Wendy Johnson

 

Wendy Johnson, PhD, is president of Emerge Consulting Group, LLC, a management-consulting firm and parent company of Dr. Wendy, the speaking and empowerment division of Emerge. Author of Missing in Action: Black Women in the Boardroom, she has a BS in Accounting/Economics, and an MBA, and a PhD in Management. Her radio show is broadcast live on the Internet at www.blogtalkradio/letstalkwithDrWendy.

President of the National Black MBA Association-Houston Chapter, she sits on the Angelle's Project Executive Board, is a graduate of Leadership Houston, a member of the Houston Minority Business Council, and serves on the YMCA Youth Scholarship Committee. She is also a contributing writer for DMARS Business Journal for Youth, Teens, and Young Adults.

Named one of Houston's 25 Most Influential Women, she received the Cardinal Health Image award, Faculty/Chief Academic Officer of the Year from the Apollo Group, and Education Leadership award from the National Black MBA Association. She was also named Minority Achiever of the Year and a Southwest Chamber Mover and Shaker.

Dr. Johnson's development & empowerment sessions include:

Employee Training & Development Diversity Training

Diversity means more than gender and race.  Businesses today need employees that understand the importance of leveraging diversity to create a more productive work environment. Diversity training empowers employees to better understand, value and evaluates their own behavior in the workplace.  

This interactive seminar will provide employees with a concrete understanding of diversity; become a more productive team member of a diverse workplace and value diversity.

Areas of concentration include: 

•                 What is Diversity

•                 Cross Cultural Understanding

•                 Effective Communication in a Diverse Workplace

•                 Diverse Work Teams

•                 Gender at Work

•                 Harassment and Respect

•                 Career planning

•                 Disability

•                 Economic Differences

•                 Sexuality

•                 Age

Leadership Development Difficult Conversations

Being a leader is easy, but becoming an effective leader can take some work. An effective leader is charismatic, sees the "big-picture", knows how to effectively manage their time and understands the organization's mission and goals. Leaders are also effective listeners and communicators.

Developing effective leadership skills is a process that requires patience, tenacity and vision. This interactive seminar starts the leadership process by taking the employee back to the "basics.  In order to develop into an effective leader, the employee must understand their leadership style, know their personal leadership statement and know how to empower and motivate the team.  

Areas of concentration include: 

•                 Exploring the Leadership Factor

•                 Personal Leadership Style and Values

•                 Personal and Professional Ethics

•                 The Effective Communicator

•                 The Effective Listener

•                 Time Management Factor

•                 Effective Hiring Techniques

•                 Setting Objectives

•                 Motivation and Empowerment

•                 Building solid Relationships

•                 Coaching Strategies

•                 Involving others

•                 Employee Commitment  

•                 Understanding Your Organizations Goals and Mission

•                 Personal Leadership Statement/Mission

•                 The Leadership Journal

 

Having "difficult conversations" will always be needed. This seems to be the "silent" issue that exists in my organizations.  Everyone from the coordinator to the administrative assistant deal with this topic everyday, but very few know how to properly address this growing concern.

This seminar will provide the employee will the tools needed to conduct a difficult conversation, while remaining professional and motivating/empowering the employee all at the same time. This interactive seminar takes the employee back to the difficult conversation "basics".

Areas of concentration include: 

•                 Define the Problem

•                 Identify the Type of Difficult Conversations

•                 Define the Purpose

•                 The "Fester" Factor

•                 Effective Listening

•                 Your Attitude

•                 Tone of the Conversation

•                 Body Language

•                 Posture

•                 Eye Contact

•                 The Resolution

•                 The Wrap-Up

•                 Difficult Conversation Journal

Management Training & Consulting Managing A Diverse Team    

Conflict in the workplace is unavoidable.  It happens because we deal with people, emotions, various stress levels and egos everyday. Typically, conflict happens when an individual or a team of employees contents that they are not receiving what they need and/or want. In many instances, the individual or the team has a self-interest in what is occurring, which can elevate into a huge emotional rollercoaster if not addressed properly. 
Dealing with conflict in the workplace can be a challenging task and managing it is even more of a challenge. As a manager/leader in today's workplace, it is important to be able to identify the conflict and address it immediately.
This interactive seminar educates the manager/leader about the basics of conflict and what needs to occur to ensure that the matter is identified, addressed and handled professionally.
Areas of concentration include: 

•                 What is Conflict

•                 Conflict Gauge (Indicator)

•                 Tone and Effective Communication

•                 Productive Conflict

•                 Disparaging Conflict 

•                 How "Not" to Talk during conflict

•                 How "To" Talk during conflict

•                 Techniques for avoiding/resolving Conflict

•                 Emotional Control

•                 Employee Expectation of a Manager/Leader during Conflict 

•                 Conflict Management Journal

Employee Motivation, Empowerment and Rewards

Motivating, Empowering and Rewarding employees in today's workplace is very important. As leaders, it is important to know how to keep the team engaged, morale high as well as eliminating and/or addressing the employee "burn-out" factor.  Doing this is not an easy task.  Different things motivate and empower different employees and it is important to understand how to detect the various motivational, empowerment and reward aspects of managing/leader a team of diverse employees.   

This seminar takes the manager/leader back to the basics of motivating, empowering and rewarding employees, so they can reach their peak performance.
Areas of concentration include: 

•                 Set the Motivational "Tone"

•                 What is Motivation

•                 Help an employee/s feel part of the "Team"

•                 What is the difference between Motivating & Empowering Employees

•                 Improving Employee Morale

•                 Dealing with the Employee "Burn Out" Factor

•                 Various ways to keep employees engaged

•                 How to Motivate - Overworked, Older and Temporary employees

•                 Motivating during the "bad times"

•                 Motivating Messages

•                 When to How to Reward an Employee

•                 The Motivation/Empower & Reward  (MER) Mission Statement

•                 The MER Journal

Advanced Leadership Development

This seminar is for mid-level managers and above, who have the desire and energy to have a greater impact on the organization by developing a broader leadership perspective.

Areas of concentration include: 

•                 The 3 month Leadership Transition Plan

•                 Understanding your Leadership Style  

•                 The Leadership Credibility Factor

•                 Ethics and Leadership

•                 Quandary Management

•                 Developing other Leaders

•                 Building Strategic Alliances

•                 Departmental/Organizational Strategic Planning

•                 The Ownership Factor

•                 The Leadership Journal

 

Adult and Youth Empowerment

Image & Self Esteem for Teens

Striving for Success

How To Organize for the Next Level

Successful Single Motherhood

How to Effectively Juggle Work, School and Motherhood

The Importance of Posture and Eye Contact

Customized training sessions are available upon request.