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Barbara Bartlein RN, CSP

Workplace Culture Expert

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Barbara Bartlein RN, CSP
Biography

Barbara Bartlein, RN, MSW, CSP, is a workplace culture expert and published authority on ethics, teamwork and productivity. Pianist and singer, she brings music and motivation to all her programs.

For over 30 years, her presentations and seminars have helped professionals, teams and leaders build high performing workplaces. A clinical psychotherapist and former VP of Columbia-St. Mary's Hospital System, she understands people and organizations.

Presenting over 90 programs per year, Barbara's high energy keynotes and seminars improve teamwork, increase cooperation and productivity. Barbara is a high content speaker who educates, entertains and motivates professionals to improve workplace performance.

Barbara is the past president of the National Speakers Association-WI chapter. She has earned the (CSP) designation, the highest earned honor given by the National Speakers Association. Held by fewer than 10% of the speakers in the world, the CSP is the speaking profession's international measure of professional platform skill.

The best selling author of three books, she is also a contributor to four Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Her newest work, Energy Suckers - How to Deal With Bullies in the Workplace, is being used by companies and teams to improve organizational culture.

Barbara has been featured nationally on CNN, NBC, Bill O'Reilly, FOX TV and USA Today. Her client list includes top Fortune 500 companies, including Johnson Controls, Northwestern Mutual, Discover Card, Aurora Healthcare and Miller Brewing.

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Barbara Bartlein RN, CSP
Featured Keynote Programs

Bury My Heart at Meeting Room "C" - How to Run Effective Meetings

According to the Annenberg School of Communication at USC, a typical manager attends five meetings a week and averages two hours and 14 minutes each day in the meeting room. Make the meetings you lead and attend more effective with positive outcomes.

In this program, you learn:

*How to determine if a meeting needs to take place
*The importance of picking the best venue to make the meeting efficient
*How to create an agenda and stay on track
*Who should be in charge and why
*How to record the discussion and decisions
*Why it is critical to give assignments to participants with timeframes

Taking Charge of Your Time

A recent study of a thousand business people reported that 89% take work home, 65% work more than one weekend a month and 53% spend less than two hours a week looking after their children. No wonder too many of us complain that we don't have enough time. Learn how to take charge of your time to get more out of life; at work and at home.

In this program, you will learn:

*The two biggest workplace pressures
*Symptoms of poor time management
*How to set priorities
*The difference between development and maintenance activities
*The enemies of time management
*How to use time to your benefit

Building the Habits of Success

What does making your bed, flossing your teeth, and exercising have in common? They are three habits of very successful people. New research into how we form and change habits can help you transform your life.

In this program, you learn:

*The latest research on habit formation
*Why it is so difficult to to extinguish "bad" habits
*The importance of building "keystone" habits
*How to recognize triggers for habits and change your response
*The importance of rewarding "good" behavior

Balancing Act

Laugh your way to better balance as you realign work, home, and other demands. Utilizing humor, this presentation focuses on our changing culture and the effects on our lives.

In this program, you learn:

*To evaluate your personal balance utilizing the "Balance Wheel"
*The top three strategies to re-balance
*How to enhance your ability to say "no" and set realistic limits
*Techniques that simplify your life at home and at work

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Team Building Magic

Looking to have your team work closer together and more collaboratively? We conduct an interactive program where the group breaks into teams and participates in fun challenges. The progress of the teams is then processed and the participants get an opportunity to see how they function in the team.

Your team will:

*Survive a plane crash
*Transport "toxic waste"
*Balance nails
*Lower a helium stick

People Magic

People are the primary asset of any organization. The ability of employees to work effectively is key to growing an organization. This program focuses on the skills necessary to work with other.

In this program, you learn:

*Basic communication principles including listening exercises
To self-evaluate and identify defense mechanisms that block your relationships
Approaches to address conflict with others in an appropriate and constructive format
*Common mistakes that management makes in working with employees

The Magic of Making a Difference

Designed for helping professionals, this entertaining and inspirational presentation motivates with laughter. Successful, happy people are those focused on giving to other and following their personal passion.

In this keynote, you learn:

*To identify the three factors for happiness
*The importance of doing the right thing
*How to avoid the expectation machine
*The value of small kindnesses in making a difference

Energy Suckers - How to Deal With Bullies in the Workplace

Bullying is an epidemic in the workplace and appears to be increasing. In recent surveys, it is reported that over 35% of workers have experienced bullying firsthand. Make your workplace bully free with this comprehensive training program.

Participants learn:

*The high cost of bullying to American businesses
*Common bullying behavior
*How the bully chooses targets
*What you can do if you are being bullied
*How to make your organization bully free

Growing at the Speed of Change

To grow your business you need to grow your people. Enhance the abilities of your employees by building the mentoring and coaching skills of management.

Participants learn:

*The manager's role in a learning organization
*The value of regular meetings to offer feedback in a structured format
*The process of 'feedforward' to produce personal change
*The four key beliefs that make it difficult for successful people to change

Your Attitude is Showing

Unleash the people power in your organization through understanding individual behavior styles. Dynamic and fun, this workshop allows you to look at your own style and recognize the styles of the people you meet.

In this program, you learn:

*The four basic styles of interaction
*Your personal style and your response under stress or pressure
*The strengths and weaknesses of each style
*How to recognize the behavior styles of others
*The secrets of impacting the styles you meet for better communication
*How to implement a style approach to teamwork, hiring, and sales

Building High Performing Teams

Using the DISC Style Analysis Tool, participants identify their own personal style and the style of others. They learn the communication techniques for each style to maximize individual and team performance.

In this program, you learn:

*How to recognize the four basic behavior styles
*To identify your own strengths and areas for improvement
*Communication skills for better teamwork
*Implications for each style in building stronger teams

Energy Suckers - The Seven Types of Bullies

Energy suckers can emerge in any workplace and bully those around them with their gossip, criticism, and just rude behavior. Learn about the different types of energy suckers and how you can deal with them in this fun program.

The seven types of energy suckers you will learn:

*Stress puppies - pressure bullying
*Underdogs - needy bullying
*C-Gull managers - corporate bullying
*Know-It-Alls - narcissistic bullying
*Energy suckers - emotional bullying
*Repeaters - serial bullies
*Sociopaths - psychopathic bullies

ETHICAL ISSUES IN HEALTHCARE

Format: 45-60 minute keynote

This program is perfect for:
• Leaders in healthcare
• Nurses and caregivers
• Senior management

The audience will leave with:
• An understanding of the top 5 Ethical Issues in Healthcare
• Information how the U.S. compares to other countries
• An overview of important cases in regards to healthcare ethics
• Steps to increase ethical decision making in their organization

Provocative and entertaining, I have presented this program around the country for healthcare leadership.

Barbara Bartlein RN, CSP
Featured Reviews

You are a consummate professional Barb, which was apparent in your availability to help us with questions, your timely responses, and your natural desire to go above and beyond our core expectations to ensure the program would be a smash hit!

Debra R. Fullmer

TDS

Thank You! Your presentations at the Ministry Home Care Staff Retreat were wonderful. The message was right on target and the presentation style allowed all of our participants to enjoy the day. As expected, our evaluations were overwhelmingly positive.

Ann K. Patek

Ministry Home Care

Thank you so much for the recent training seminars for our sales staff. Your approach of involving the participants and focusing on real sales experiences provided a practical learning experience.

Dan Wolfgram

R & R Insurance Services, Inc.

Thank you for your presentations, "Fired Up or Burned Out?" and "Laughing Matters." The response from the participants to your thought-provoking presentations was enthusiastically positive.

Dorothy Angelini, RN, MSN

Nursing Spectrum

Your presentation was both effective and comical. Our audience really appreciated your positive energy and responded with comments such as, "Bring Barbara back."

Steve Ronstrom

Sacred Heart Hospital

The team building activity was both fun and innovative. Your energy, enthusiasm, and humor made the time spent not only enjoyable, but helpful and interesting as well.

Sue Van Abel

SBC/Ameritech

Thank you for presenting one of the best keynote presentation I have ever heard. All of the evaluations we received after the seminar were full of words of praise for your talk, "Wanting What You Have." They said, "The keynote speaker was great!"

Liz Steinmetz

Community Memorial Hospital

Ann K. Patek, Education/QI Coordinator

Ministry Home Care

Thank you for the wonderful presentation. I felt like it was a complete success and from the results in the surveys the group enjoyed it as well and confirmed my sentiments. This group is often a hard sell and I think we broke the surface with them.

Catherine Gonzalez

Ventura Foods, LLC

Ms. Bartlein was professional, responsive and fun. In fact it was the "fun" that made her presentation to our management group so enjoyable. I would recommend her to any organization. Barbara Bartlein is a true professional and an excellent presenter.

Mary Beth McDonald, Vice President

Fort Atkinson Medical Health Services

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