-workers."
