More of what people are saying

The Results

"I received positive feedback from many of my team members that the quality and specificity of my feedback has improved over the past few months. Individuals are listening to my feedback on their performance or specific actions and are now more aware of how to correct developmental areas or replicate positive behaviors."

V.P. J.P.MorganChase

"For me, it raised awareness of options, skills, and tools that I didn’t know had a name."

V.P. J.P.MorganChase

"I learned the skills (which gave me the confidence) to start asking for what I specifically want from both my personal and professional relationships. I’ve started to outline and clearly articulate my goals and I’m now completing projects/initiatives that will specifically help me achieve them."

Sr. V.P. J.P.MorganChase

"Approximately 80 women from the top of the 2000 employees in the Houston office of Duke Energy were invited to participate in Power Connections®. Of that number, about 90% attended the training. The results were powerful. Within six months, over 50% of the women were promoted. Many of these women would not have been considered for the jobs they moved to without the change in attitude that came from doing your work. Congratulations on creating tools for women in corporations-tools that allow shift in thinking and get results in personal career management."

Manager, Duke Energy

"I was able to better understand how I was viewed by people I was speaking to, which allowed me to modify my communication approach."

V.P. J.P.MorganChase

I am more conscious of how I am communicating.

Manager, Shell Info. Technology

The Coaching

"I improved teamwork with colleagues by being more receptive to their ideas, sometimes yielding when I didn’t necessarily agree which helped the door to open for more discussion."

V.P. J.P. MorganChase

"I personally gained tremendous benefit from the Class as well as the follow-up coaching. I feel that my productivity has improved, and that I've achieved the results I set out in the original discussion."

Sr. V.P. J.P. MorganChase

"I attended Power Connections to learn how to motivate male employees-especially men older than I am. I was working for IBM and had just finished a year project in Tokyo and was starting my new job at IBM in Singapore. The workshop started at 10 am and by 11 am I was thinking that Power Connections® should be mandatory for women—preferable before we even start dating. Professionally, I started to see how the all male-team I worked with responded so much better when I shifted out of complaining or combative communication and into cooperation. Thank you for creating this workshop for women who seek powerful connections in their lives."

Marketing Communications Manager Asia, IBM

"I now listen more closely and think through a response that will deliver a positive end result. I have an increased awareness of the impact of communication style on what I want."

V.P. J.P. MorganChase

"I am starting to pay attention to what ‘lights up’ my colleagues. It’s very valuable information.” V.P. J.P. MorganChase“Although they seemed like simple skills, they were applicable and easy to incorporate in my personal/professional life immediately!"

V.P. J.P. MorganChase

"Through the coaching, I got insights about my own behavior as well as more hands-on knowledge about how to apply the skills in real life situations."

V.P. J.P.MorganChase

"The coaching was targeted and focused toward the achievement of specific, just-in-time business goals. The facilitation of the coaching was high-quality and first-rate."

Sr. V.P. J.P.MorganChase

"I use the acknowledgement tools again and again."

IT Manager Shell USA

"I love the coaching sessions. I feel like it was a great opportunity to focus on me and at the same time become aware of the skills I needed to practice."

V.P. J.P.MorganChase

"I can better see the strengths in others."

Business Manager Shell Chemical Company

"I enjoyed the coaching sessions and found them very useful. I was able to practice my skills and outline my plans during the period between sessions and then review progress and ask for tips on how to better handle future situations. It was a great way to not only manage progress against planned goals using a disciplined/structured approach but to also refocus as necessary."

V.P. J.P. MorganChase

The Class

"The class provided concrete actionable skills to develop and cultivate relationships. They were presented in a way that will allow us to use the information learned immediately and repeatedly."

Manager, Avon Products, Inc.

"For me, this class raised awareness of options, skills, tools that I didn’t know had a name or could be used to influence and get what you want."

V.P. J.P. MorganChase

"The environment seemed to foster open and honest feedback from various participants."

V.P. J.P. MorganChase

"There was an openness and spirit of camaraderie."

V.P. J.P. MorganChase

"It was a very engaging session."

V.P. J.P. MorganChase

"The class met a diverse group of women who I will continue to keep in touch with"

V.P. J.P. MorganChase

"The networking piece was very valuable. I also liked the openness of the environment."

V.P. J.P. MorganChase

"The skills were easy to understand and very accessible; I could relate to the material and the experiential activities were very supportive of the learning process. The content was delivered at the appropriate level from an audience perspective. The interactive activities, sharing lessons learned in our follow-up session, was extremely helpful in continuing to support behavior change."

Sr. V.P. J.P.MorganChase

The Facilitators

"I believe that the facilitators were excellent. They worked with the dynamics of the group and encouraged open dialogue. Most importantly, they made the learning an enjoyable experience."

Sr. V.P. J.P. MorganChase

"The facilitators were wonderful—both were clearly grounded, centered, with solid business experience and a broad and deep understanding of work issues, gender issues, and personal issues that women face."

V.P. J.P. MorganChase

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