Dr. Lois Frankel

Dr. Lois Frankel Speaking Topics

• Leadership is a Women's Art

  In this entertaining, educational and empowering keynote, bestselling author Dr. Lois Frankel focuses on why women make ideal leaders for this generation, common leadership mistakes made by women, and tangible tools and tips for stepping into your leadership zone. With insight and humor she highlights the ways in which women lead all the time yet fail to call themselves leaders, provides examples of high profile and everyday leadership, and challenges you to consider how you can lead with courage and confidence.

• See Jane Lead: 99 Ways for Women to Take Charge

  I remember reading a book in graduate school that had a major impact on my work. It suggested that societies that see an early demise are those where the people in power no longer know what to do and at the same time refuse to share their power with those who could help to make things better. I think thats where we stand today. Women not only have the opportunity to be powerful leaders, they have the responsibility to do so. All of our socialization brings us to a place where now is our time to make a difference. Dr. Lois Frankel

  Whether you have formal authority for leading a group or organization or want to use your leadership skills to make a difference in your community, youll love this new keynote by Dr. Lois Frankel. Based on her new book about women as leaders (published in April 2007 by Warner Books) she encourages women to take charge, take risks, and lead!

  This presentation can be tailored for a 90-minute keynote or a full day seminar at your next retreat.

  Key take-aways include the answers to these questions:

  • What are the childhood messages you received about what it means to be a woman?
  • How have these messages been reinforced throughout your lifetime?
  • What unique challenges do these messages present in your workplace and personal relationships?
  • How do you contribute to sabotaging your best efforts?
  • Why do you allow others to dictate whats best for you?
  • How can you maintain your femininity and still have your voice heard?
  • When will you know you are leading a rich life?

Nice Girls Just Don't Get It: 7 Strategies To Get The Respect You Deserve And The Success Youve Earned

Heres your chance to get a sneak peek at Dr. Frankels new book, scheduled for publication in Spring, 2011. Expanding the tried and true tips from the bestselling Nice Girls Dont Get the Corner Office to all aspects of a womans life, Dr. Frankel illuminates the critical strategies and accompanying tactics to go from nice girl to winning woman.

Key Take-Aways Include: • Understand how the past impacts your present and future • Identify methods to overcome psychological barriers to getting what you most want in life • Learn the seven strategies winning woman employ to achieve their personal and professional goals • Develop three essential skills to communicate with impact • Counter resistance without losing your cool or your confidence • Differentiate personal and transactional relationships

Stop Sabotaging Your Career: 8 Proven Strategies To Succeed In Spite Of Yourself

• Why do some people move fluidly through their careers while others stagnate?
• What are the most common career killers?
• How can you create a unique personal brand?
• When do your strengths become your liabilities?
• What makes change so hard for some people?

With over twenty years as a business coach and consultant to everyone from politicians to corporate executives, Dr. Lois Frankel knows the answers to these questions. During this entertaining and informative presentation she will share with you the secrets for getting and keeping the job you want.

Brand Yourself for Successs: Strategies for Developing a Competitive Edge

Theres a word on the street about you. Its what people say or think about you when you leave a meeting, hang up the phone, or make a presentation. But did you know that you can craft the word on the street by consciously defining your professional brand? Branding is what differentiates you from your colleagues and allows others to see you as a valuable workplace asset. When you brand yourself for success you create a blueprint for achieving your professional goals. This keynote presentation is suitable for groups of men and women or it can be tailored for womens groups.

In this illuminating keynote Dr. Frankel focuses on:

• The 6 key elements of branding
• Impediments to branding
• How to learn the current word on the street about you
• The 8 most common behaviors that cause career derailment
• Ways to communicate your brand

Why Men Are Heard and Women Are Liked: Capitalizing on Communication Differences in the Workplace

This entertaining yet practical presentation by bestselling author Dr. Lois Frankel and executive coach Tom Henschel illuminates how men and women are wired to communicate differently and how to capitalize on, rather than criticize, these differences. Going beyond the usual focus on differences in the communication styles of ways women and men communicate, Frankel and Henschel focus on the communication practices employed by highly successful people and how professionals can achieve their goals by engaging in the best communication tactics of from the opposite sex.

This keynote can be provided by both Dr. Frankel and Tom Henschel or just one of them, depending on your needs and budget. It can also be tailored for a one day workshop.

Key take-aways include:

• What contributes to communication differences between men and women.
• How women and men filter each others messages.
• What men and women value in communication.
• 7 Methods for polishing your communications to enhance your career.
• Top 10 tips to neutralize the impact of gender in the workplace.