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Coaching and Resources for Emerging Leaders

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New Managers Middle Management Technical Professionals Leadership Development Women Professionals

WELCOME TO INSIGHTS TO LEADERSHIP -
YOUR PORTAL TO GETTING THE
NECESSARY SKILLS AND BUSINESS
ACUMEN THAT SETS MANAGERS ON A
SOLID TRACK TO SUCCESSFULLY CHARTING
THEIR CAREER TO MOVE FORWARD.

Whether you are a new manager, a rising star or
an established professional in a new management
landscape, you never stop learning to enrich your
professional portfolio. And while your core
competency may be what got you noticed and
promoted, to succeed as a manager and continue
to move forward you need to possess a solid
portfolio of functional, soft and technical skills.

Insights to Leadership is a valuable resource and
tool that will help you achieve that..


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UNDERSTANDING THE WORK
ENVIRONMENT ON ALL LEVELS IS A
VALUABLE TOOL WHEN PLANNING
YOUR FUTURE AND CHARTING
YOUR CAREER.

Knowing the functions of management,
the expectations and the limitations will
give insight to the types of requirements
that you will need to consider.

Many individuals are groomed for senior
management position when they are
*identified* within and *tagged* as high
potential managers (HPM). When asked
about what factors contributed to helping
them move up through the ranks of
management, they respond development
activities, coaching and mentoring.

Who We Are


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LAURA ERKENEFF, is the founder of Training for Techies, Inc., and its
popular series, Insights to Leadership, using her 20 years
experience, Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology, and her AMA-certified
business acumen to work with groups and individuals in leadership
development training, coaching, organization development for technical
and non-technical business professionals and building leadership programs
at all levels of the organization.

By focusing on integrating her clients’ areas of expertise with their
leadership and business skills, Laura’s solid practices consistently deliver
performance improvement results. Her clients engaged Laura’s expertise
for help in technical leadership development, new hire
orientations, designing training courses in leadership development, leading
design teams for technical and business symposiums, designing and
implementing systems for technical leadership development, and providing
executive coaching programs as part of organization development
projects.
Contact Laura

Who We Are


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JIM TIETZ has provided technical leadership to small teams and large
organizations in the course of a 20-year career in semiconductor
engineering. He began his career as the lead technologist of a team at
Dow Corning that introduced a new class of spin-on dielectric materials
for low dielectric constant applications. Upon joining Applied
Materials, Jim led a group of engineers that designed and shipped the
world's first semiconductor production equipment for 300mm wafer
processing. Later, his organization at Lam Research revitalized the
dielectric etch product line, leading to breakthrough technical advances
that regained market share supremacy against two entrenched
competitors. Jim has made groundbreaking contributions throughout
his career through technical insight, marketing perception, and
management excellence.
Jim's personal success is founded on developing the team personnel to
achieve optimal performance. He has taught the principles that lead to
technical and business success to hundreds of employees of all
levels, leading to measurable productivity increases. Jim holds a
doctorate in Physical Chemistry and a BS in both chemistry and
computer science.
Contact Jim

Who We Are


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PEG VIDETTA has taught hundreds of technical professionals all over the
globe how to communicate detailed data and concepts into business
actions and deliverables. She is an accomplished trainer and because of
her engineering background has high credibility with engineers and
other technical professionals. Peg is a model for others of how to get to
the heart of the issue and communicate the key message.

Peg has held positions in engineering, applications, training, technical
marketing and management. She has a BS in Physics, and work
experience in the aerospace and semiconductor equipment industries.
She is currently a consultant and coach in presentation skills for
engineers and scientists.
Contact Peg

What We Do


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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CAREER
PLANNER AND A BUSINESS AND CAREER COACH?

A Career Planner is someone who administers tests and
helps a person decide what they want to do or how to get
a new/different job.

A Business and Career Coach is focused on people who
have jobs helping them to be more productive, skillful and
happy in what they do; and how to be more effective in
navigating their work environment to obtain maximum
career and personal satisfaction.

We will help you identify what it is you are really good at -
and how to leverage it for maximum benefit on the job.
We focus on your personal business acumen, how well you
understand your company’s business and then what your
managers need from you.

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HOW WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE

As coaches, we help you focus on the soft skills you
possess, help you integrate the core skills you need and
define a career strategy that will move you in the
direction you want to go.

WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT CAREER COACHING
SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE, AVAILABLE AND
AFFORDABLE.

We also know that the next executives are in middle-
management positions today, and looking for the kind
of help that will help make their vision of the future
come true.

We can give you those Insights to Leadership

What We Do


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At Insights to Leadership, we offer group and individual
leadership coaching, workshops, and executive leadership
development programs that are based on our hands-on
experience in the trenches. Our practical and solution-based
programs are interactive and designed to adapt to participant
needs in real time.

Our research-based learning approach is designed to
leverage your expertise and integrate your business goals in
an achievable, usable, career plan – that you design.

Our case studies and simulations emphasize project results
and our real, workable plans integrate new skills and
methods that you can use back at the workplace.

Bottom LIne:
We focus on sharpening your core competencies, your soft
and functional skills – business acumen and job specific roles-
that are essential to be successful in today’s workplace.

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HOW IT WORKS

We begin your program with an individual intake meeting with a
program coach to ensure customized focus.

For the next six months, a group of 8-12 participants meet for two
hour moderated discussion sessions and each session is preceded
by individual pre-work assignments based on the upcoming topic.

Coaches lead the group through the series of topics, depending on
what the area of focus is, with mid-course and final individual
check-in meetings, culminating in a personalized “move forward”
career plan.
Laura Erkeneff
Program participants will have access to a myriad of applicable
webinars, articles, tools, and assessments through a membership Coach, Lecturer
to Project Connections. In addition, participants will join a growing and Founder
online moderated community for continuing
discussion, networking, and advice on Leadership.

How We Do It


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I personally work with you on all the touch points that leadership
and executive development involves. This includes giving you the
best tools and practices that are immediately usable and functional
in your workplace.

Our system has yielded superior results because we work with
you to identify your personal skills and strengths, matched against
the skills and core competencies you will need to possess to keep Laura Erkeneff
moving forward, and upward.
We bring in the people you need to work with to help you
overcome the specific challenges you are facing.

General Services
We focus on sharpening your
technical, interpersonal, conceptual, diagnostic and political skills –
that are all necessary to be successful in today’s workplace.
Group Coaching
Private Coaching
Targeted Training
Specific, time-limited, project or program development consulting
Technical Leadership Development

Career Lounge – Videos, Articles, etc.


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Career Lounge – Videos, Articles, etc.


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VIDEOS
All BNET Videos:
http://www.bnet.com/videos?tag=mantle_skin;banner

B NET Videos:
Delegation:
http://www.bnet.com/videos/failure-to-delegate-dodging-
landmines/6240087?tag=drawer-container;load-video-river

Preparing for Organizational Change:
http://www.bnet.com/videos/failure-to-delegate-dodging-
landmines/6240087?tag=drawer-container;load-video-river

Improve your retention 29% by doodling!!!
Great 15 min video at TEDS
http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/the-secret-to-focusing-in-
meetings/2876?tag=fd-river10

Handling Difficult Employees:
http://www.bnet.com/videos/how-to-manage-a-slacker-the-live-
one/6304379?tag=trunk

In the Career Lounge – Videos, Book, Articles, etc.


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Suggested Reading
Managing the Unmanageable: How to Motivate Even the Most
Unruly Employee
http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Unmanageable-Motivate-Unruly-
Employee/dp/1601631618/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317142
301&sr=1-1

SUGGESTED VIEWING

The Slacker:
http://www.bnet.com/videos/how-to-manage-a-slacker-the-live-
one/6304379?tag=trunk

TEDS: The Girl Cells (This MIGHT be used at the end of the group
after a great deal of trust has been built.) Second thought: NO

http://www.ted.com/talks/eve_ensler_embrace_your_inner_girl.html?g
a_source=embed&ga_medium=embed&ga_campaign=embed

Blog


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Leadership Blog
Business Trends for 2009 & Implications for Project Managers - By Laura
Erkeneff
In this blog I cover the Business Trends for 2009 and what it will mean to
project managers. The top 5 trends we will face in 2009... 1. Cut
expenses. This isn't the traditional cry for lowering costs raised
predictably by executives each year. It is more like a do it or we die
languishing wail.

How to Survive a Layoff: A Project Plan - By Laura Erkeneff
Is there a better way to survive a layoff? Yes, research has shown that
those who do daily planning and take at least one action get jobs
faster, so let's get planning.

Problem Solving vs. the Blame Game: PM Skills for All Leaders - By Laura
Erkeneff
Problem solving or blaming? How many times have you seen this as a
major reason for projects failing and products not getting to market?

Our Clients


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Group Session Topics
What is Your Leadership Brand? – Balancing business and technology
Technical Leadership – Leveraging your skills
Effective Communication – Up, down, and across the business
Know Your Value – Becoming indispensable
Creating Influence – Overcoming politics while managing change
Charting Your Career for Maximum Satisfaction

6-months that will charge up your career compass, with
Personal leadership skill development with monthly topics
Expanded peer network of other technical women
Leadership assessments for career growth and satisfaction
Topics include: leadership branding, influence skills,
communication up, down & across the business & more..

What You Can Expect
Monthly group coaching sessions
Pre, mid and post Individual coaching session
Individualized action plans
Private moderated online community
Access to a wide array of additional resources provided by
ProjectConnections

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