1. Emerge as an HR Leader
…by thinking and acting differently!
A workshop on how “Systems Thinking” can
shift your posture from reactivity –
to influence and impact.
Human Resources Professionals… What others have
…are frequently reacting to the complexities brought about by the said…
rollercoaster of constant change, as well as intense demands from managers “Tom understands leaders and their
and employees. In conversations with HR professionals, there is a hunger systems. He helps teams increase the
for a shift away from “reactor” to “influencer” This 2-hour workshop clarity and grace of their
provides an introduction to “Systems Thinking,” and how understanding the communications, and he helps leaders
basic nature of systems can have a dramatic effect on how you shape your grow in their calm, balanced
role with more authenticity, integrity, and effectiveness. authority.”
Workshop Participant
What will you learn? “Not only was the information very
deep and relevant, but it was presented
!How Organizations Function as a System; with humor and compassion, making it
!Triangulation – why it happens, what its effects are, and how to stop it; easy for me to digest and apply. I can
!Responsibility – why it definitely matters whose it is; easily say that the session had a
profound effect on me, both personally
!Herding, reactivity, quick fix mentality, and blame displacement;
and professionally.
!Being a Non-Anxious Presence – and your effect on the system; Workshop Participant
!Self-Management – and how to keep from getting “hooked;”
!Leading With Questions – taking a “coach approach” to your role;
!How Coaches and HR can help each other have maximum impact.
!The “Myth of the Stressful Environment.”
(206) 367-1157
www.soundcoaching.com
Tom Patterson is a Seattle-based ICF Credentialed Coach,
and author of the forthcoming e-book:
Panic Button: A Reference Guide for Making Quicker Sense
of 15 Common Leadership Challenges