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Greetingsfrom Nancy Pennebaker and George Pennebaker, Co-Editors of PEPtalk At Creative Energy Options, Inc. (CEO) we believe extraordinary leadership can be developed in an individual who is willing and motivated to become a breakthrough leader. You know, that very noticeable person who leads with integrity and authenticity, creating a culture of success for the benefit of their employees and their organization. And, we believe that by identifying patterns of personal strengths and challenges and exploring how these patterns were shaped by family, culture and crisis, a breakthrough leader is created. In this March issue of PEPtalk, you will...
- Discover why a book about one family’s experience with family therapy is relevant to the business side of our lives.
- Learn from CEO President Sylvia Lafair’s interview with Steak ‘n’ Shake CEO Peter Dunn, "Shaking Things Up" in Motto Magazine. And, a different approach to the ill-begotten concepts of the "Glass Ceiling" and the "Good Old Boys Club" in a quote at T&D magazine.
- Share in the success of two TLC graduates, Mary Malone (Strategic Planning Facilitator of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania) and Kathleen Turpel (founder and president of IM Marketing Group).
Nancy Pennebaker, Senior Consultant and Consulting Faculty with CEO, Inc. brings more than 30 years of professional experience in the fields of education, non-profit foundations, strategic planning and leadership training. Nancy has a bachelors of arts in psychology, a masters of science in journalism, is a graduate of Stanford University's Institute of Executive Leadership and is enrolled in Capella University's doctoral leadership and management program.
George Pennebaker, a pharmacist, a columnist, an innovator and leader in the healthcare profession, received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California in 1961. He has served on several Boards and Commissions and is a Past President of the California Pharmacists Association.
Family Dynamics and Decoding Office PoliticsBy Nancy Pennebaker The Family Crucible: The Intense Experience of Family Therapy authored by Augustus Y. Napier, Ph.D. with Carl Whitaker, M.D. presents the experiences of one family’s efforts to seek insight, understanding and transformation. The book’s scenarios explain what underlies each therapeutic encounter and illustrates the general patterns that are common to all families - stress, polarization and escalation, scapegoating, triangulation, blaming, and the diffusion of identity. In following the dissection of each family member’s patterns, behavior changes as the result of the therapeutic encounter. The reader cannot help but notice the significant impact on the entire family unit. A-ha moments are the threads of transformational change. There is one very important difference between families and "work families"; bloodlines cannot go away! However, the differences stop there. As in a family where each member’s behaviors and patterns are interdependent on one another, so are the behaviors and patterns of members of any group. Group dynamics impact every business and organization and the design of the work environment can positively or negatively impact employee turnover, absenteeism, job performance, and the bottom line. "Office Politics" has become the greatest cause of workplace stress, according to a survey of 490 managers by the research firm, Roffey Park, an executive education and research organization. The research found that 60 percent of the survey-takers believed that "the increase in political behavior in their organizations in recent years was their greatest cause of stress." This figure rises to 77 percent for those working in the public sector. So what exactly is "Office Politics", how do we dissect it, and how can we turn it into a positive dynamic that creates a work environment designed to help people grow to their full potential? CEO leaders believe that it is understanding ourselves inside and out and understanding what motivates others. Then, and only then, can we be a breakthrough leader who uses this insight to transform office politics into office unity. CEO leaders know how to decode the behaviors and patterns that get the organizational "family" stuck and how to, by example, move organizational systems to a higher level—one that creates a new and different way of doing business. Are you a leader who dares to do it differently? For more information about Total Leadership ConnectionsTM, our ground breaking program, call (570) 636-3858 or visit www.totalleadershipconnections.com
Shaking Things Up: Peter Dunn
 Check out the March/April 2007 issue of Motto magazine, Sylvia Lafair’s article "Shaking Things Up : (about) Peter Dunn". Dunn believes that "Everyone deserves to have meaning in their lives, and work can be a major place to help people discover what matters to them." Lafair’s interview gets to the heart of how and why a work environment designed to help people grow and become the best they can be leads to profit and a healthy bottom line. Lafair begins. "Peter, I was struck by your ability to articulate the need for the ‘bigger picture’ in the workplace. I was even more struck by the statistics that proved the vision can show up in the bottom line once you put theory into practice. Going from employee turnover of 220 percent and management turnover of 49 percent to much, much lower percentages in a few years is stellar. How’d you do that?" To find out his answer and much more, read more.
Glass Ceiling and the Good Old Boys Club
 In the March 2007 issue of Training and Development trade magazine for American Society of Training and Development (ASTD), CEO President Sylvia Lafair, is quoted in Michael Laff’s article "The Invisible Wall: Workplace Barriers and Self-Image Hinder Women’s Leadership Advancement" as saying, (I believe that) "A lot of barriers are self-imposed rather than being based upon an evaluation of what is and isn’t possible. We create some of these stereotypes rather than actually live with them. How much of a glass ceiling is a self-fulfilling prophecy?" For the entire article, read more
New Beginnings for TLC alumna Mary R. Malone is a graduate of Total Leadership ConnectionsTM and we’re so proud of her recent new career opportunity. Mary states, "What I learned in TLC helped me focus and match my skills and personal objectives to an exciting new career. In addition, the value of my TLC lessons made for a quick transition to a complex organization at a critical point in its history. TLC helped my speed to productivity in a new environment." Mary is the Strategic Planning Facilitator of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Mary was formerly the CEO of Hazleton United Way and has 17 years experience in healthcare and non-profit organizations. She volunteers on various non-profit boards, economic boards and authorities. Mary is a true leader who has a vision for integration and collaboration. Congrats to Mary on this new career move!!!!
Congratulations to Kathleen Turpel and her company, Imaginal Marketing Group!!!! The Imaginal Marketing Group based in Mandeville, Louisiana has won nine 2007 American Federation Addy Awards. The company, founded by TLC graduate Kathleen Turpel is a full service marketing firm that specializes in media relations, development of brand identity and cost effective marketing strategies. The IM Marketing Group awards were in the categories of web design, logo design, mixed media campaign, web banner, print brochure, and self promotion. The Addy Award program recognizes excellence in all forms of advertising and is sponsored by the American Advertising Federation, a not-for-profit industry association. For more information about IM Marketing Group and to view the winning works, go to www.immarketinggroup.com.
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