Mary Nestor
SPHR, SHRM-SCP
SC, US
Mary J. Nestor has been speaking out all her life, whether in person, print, in a radio or TV interview or on the podium as an award-winning professional speaker. Her straightforward, no-nonsense, get-to-the-point, poignant, and often humorous consulting and speaking style makes the most of her audience's and clients' time, money and profitability. She has appeared on TV, radio and on the Web as a communications and motivational expert.
Mary is a freelance feature writer for the Savannah Morning News, and has been published in Training Magazine, Training & Development Magazine, Supervision Magazine, Gannett News Service, and has been quoted in numerous books, magazines and online blogs and articles. She was a columnist for the Augusta Business Journal, and has written hundreds of articles for Beyond.com, Jobsite.com, Expert Beacon.com and Skirt! Magazine. Her team-building exercise, "Life Links," has been used successfully by companies to build relationships and trust across organizations, improve morale and increase employee engagement.
Mary's new book, SAY IT NOW! SAY IT RIGHT! -- Tips To Handle The Tough (and Tender) Conversations in Any Business or Life Situation by Mary Nestor-Harper, offers a straightforward, no-nonsense, and often humorous look at the problems people and organizations face by not speaking up, sharing ideas, voicing concerns or disagreeing with bad decisions. Keeping silent in critical moments in business, relationships, organizations—whether tough or tender--results in lost opportunity, broken relationships, disastrous decisions, lost money, time, morale and creativity. Despite the digital revolution, we are connecting more but communicating less. SAY IT NOW! SAY IT RIGHT! gives tips and techniques to find your voice and speak up at those critical moments in a way that your message has impact and acceptance. Published by Motivational Press.
Mary is a contributor to the best-selling book, "1 Habit for Women Action Takers," (Envision Media, 2020.) Her 1 Habit, Do SOMETHING!, encourages getting out of the icy sea of indecisionn and taking the best action you can. Paired with her 1 Unhabit, Mary shares wisdom from years of wins and lessons learned as a business professional, entrepreneur, consultant, speaker, employee; wife, mom and "single again" woman.
Mary is a certified Speaker, Trainer and Coach with the John Maxwell Group. She has over 25 years' experience as a communications expert, business professional, consultant, international speaker and trainer in the private, public and non-profit sectors. She has collaborated on organization development, change management and process redesign projects for Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, governments, and non-profits. Clients include Monsanto Company, Coach, Inc., Coca-Cola, The NutraSweet Company, Georgia Power Company and Park, Inc.
She was a certified trainer/consultant for SkillPath Seminars, specializing in Management, Leadership, Communications, Customer Service, Women's Conferences and Motivation. She has over 15 years' experience as a senior professional in Human Resources, and earned the SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) from the Human Resources Certification Institute, and the SHRM-SCP (Society of Human Resources Management-Senior Certified Professional) from the Society of Human Resources (SHRM). She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Washington Adventist University in Washington, DC, and certifications from BSI and Georgia Tech for ISO 9000 Quality Systems and Statistical Process Control.
For more information about Mary, go to her website, www.maryjnestor.com, or www.facebook.com/maryjnestor. Her books are available online at www.amazon.com.
Mary J. Nestor has been speaking out all her life, whether in person, print, in a radio or TV interview or on the podium as an award-winning professional speaker. Her straightforward, no-nonsense, get-to-the-point, poignant, and often humorous consulting and speaking style makes the most of her audience's and clients' time, money and profitability. She has appeared on TV, radio and on the Web as a communications and motivational expert.
Mary is a freelance feature writer for the Savannah Morning News, and has been published in Training Magazine, Training & Development Magazine, Supervision Magazine, Gannett News Service, and has been quoted in numerous books, magazines and online blogs and articles. She was a columnist for the Augusta Business Journal, and has written hundreds of articles for Beyond.com, Jobsite.com, Expert Beacon.com and Skirt! Magazine. Her team-building exercise, "Life Links," has been used successfully by companies to build relationships and trust across organizations, improve morale and increase employee engagement.
Mary's new book, SAY IT NOW! SAY IT RIGHT! -- Tips To Handle The Tough (and Tender) Conversations in Any Business or Life Situation by Mary Nestor-Harper, offers a straightforward, no-nonsense, and often humorous look at the problems people and organizations face by not speaking up, sharing ideas, voicing concerns or disagreeing with bad decisions. Keeping silent in critical moments in business, relationships, organizations—whether tough or tender--results in lost opportunity, broken relationships, disastrous decisions, lost money, time, morale and creativity. Despite the digital revolution, we are connecting more but communicating less. SAY IT NOW! SAY IT RIGHT! gives tips and techniques to find your voice and speak up at those critical moments in a way that your message has impact and acceptance. Published by Motivational Press.
Mary is a contributor to the best-selling book, "1 Habit for Women Action Takers," (Envision Media, 2020.) Her 1 Habit, Do SOMETHING!, encourages getting out of the icy sea of indecisionn and taking the best action you can. Paired with her 1 Unhabit, Mary shares wisdom from years of wins and lessons learned as a business professional, entrepreneur, consultant, speaker, employee; wife, mom and "single again" woman.
Mary is a certified Speaker, Trainer and Coach with the John Maxwell Group. She has over 25 years' experience as a communications expert, business professional, consultant, international speaker and trainer in the private, public and non-profit sectors. She has collaborated on organization development, change management and process redesign projects for Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, governments, and non-profits. Clients include Monsanto Company, Coach, Inc., Coca-Cola, The NutraSweet Company, Georgia Power Company and Park, Inc.
She was a certified trainer/consultant for SkillPath Seminars, specializing in Management, Leadership, Communications, Customer Service, Women's Conferences and Motivation. She has over 15 years' experience as a senior professional in Human Resources, and earned the SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) from the Human Resources Certification Institute, and the SHRM-SCP (Society of Human Resources Management-Senior Certified Professional) from the Society of Human Resources (SHRM). She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Washington Adventist University in Washington, DC, and certifications from BSI and Georgia Tech for ISO 9000 Quality Systems and Statistical Process Control.
For more information about Mary, go to her website, www.maryjnestor.com, or www.facebook.com/maryjnestor. Her books are available online at www.amazon.com.
Life Links...Building Teams Through Life Connections
Everyone has a story and brings life experiences to the job that are as valuable as technical skills, job knowledge and experience. "Life Links" is an interactive team-building exercise where participants learn about each other and how they contribute to team success. This exercise has been successfully used by NASA, Coach, Inc., Savannah Economic Development Authority and others to build teams, build work relationships and recognize the value of each individual.
All You Care To Achieve
Ever approach a buffet and feel like you have to have a little bit of everything and end up not being satisfied? Some define success as "doing it all" or "having it all." This keynote and follow-up workshop discusses how you can pick and choose what is most satisfying from the buffet of life. Instead of bowing to outside forces or what's "acceptable" or "expected," chart your own course and choose what's best for your personal and professional satisfaction.
SAY IT NOW! SAY IT RIGHT! -- Tips To Handle The Tough (and Tender) Conversations in Any Business or
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