Learning Seminars!

"Summertime and the livin' is easy!"  School and colleges will be starting soon.  So, it's time to stimulate your brain and reach new learning heights with our Learning Seminars!

Seminar #1:  "Nelson Mandela - His 8 Lessons of Leadership"

Wednesday, August 25, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Richard Stengel, author and Managing Editor of Time Magazine, shares his visit

with the former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, about leadership. We will

discuss Mandela's "8 Lessons of Leadership" in how to integrate his lessons as leaders

in our organizations.

Please download the article and bring it with you to discuss the following questions:

• Where do you see leaders' demonstrating these lessons in today's world?
• What positive changes would it create in organizations if leaders lived the "8 Lessons?"
• How can one begin to live these "8 Lessons" as a leader in our organizations?

Seminar #2:  Emotional Intelligence & Customer Hospitality

Tuesday, August 31, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
What is emotional intelligence?  I'll provide a brief overview of EI and then we will
learn from Danny Meyer, America's most innovative restaurateur, how he incorporates emotional intelligence into his "51 per cent solution" in hiring staff to be
"champions at the team sport of hospitality."

Key questions will be:

• What is emotional intelligence?
• What is emotional hospitality vs. technical excellence and service?
• How does one measure emotional hospitality in an interview?

We will have a free drawing for Danny Meyer's book Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business.

Seminar #3: Leonardo da Vinci and the Principles of Critical Thinking

Thursday, September 9, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Leonardo da Vinci is ranked as the greatest genius in human history. 
How did he approach understanding his world?  How was he able to design a
bicycle and a helicopter? How can we use his critical thinking approaches in
today's world?  You will learn much about this fascinating and diverse man,
and the principles of critical thinking by virtue of the work done by Michael Gelb
in his book How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci - Seven Steps to Genius Every Day!

Key questions will be:

• Who was Leonardo da Vinci and how did he influence our world?
• What are the seven Da Vincian principles of critical thinking?
• How can we use the principles of critical thinking in our work and lives?

Registration Information

• Cost:  $25 per person for each seminar.  Make checks out to Pokorny Consulting.  We are happy to invoice you, too.
• Register:  Email at info@kpokorny.com Tell us your name, company/organization, and which seminars you will be attending.
• Location:  All seminars will be held at Small Business Technology Services, 1906 Ingersoll Ave., Suite 12, Des Moines.  Free parking west of the building.  The location is sponsored by:  Small Business Technology Services.
• Seating is limited.  Beverages and fruit will be provided!