Barbara Bartlein
RN, MSW, CSP
WI, USBarbara Bartlein, RN, MSW, CSP, is an expert in workplace ethics and culture. 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 60 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. She closes programs with music and motivation.
Barbara is the past president of the National Speakers Association-WI chapter. She has earned the Certified Speaking Professional (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.
Barbara Bartlein, RN, MSW, CSP, is an expert in workplace ethics and culture. 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 60 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. She closes programs with music and motivation.
Barbara is the past president of the National Speakers Association-WI chapter. She has earned the Certified Speaking Professional (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.
The Magic of Making a Difference-Multi-media
This program is perfect for:
- Helping professionals
- Nurse's Week
- Healthcare fairs
- Staff celebrations
- A recognition of the three factors for happiness
- The importance of doing the right thing
- The top two habits of successful people
- The value of small kindnesses
This...
"Conversations"-Multi-media
This program is perfect for:
- Staff celebrations
- Healthcare conferences
- Women's Conferences
- Laughter and inspiration after listening to Barb's original stories and comedy
- Music and memories after listening to piano and vocals
- Information on some of the most amazing and beautiful places on...
Building the Habits of Success
This program is perfect for:
- Professionals looking to advance to the next level
- Anyone who struggles with "bad" habits
- The latest research on habit formation
- Information on why it is so difficult to extinguish "bad" habits
- Tips to build "keystone" habits
- Recognition of the triggers for habits...
Balancing Act
This program is perfect for:
- Employees that are looking for better balance between work and other demands
- An understanding of their personal balance utilizing the "Balance Wheel"
- An understanding of the top three strategies to re-balance their lives
- Concrete tools to say "NO" more effectively and set realistic...
Taking Charge of Your Time
This program is perfect for:
- Supervisors and managers
- Support staff
- Teams struggling with time management
- Understanding the two biggest workplace pressures
- A recognition of the symptoms of poor time management
- Knowledge of how to set priorities
- The difference between develpment and...
Team Building Magic
This program is perfect for:
- Teams that want better teamwork and collaboration
- Teams that are transitioning or changing
- Insight into their personal behavior and how they operate with other people
- Recognition of the phases or stages of team development
- Tips on how to increase communication and...
The Magic of Making a Difference
- Nurse's Week
- Healthcare fairs
- Employee recognition events
- A recognition of the three factors for happiness
- Understanding the importance of doing the right thing
- The top two habits of successful people
- The value of small kindnesses
This program has been...
Social Work Ethics and Boundaries
This program is perfect for:
- Social workers continuing education
- A knowledge of the common ethical violations and how one can reduce personal liability
- The Code of Ethics from the National Association of Social Workers
- A process to apply ethical decision-making models to future...
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 program.
Participants learn:
- The high cost of bullying to American Business
- Common bullying behavior
- How the bully chooses targets
- What you can do if you are being bullied
- How to make your organization...
Growing at the Speed of Change
To grow your business you need to grow your people. Enhance the abilities of your employees by cuilding the mentoring and coaching skills of management.
In this program, you learn:
- The manager's role in a learning organization
- The value of regular meetings to offfer 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...
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 recignize the behavior styles of...
Building High Performing Teams
Using the DISC Style Analysis Tool, participants identify their own personal style and the style of others. You learn the communication techniques for each style to maximize individual and team performance.
In this program, you learn:
- Recognition of the four basic behavior styles
- Identifying your own strengths and areas for improvement
- Communication skills for better teamwork
- Implications for wach style in building stronger...
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 bullies you will learn:
- Stress puppies - pressure bullying
- Underdogs - needy bullying
- C-Gull Managers - corporate bullying
- Know-It-Alls - narcissistic bullying
- Energy Suckers - emotional...
Ethical Issues in Healthcare
This program is perfect for:
- Leaders in healthcare
- Nurses and caregivers
- Senior management
- 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...
Bury My Hear at Meeting Room "C"- How to Run Effective Meetings
This program is perfect for:
- Senior management
- Supervisors and managers
- Information on how to determine if a meeting needs to take place
- Techniques to pick the best venue to make the meeting efficient
- Ways to create an agenda and stay on track
- Knowledge of who should be in charge and...
Engineering Ethics
This program is perfect for:
- Engineers who need coninuing education
- The three obligations that engineers have according to NCEES
- The ethical priorities for engineers
- Why ethical lapses occur
- The five common ethical dilemmas that occur in engineering
Thei two hour ethics course fulfills the...
Compassion Fatigue
- Nurses
- Healthcare providers
- Managers and supervisiors
- Healthcare conferences
- An understanding of new research into the biology of compassion
- Recognition of the symptoms of compassion fatigue
- Strategies to prevent fatigue and burnout
- An understanding of the concept...
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