Lori Silverman
MS, MBA
NV, US"Lori was fabulous! All 175 attendees were totally involved in her keynote presentation. Our audience is usually fairly reserved, but she had them laughing and applauding throughout, and they flocked to talk to her afterwards. Truly, Lori's presentation was the highlight of the conference."
- - Tony Shaw, President
Wilshire Conferences, Inc.
In 2003, every time radio and TV hosts interviewed Lori about her book, Stories Trainers Tell, they'd ask: "Can story be used for more than training?" Realizing that little research had been done, she spent three years uncovering 81 successful applications of story use in business functions, such as finance and strategy, for the book, Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over.
When the Dummies series called, she and Karen Dietz once again put pen to paper and churned out her third bestseller, Business Storytelling for Dummies. In this book, they merged data collection and analysis with business storytelling for a unique approach to transforming data into actionable insight through story.
As the owner of Partners for Progress®, Lori helps firms navigate through large, messy, complex organizational changes and develop and implement long-range breakthrough strategies to catapult growth. Since 1991, she's worked with companies across more than 20 industries, including Target, Children's Hospital and Clinics of MN, the Midwest Energy Association, Chevron, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, American Family Insurance, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and the U.S. Air Force Reserves. A nationally recognized keynote speaker, Lori has inspired thousands of participants to take action. She's currently an adjunct professor in the Master's program in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA.
Lori customizes all her keynotes and workshops to meet the specific needs of her audiences. And, she frequently designs unique talks based on a conference theme. Sample topics include:
- Giving Data a Voice: Transforming Data Into Actionabe Insight Through Story
- Proven Ways to Enhance Strategic Thinking in Yourself and Others
- The Power to Persuade and Influence Without Authority
- From Vision to Action: Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times
- Where's the EASY Button When You Need It? Marrying Project Management with Tried-and-True Approaches to Change
- Schmoozing: Meet, Greet, and Speak With Ease
Email Lori today at lori@partnersforprogress.com or visit www.lorisilverman.com and www.business-storytelling.com to watch Lori's FREE online videos and listen to her podcasts.
"Lori was fabulous! All 175 attendees were totally involved in her keynote presentation. Our audience is usually fairly reserved, but she had them laughing and applauding throughout, and they flocked to talk to her afterwards. Truly, Lori's presentation was the highlight of the conference."
- - Tony Shaw, President
Wilshire Conferences, Inc.
In 2003, every time radio and TV hosts interviewed Lori about her book, Stories Trainers Tell, they'd ask: "Can story be used for more than training?" Realizing that little research had been done, she spent three years uncovering 81 successful applications of story use in business functions, such as finance and strategy, for the book, Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over.
When the Dummies series called, she and Karen Dietz once again put pen to paper and churned out her third bestseller, Business Storytelling for Dummies. In this book, they merged data collection and analysis with business storytelling for a unique approach to transforming data into actionable insight through story.
As the owner of Partners for Progress®, Lori helps firms navigate through large, messy, complex organizational changes and develop and implement long-range breakthrough strategies to catapult growth. Since 1991, she's worked with companies across more than 20 industries, including Target, Children's Hospital and Clinics of MN, the Midwest Energy Association, Chevron, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, American Family Insurance, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and the U.S. Air Force Reserves. A nationally recognized keynote speaker, Lori has inspired thousands of participants to take action. She's currently an adjunct professor in the Master's program in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA.
Lori customizes all her keynotes and workshops to meet the specific needs of her audiences. And, she frequently designs unique talks based on a conference theme. Sample topics include:
- Giving Data a Voice: Transforming Data Into Actionabe Insight Through Story
- Proven Ways to Enhance Strategic Thinking in Yourself and Others
- The Power to Persuade and Influence Without Authority
- From Vision to Action: Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times
- Where's the EASY Button When You Need It? Marrying Project Management with Tried-and-True Approaches to Change
- Schmoozing: Meet, Greet, and Speak With Ease
Email Lori today at lori@partnersforprogress.com or visit www.lorisilverman.com and www.business-storytelling.com to watch Lori's FREE online videos and listen to her podcasts.
Change the Conversation: Build Resilience to Minimize Resistance
Every time a change shows up, people brace for the resistance that follows. In fact, sometimes changes never happen because the mere thought of having to deal with resistance makes it easier to do nothing. There is a way around this dilemma. Learn about those factors that are critical to resilience. Also hear about different techniques for increasing your own personal resilience and helping others around you to do the same.
At the end of this talk, you will be able...
Schmoozing: Meet, Greet, and Speak With Ease
Reflect for a moment on how you use your time each day at work. How much is devoted to developing a strong bond with your boss, co-workers, team members and key stakeholders? Ten percent? Twenty percent? Fifty percent? How about when you attend an event or outside activity? Do you put forth effort to meet new people who might be able to help you? Personally and professionally, relationships are a vital building block to gaining buy-in, securing timely input and honest feedback, and...
Wake Me Up When the Data is Over: Making an Impact Through Story
All of us are bombarded by significant amounts of information and communication each day. How can you ensure that you and your message stand out? From marketing and sales to influencing key decisions, and getting change to happen quickly, stories are an effective technique for all meeting professionals. Stories -both telling them and eliciting them from others - can help you capture attention, build rapport, establish credibility, quickly communicate complex information, and inspire people...
The Power to Persuade and Influence Others Without Authority
Description:
How often do you need others to take a particular action or change their mind on an issue? Ever wonder why some individuals are more successful at achieving these outcomes? What can you do to get the same results? Anyone can be influenced or persuaded; the challenge is learning what techniques really work, what approaches often do not, and why. Discover how to enhance your credibility, the difference between persuasion and influence, and how to decide...
Proven Ways to Enhance Strategic Thinking In Yourself and Others
Description:
Let's face it. Times have changed. It's easy to get consumed by the ever-increasing daily challenges posed by sponsors, team members, business partners, and other stakeholders. Only, to be able to determine how best to respond, what we often do not realize is that we must immerse ourselves in the future. We need to figure out how to create meaning from all the uncertainties, trends, and conjectures that appear on the horizon but in reality have already...
Where's the EASY Button When You Need It? Marrying Project Management With Tried-and-True Approaches
Description:
By definition, every program and project in your organization implies change-whether you're developing a new product/service, implementing a shift in technology, doing the build- out on a facility or overhauling an HR practice. So what does this mean to you? No matter what your role may be, to heighten success, it's imperative that you be able to integrate practices, tools and techniques related to change into every phase of the project management...
Why Can't They Just Do Their Job? Effectively Managing Employee Performance
Description:
How do you get peak performers to maintain a high level of productivity? Or get those who don't always do what you want them to do to alter their behavior for the better? Performance management doesn't start with the identification of a problem. Nor is it effective when conversations only occur at annual performance appraisal meetings. It's a process that integrates hiring the right people with ongoing expectation management, effective coaching and...
When Quitting Isn't an Option: Timeless Techniques for Moving Forward in an Uncertain World
Wouldn't it be great if an EASY Button were available every time life threw us a curve ball? If only it were so simple to navigate obstacles at work and at home. When you feel at the end of your rope or you've had enough-or a door slams closed in your face-what can you do to put one foot in front of the other and move forward again? This presentation provides a variety of timeless tips you can immediately implement to gain traction.
At the end of this talk, you will be able...
Sweat the Small, Simple Stuff
Throughout our lives, we're frequently told not to "sweat the small stuff" - to let situations play out on their course. Our friends and colleagues implore us not to worry about things that aren't important. What a minute. What if the opposite were true? What if there were a few small things on a project were not insignificant? What if there were some small details that really do make a difference? Learn what not to overlook on any project you're a part of.
At the end of this talk,...
More Than a Quick Fix: Organizational Change That Sticks
When changes in technology, procedures, equipment, leadership, and culture are introduced in an organization, they typically impact far more than anyone initially anticipated. As a result, implementation deadlines get pushed out, actual project costs are greater and frustration mounts. Quite often, the benefits are never truly realized.
Why does this occur? Most of us are only familiar with how to make change happen one person at a time. Organizational change requires a different...
Get Noticed and Be Heard: Getting Results Through Stories
Description:
How can you get your colleagues and management to actively support your efforts and facilitate needed changes? What can you do to get them to understand and value your work and contributions to bottom-line results? Is there a way you can quickly communicate data and complex information so decisions can be made and follow through can happen? Try stories - well-crafted, compelling stories can get you these outcomes plus help you build personal and...
