Category Archives: Stress Management

Zoe Presenter Spotlight: Brad Nieder, MD

Posted by on June 5, 2011 Comments Off
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Brad Niederby Zoe Training staff

There are thousands of doctors and thousands of professional speakers, but few of them are both a doctor and a speaker. Brad Nieder, MD, is one of them. Brad combines his humor-filled doses of medicine with wellness advice to entertain audiences from the healthcare industry across the country.

As The Healthy Humorist®, Brad knows laughter in the workplace can enhance communication, aid creativity, and improve productivity. And his therapeutic presentation, “Laughter is the Best Medicine,” is quite effective at teaching audiences how humor can reduce stress, manage pain, and boost the immune system.

In this interview, Brad delivers some insightful answers about his presentations and personal life. Read more »

Zoe Presenter Spotlight: Paul Unks

Posted by on May 9, 2011 Comments Off
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Paul Unksby Zoe Training staff

With the employment situation in flux in recent years, Paul Unks’ career management expertise has come in handy for many people who need to regain their footing by either clarifying their career objectives or identifying new career options. And because career ups and downs can be the source of so much stress, Paul is also there to help individuals understand how stress impacts our daily lives and what we can do about it to alleviate the potential negative effects. In this interview, Paul talks about the joys of teaching his favorite topics and the mutual benefits that are gained by working together with participants.

What’s your favorite topic(s) to present on? Why?

1) Career Life Transition and Development, 2)Managing Stress and Wellness (“The Joy of Stress”) and 3) Communications and Team Building

I love teaching and facilitating workshops on these three topics.

I get a great deal of satisfaction from helping people to identify and then achieve the career position where they will be: fulfilled, very productive and successful, and in the right environment.  Career Life Development knowledge and skills are increasingly important and needed in our world today. Whether someone has been laid off through no fault of their own, if they are seeking a clearer direction and path to a more rewarding career, or if they want to further advance their career proactively in their current organization, they can benefit greatly from three key areas: Read more »

Zoe Presenter Spotlight: K.J. McCorry

Posted by on April 12, 2011 Comments Off
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K.J. McCorryby Zoe Training staff

K.J. McCorry thrives on helping people save time, reduce stress, and protect the environment. Upon recognizing the need for organizational help in the workplace,  K.J. founded her own organization in 1996 to offer a wide spectrum of productivity consulting services. Her consulting specialties include increasing efficiency using electronic tools and becoming less paper-based. K.J. has also founded an innovative sister organization called eco-officiency, which offers sustainability consulting to individuals and organizations.

We asked K.J. to divulge some interesting tidbits about herself that go beyond just her consulting background.

Three words to describe her presentation style:

Fun, practical and engaging!

What are your most popular presentation topics?

Email, Time and Task/Priority management. Read more »

The Economy’s Ripple Effect on your Employees

Posted by on November 29, 2010 Comments Off
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acorn near oak treeby Ashley Andrus

- Is the economy finally back on track?

- Are we headed for a double-dip recession?

- Will hiring pick up again anytime soon?

These are important questions that will impact the future of your organization—however, the more immediate question is: How are the ripple effects from the ongoing tight economic conditions directly impacting your employees TODAY?

Just as an individual business functions within the tides of the economy, individual employees and team members are buffeted by the turbulence associated with the ongoing economic downturn. The “new normal” translates into longer working hours, shorter deadlines, expanded job duties and responsibilities, and increased stress levels throughout the organization—all of which directly impact morale, working conditions, and your bottom line.

What can you do from a training and development standpoint to ensure your employees have the tools they need to ride out the ripples? Read more »

Happy New Year NOW!

Posted by on November 15, 2010 Comments Off
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Diane Siegby Diane Sieg

In the Celtic tradition, the New Year begins in November instead of January.  This gives a whole new meaning to Halloween, or Hallow’s Eve, when, the ‘Seed Fall’: is celebrated as the days grow shorter and darker.  They honor this time of year with the belief that from death and darkness springs life and light.

I love this tradition because during these last two (what often are the busiest) months of the year, we can get caught up in survival mode to get through the holidays.  With this mindset, we put off beginning new projects, healthier diets, or financial plans until January.

But you don’t have to wait!  You are planting the seeds this very minute for January by the choices you make with everything you do, including what you eat, how much you sleep, and how much you spend.  You can set yourself up to start living with intention today and your New Year will be in full swing by January! Read more »

Top 10 for 2010: The Most Requested Training Topics

Posted by on January 25, 2010 Comments Off
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by Ashley Andrus

Well, it’s the time of year for “best of” and “Top 10″ lists, so in honor of the brand new 2010, we thought we’d share a run-down of the most popular training topics our clients are planning for this upcoming year:

1. Behavioral Interviewing
There is nothing more important than hiring the right people. Hiring the right person for the right job provides tremendous organizational benefits by increasing employee productivity, reducing training time, and controlling the high cost of employee turnover—not to mention the positive impact on team morale. You’d think, with double-digit unemployment rates across the country, that it would be easy to hire right now…right? Well, maybe. Read more…

2. Business Writing
Many experts estimate that as much as 90% of human communication comes from non-verbal clues such as voice inflection and body language. In business writing, however, you have only the words to get your meaning across, so the way the writer uses those words becomes more important. Read more »

Wisdom of the White Van

Posted by on June 8, 2009 Comments Off
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D.J. Vanasby D.J. Vanas

With the mountains of the Front Range watching over me like guardian soldiers, I began my journey from Colorado Springs up to Rocky Mountain National Park, about three hours away, for a speaking engagement. I put a book on CD in the stereo, the sun was shining, the weather was perfect and thankfully, the traffic was moving quickly and smoothly on the highway. All seemed right and good… and then it appeared.

Out of nowhere, a decrepit white van with mismatched hubcaps shoved its way into traffic and began a battle of epic proportions. It dodged, weaved, cut several people off and tailgated others, receiving blaring horns and a few one-finger salutes from fellow travelers. I’d watch the van accelerate to find an opening and then suddenly its tail end would lift as the driver slammed on the brakes. This impatient driver wasn’t just a pain to endure; he seemed to be an outright menace. The mysterious white van went through this agonizing routine for almost the entire hour it took to reach Denver, suffering his own obvious frustrations but also attempting to force everyone around him on the highway to suffer them as well. All this and here’s what the van accomplished – he was a mere three cars ahead of me after an hour! Read more »

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